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मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ कुवलेशयाय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो जलावर शयन करणारा आहे, तो कुवलेशयः. प्रलयकाळातील क्षीरसागरशायी विष्णुरूपाची आठवण हे नाव करून देते. गंभीर शांतता, विश्वनियमन आणि योगनिद्रा यांचा भाव या नावात आहे.
अर्थ:
जो शेषनागावर शयन करतो.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Kuvaleshayaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From kuvala (the earth, or a type of lotus) + shaya (one who reclines); "He Who Reclines on the Waters of the Earth" - the beloved image of Vishnu reclining on the cosmic waters, dreaming the universe into existence.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Explanation<br> *Kuvala* = water/earth's waters and *shaya* = one who lies/rests. Vishnu as Kuvaleshaya is the cosmic resting one — reclining on the infinite serpent Ananta in the cosmic ocean of milk (*Kshira-Sagara*) during the period of cosmic rest between creation cycles. This is the image of *Anantashayana Vishnu* — the most famous and beloved form of Vishnu. **Spiritual Interpretation<br> The cosmic repose of Vishnu on the waters represents the state of *Yoga-Nidra* — the divine sleep that is simultaneously the most profound wakefulness. Vishnu is not actually sleeping — He is in the deepest state of divine consciousness, from which the entire next creation will emerge. His repose on the waters is the silence before the next cosmic song. **Puranic Reference<br> The Bhagavata Purana (2.2.19) and the Vishnu Purana (1.2) both describe this supreme image — Vishnu reclining on Ananta-Shesha in the Kshira-Sagara, with Lakshmi at His feet, and from His navel growing the lotus on which Brahma sits. This is Kuvaleshaya — the cosmic mystery of infinite rest and infinite creativity in perfect balance.