Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 756 of 1000: चण्डमुण्डासुरनिषूदिनीचण्ड-मुण्डासुर-निषूदिनी · CaṇḍamuṇḍāsuraniṣūdinīCaṇḍa-muṇḍāsura-niṣūdinī

Slayer Of The Asuras Caṇḍa And Muṇḍa

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Artha

What the name means

She struck down Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa, the two demon captains, and took the name Cāmuṇḍā from them.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ चण्डमुण्डासुरनिषूदिन्यै नमः

oṃ caṇḍamuṇḍāsuraniṣūdinyai namaḥ

om chandamundasuranishudinyai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, caṇḍamuṇḍāsuraniṣūdinī, as part of Shloka 145. 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)singularī-stemstem: caṇḍamuṇḍāsuraniṣūdinī
चण्डमुण्डासुरनिषूदिनीcaṇḍamuṇḍāsuraniṣūdinī

destroyer of the demons Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa

vigraha caṇḍamuṇḍāsurāṇāṃ niṣūdinī

चण्डमुण्डासुरcaṇḍamuṇḍāsura

The Demons Caṇḍa And Muṇḍa

vigraha caṇḍamuṇḍau asurau

चण्डमुण्डcaṇḍamuṇḍadvandva

Caṇḍa And Muṇḍa

vigraha caṇḍaś ca muṇḍaś ca

चण्डcaṇḍa

the violent one; the demon Caṇḍa

मुण्डmuṇḍa

the shaven or bald one; the demon Muṇḍa

असुरasura

demon, adversary of the gods

निषूदिनीniṣūdinī

destroying, slaying

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Sandarbha

In its shloka

Shloka 145Names 750–756

महेश्वरी महाकाली महाग्रासा महाशना ।

अपर्णा चण्डिका चण्डमुण्डासुरनिषूदिनी ॥ १४५ ॥

maheśvarī mahākālī mahāgrāsā mahāśanā

aparṇā caṇḍikā caṇḍamuṇḍāsuraniṣūdinī

Study the whole shloka: The great eater who would not take a leaf

Lipi

The name in other scripts

Simple English spelling
chandamundasuranishudiniom chandamundasuranishudinyai namah
ITRANS
chaNDamuNDAsuraniShUdinIOM chaNDamuNDAsuraniShUdinyai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto
caNDamuNDAsuraniSUdinIOM caNDamuNDAsuraniSUdinyai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu
చణ్డముణ్డాసురనిషూదినీఓం చణ్డముణ్డాసురనిషూదిన్యై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada
ಚಣ್ಡಮುಣ್ಡಾಸುರನಿಷೂದಿನೀಓಂ ಚಣ್ಡಮುಣ್ಡಾಸುರನಿಷೂದಿನ್ಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam
ചണ്ഡമുണ്ഡാസുരനിഷൂദിനീഓം ചണ്ഡമുണ്ഡാസുരനിഷൂദിന്യൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil
சண்ட³முண்டா³ஸுரநிஷூதி³னீஓம் சண்ட³முண்டா³ஸுரநிஷூதி³ன்யை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati
ચણ્ડમુણ્ડાસુરનિષૂદિનીૐ ચણ્ડમુણ્ડાસુરનિષૂદિન્યૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali
চণ্ডমুণ্ডাসুরনিষূদিনীওঁ চণ্ডমুণ্ডাসুরনিষূদিন্যৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia
ଚଣ୍ଡମୁଣ୍ଡାସୁରନିଷୂଦିନୀଓଁ ଚଣ୍ଡମୁଣ୍ଡାସୁରନିଷୂଦିନ୍ୟୈ ନମଃ