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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 723
शब्द:
Simple Meaning:
From *shata* (hundred) + *moorti*; "He of Hundreds of Forms" - not merely many forms but literally hundreds upon hundreds, an inexhaustible variety of divine expressions, each perfect and complete.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Explanation<br> *Shata* literally means "hundred" but in Sanskrit is commonly used to mean "very many" or "innumerable." Vishnu as Shatamoorti has countless divine forms — the number 100 being symbolic of immeasurable multiplicity. Every avatar, every divine manifestation, every form in which Vishnu appears to devotees is one of His Shatamoorti. **Puranic Reference<br> The Harivamsa specifically lists many dozens of Vishnu's principal forms — beginning with the *Dashavatara* and extending through countless more. Each form is complete in itself, yet all are expressions of the same one Vishnu-Shatamoorti.
विवेचन:
जो असंख्य रूपांनी प्रकट होतो, तो शतमूर्तिः. ‘शत’ हा इथे अनंततेचा बोध करणारा आहे. भक्तांच्या भावनेनुसार तो विविध स्वरूपांत अनुभवास येतो.
अर्थ:
शंभर रूपांचे असलेला
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Shatamurtaye Namah।