Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 720 of 1000: गुह्यकाराध्या · Guhyakārādhyā

Worshipped By The Guhyakas

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Artha

What the name means

The Guhyakas, who keep Kubera's hoards inside the mountains, offer their worship to her.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ गुह्यकाराध्यायै नमः

oṃ guhyakārādhyāyai namaḥ

om guhyakaradhyayai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, guhyakārādhyā, as part of Shloka 139. 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

nounfemininenominative (prathamā)singularā-stemstem: guhyakārādhyā
गुह्यकाराध्याguhyakārādhyā

worshipped by the Guhyakas

vigraha guhyakair ārādhyā

गुह्यकguhyaka

Guhyaka, a demigod of Kubera's retinue who guards hidden treasure

आराध्याārādhyā

to be propitiated, worthy of worship

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Sandarbha

In its shloka

Shloka 139Names 714–722

कुलोत्तीर्णा भगाराध्या माया मधुमती मही ।

गणाम्बा गुह्यकाराध्या कोमलाङ्गी गुरुप्रिया ॥ १३९ ॥

kulottīrṇā bhagārādhyā māyā madhumatī mahī

gaṇāmbā guhyakārādhyā komalāṅgī gurupriyā

Study the whole shloka: Beyond the kula, and made of honey

Lipi

The name in other scripts

Simple English spelling
guhyakaradhyaom guhyakaradhyayai namah
ITRANS
guhyakArAdhyAOM guhyakArAdhyAyai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto
guhyakArAdhyAOM guhyakArAdhyAyai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu
గుహ్యకారాధ్యాఓం గుహ్యకారాధ్యాయై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada
ಗುಹ್ಯಕಾರಾಧ್ಯಾಓಂ ಗುಹ್ಯಕಾರಾಧ್ಯಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam
ഗുഹ്യകാരാധ്യാഓം ഗുഹ്യകാരാധ്യായൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil
கு³ஹ்யகாராத்⁴யாஓம் கு³ஹ்யகாராத்⁴யாயை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati
ગુહ્યકારાધ્યાૐ ગુહ્યકારાધ્યાયૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali
গুহ্যকারাধ্যাওঁ গুহ্যকারাধ্যায়ৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia
ଗୁହ୍ୟକାରାଧ୍ୟାଓଁ ଗୁହ୍ୟକାରାଧ୍ୟାୟୈ ନମଃ