Lalitā Sahasranāma ◆, Name 329 of 1000: कान्ता · Kāntā

She is desired and cherished, the one word kānta covering both what is beautiful and what is loved.

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, kāntā, as part of Shloka 74. 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

kantaom kantayai namah

ITRANS

kAntAOM kAntAyai namaH

Harvard-Kyoto

kAntAOM kAntAyai namaH

తెలుగుTelugu

కాన్తాఓం కాన్తాయై నమః

ಕನ್ನಡKannada

ಕಾನ್ತಾಓಂ ಕಾನ್ತಾಯೈ ನಮಃ

മലയാളംMalayalam

കാന്താഓം കാന്തായൈ നമഃ

தமிழ்Tamil

காந்தாஓம் காந்தாயை நமஃ

ગુજરાતીGujarati

કાન્તાૐ કાન્તાયૈ નમઃ

বাংলাBengali

কান্তাওঁ কান্তায়ৈ নমঃ

ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia

କାନ୍ତାଓଁ କାନ୍ତାୟୈ ନମଃ