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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 617
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ शतानन्दाय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो अनंत प्रकारच्या आनंदांचा स्रोत आहे, तो शतानन्दः. भक्ताला त्याच्यात भक्ती, शांती, प्रेम आणि मोक्षरूप आनंद प्राप्त होतो. अखंड आनंदमय परब्रह्माचे हे नाम अत्यंत गोड आहे.
अर्थ:
अनंत आनंदाचा स्रोत.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Shatanandaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *shata* (hundred/infinite) + *ananda* (bliss); "He of Infinite Bliss" - His bliss is not a single experience but a hundredfold, a thousandfold, infinitely multiplied joy that exceeds all conception.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Explanation<br> *Shata* = hundred (symbolizing infinite/limitless) and *ananda* = bliss. Vishnu as Shatanandah possesses not merely one flavor of bliss but infinite varieties and dimensions of divine joy — each avatar, each name, each relationship with devotees is a different *ananda* flowing from His inexhaustible divine bliss. *Shata* (hundred) in Sanskrit is often used to denote limitlessness. **Spiritual Interpretation<br> The Taittiriya Upanishad's famous Brahmananda Valli (2nd chapter) describes a scale of bliss — each level 100 times greater than the previous — culminating in *Brahmananda* (the bliss of Brahman/Vishnu) which is the absolute summit. Vishnu as Shatanandah is this infinite-dimensional bliss — not a single note but an entire cosmic symphony of joy. **Puranic Reference<br> The Bhagavata Purana celebrates the *Rasa-Lila* (divine dance of Krishna with the Gopis) as an expression of Vishnu's Shatananda — where, by His divine power, Krishna appeared simultaneously to each of the thousands of Gopis as dancing exclusively with her — infinite joy multiplied infinitely, each form of bliss complete in itself.