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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 584
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ शान्त्यै नमः।
विवेचन:
जो स्वतः शांतीस्वरूप आहे, तो शान्तिः. त्याचे स्मरण, ध्यान आणि कृपा अंतःकरणातील कलह दूर करतात. जीवाला परमविश्रांती आणि आत्मसंतोष देणारे हे मंगल रूप आहे.
अर्थ:
प्रत्यक्ष शांतीचे रूप.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Shantyai Namah।
Simple Meaning:
Directly, "Peace Itself, He Who Is Peace in Its Absolute Form" - going beyond being peaceful (Shaantah), He is Peace itself; the eternal peace that surpasses all understanding.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Explanation
While *Shaantah* (583) describes Vishnu as the *peaceful one*, *Shaantih* declares that He IS *Shaanti* — peace personified, peace as the divine substance of His being. All the peace experienced anywhere in creation — the peace of deep meditation, the peace of reconciliation, the peace of surrendered devotion — is a fragment of this infinite *Shaantih* that is Vishnu's own nature. **Spiritual Interpretation
The Mundaka Upanishad (3.2.9): *"He who knows Brahman becomes Brahman."* The peace (*Shaantih*) experienced in this knowing is not merely a feeling but an ontological reality — the soul merging into Vishnu-Shaantih. The three-fold *Shanti* at the end of every Vedic recitation (*Shaantih, Shaantih, Shaantih*) refers to peace at the level of the body, mind, and spirit — all three dimensions of Vishnu's *Shaantih*. **Puranic Reference
The Bhagavata Purana (1.6.28) describes Narada's experience of divine peace (*Shaantih*) — an inner stillness so profound that even after Vishnu's vision departed, the peace remained as a permanent foundation in his consciousness. This lasting *Shaantih* is the transformative gift that Vishnu gives through His grace.