Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 777 of 1000: वीराराध्या · Vīrārādhyā

Worshipped By The Heroes

Artha

What the name means

The vīras, who take the difficult path without flinching from it, are the ones who worship her.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ वीराराध्यायै नमः

oṃ vīrārādhyāyai namaḥ

om viraradhyayai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, vīrārādhyā, as part of Shloka 149. 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 149, where this name is chanted0:00 / 0:10

Speed

Ranjani – Gayatri

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Uccāraṇa

Saying it, syllable by syllable

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Vyākaraṇa

How the name is built

nounfemininenominative (prathamā)singularā-stemstem: vīrārādhyā

वीराराध्याvīrārādhyā

worshipped by heroes

vigraha vīrair ārādhyā

वीरvīra

hero, brave man; an adept of the heroic discipline

आराध्याārādhyā

to be propitiated, worthy of worship

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Sandarbha

In its shloka

Shloka 149Names 777–784

वीराराध्या विराड्रूपा विरजा विश्वतोमुखी ।

प्रत्यग्रूपा पराकाशा प्राणदा प्राणरूपिणी ॥ १४९ ॥

vīrārādhyā virāḍrūpā virajā viśvatomukhī

pratyagrūpā parākāśā prāṇadā prāṇarūpiṇī

Study the whole shloka: The cosmic body, the inward self, and the breath between them

Chanted with it

Lipi

The name in other scripts

Simple English spelling: viraradhyaom viraradhyayai namah
ITRANS: vIrArAdhyAOM vIrArAdhyAyai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto: vIrArAdhyAOM vIrArAdhyAyai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu: వీరారాధ్యాఓం వీరారాధ్యాయై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada: ವೀರಾರಾಧ್ಯಾಓಂ ವೀರಾರಾಧ್ಯಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam: വീരാരാധ്യാഓം വീരാരാധ്യായൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil: வீராராத்⁴யாஓம் வீராராத்⁴யாயை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati: વીરારાધ્યાૐ વીરારાધ્યાયૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali: বীরারাধ্যাওঁ বীরারাধ্যায়ৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia: ବୀରାରାଧ୍ୟାଓଁ ବୀରାରାଧ୍ୟାୟୈ ନମଃ