Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 635 of 1000: गौरी · Gaurī
The Fair One
Artha
What the name means
Her complexion is pale and shining, and she is named for that brightness.
Japa
How to chant it
ॐ गौर्यै नमः
oṃ gauryai namaḥ
om gauryai namah
In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, gaurī, as part of Shloka 126. 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
A single word rather than a compound.
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Sandarbha
In its shloka
Shloka 126Names 630–636
त्र्यक्षरी दिव्यगन्धाढ्या सिन्दूरतिलकाञ्चिता ।
उमा शैलेन्द्रतनया गौरी गन्धर्वसेविता ॥ १२६ ॥
tryakṣarī divyagandhāḍhyā sindūratilakāñcitā
umā śailendratanayā gaurī gandharvasevitā
Study the whole shloka: Three syllables, fragrance, vermilion, and the mountain's daughter
Chanted with it
Lipi
The name in other scripts
- Simple English spelling
- gauriom gauryai namah
- ITRANS
- gaurIOM gauryai namaH
- Harvard-Kyoto
- gaurIOM gauryai namaH
- తెలుగుTelugu
- గౌరీఓం గౌర్యై నమః
- ಕನ್ನಡKannada
- ಗೌರೀಓಂ ಗೌರ್ಯೈ ನಮಃ
- മലയാളംMalayalam
- ഗൌരീഓം ഗൌര്യൈ നമഃ
- தமிழ்Tamil
- கௌ³ரீஓம் கௌ³ர்யை நமஃ
- ગુજરાતીGujarati
- ગૌરીૐ ગૌર્યૈ નમઃ
- বাংলাBengali
- গৌরীওঁ গৌর্যৈ নমঃ
- ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia
- ଗୌରୀଓଁ ଗୌର୍ଯ୍ୟୈ ନମଃ