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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 605
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ श्रीदाय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो श्री, म्हणजे सौभाग्य, समृद्धी आणि मंगल देणारा आहे, तो श्रीदः. भक्तांच्या जीवनात कृपा, प्रसन्नता आणि उन्नती निर्माण करणारा तोच. लौकिक आणि पारमार्थिक अशा दोन्ही प्रकारची संपन्नता देणारे हे नाम आहे.
अर्थ:
भक्तांना संपत्ती आणि सुख देणारा.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Shridaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *Shree* + *da* (giver); "He Who Gives Shree, the Bestower of All Divine Grace and Prosperity" - all true prosperity - inner and outer - is His gift; He freely bestows Lakshmi's grace upon all who sincerely seek it.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Explanation
*Shri* = divine grace/Lakshmi and *da* = giver. Vishnu as Shrida freely gives the blessings of Lakshmi — prosperity, beauty, grace, wisdom, and auspiciousness — to those who devotedly worship Him. By approaching Vishnu, one automatically approaches Lakshmi, and all Her blessings flow from His grace. **Spiritual Interpretation
In the Sri Vaishnava tradition, this name is deeply significant — it means that the path to Lakshmi's blessings (*Shri*) runs through devotion to Vishnu, and conversely, the path to Vishnu runs through Lakshmi's grace. The two are inseparable — Vishnu gives *Shri* (Lakshmi's grace) and Lakshmi gives access to Vishnu. This mutual interdependence is the theology of *Ubhaya-Vedanta* (the double tradition of Vedanta and Tamil devotional poetry). **Puranic Reference
The Bhagavata Purana (8.21-22) narrates how after the defeat of Mahabali (through the Vamana avatar), Vishnu declared that Lakshmi (*Shri*) and all her blessings would accompany the devotees who took refuge in Him. This is Vishnu as Shrida — distributing the divine grace of Lakshmi to all who surrender to Him.