કિમેકં દૈવતં લોકે
Kimekam Daivatam Loke in Gujarati · ગુજરાતી
તમારી ભાષા/લિપિમાં વાંચો
ઉત્પત્તિ અને કથા
Vishnu Sahasranamam (opening dialogue), Mahabharata, Anushasana Parva · Sage Veda Vyasa (as spoken by Bhishma) · Itihasa / Mahabharata era
After the great Kurukshetra war, the patriarch Bhishma lay mortally wounded on a bed of arrows, awaiting the auspicious time to leave his body. Yudhishthira approached him with questions on the highest truths. In response to 'Who is the one God, and what frees a being from rebirth?', Bhishma taught the Vishnu Sahasranamam, declaring the praise of Vishnu's thousand names to be the supreme dharma. This dialogue forms its invocation.
✦ શાસ્ત્રોમાં કહ્યા પ્રમાણે
It is traditionally held that anyone who hears or recites the Vishnu Sahasranamam, introduced by this very dialogue, is freed from all inauspiciousness and the fear of birth, old age, disease and death. Bhishma himself, the greatest of devotees and a master of dharma, chose to impart this hymn as his final and highest teaching.
અર્થ સહિત સંપૂર્ણ પાઠ
કોઈપણ પંક્તિ અથવા ▶ બટન દબાવી સાંભળો
યુધિષ્ઠિર ઉવાચ — કિમેકં દૈવતં લોકે કિં વાપ્યેકં પરાયણમ્ । સ્તુવન્તઃ કં કમર્ચન્તઃ પ્રાપ્નુયુર્માનવાઃ શુભમ્ ॥ કો ધર્મઃ સર્વધર્માણાં ભવતઃ પરમો મતઃ । કિં જપન્મુચ્યતે જન્તુર્જન્મસંસારબન્ધનાત્ ॥
Yudhishthira uvacha — Kimekam daivatam loke kim vapyekam parayanam Stuvantah kam kamarchantah prapnuyurmanavah shubham Ko dharmah sarvadharmanam bhavatah paramo matah Kim japanmuchyate janturjanmasamsarabandhanat
અર્થ:Yudhishthira asked: Who is the one Deity in the world? What is the one supreme refuge? By praising and worshipping whom do human beings attain what is auspicious? Which, in your view, is the highest of all dharmas? And by chanting what is a creature freed from the bondage of birth and worldly existence?
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ — જગત્પ્રભું દેવદેવમનન્તં પુરુષોત્તમમ્ । સ્તુવન્ નામસહસ્રેણ પુરુષઃ સતતોત્થિતઃ ॥ એષ મે સર્વધર્માણાં ધર્મોઽધિકતમો મતઃ । યદ્ભક્ત્યા પુણ્ડરીકાક્ષં સ્તવૈરર્ચેન્નરઃ સદા ॥
Bhishma uvacha — Jagatprabhum devadevamanantam purushottamam Stuvan namasahasrena purushah satatotthitah Esha me sarvadharmanam dharmodhikatamo matah Yadbhaktya pundarikaksham stavairarchennarah sada
અર્થ:Bhishma replied: He who, ever steadfast, praises with the thousand names the Lord of the universe, the God of gods, the infinite Supreme Person — that, I hold, is the highest of all dharmas: that a person should always, with devotion, worship the lotus-eyed Lord (Vishnu) with hymns of praise.
શબ્દ-શબ્દ અર્થ
ઉચ્ચારણ સાંભળવા કોઈપણ શબ્દ પર ક્લિક કરો
Kimekam Daivatam Loke પાઠના લાભ
Introduces the Vishnu Sahasranamam — one of the most revered hymns in Hinduism
Bhishma declares chanting Vishnu's names the highest of all dharmas
Reflecting on Yudhishthira's six questions clarifies the goal of spiritual life
Believed to free the devotee from the bondage of birth and death (samsara)
An ideal preface to recite before the full thousand names on Thursdays or Ekadashi
Bestows peace, auspiciousness and steadiness of devotion
Kimekam Daivatam Loke જપ વિધિ
Recite this opening dialogue before beginning the Vishnu Sahasranamam, after the usual dhyana verses. Sit facing east, calm the mind, and contemplate Bhishma's teaching that constant, devoted praise of Vishnu is the supreme dharma. It may also be recited alone as a concise reminder of the purpose and power of the thousand names.
વારંવાર પુછાતા પ્રશ્નો
આ પણ વાંચો
ॐ
સંપૂર્ણ Kimekam Daivatam Loke શ્લોક-શ્લોક અર્થ સહિત વાંચો, અથવા વધુ પવિત્ર પાઠ જુઓ