Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 677 of 1000: बलिप्रियाबलि-प्रिया · BalipriyāBali-priyā

To Whom Offerings Are Dear

Artha

What the name means

The portion set aside and given away is what pleases her.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ बलिप्रियायै नमः

oṃ balipriyāyai namaḥ

om balipriyayai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, balipriyā, 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.

ChantShloka 132, where this name is chanted0:00 / 0:11

Speed

Ranjani – Gayatri

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Uccāraṇa

Saying it, syllable by syllable

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Vyākaraṇa

How the name is built

adjectivefemininenominative (prathamā)singularā-stemstem: balipriyā

बलिप्रियाbalipriyā

she to whom the oblation is dear

vigraha baliḥ priyaḥ yasyāḥ sā

बलिbali

an offering, a portion of food set apart

प्रियpriya

dear, beloved

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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

Lipi

The name in other scripts

Simple English spelling: balipriyaom balipriyayai namah
ITRANS: balipriyAOM balipriyAyai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto: balipriyAOM balipriyAyai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu: బలిప్రియాఓం బలిప్రియాయై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada: ಬಲಿಪ್ರಿಯಾಓಂ ಬಲಿಪ್ರಿಯಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam: ബലിപ്രിയാഓം ബലിപ്രിയായൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil: ப³லிப்ரியாஓம் ப³லிப்ரியாயை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati: બલિપ્રિયાૐ બલિપ્રિયાયૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali: বলিপ্রিয়াওঁ বলিপ্রিয়ায়ৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia: ବଲିପ୍ରିୟାଓଁ ବଲିପ୍ରିୟାୟୈ ନମଃ