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मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ दारुणाय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो दुष्टांप्रती कठोर आणि सज्जनांप्रती करुणामय आहे, तो दारुणः. अधर्माचा नाश करताना त्याचे रूप भीषण वाटू शकते. परंतु त्या कठोरतेमागेही धर्मसंरक्षणाचीच दैवी भावना असते.
अर्थ:
दुष्टांसाठी अत्यंत भयानक.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Darunaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From daaru (hard, fierce, terrible to behold); "The Fierce and Terrible One Who Cannot Be Softened" - to evil and injustice, His aspect is absolutely merciless and terrible; no plea from the unrighteous softens His divine judgment.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Scriptural connection<br> This name is inseparable from the Lord's role as *Daṇḍa-dhara* — the wielder of divine punishment. The Bhagavad Gītā (4.8) declares: *"Paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṃ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām"* — "For the protection of the good and the destruction of the wicked." To the wicked, Viṣṇu is Dāruṇaḥ — implacable and terrible. **Mythological illustration<br> The Narasiṃha episode from the Bhāgavata Purāṇa (7th Skandha) is the supreme illustration of this name. Viṣṇu, as the man-lion form, was dāruṇa — ferocious and unstoppable — to Hiraṇyakaśipu. No force could check this divine wrath once ignited in defense of His devotee Prahlāda. **Counterpoint<br> Significantly, the same Lord who is Dāruṇaḥ to the asuras is *Karuṇā-sindhu* (ocean of compassion) to His devotees. The terribleness is the obverse of His love — it is the wrath of a father who will tolerate no harm to His children.