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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 592
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ गोपतये नमः।
विवेचन:
जो पृथ्वीचा, गाईंचा किंवा पालनयोग्य जीवसमूहाचा स्वामी आहे, तो गोपतिः. तो संरक्षणकर्त्या अधिपतीच्या भावाने सर्वांचे रक्षण करतो. मातेसमान पोषण देणाऱ्या भूमीचा अधिष्ठाता म्हणूनही हे नाव प्रसिद्ध आहे.
अर्थ:
इंद्रियांचा स्वामी (गोपाल).
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Gopataye Namah।
Simple Meaning:
Repeated from name 496; "The Lord of Cows and the Earth" - its repetition emphasizes the depth of His connection to the earth and to all beings, as the earth is the mother of all life.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Multiple layers of meaning<br> The Sanskrit word *go* carries at least five major meanings, each yielding a distinct interpretation of this name: 1. *Gopatiḥ* as Lord of Cows — the protector of kāmadhenu and all cattle, worshipped especially in the Kṛṣṇa avatāra 2. *Gopatiḥ* as Lord of the Earth — Viṣṇu as the sustainer of Bhūmi Devī 3. *Gopatiḥ* as Lord of Vedic speech (*go = vāk*) — He who presides over sacred knowledge 4. *Gopatiḥ* as Lord of the rays of the Sun — He whose light illuminates all 5. *Gopatiḥ* as Lord of the senses — the inner controller of all cognition **Kṛṣṇa Avatāra<br> This name is most naturally associated with Śrī Kṛṣṇa as *Govinda* and *Gopāla* — the protector and lover of cows and cowherd maidens (gopīs). The Bhāgavata Purāṇa (10th Skandha) is the supreme scriptural elaboration of this aspect. Indra himself bows to Kṛṣṇa as Gopati after the Govardhana episode (BhP 10.27).