Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 239 of 1000: चन्द्रविद्याचन्द्र-विद्या · CandravidyāCandra-vidyā
The Vidyā Of Candra
Artha
What the name means
She is equally the formula in the line of transmission that goes back to the moon.
Japa
How to chant it
ॐ चन्द्रविद्यायै नमः
oṃ candravidyāyai namaḥ
om chandravidyayai namah
In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, candravidyā, as part of Shloka 59. 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
the esoteric knowledge received from Candra
vigraha candreṇopadiṣṭā vidyā
the moon, Candra
knowledge; an esoteric mantra
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Sandarbha
In its shloka
Shloka 59Names 238–243
मनुविद्या चन्द्रविद्या चन्द्रमण्डलमध्यगा ।
चारुरूपा चारुहासा चारुचन्द्रकलाधरा ॥ ५९ ॥
manuvidyā candravidyā candramaṇḍalamadhyagā
cārurūpā cāruhāsā cārucandrakalādharā
Study the whole shloka: Manu's vidyā, and the moon's
Lipi
The name in other scripts
- Simple English spelling
- chandravidyaom chandravidyayai namah
- ITRANS
- chandravidyAOM chandravidyAyai namaH
- Harvard-Kyoto
- candravidyAOM candravidyAyai namaH
- తెలుగుTelugu
- చన్ద్రవిద్యాఓం చన్ద్రవిద్యాయై నమః
- ಕನ್ನಡKannada
- ಚನ್ದ್ರವಿದ್ಯಾಓಂ ಚನ್ದ್ರವಿದ್ಯಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
- മലയാളംMalayalam
- ചന്ദ്രവിദ്യാഓം ചന്ദ്രവിദ്യായൈ നമഃ
- தமிழ்Tamil
- சந்த்³ரவித்³யாஓம் சந்த்³ரவித்³யாயை நமஃ
- ગુજરાતીGujarati
- ચન્દ્રવિદ્યાૐ ચન્દ્રવિદ્યાયૈ નમઃ
- বাংলাBengali
- চন্দ্রবিদ্যাওঁ চন্দ্রবিদ্যায়ৈ নমঃ
- ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia
- ଚନ୍ଦ୍ରବିଦ୍ୟାଓଁ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ରବିଦ୍ୟାୟୈ ନମଃ