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मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ शाश्वतस्थिराय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो नित्य, अविचल आणि स्थिर आहे, तो शाश्वतःस्थिरः. कालाच्या प्रवाहात सर्व बदलले तरी त्याचे सत्यस्वरूप तसचेच राहते. सनातन स्थैर्य आणि अखंड अस्तित्व यांचा हा एकत्र भाव आहे.
अर्थ:
जो सनातन आणि अढळ आहे.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Shashvatasthiraya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *shaashvata* (eternal) + *sthira* (firm, stable); "The Eternally Firm and Stable One" - combining two words for permanence, this name emphasizes His double quality of being both timelessly eternal and unshakeably firm simultaneously.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Explanation
*Shaashvata* = eternal/everlasting and *Sthira* = firm/immovable/stable. Vishnu combines two of the most fundamental divine qualities: eternal duration and perfect stability. He does not merely last forever — He lasts forever without the slightest change, movement, or disturbance in His divine nature. **Spiritual Interpretation
This compound name is the supreme philosophical statement about the nature of Vishnu — eternal (*Shaashvata*) AND immovable (*Sthira*). Most things that last a long time do so through constant change and adaptation. But Vishnu's eternity is achieved through absolute changelessness — He is the eternal precisely because nothing can alter Him. **Puranic Reference
The Brahma Sutras (1.1.2) define Brahman (Vishnu) as *"Janmaadhyasya yatah"* — that from which all birth, sustenance, and dissolution proceed. This source-principle is necessarily *Shaashvata-Sthira* — eternally stable — because if it were unstable, the entire cosmos built on it would be impossible.