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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 728
शब्द:
Simple Meaning:
Directly, "Who?" - the sacred interrogative pronoun in Sanskrit used for Brahma, for joy (*ka* = water, also bliss in the Upanishads); "He Who Is the Divine Bliss That Is the Answer to the Question 'Who?'" - the eternal mystery and answer: when one asks "Who am I?" the ultimate answer is *Kah* - He, the blissful divine.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Reference<br> Represents Vishnu as the ultimate mysterious question and answer. **Mythological Interpretation<br> "Ka" is the interrogative "who?" but also a name for Brahman in Upanishadic literature. When seekers ask "Who am I?" "Who is God?" "Who created?" - the ultimate answer is Ka (Vishnu). The Taittiriya Upanishad's famous question "Ka etam veda?" (Who knows this?) points to Brahman. "Ka" also means joy (from Sanskrit root suggesting pleasure/happiness) - Vishnu is the source of all bliss. The syllable itself is mysterious - the shortest interrogative that opens infinite inquiry. Philosophically, Ka represents the unknowable aspect of Divine - the question that cannot be fully answered by finite minds. Every theological answer generates further questions; ultimately one stands before Ka - the mystery that is Vishnu. In the Kena Upanishad, the very title (from "kena" meaning "by whom?") points to this mystery. Prayer traditions that ask "Who am I?" use this name - spiritual inquiry (ātma-vichāra) leads to Ka. The name also suggests humility - when we think we understand God, remembering Ka (Who?) reminds us of the infinite mystery. Yet paradoxically, Ka (Vishnu) is also the answer - the Who that resolves all questions when directly realized.
विवेचन:
जो आनंदस्वरूप आहे, तो कः. वेदांमध्ये ‘क’ हा ब्रह्मानंद आणि परमेश्वराचा संकेत मानला जातो. सुख, प्रसन्नता आणि परम समाधान यांचे मूळ तत्त्व तोच आहे.
अर्थ:
कोण
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Kaya Namah।