Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 676 of 1000: ब्रह्मानन्दा · Brahmānandā
Whose Bliss Is That Of Brahman
Artha
What the name means
The joy she has is the joy of the absolute, the one delight that is not caused by anything.
Japa
How to chant it
ॐ ब्रह्मानन्दायै नमः
oṃ brahmānandāyai namaḥ
om brahmanandayai namah
In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, brahmānandā, as part of Shloka 132. 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
she whose bliss is the bliss of brahman
vigraha brahmaṇaḥ ānandaḥ yasyāḥ sā
the absolute, the ground of all
joy, bliss
New to the cases and compounds? The grammar you meet in the text.
Sandarbha
In its shloka
Shloka 132Names 669–677
अन्नदा वसुदा वृद्धा ब्रह्मात्मैक्यस्वरूपिणी ।
बृहती ब्राह्मणी ब्राह्मी ब्रह्मानन्दा बलिप्रिया ॥ १३२ ॥
annadā vasudā vṛddhā brahmātmaikyasvarūpiṇī
bṛhatī brāhmaṇī brāhmī brahmānandā balipriyā
Study the whole shloka: Food and wealth, the identity of self and absolute, and a portion set aside
Chanted with it
- 669अन्नदाannadāGiver Of Food
- 670वसुदाvasudāGiver Of Wealth
- 671वृद्धाvṛddhāThe Ancient One
- 672ब्रह्मात्मैक्यस्वरूपिणीbrahmātmaikyasvarūpiṇīWhose Nature Is The Oneness Of Brahman And Self
- 673बृहतीbṛhatīThe Vast One
- 674ब्राह्मणीbrāhmaṇīThe Brāhmaṇ's Consort
- 675ब्राह्मीbrāhmīBrāhmī
- 677बलिप्रियाbalipriyāTo Whom Offerings Are Dear
Lipi
The name in other scripts
- Simple English spelling
- brahmanandaom brahmanandayai namah
- ITRANS
- brahmAnandAOM brahmAnandAyai namaH
- Harvard-Kyoto
- brahmAnandAOM brahmAnandAyai namaH
- తెలుగుTelugu
- బ్రహ్మానన్దాఓం బ్రహ్మానన్దాయై నమః
- ಕನ್ನಡKannada
- ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾನನ್ದಾಓಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾನನ್ದಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
- മലയാളംMalayalam
- ബ്രഹ്മാനന്ദാഓം ബ്രഹ്മാനന്ദായൈ നമഃ
- தமிழ்Tamil
- ப்³ரஹ்மானந்தா³ஓம் ப்³ரஹ்மானந்தா³யை நமஃ
- ગુજરાતીGujarati
- બ્રહ્માનન્દાૐ બ્રહ્માનન્દાયૈ નમઃ
- বাংলাBengali
- ব্রহ্মানন্দাওঁ ব্রহ্মানন্দায়ৈ নমঃ
- ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia
- ବ୍ରହ୍ମାନନ୍ଦାଓଁ ବ୍ରହ୍ମାନନ୍ଦାୟୈ ନମଃ