Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 213 of 1000: महापूज्यामहा-पूज्या · MahāpūjyāMahā-pūjyā

Supremely Worshipful

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Artha

What the name means

Worship offered anywhere else reaches its proper object only in her.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ महापूज्यायै नमः

oṃ mahāpūjyāyai namaḥ

om mahapujyayai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, mahāpūjyā, as part of Shloka 54. 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

nounfemininenominative (prathamā)singularā-stemstem: mahāpūjyā
महापूज्याmahāpūjyā

greatly to be worshipped

vigraha mahatī cāsau pūjyā ca

महाmahā

great, in a high degree

पूज्याpūjyā

to be honoured, worthy of worship

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Sandarbha

In its shloka

Shloka 54Names 212–218

महारूपा महापूज्या महापातकनाशिनी ।

महामाया महासत्त्वा महाशक्तिर्महारतिः ॥ ५४ ॥

mahārūpā mahāpūjyā mahāpātakanāśinī

mahāmāyā mahāsattvā mahāśaktirmahāratiḥ

Study the whole shloka: Seven great-names, from mortal sin to the great delight

Lipi

The name in other scripts

Simple English spelling
mahapujyaom mahapujyayai namah
ITRANS
mahApUjyAOM mahApUjyAyai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto
mahApUjyAOM mahApUjyAyai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu
మహాపూజ్యాఓం మహాపూజ్యాయై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada
ಮಹಾಪೂಜ್ಯಾಓಂ ಮಹಾಪೂಜ್ಯಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam
മഹാപൂജ്യാഓം മഹാപൂജ്യായൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil
மஹாபூஜ்யாஓம் மஹாபூஜ்யாயை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati
મહાપૂજ્યાૐ મહાપૂજ્યાયૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali
মহাপূজ্যাওঁ মহাপূজ্যায়ৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia
ମହାପୂଜ୍ୟାଓଁ ମହାପୂଜ୍ୟାୟୈ ନମଃ