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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 666
शब्द:
Simple Meaning:
From *brahman* + *vid* (knower); "The Knower of Brahman" - He Who knows the Absolute perfectly, because He is the Absolute knowing itself; the perfect knower and the perfect known are one in Him.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Explanation<br> *Brahma-vid* means one who knows (*vid*) Brahman. Vishnu is the supreme knower of Brahman — not because He studied or learned it, but because He IS Brahman knowing itself. His knowledge of Brahman is not conceptual but direct, immediate, and identical — He knows Brahman because He is Brahman. **Spiritual Interpretation<br> The Mundaka Upanishad (3.2.9) declares: *"Brahma-vid Brahmaiva bhavati"* — "The knower of Brahman becomes Brahman itself." Applied to Vishnu, this means He is eternally both the knower and the known — subject and object of the supreme knowledge united in one infinite consciousness. This is the model for the devotee's aspiration — to know Brahman as Vishnu knows it — from the inside, as identity rather than as an external object of study. **Puranic Reference<br> The Yoga Vasishtha presents Vishnu as the supreme Brahma-vid — the cosmic sage whose entire being rests in perfect knowledge of the Absolute. The Bhagavata Purana's presentation of Krishna's teachings (to Uddhava in the *Uddhava Gita*, chapters 10-11) is perhaps the most sophisticated expression of Vishnu as Brahmavid — revealing the depths of Brahman-knowledge in intimate, personal conversation.
विवेचन:
जो ब्रह्माचा खरा ज्ञाता आहे, तो ब्रह्मविद्. तो ब्रह्मतत्त्वाचे पूर्ण अनुभूतीमय ज्ञान धारण करतो. ज्ञान आणि अनुभूती यांचा परिपूर्ण संगम या नावात आहे.
अर्थ:
“ब्रह्मज्ञान असलेला”
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Brahmavide Namah।