Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 838 of 1000: मुकुन्दा · Mukundā
The Bestower Of Release
Artha
What the name means
She carries the feminine of Viṣṇu's own name, read in the tradition as the one who hands liberation over.
Japa
How to chant it
ॐ मुकुन्दायै नमः
oṃ mukundāyai namaḥ
om mukundayai namah
In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, mukundā, as part of Shloka 157. 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
A single word rather than a compound.
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Sandarbha
In its shloka
Shloka 157Names 838–843
मुकुन्दा मुक्तिनिलया मूलविग्रहरूपिणी ।
भावज्ञा भवरोगघ्नी भवचक्रप्रवर्तिनी ॥ १५७ ॥
mukundā muktinilayā mūlavigraharūpiṇī
bhāvajñā bhavarogaghnī bhavacakrapravartinī
Study the whole shloka: She cures the disease of existence and keeps its wheel turning
Lipi
The name in other scripts
- Simple English spelling
- mukundaom mukundayai namah
- ITRANS
- mukundAOM mukundAyai namaH
- Harvard-Kyoto
- mukundAOM mukundAyai namaH
- తెలుగుTelugu
- ముకున్దాఓం ముకున్దాయై నమః
- ಕನ್ನಡKannada
- ಮುಕುನ್ದಾಓಂ ಮುಕುನ್ದಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
- മലയാളംMalayalam
- മുകുന്ദാഓം മുകുന്ദായൈ നമഃ
- தமிழ்Tamil
- முகுந்தா³ஓம் முகுந்தா³யை நமஃ
- ગુજરાતીGujarati
- મુકુન્દાૐ મુકુન્દાયૈ નમઃ
- বাংলাBengali
- মুকুন্দাওঁ মুকুন্দায়ৈ নমঃ
- ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia
- ମୁକୁନ୍ଦାଓଁ ମୁକୁନ୍ଦାୟୈ ନମଃ