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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 667
शब्द:
Simple Meaning:
From *brahmin* (one who knows Brahman, one who embodies sacred knowledge); "The Supreme Brahmin, He Who Is the Very Embodiment of Sacred Knowledge" - the supreme exemplar of the brahminical ideal: complete absorption in divine knowledge.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Explanation<br> *Brahmana* in its deepest sense is not a birth-based social category but a description of one who has realized Brahman — who lives, breathes, and acts from the consciousness of the Absolute. Vishnu as Brahmana is the supreme embodiment of Brahmic realization — He is the ideal Brahmana, the perfect expression of what the term truly means in its highest sense. **Spiritual Interpretation<br> The Mahabharata (Shanti Parva) contains an extensive discussion on what truly makes a Brahmana — concluding that it is knowledge, conduct, and realization, not mere birth. Vishnu as Brahmana is the living proof and perfection of this principle — He who IS the Absolute is also the most perfect Brahmana. This name democratizes the concept of Brahmanhood — since the supreme Brahmana is Vishnu, and Vishnu is the Atman of all beings, every being has the potential of Brahmanhood through realization. **Puranic Reference<br> The Bhagavata Purana (7.11.35) identifies Vishnu's qualities as the true definition of Brahmanhood — truthfulness, equanimity, sense control, non-violence, purity, compassion, and self-knowledge. All these are perfect in Vishnu — making Him the supreme Brahmana, the living standard of what Brahmanhood truly means.
विवेचन:
जो ब्रह्मज्ञानाशी एकरूप आहे किंवा ज्याने ब्रह्माचा साक्षात्कार केला आहे, तो ब्राह्मणः. शुद्धता, ज्ञान, साधना आणि सत्यनिष्ठा यांचे तत्त्व या नावात व्यक्त होते. वर्णापेक्षा ज्ञानस्वरूपतेचा उच्च आध्यात्मिक अर्थ येथे अधिक महत्त्वाचा आहे.
अर्थ:
“धर्म, ज्ञान, साधना यांचा पालक; ब्राह्मण समाजातील व्यक्ती”
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Brahmanaya Namah।