Lalitā Sahasranāma ◆, Name 286 of 1000: वर्णाश्रमविधायिनीवर्णाश्रम-विधायिनी · VarṇāśramavidhāyinīVarṇāśrama-vidhāyinī

The divisions of society and the four stages of a life are arrangements she laid down.

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, varṇāśramavidhāyinī, as part of Shloka 67. 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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Simple English spelling

varnashramavidhayiniom varnashramavidhayinyai namah

ITRANS

varNAshramavidhAyinIOM varNAshramavidhAyinyai namaH

Harvard-Kyoto

varNAzramavidhAyinIOM varNAzramavidhAyinyai namaH

తెలుగుTelugu

వర్ణాశ్రమవిధాయినీఓం వర్ణాశ్రమవిధాయిన్యై నమః

ಕನ್ನಡKannada

ವರ್ಣಾಶ್ರಮವಿಧಾಯಿನೀಓಂ ವರ್ಣಾಶ್ರಮವಿಧಾಯಿನ್ಯೈ ನಮಃ

മലയാളംMalayalam

വര്ണാശ്രമവിധായിനീഓം വര്ണാശ്രമവിധായിന്യൈ നമഃ

தமிழ்Tamil

வர்ணாஶ்ரமவிதா⁴யினீஓம் வர்ணாஶ்ரமவிதா⁴யின்யை நமஃ

ગુજરાતીGujarati

વર્ણાશ્રમવિધાયિનીૐ વર્ણાશ્રમવિધાયિન્યૈ નમઃ

বাংলাBengali

বর্ণাশ্রমবিধায়িনীওঁ বর্ণাশ্রমবিধায়িন্যৈ নমঃ

ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia

ବର୍ଣାଶ୍ରମବିଧାୟିନୀଓଁ ବର୍ଣାଶ୍ରମବିଧାୟିନ୍ୟୈ ନମଃ