Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 102 of 1000: विष्णुग्रन्थिविभेदिनीविष्णु-ग्रन्थि-विभेदिनी · ViṣṇugranthivibhedinīViṣṇu-granthi-vibhedinī

Piercer Of The Viṣṇu Knot

Artha

What the name means

She splits the knot that bears Viṣṇu's name, the second of the three ties that hold the rising power in check.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ विष्णुग्रन्थिविभेदिन्यै नमः

oṃ viṣṇugranthivibhedinyai namaḥ

om vishnugranthivibhedinyai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, viṣṇugranthivibhedinī, as part of Shloka 38. In the nāmāvalī, the form used for arcana(worship with an offering at each name), it is turned to the dative, the case of offering: “to her”. Then it is framed by oṃ before and namaḥ, “salutation”, after.

ChantShloka 38, where this name is chanted0:00 / 0:09

Speed

Ranjani – Gayatri

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Uccāraṇa

Saying it, syllable by syllable

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Vyākaraṇa

How the name is built

nounfemininenominative (prathamā)singularī-stemstem: viṣṇugranthivibhedinī

विष्णुग्रन्थिविभेदिनीviṣṇugranthivibhedinī

she who splits the knot of viṣṇu

vigraha viṣṇugranthiṃ vibhinatti iti

विष्णुग्रन्थिviṣṇugranthi

the knot belonging to Viṣṇu

vigraha viṣṇoḥ granthiḥ

विष्णुviṣṇu

Viṣṇu, the all-pervading god

ग्रन्थिgranthi

a knot, a tie drawn tight

विभेदिन्vibhedin

splitting apart, piercing through

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Sandarbha

In its shloka

Shloka 38Names 99–102

मूलाधारैकनिलया ब्रह्मग्रन्थिविभेदिनी ।

मणिपूरान्तरुदिता विष्णुग्रन्थिविभेदिनी ॥ ३८ ॥

mūlādhāraikanilayā brahmagranthivibhedinī

maṇipūrāntaruditā viṣṇugranthivibhedinī

Study the whole shloka: The root centre, the navel, and the first two knots

Chanted with it

Lipi

The name in other scripts

Simple English spelling: vishnugranthivibhediniom vishnugranthivibhedinyai namah
ITRANS: viShNugranthivibhedinIOM viShNugranthivibhedinyai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto: viSNugranthivibhedinIOM viSNugranthivibhedinyai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu: విష్ణుగ్రన్థివిభేదినీఓం విష్ణుగ్రన్థివిభేదిన్యై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada: ವಿಷ್ಣುಗ್ರನ್ಥಿವಿಭೇದಿನೀಓಂ ವಿಷ್ಣುಗ್ರನ್ಥಿವಿಭೇದಿನ್ಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam: വിഷ്ണുഗ്രന്ഥിവിഭേദിനീഓം വിഷ്ണുഗ്രന്ഥിവിഭേദിന്യൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil: விஷ்ணுக்³ரந்தி²விபே⁴தி³னீஓம் விஷ்ணுக்³ரந்தி²விபே⁴தி³ன்யை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati: વિષ્ણુગ્રન્થિવિભેદિનીૐ વિષ્ણુગ્રન્થિવિભેદિન્યૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali: বিষ্ণুগ্রন্থিবিভেদিনীওঁ বিষ্ণুগ্রন্থিবিভেদিন্যৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia: ବିଷ୍ଣୁଗ୍ରନ୍ଥିବିଭେଦିନୀଓଁ ବିଷ୍ଣୁଗ୍ରନ୍ଥିବିଭେଦିନ୍ୟୈ ନମଃ