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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 721
शब्द:
Simple Meaning:
From *aneka* (many, countless) + *moorti*; "He of Countless Forms" - His forms are infinite; every form in all of creation - from the smallest atom to the largest galaxy - is a form He has taken.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Explanation
*Aneka* = countless/many and *moorti* = form. Vishnu as Anekamoorti manifests in endless forms — the *Dashavatara* (ten principal avatars) being just the most celebrated among an infinite variety of manifestations. Every being in creation is in some sense a form of Vishnu — making His forms truly countless. **Spiritual Interpretation
The Bhagavad Gita (10.42): *"But what is the need for this detailed knowledge, O Arjuna? I support this entire universe, pervading it with a single fraction of Myself."* If even a single fraction of Vishnu pervades the entire universe, His forms are truly innumerable — each atom being His form, each being His manifestation. **Puranic Reference
The Bhagavata Purana (1.3.26) famously states: *"Avataaras hy asankheya Hareh sattva-nidhe dvijah"* — "The avatars of Hari are innumerable, O Brahmin." This is Anekamoorti in scriptural form — acknowledging that the listed avatars are merely the most celebrated among Vishnu's countless manifestations.
विवेचन:
जो अनेक रूपांनी प्रकट होतो, तो अनेकमूर्तिः. अवतार, देवस्वरूपे, विश्वरूप आणि अंतःकरणातील अनुभूती यांद्वारे तो व्यक्त होतो. विविधतेत एकत्व दाखवणारे हे नाव अत्यंत अर्थपूर्ण आहे.
अर्थ:
अनेक रूपांचे असलेला
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Anekamurtaye Namah।