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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 654
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ कान्ताय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो मोहक, सुंदर आणि हृदयाला प्रिय वाटणारा आहे, तो कान्तः. त्याच्या रूपात तेज, माधुर्य आणि करुणा यांची एकत्र छटा दिसते. भक्ताला आकृष्ट करणाऱ्या दैवी सौंदर्याचे हे सुंदर वर्णन आहे.
अर्थ:
जो अत्यंत सुंदर आहे.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Kantaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
Repeated from name 297; "The Supremely Beautiful and Beloved One" - returning here to reaffirm that His beauty is the ultimate magnet that draws all souls home from their long journey through creation.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Explanation<br> *Kaanta* = beautiful, attractive, beloved. Vishnu as Kaanta is the most beautiful being in all existence — His divine form (*Divya-Mangala-Vigraha*) transcends all mortal beauty in every dimension. His beauty is not merely visual but encompasses the beauty of His divine wisdom, His compassionate grace, and His infinite excellence. **Spiritual Interpretation<br> The *Sundara-Kanda* of the Ramayana (the chapter of beauty) celebrates Rama's divine beauty (*Sundara*) as seen by Hanuman in Lanka — a beauty so transcendent that even in the midst of the enemy's stronghold, it caused Hanuman to lose himself in wonder and devotion. This divine beauty (*Kaanta*) is the most direct path to *Bhakti* (loving devotion) — the heart that beholds Vishnu's divine beauty naturally opens in love. **Puranic Reference<br> The Bhagavata Purana's descriptions of Vishnu's divine form — particularly the form seen by Akrura (10.39), by Brahma (10.13-14), and by Arjuna (Bhagavad Gita 11) — each reveal different dimensions of the supreme divine *Kaanta* (beauty) that overwhelms all other forms of attractiveness.