Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 271 of 1000: ईश्वरी · Īśvarī
The Ruling Lady
Artha
What the name means
In veiling she is called Īśvarī, the one able to hold the worlds under a rule they cannot see.
Japa
How to chant it
ॐ ईश्वर्यै नमः
oṃ īśvaryai namaḥ
om ishvaryai namah
In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, īśvarī, as part of Shloka 64. 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
feminine of īśvara, 'able, master'; not a compound
A single word rather than a compound.
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Sandarbha
In its shloka
Shloka 64Names 268–274
संहारिणी रुद्ररूपा तिरोधानकरीश्वरी ।
सदाशिवाऽनुग्रहदा पञ्चकृत्यपरायणा ॥ ६४ ॥
saṃhāriṇī rudrarūpā tirodhānakarīśvarī
sadāśivā'nugrahadā pañcakṛtyaparāyaṇā
Study the whole shloka: The five acts, and the last of them is grace
Lipi
The name in other scripts
- Simple English spelling
- ishvariom ishvaryai namah
- ITRANS
- IshvarIOM Ishvaryai namaH
- Harvard-Kyoto
- IzvarIOM Izvaryai namaH
- తెలుగుTelugu
- ఈశ్వరీఓం ఈశ్వర్యై నమః
- ಕನ್ನಡKannada
- ಈಶ್ವರೀಓಂ ಈಶ್ವರ್ಯೈ ನಮಃ
- മലയാളംMalayalam
- ഈശ്വരീഓം ഈശ്വര്യൈ നമഃ
- தமிழ்Tamil
- ஈஶ்வரீஓம் ஈஶ்வர்யை நமஃ
- ગુજરાતીGujarati
- ઈશ્વરીૐ ઈશ્વર્યૈ નમઃ
- বাংলাBengali
- ঈশ্বরীওঁ ঈশ্বর্যৈ নমঃ
- ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia
- ଈଶ୍ୱରୀଓଁ ଈଶ୍ୱର୍ଯ୍ୟୈ ନମଃ