Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 8 of 1000: रागस्वरूपपाशाढ्याराग-स्वरूप-पाशाढ्या · RāgasvarūpapāśāḍhyāRāga-svarūpa-pāśāḍhyā

Rich With The Noose Of Longing

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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

nounfemininenominative (prathamā)singularā-stemstem: rāgasvarūpapāśāḍhyā
रागस्वरूपपाशाढ्याrāgasvarūpapāśāḍhyā

abounding in the noose that is desire itself

vigraha rāgasvarūpeṇa pāśena āḍhyā

रागस्वरूपपाशrāgasvarūpapāśa

the noose whose nature is passion

vigraha rāgasvarūpaḥ pāśaḥ

रागस्वरूपrāgasvarūpa

the essential form of desire

vigraha rāgasya svarūpam

रागrāga

colouring; passion, attachment, desire

स्वरूपsvarūpa

own form, essential nature

पाशpāśa

noose, snare, binding cord

आढ्यāḍhya

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