Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 841 of 1000: भावज्ञा · Bhāvajñā

Knower Of The Heart

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Artha

What the name means

She reads the intention behind a gesture, so an offering is weighed by the feeling put into it and not by its cost.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ भावज्ञायै नमः

oṃ bhāvajñāyai namaḥ

om bhavajnayai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, bhāvajñā, 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.

ChantShloka 157, where this name is chanted0:00 / 0:09
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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: bhāvajñā
भावज्ञाbhāvajñā

she who knows what is felt

vigraha bhāvaṃ jānāti iti bhāvajñā

भावbhāva

state of mind, feeling, disposition, intention

ज्ञjña

knowing, familiar with

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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
bhavajnaom bhavajnayai namah
ITRANS
bhAvaj~nAOM bhAvaj~nAyai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto
bhAvajJAOM bhAvajJAyai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu
భావజ్ఞాఓం భావజ్ఞాయై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada
ಭಾವಜ್ಞಾಓಂ ಭಾವಜ್ಞಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam
ഭാവജ്ഞാഓം ഭാവജ്ഞായൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil
பா⁴வஜ்ஞாஓம் பா⁴வஜ்ஞாயை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati
ભાવજ્ઞાૐ ભાવજ્ઞાયૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali
ভাবজ্ঞাওঁ ভাবজ্ঞায়ৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia
ଭାବଜ୍ଞାଓଁ ଭାବଜ୍ଞାୟୈ ନମଃ