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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 621
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ विधेयात्मने नमः।
विवेचन:
जो भक्तांच्या प्रेमाला प्रतिसाद देतो आणि त्यांच्या भक्तिभावाला स्वतःला अर्पण करतो, तो विधेयात्मा. तो प्रेमाच्या बंधनात येतो, पण बंधनात अडकत नाही. भक्तवत्सलता आणि कोमल दैवी स्नेह यांचे हे नाम आहे.
अर्थ:
आज्ञापालक नाही असा
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Vidheyatmane Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *vidheya* (obedient, governable, that which submits) + *atma*; "He Whose Self Is Perfectly Governable and Obedient to His Own Will" - paradoxically, the supreme sovereign also perfectly obeys His own highest nature; there is no conflict between His will and His action.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Explanation
*Vidheya* = one who obeys/follows and *Atma* = self. Vishnu as Vidheyaatma is the one whose inner being always obeys the highest principle — *Dharma*, truth, and divine will. Unlike ego-driven beings whose self is governed by desire and aversion, Vishnu's self (*Atma*) is perfectly *Vidheya* (obedient) to the highest cosmic truth. **Spiritual Interpretation
The paradox of this name is profound — Vishnu is simultaneously the *supreme sovereign* (Ishvara) AND completely *Vidheya* (obedient) to His own highest nature. This is the model of true dharmic living: the self that is genuinely free is the self that is perfectly aligned with the highest truth. The Bhagavad Gita's teaching on *Svadharma* (one's own highest duty) is the human expression of Vidheyaatma. **Puranic Reference
The Ramayana presents Rama as Vidheyaatma — completely governed by dharma, even when dharma demanded the most painful sacrifices (exile, separation from Sita, etc.). Rama's inner self was perfectly *Vidheya* (obedient) to *Dharma* — making Him the supreme human expression of this divine quality.