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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 664
शब्द:
Simple Meaning:
Directly, "He Who Is Brahman, the Absolute" - the supreme impersonal absolute, the Brahman of the Upanishads, is none other than Him; the personal and impersonal aspects of the divine are one in Him.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Explanation<br> *Brahma* (without the long final 'a') is the neuter form referring to the impersonal Absolute — the ground of all being, the ultimate reality without attributes (*Nirguna Brahman*) as described in the Upanishads. Vishnu IS this Brahman — not a deity *within* Brahman but the personal expression of the very same Brahman. **Spiritual Interpretation<br> This is the Upanishadic identity of Vishnu — *Aham Brahmasmi* (I am Brahman). The Vishishtadvaita (qualified non-dualism) of Ramanuja reconciles the personal Vishnu with the impersonal Brahman: Vishnu is Brahman — but a Brahman that is personal, conscious, and loving, not a mere abstract principle. Vishnu as Brahma is the resolution of the great philosophical question — the personal and impersonal God are the same reality experienced from different levels. **Puranic Reference<br> The Bhagavata Purana (1.2.11) beautifully harmonizes this: *"Vadanti tat tattva-vidas tattvam yaj jnanam advayam — Brahmeti Paramaatmeti Bhagavaan iti shabdyate"* — "The knowers of truth call the non-dual reality by three names: Brahman, Paramatman, and Bhagavan." All three are Vishnu — seen from different perspectives of the seeker.
विवेचन:
जे सर्वांत विशाल, परम आणि सर्वकाही व्यापणारे सत्य आहे, ते ब्रह्म. ते निर्गुणसगुण अशा दोन्ही प्रकारे अनुभवले जाऊ शकते. सर्व नामरूपांच्या पलीकडील अंतिम तत्त्व म्हणून हे नाव अत्यंत महत्त्वाचे आहे.
अर्थ:
“सर्वव्यापी परमसत्त्व” किंवा “सर्वस्वरूप तत्त्व”
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Brahmane Namah।