Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 8 of 1000: रागस्वरूपपाशाढ्याराग-स्वरूप-पाशाढ्या · RāgasvarūpapāśāḍhyāRāga-svarūpa-pāśāḍhyā
Rich With The Noose Of Longing
Artha
What the name means
In one hand she carries the noose whose very substance is attachment, the cord by which every creature is drawn toward what it loves.
Japa
How to chant it
ॐ रागस्वरूपपाशाढ्यायै नमः
oṃ rāgasvarūpapāśāḍhyāyai namaḥ
om ragasvarupapashadhyayai namah
In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, rāgasvarūpapāśāḍhyā, as part of Shloka 2. 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
abounding in the noose that is desire itself
vigraha rāgasvarūpeṇa pāśena āḍhyā
the noose whose nature is passion
vigraha rāgasvarūpaḥ pāśaḥ
the essential form of desire
vigraha rāgasya svarūpam
colouring; passion, attachment, desire
own form, essential nature
noose, snare, binding cord
rich in, abundantly supplied with
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Sandarbha
In its shloka
Shloka 2Names 6–9
उद्यद्भानुसहस्राभा चतुर्बाहुसमन्विता ।
रागस्वरूपपाशाढ्या क्रोधाकाराङ्कुशोज्ज्वला ॥ २ ॥
udyadbhānusahasrābhā caturbāhusamanvitā
rāgasvarūpapāśāḍhyā krodhākārāṅkuśojjvalā
Study the whole shloka: Four arms, and the noose of desire
Lipi
The name in other scripts
- Simple English spelling
- ragasvarupapashadhyaom ragasvarupapashadhyayai namah
- ITRANS
- rAgasvarUpapAshADhyAOM rAgasvarUpapAshADhyAyai namaH
- Harvard-Kyoto
- rAgasvarUpapAzADhyAOM rAgasvarUpapAzADhyAyai namaH
- తెలుగుTelugu
- రాగస్వరూపపాశాఢ్యాఓం రాగస్వరూపపాశాఢ్యాయై నమః
- ಕನ್ನಡKannada
- ರಾಗಸ್ವರೂಪಪಾಶಾಢ್ಯಾಓಂ ರಾಗಸ್ವರೂಪಪಾಶಾಢ್ಯಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
- മലയാളംMalayalam
- രാഗസ്വരൂപപാശാഢ്യാഓം രാഗസ്വരൂപപാശാഢ്യായൈ നമഃ
- தமிழ்Tamil
- ராக³ஸ்வரூபபாஶாட்⁴யாஓம் ராக³ஸ்வரூபபாஶாட்⁴யாயை நமஃ
- ગુજરાતીGujarati
- રાગસ્વરૂપપાશાઢ્યાૐ રાગસ્વરૂપપાશાઢ્યાયૈ નમઃ
- বাংলাBengali
- রাগস্বরূপপাশাঢ্যাওঁ রাগস্বরূপপাশাঢ্যায়ৈ নমঃ
- ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia
- ରାଗସ୍ୱରୂପପାଶାଢ୍ୟାଓଁ ରାଗସ୍ୱରୂପପାଶାଢ୍ୟାୟୈ ନମଃ