Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 706 of 1000: गुहाम्बा · Guhāmbā
Mother Of Guha
Artha
What the name means
She is the mother of Guha, the son born in secret, and by the same word the mother who lives in the cave of the heart.
Japa
How to chant it
ॐ गुहाम्बायै नमः
oṃ guhāmbāyai namaḥ
om guhambayai namah
In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, guhāmbā, as part of Shloka 137. 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
the mother of Guha
vigraha guhasya ambā
Guha (Skanda), the one reared in a hidden place; a cave
mother
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Sandarbha
In its shloka
Shloka 137Names 701–707
देशकालापरिच्छिन्ना सर्वगा सर्वमोहिनी ।
सरस्वती शास्त्रमयी गुहाम्बा गुह्यरूपिणी ॥ १३७ ॥
deśakālāparicchinnā sarvagā sarvamohinī
sarasvatī śāstramayī guhāmbā guhyarūpiṇī
Study the whole shloka: Unbounded, everywhere, and hidden in the cave
Lipi
The name in other scripts
- Simple English spelling
- guhambaom guhambayai namah
- ITRANS
- guhAmbAOM guhAmbAyai namaH
- Harvard-Kyoto
- guhAmbAOM guhAmbAyai namaH
- తెలుగుTelugu
- గుహామ్బాఓం గుహామ్బాయై నమః
- ಕನ್ನಡKannada
- ಗುಹಾಮ್ಬಾಓಂ ಗುಹಾಮ್ಬಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
- മലയാളംMalayalam
- ഗുഹാമ്ബാഓം ഗുഹാമ്ബായൈ നമഃ
- தமிழ்Tamil
- கு³ஹாம்பா³ஓம் கு³ஹாம்பா³யை நமஃ
- ગુજરાતીGujarati
- ગુહામ્બાૐ ગુહામ્બાયૈ નમઃ
- বাংলাBengali
- গুহাম্বাওঁ গুহাম্বায়ৈ নমঃ
- ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia
- ଗୁହାମ୍ବାଓଁ ଗୁହାମ୍ବାୟୈ ନମଃ