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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 68
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ श्रेष्ठाय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो सर्वोत्कृष्ट, सर्वांपेक्षा उत्तम आणि पूर्णत्वसंपन्न आहे, तो श्रेष्ठः. गुण, ज्ञान, करुणा, न्याय आणि ऐश्वर्य यांत त्याला तोड नाही. जीव ज्याला अंतिम आदर्श मानतात, तोच हा श्रेष्ठ परमेश्वर.
अर्थ:
सर्वात उत्तम गुणांचा.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Shreshthaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *shreshtha* (best, most excellent); "The Best and Most Excellent of All" — not merely elder but supremely superior to all in every quality, virtue, and capacity.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Significance<br> If Jyeṣṭhaḥ (67) establishes seniority in time, Śreṣṭhaḥ establishes supremacy in quality. The Lord is not merely first in time but first in excellence — in knowledge (‘jñāna’), power (‘śakti’), strength (‘bala’), wealth (‘aiśvarya’), beauty (‘śrī’), and dispassion (‘vairāgya’). The Bhāgavata Purāṇa (1.16.26–27) lists these six qualities as the ‘ṣaḍ-aiśvarya’ — the six divine excellences that belong to Bhagavān alone in their fullness. Viṣṇu as Śreṣṭhaḥ possesses all six without diminishment or limit.