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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 67
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ ज्येष्ठाय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो सर्वात पूर्वीचा, सर्वात प्राचीन आणि सर्वांत श्रेष्ठ मानला जातो, तो ज्येष्ठः. सर्व कारणांच्या आधी असणारे कारण म्हणून त्याची ही ओळख आहे. तो आद्य, अनादि आणि सर्वांच्या आधीचा परमाधार आहे.
अर्थ:
सर्वांत प्राचीन.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Jyeshthaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *jyeshtha* (eldest, senior, most excellent); "The Eldest, the Most Senior of All" — existing before all things, He is the firstborn of existence, senior to all beings including Brahma.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Significance<br> ‘Jyeṣṭha’ is the Sanskrit superlative for "eldest" — the one who has seniority over all others. In the cosmic hierarchy, Viṣṇu as Jyeṣṭhaḥ predates even Brahmā and Śiva (who are His own projections). The Ṛg Veda (10.90) describes the Puruṣa as existing before all creation. In the Nārāyaṇa Sūkta: ‘"Patim viśvasyātmeśvaram śāśvataṃ śivam acyutam / Nārāyaṇaṃ mahājñeyaṃ viśvātmānaṃ parāyaṇam"‘ — Nārāyaṇa is the eternal, the ancient, the most senior sovereign of all. He who is oldest is also most worthy of reverence — Jyeṣṭhaḥ thus carries the connotation of supreme venerability.