Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 347 of 1000: विमला · Vimalā
The Stainless
Artha
What the name means
No mark or blemish has ever settled on her.
Japa
How to chant it
ॐ विमलायै नमः
oṃ vimalāyai namaḥ
om vimalayai namah
In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, vimalā, as part of Shloka 77. 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
from whom impurity has departed
vigraha vigataṃ malaṃ yasyāḥ sā vimalā
away, gone, without
dirt, stain, impurity
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Sandarbha
In its shloka
Shloka 77Names 346–352
विजया विमला वन्द्या वन्दारुजनवत्सला ।
वाग्वादिनी वामकेशी वह्निमण्डलवासिनी ॥ ७७ ॥
vijayā vimalā vandyā vandārujanavatsalā
vāgvādinī vāmakeśī vahnimaṇḍalavāsinī
Study the whole shloka: Tender to whoever bows, and seated in the ring of fire
Lipi
The name in other scripts
- Simple English spelling
- vimalaom vimalayai namah
- ITRANS
- vimalAOM vimalAyai namaH
- Harvard-Kyoto
- vimalAOM vimalAyai namaH
- తెలుగుTelugu
- విమలాఓం విమలాయై నమః
- ಕನ್ನಡKannada
- ವಿಮಲಾಓಂ ವಿಮಲಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
- മലയാളംMalayalam
- വിമലാഓം വിമലായൈ നമഃ
- தமிழ்Tamil
- விமலாஓம் விமலாயை நமஃ
- ગુજરાતીGujarati
- વિમલાૐ વિમલાયૈ નમઃ
- বাংলাBengali
- বিমলাওঁ বিমলায়ৈ নমঃ
- ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia
- ବିମଲାଓଁ ବିମଲାୟୈ ନମଃ