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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 585
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ परायणाय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो अंतिम आश्रय, अंतिम ध्येय आणि मुक्तीचा मार्ग आहे, तो परायणम्. सर्व साधना, शास्त्र आणि भक्तिभाव अखेरीस त्याच्याकडेच नेतात. जीवनाचा परम निवास म्हणून हे नाव अत्यंत महत्त्वाचे आहे.
अर्थ:
परम आश्रयस्थान.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Parayanaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From para (supreme) + ayana (abode, goal, refuge); "The Supreme Refuge and Final Goal" - the ultimate resting place; the final abode toward which all of existence is journeying whether it knows it or not.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Explanation<br> *Para* = supreme/beyond and *Aayana* = shelter/refuge/path. Vishnu is Parayanam — the absolute ultimate refuge. When all other supports fail — when family, wealth, health, and status all prove insufficient — Vishnu alone remains as the ultimate shelter. He is not merely *a* refuge but the *Para* (supreme) Ayana (shelter). **Spiritual Interpretation<br> The Bhagavad Gita (18.62): *"Take shelter of Him alone with all your being; by His grace you will attain the supreme peace and the eternal abode (*Parayanam*)."* This verse directly establishes Vishnu as Parayanam — the shelter beyond all shelters, the final resort of every soul. The concept of *Sharanagati* (complete surrender) in the Sri Vaishnava tradition is based on this understanding of Vishnu as Parayanam — the devotee who recognizes that no other shelter is ultimately reliable takes complete refuge (*Sharana*) in Vishnu alone. **Puranic Reference<br> The Bhagavata Purana's famous *Gajendra Moksha* episode (8.2-4) — the elephant king crying out to Vishnu as his only remaining refuge after all his strength had failed — is the supreme mythological expression of Vishnu as Parayanam. Vishnu's immediate response to this complete surrender is the most moving image of divine rescue in all of sacred literature.