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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 612
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ श्रेयसे नमः।
विवेचन:
जो परमकल्याण, मोक्ष आणि अंतिम हितरूप आहे, तो श्रेयः. क्षणिक सुखापेक्षा शाश्वत कल्याण देणारे तत्त्व म्हणजे तो. भक्ताला श्रेष्ठ मार्गाकडे नेणारा हा दैवी प्रकाश आहे.
अर्थ:
जो स्वतःच परम कल्याण रूप आहे.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Shreyase Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *shreyas* (the highest good, supreme well-being, liberation); "He Who Is the Supreme Good and Ultimate Well-Being" - He is *shreyas* itself - the final, unconditional good that is the goal of all human striving.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Explanation<br> *Shreyas* is the Sanskrit term for the highest good — distinguished from *Preyas* (the pleasant or immediately gratifying). The Katha Upanishad's famous opening uses this distinction: the eternally good (*Shreyas*) versus the immediately pleasant (*Preyas*). Vishnu as Shreyah IS the ultimate good — not merely good for the moment but the supreme benefit for all time and beyond time. **Spiritual Interpretation<br> The Katha Upanishad (1.2.1-2): *"The naciketa chose shreyah (the ultimate good, Brahman-knowledge) over preyas (pleasant things); Yama, pleased, declared: 'You have truly chosen wisely.'"* Vishnu as Shreyah is this supreme good that those with genuine wisdom choose over the merely pleasant. Choosing Vishnu is choosing the ultimate good for the soul. **Puranic Reference<br> The Bhagavata Purana (1.5.18): *"Oh the ignorance of human beings — they undergo endless suffering in the name of the family and nation, and never seek the *Shreyah* (highest benefit) that was declared by the great sages!"* This verse challenges all prioritizations other than the ultimate good — Vishnu-*Shreyah* — as ultimately misguided.