Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 229 of 1000: महासना · Mahāsanā
Enthroned On The Great Seat
Artha
What the name means
The seat beneath her is itself of cosmic size, built of gods who serve as its frame.
Japa
How to chant it
ॐ महासनायै नमः
oṃ mahāsanāyai namaḥ
om mahasanayai namah
In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, mahāsanā, as part of Shloka 56. 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
she whose seat is great
vigraha mahad āsanaṃ yasyāḥ sā
great
seat, throne, posture of sitting
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Sandarbha
In its shloka
Shloka 56Names 226–231
महातन्त्रा महामन्त्रा महायन्त्रा महासना ।
महायागक्रमाराध्या महाभैरवपूजिता ॥ ५६ ॥
mahātantrā mahāmantrā mahāyantrā mahāsanā
mahāyāgakramārādhyā mahābhairavapūjitā
Study the whole shloka: The great tantra, the great mantra, the great diagram
Lipi
The name in other scripts
- Simple English spelling
- mahasanaom mahasanayai namah
- ITRANS
- mahAsanAOM mahAsanAyai namaH
- Harvard-Kyoto
- mahAsanAOM mahAsanAyai namaH
- తెలుగుTelugu
- మహాసనాఓం మహాసనాయై నమః
- ಕನ್ನಡKannada
- ಮಹಾಸನಾಓಂ ಮಹಾಸನಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
- മലയാളംMalayalam
- മഹാസനാഓം മഹാസനായൈ നമഃ
- தமிழ்Tamil
- மஹாஸனாஓம் மஹாஸனாயை நமஃ
- ગુજરાતીGujarati
- મહાસનાૐ મહાસનાયૈ નમઃ
- বাংলাBengali
- মহাসনাওঁ মহাসনায়ৈ নমঃ
- ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia
- ମହାସନାଓଁ ମହାସନାୟୈ ନମଃ