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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 589
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ कुमुदाय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो पृथ्वीला आनंदित करतो किंवा पृथ्वीवर आनंदाने विहार करतो, तो कुमुदः. भक्तांच्या जीवनात सुख, प्रसन्नता आणि हलकेपणा आणणारे त्याचे स्वरूप आहे. भूला मंगलमय स्पर्श देणाऱ्या देवतेचे हे प्रेमळ नाव आहे.
अर्थ:
जो पृथ्वीवर (कु) आनंदित होतो.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Kumudaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From ku (the earth) + mud (joy, delight); "He Who Delights in the Earth" or "He Who Is the White Night-Blooming Lotus" - He takes delight in the earth and all earthly beings; or He blooms with the purity and beauty of the night lotus.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Explanation<br> *Ku* = earth and *muda* = joy/delight, or *Kumuda* = the white water lily that blooms in moonlight. Vishnu as Kumuda delights the earth through His divine presence — His avatars, His grace, and His cosmic sustaining power all contribute to the earth's joy. As the white lotus of the night, He is the divine that blooms in the darkness of the *Kali-Yuga*. **Spiritual Interpretation<br> The symbolism of the *Kumuda* (white night-lotus) is particularly beautiful — unlike the ordinary lotus that blooms in sunlight, the Kumuda blooms in moonlight. Vishnu as Kumuda is the divine that reveals itself most beautifully in the apparent darkness — in the dark night of the soul's suffering, in the dark age of Kali-Yuga — bringing unexpected, moonlit grace. **Puranic Reference<br> The Bhagavata Purana narrates how Vishnu's avatars always appear at the darkest moments of cosmic history — when *adharma* is at its peak and hope seems exhausted. This is the Kumuda quality — the divine blooming in darkness, bringing the cooling light of grace when the world most needs it.