Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 762 of 1000: त्र्यम्बका · Tryambakā

Three-Eyed

Artha

What the name means

Sun, moon and fire are her three eyes, so that she sees by day, by night and past both.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ त्र्यम्बकायै नमः

oṃ tryambakāyai namaḥ

om tryambakayai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, tryambakā, as part of Shloka 146. 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 146, where this name is chanted0:00 / 0:09

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: tryambakā

त्र्यम्बकाtryambakā

she who has three eyes

vigraha trīṇy ambakāni yasyāḥ sā

त्रिtri

three

अम्बकambaka

eye

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Sandarbha

In its shloka

Shloka 146Names 757–763

क्षराक्षरात्मिका सर्वलोकेशी विश्वधारिणी ।

त्रिवर्गदात्री सुभगा त्र्यम्बका त्रिगुणात्मिका ॥ १४६ ॥

kṣarākṣarātmikā sarvalokeśī viśvadhāriṇī

trivargadātrī subhagā tryambakā triguṇātmikā

Study the whole shloka: Perishable and imperishable, and a line built out of threes

Chanted with it

Lipi

The name in other scripts

Simple English spelling: tryambakaom tryambakayai namah
ITRANS: tryambakAOM tryambakAyai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto: tryambakAOM tryambakAyai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu: త్ర్యమ్బకాఓం త్ర్యమ్బకాయై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada: ತ್ರ್ಯಮ್ಬಕಾಓಂ ತ್ರ್ಯಮ್ಬಕಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam: ത്ര്യമ്ബകാഓം ത്ര്യമ്ബകായൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil: த்ர்யம்ப³காஓம் த்ர்யம்ப³காயை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati: ત્ર્યમ્બકાૐ ત્ર્યમ્બકાયૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali: ত্র্যম্বকাওঁ ত্র্যম্বকায়ৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia: ତ୍ର୍ଯ୍ୟମ୍ବକାଓଁ ତ୍ର୍ଯ୍ୟମ୍ବକାୟୈ ନମଃ