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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 656
शब्द:
Simple Meaning:
Repeated from name 177; "He Whose Form Cannot Be Described" - its reappearance near the culmination of this set of names is poignant and profound: after all the hundreds of names that have attempted to describe Him, the text circles back to acknowledge that He remains forever beyond all description.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Explanation<br> *Anirdeshya* means indescribable/indefinable and *vapu* means form/body. Vishnu's divine form transcends all description — no language, no art, no concept can fully capture it. Whatever description is given, the reality exceeds it. Whatever image is formed, the actual divine form transcends it. **Spiritual Interpretation<br> This name paradoxically appears in the Sahasranama itself — which is full of descriptions of Vishnu. The teaching is that while descriptions are useful pointers, they must never be mistaken for the reality. The Kena Upanishad's famous teaching applies here: *"If you think you know Brahman, you know only a little; the fullness remains unknown."* **Puranic Reference<br> The Bhagavata Purana (10.14.22) has Brahma acknowledging: *"No one can describe Your form, O Lord — not Shesha the great serpent, nor Shiva, nor I, in endless lifetimes."* This confession of the limits of description is the bhakti acknowledgment of Anirdeshya-Vapu. **Additional depth<br> This important name appears twice (177 and 657), and its repetition here, toward the end of a long series of names celebrating specific aspects of Vishnu's divine form, is deeply significant. After listing hundreds of beautiful, specific qualities of Vishnu's form, the Sahasranama returns to this fundamental reminder — that despite all these descriptions, the reality of Vishnu's divine form (*vapu*) ultimately transcends all description (*Anirdeshya*). Please see name 177 for full explanation.
विवेचन:
ज्याच्या रूपाचे पूर्ण वर्णन शब्दांनी करणे अशक्य आहे, तो अनिर्देश्यवपुः. तो प्रकटही आहे आणि अप्रकटही; म्हणून तो सामान्य भाषेच्या कक्षेबाहेर आहे. अनुभवाच्या पातळीवर उलगडणाऱ्या दैवी गूढतेचे हे नाव आहे.
अर्थ:
ज्याचे स्वरूप शब्दांनी सांगता येत नाही.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Anirdeshyavapushe Namah।