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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 712
शब्द:
Simple Meaning:
From *darpa* (pride, arrogance, vanity) + *haa* (destroyer); "He Who Destroys All Pride and Arrogance" - the divine humbler who brings down all arrogance, whether in demons or in those who have forgotten the source of their gifts.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Explanation<br> *Darpa* = pride/arrogance and *haa* = destroyer. Vishnu as Darpaha is the cosmic humbler — the divine force that dismantles arrogance and pride in all beings. His method of destroying pride is not punitive but redemptive — by showing beings the infinite, their finite pride naturally dissolves. **Spiritual Interpretation<br> Pride (*ahamkara*) is identified in Hindu philosophy as the root of all spiritual bondage — the illusion of being a separate, independent self that needs no divine support. Vishnu as Darpaha dismantles this illusion — gently for devotees (through increasing grace that fills the ego with wonder) and dramatically for the proud and arrogant (through direct confrontation in His avatar forms). **Puranic Reference<br> The supreme narrative of Darpaha is the Bhagavata Purana's story of Brahma's pride — Brahma, confused by Krishna's maya, began to doubt Krishna's divinity. Krishna then showed Brahma a vision of infinite universes, each with its own Brahma — instantly humbling the four-faced creator who realized his own infinite smallness compared to Vishnu. This is Darpaha at its most cosmic.
विवेचन:
जो दुष्टांच्या अहंकाराचा नाश करतो, तो दर्पहा. गर्व, दुराभिमान आणि अन्यायाने फुगलेले मन तो नम्रतेकडे आणतो. जीवाला खरी विनयशीलता शिकविणारे हे दैवी तत्त्व आहे.
अर्थ:
घमंड नाश करणारा
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Darpaghne Namah।