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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 596
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ अनिवर्तिने नमः।
विवेचन:
जो कधीही मागे हटत नाही, तो अनिवर्ती. धर्मरक्षणाच्या कार्यात तो सदैव अढळ आणि पुढे जाणारा असतो. त्याच्या संकल्पात दुर्बलता नसून निश्चय आणि पराक्रम यांचा दृढ संगम असतो.
अर्थ:
युद्धातून कधीही मागे न फिरणारा.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Anivartine Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From an (not) + nivartee (one who turns back, retreats); "He Who Never Retreats or Turns Back" - His divine mission never wavers; He never withdraws from His purpose of protecting the righteous and restoring cosmic order.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Explanation<br> *Anivartee* means one who never turns back (*a* = not, *nivarta* = to turn back). Vishnu never retreats from His commitment to protect His devotees, never abandons His divine purpose, and never turns back from the path of *dharma*. His divine will, once set in motion, moves forward with the inevitability of cosmic law. **Spiritual Interpretation<br> For the devotee, this name is a source of enormous confidence — the grace of Vishnu, once directed toward a soul, is *Anivartee* — it never turns back. The spiritual journey toward Vishnu is similarly described as ultimately one-way — once genuine devotion awakens (*Bhaktyaa tu anavanyayaa shakyah*, Bhagavad Gita 11.54), the soul moves inexorably toward the divine destination. **Puranic Reference<br> The Bhagavata Purana (10.14.29) contains Brahma's prayer acknowledging Vishnu's *Anivartee* nature: *"O Lord, Your feet are the only refuge — once having reached Your lotus feet, no one returns (to the cycle of birth and death)."* This is the supreme expression of Anivartee — the divine direction toward liberation from which there is no returning.