Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 170 of 1000: निर्लोभा · Nirlobhā

Free Of Greed

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Artha

What the name means

She grasps at nothing, wanting no more of anything than there already is.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ निर्लोभायै नमः

oṃ nirlobhāyai namaḥ

om nirlobhayai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, nirlobhā, as part of Shloka 48. 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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Uccāraṇa

Saying it, syllable by syllable

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Vyākaraṇa

How the name is built

adjectivefemininenominative (prathamā)singularā-stemstem: nirlobhā
निर्लोभाnirlobhā

she in whom there is no greed

vigraha na vidyate lobhaḥ yasyāḥ sā

निस्nis

without, free from

लोभlobha

covetousness, greedy longing

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Sandarbha

In its shloka

Shloka 48Names 168–175

निष्क्रोधा क्रोधशमनी निर्लोभा लोभनाशिनी ।

निःसंशया संशयघ्नी निर्भवा भवनाशिनी ॥ ४८ ॥

niṣkrodhā krodhaśamanī nirlobhā lobhanāśinī

niḥsaṃśayā saṃśayaghnī nirbhavā bhavanāśinī

Study the whole shloka: Anger, greed, doubt, and becoming

Lipi

The name in other scripts

Simple English spelling
nirlobhaom nirlobhayai namah
ITRANS
nirlobhAOM nirlobhAyai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto
nirlobhAOM nirlobhAyai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu
నిర్లోభాఓం నిర్లోభాయై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada
ನಿರ್ಲೋಭಾಓಂ ನಿರ್ಲೋಭಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam
നിര്ലോഭാഓം നിര്ലോഭായൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil
நிர்லோபா⁴ஓம் நிர்லோபா⁴யை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati
નિર્લોભાૐ નિર્લોભાયૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali
নির্লোভাওঁ নির্লোভায়ৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia
ନିର୍ଲୋଭାଓଁ ନିର୍ଲୋଭାୟୈ ନମଃ