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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 575
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ सामगाय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो सामगान करणारा किंवा सामस्वरूपाने व्यक्त होणारा आहे, तो सामगः. त्याच्या स्तुतीतून संगीत, लय आणि आध्यात्मिकता यांचे सुंदर मिलन घडते. भक्तीचे स्वरूप जेव्हा गेय होते, तेव्हा ते सामग बनते.
अर्थ:
सामवेदाचे गायन करणारा.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Samagaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From saama + ga (singer, one who goes through song); "The Singer of the Sama Veda" - He sings the cosmic song that is the Sama Veda; all sacred music is His divine self-expression.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Explanation
*Saama* = the sacred Sama chant and *ga* = one who goes/chants/sings. Vishnu as Saamagah is the divine singer of the Sama Veda — He who sings the most sacred melodies of the cosmos. Krishna's flute playing is the most celebrated mythological expression of this quality — the divine musician whose music permeates all of creation. **Spiritual Interpretation
Music (*Naada*) is considered the most direct path to divine experience in many Hindu traditions. The *Nada-Brahman* (Brahman as sound/music) teaching identifies Vishnu as the supreme musician — the source of all music that genuinely elevates and liberates. Tyagaraja's Kritis, Meera's bhajans, Jayadeva's Gita Govinda — all are earthly expressions of devotees responding to Vishnu's cosmic *Saama*. **Puranic Reference
The Bhagavata Purana's *Venu-Gita* (10.21) — the description of Krishna's flute song at midnight in Vrindavana — is the most celebrated expression of Vishnu as Saamagah. The text states that even cows stopped chewing and birds fell silent upon hearing this divine music — suggesting that Vishnu's Saama-singing brings all of creation into a state of rapt, devotional stillness.