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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 591
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ गोहिताय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो गाईंचे, पृथ्वीचे आणि निरपराध जीवांचे हित करतो, तो गोहितः. पालन, संरक्षण आणि करुणा यांचे हे नाव अत्यंत सौम्य आहे. जीवमात्रांवर प्रेम करणाऱ्या ईश्वराचे हे मंगल रूप आहे.
अर्थ:
गाईंचे आणि सृष्टीचे कल्याण करणारा.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Gohitaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From go (cow, earth, senses) + hita (well-wisher, benefactor); "The Well-Wisher and Benefactor of the Cows and the Earth" - He Who works always for the welfare of the earth and all who dwell upon it.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Explanation<br> *Go* = cows/earth/Vedas and *hita* = welfare/well-wisher. Vishnu as Gohita is devoted to the welfare of cows (the sacred animals of Hindu civilization), the earth (which *go* also means), and the Vedas (*go* in the sense of sacred words/rays of divine light). His Gopala (Krishna) avatar is the most direct expression — the divine cowherd who protected and loved the cows of Vrindavana. **Spiritual Interpretation<br> The cow in Hindu civilization represents divine motherhood, sustenance, and non-violence. A civilization's treatment of its most gentle, giving animals reflects its spiritual consciousness. Vishnu as Gohita represents the divine care for all that is gentle, sustaining, and sacred — by extension, all vulnerable beings that require protection. **Puranic Reference<br> The Bhagavata Purana's *Gopala-Krishna* narratives (10th Skandha) are the most beloved expressions of Vishnu as Gohita — Krishna herding cows, calling them by their individual names, protecting them from the serpent Kaliya and other dangers, and weeping when separated from them. This intimate divine care for cows is the mythological basis of the deep reverence for cows in the Vaishnava tradition.