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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 86
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ शरणाय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो सर्वांना आश्रय देतो, तो शरणम्. दुःख, भय, संभ्रम किंवा संकटात जीव ज्याच्याकडे धाव घेतो, तोच खरा आधार. त्याच्या चरणी गेलेल्याला आत्मविश्वास, शांतता आणि संरक्षण लाभते.
अर्थ:
भक्तांना आश्रय देणारा.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Sharanaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
Directly, "The Refuge, the Shelter" — He is the ultimate refuge for all beings in distress; there is no safer haven in all of existence than surrender at His feet
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**The theology of Śaraṇāgati<br> This name is one of the most sacred in the entire Sahasranāma for the Śrī Vaiṣṇava tradition, as it is the very foundation of ‘śaraṇāgati’ (complete surrender) — the supreme path of liberation taught by Rāmānuja and elaborated by the Āḷvār saints. The Bhagavad Gītā (18.62, 66): ‘"Tam eva śaraṇaṃ gaccha"‘ — "Go to Him alone for refuge" — and the famous ‘carama-śloka’: ‘"Sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṃ śaraṇaṃ vraja / ahaṃ tvā sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi mā śucaḥ"‘ — "Abandon all forms of dharma and take refuge in Me alone; I shall liberate you from all sins — grieve not." Śaraṇam is Viṣṇu's invitation to every soul: He is the perfect refuge because His power to protect is absolute, His will to protect is unconditional, and His shelter is eternal. **Mythological illustration<br> Vibhīṣaṇa, Gajendra, Draupadī, Prahlāda, Dhruva — the entire tradition of ‘śaraṇāgati’ is illustrated through the stories of those who surrendered completely to Viṣṇu as Śaraṇam and received His absolute protection.