Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 783 of 1000: प्राणदा · Prāṇadā

Giver Of Life

Artha

What the name means

The breath that keeps a creature alive is handed to it by her, one moment at a time.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ प्राणदायै नमः

oṃ prāṇadāyai namaḥ

om pranadayai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, prāṇadā, 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: prāṇadā

प्राणदाprāṇadā

she who gives the breath of life

vigraha prāṇaṃ dadātīti prāṇadā

प्राणprāṇa

breath, the breath of life, vitality

दाdā

giving, granting (from √dā)

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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: pranadaom pranadayai namah
ITRANS: prANadAOM prANadAyai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto: prANadAOM prANadAyai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu: ప్రాణదాఓం ప్రాణదాయై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada: ಪ್ರಾಣದಾಓಂ ಪ್ರಾಣದಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam: പ്രാണദാഓം പ്രാണദായൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil: ப்ராணதா³ஓம் ப்ராணதா³யை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati: પ્રાણદાૐ પ્રાણદાયૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali: প্রাণদাওঁ প্রাণদায়ৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia: ପ୍ରାଣଦାଓଁ ପ୍ରାଣଦାୟୈ ନମଃ