Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 166 of 1000: निष्पापा · Niṣpāpā

Sinless

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Artha

What the name means

No wrongdoing sticks to her, and she has nothing to answer for.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ निष्पापायै नमः

oṃ niṣpāpāyai namaḥ

om nishpapayai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, niṣpāpā, as part of Shloka 47. 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.

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Ranjani – Gayatri

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Uccāraṇa

Saying it, syllable by syllable

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Vyākaraṇa

How the name is built

adjectivefemininenominative (prathamā)singularā-stemstem: niṣpāpā
निष्पापाniṣpāpā

she in whom there is no sin

vigraha na vidyate pāpaṃ yasyāḥ sā

निस्nis

without, free from

पापpāpa

evil, wickedness, sin

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Sandarbha

In its shloka

Shloka 47Names 160–167

निश्चिन्ता निरहङ्कारा निर्मोहा मोहनाशिनी ।

निर्ममा ममताहन्त्री निष्पापा पापनाशिनी ॥ ४७ ॥

niścintā nirahaṅkārā nirmohā mohanāśinī

nirmamā mamatāhantrī niṣpāpā pāpanāśinī

Study the whole shloka: Without I, without mine

Lipi

The name in other scripts

Simple English spelling
nishpapaom nishpapayai namah
ITRANS
niShpApAOM niShpApAyai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto
niSpApAOM niSpApAyai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu
నిష్పాపాఓం నిష్పాపాయై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada
ನಿಷ್ಪಾಪಾಓಂ ನಿಷ್ಪಾಪಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam
നിഷ്പാപാഓം നിഷ്പാപായൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil
நிஷ்பாபாஓம் நிஷ்பாபாயை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati
નિષ્પાપાૐ નિષ્પાપાયૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali
নিষ্পাপাওঁ নিষ্পাপায়ৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia
ନିଷ୍ପାପାଓଁ ନିଷ୍ପାପାୟୈ ନମଃ