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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 732
शब्द:
Simple Meaning:
From *padam* (state, foot, word, position) + *anuttama* (unsurpassable); "The Unsurpassable State, the Supreme Goal" - that highest state of being which cannot be exceeded; the final destination beyond which there is nowhere further to go.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Explanation<br> *Pada* = state/position/step and *anuttama* = unsurpassed/highest. Vishnu as Padamanuttamam is Himself the supreme state — *Vaikuntha*, *Moksha*, *Mukti* — the highest possible attainment that cannot be exceeded. Beyond this, there is nothing greater. He is simultaneously the path and the destination. **Spiritual Interpretation<br> The Bhagavad Gita (15.6): *"That which the sun does not illumine, nor the moon, nor fire — that is My supreme abode (*padam anuttamam*). Going there, one does not return."* This verse uses almost the exact words of this name — confirming that Vishnu's supreme state is the irreversible, incomparable final destination of all spiritual aspiration. **Puranic Reference<br> The Bhagavata Purana describes *Vaikuntha* in exquisite detail — a realm of pure consciousness, infinite beauty, and eternal bliss — as this Padamanuttamam. It is beyond the three *gunas* (qualities of matter), beyond the reach of time, beyond all cosmic dissolution. Those who reach it have attained the truly and permanently supreme.
विवेचन:
जे सर्वोच्च पद, अंतिम ध्येय आणि अनुपम अवस्था आहे, ते पदमनुत्तमम्. मोक्ष, कैवल्य आणि परमप्राप्ती या सर्वांचा अंतिम अर्थ त्याच्यात पूर्ण होतो. भक्त, योगी आणि ज्ञानी यांची सर्वोच्च गती तोच आहे.
अर्थ:
सर्वोच्च पद असलेला
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Padamanuttamaya Namah।