Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 232 of 1000: महेश्वरमहाकल्पमहाताण्डवसाक्षिणीमहेश्वर-महा-कल्प-महा-ताण्डव-साक्षिणी · MaheśvaramahākalpamahātāṇḍavasākṣiṇīMaheśvara-mahā-kalpa-mahā-tāṇḍava-sākṣiṇī

Witness Of Śiva's Dance At The Great Dissolution

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Artha

What the name means

When the worlds end and Śiva dances them out of existence, she alone remains as the onlooker.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ महेश्वरमहाकल्पमहाताण्डवसाक्षिण्यै नमः

oṃ maheśvaramahākalpamahātāṇḍavasākṣiṇyai namaḥ

om maheshvaramahakalpamahatandavasakshinyai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, maheśvaramahākalpamahātāṇḍavasākṣiṇī, as part of Shloka 57. 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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Saying it, syllable by syllable

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Vyākaraṇa

How the name is built

nounfemininenominative (prathamā)singularī-stemstem: maheśvaramahākalpamahātāṇḍavasākṣiṇī
महेश्वरमहाकल्पमहाताण्डवसाक्षिणीmaheśvaramahākalpamahātāṇḍavasākṣiṇī

witness of the great tāṇḍava of Maheśvara at the great dissolution

vigraha maheśvarasya mahākalpe mahātāṇḍavasya sākṣiṇī

महेश्वरmaheśvara

the great lord, Śiva

vigraha mahāṃś cāsāv īśvaraś ca

महाmahā

great

ईश्वरīśvara

lord, ruler

महाकल्पmahākalpa

the great world-period ending in dissolution

vigraha mahāṃś cāsau kalpaś ca

महाmahā

great

कल्पkalpa

a world-age, the span between creation and dissolution

महाताण्डवmahātāṇḍava

the great frenzied dance

vigraha mahac ca tat tāṇḍavaṃ ca

महाmahā

great

ताण्डवtāṇḍava

violent dance, the dance of Śiva

साक्षिणीsākṣiṇī

eye-witness, she who looks on

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Sandarbha

In its shloka

Shloka 57Names 232–234

महेश्वरमहाकल्पमहाताण्डवसाक्षिणी ।

महाकामेशमहिषी महात्रिपुरसुन्दरी ॥ ५७ ॥

maheśvaramahākalpamahātāṇḍavasākṣiṇī

mahākāmeśamahiṣī mahātripurasundarī

Study the whole shloka: Witness of the dance at the end of the world

Lipi

The name in other scripts

Simple English spelling
maheshvaramahakalpamahatandavasakshiniom maheshvaramahakalpamahatandavasakshinyai namah
ITRANS
maheshvaramahAkalpamahAtANDavasAkShiNIOM maheshvaramahAkalpamahAtANDavasAkShiNyai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto
mahezvaramahAkalpamahAtANDavasAkSiNIOM mahezvaramahAkalpamahAtANDavasAkSiNyai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu
మహేశ్వరమహాకల్పమహాతాణ్డవసాక్షిణీఓం మహేశ్వరమహాకల్పమహాతాణ్డవసాక్షిణ్యై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada
ಮಹೇಶ್ವರಮಹಾಕಲ್ಪಮಹಾತಾಣ್ಡವಸಾಕ್ಷಿಣೀಓಂ ಮಹೇಶ್ವರಮಹಾಕಲ್ಪಮಹಾತಾಣ್ಡವಸಾಕ್ಷಿಣ್ಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam
മഹേശ്വരമഹാകല്പമഹാതാണ്ഡവസാക്ഷിണീഓം മഹേശ്വരമഹാകല്പമഹാതാണ്ഡവസാക്ഷിണ്യൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil
மஹேஶ்வரமஹாகல்பமஹாதாண்ட³வஸாக்ஷிணீஓம் மஹேஶ்வரமஹாகல்பமஹாதாண்ட³வஸாக்ஷிண்யை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati
મહેશ્વરમહાકલ્પમહાતાણ્ડવસાક્ષિણીૐ મહેશ્વરમહાકલ્પમહાતાણ્ડવસાક્ષિણ્યૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali
মহেশ্বরমহাকল্পমহাতাণ্ডবসাক্ষিণীওঁ মহেশ্বরমহাকল্পমহাতাণ্ডবসাক্ষিণ্যৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia
ମହେଶ୍ୱରମହାକଲ୍ପମହାତାଣ୍ଡବସାକ୍ଷିଣୀଓଁ ମହେଶ୍ୱରମହାକଲ୍ପମହାତାଣ୍ଡବସାକ୍ଷିଣ୍ୟୈ ନମଃ