Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 855 of 1000: गगनान्तस्था · Gaganāntasthā
Abiding At The Edge Of The Sky
Artha
What the name means
She stands where space itself gives out, at the far boundary the sky does not cross.
Japa
How to chant it
ॐ गगनान्तस्थायै नमः
oṃ gaganāntasthāyai namaḥ
om gaganantasthayai namah
In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, gaganāntasthā, as part of Shloka 160. 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
abiding at the limit of the sky
vigraha gaganānte tiṣṭhati iti gaganāntasthā
the far limit of the sky
vigraha gaganasya antaḥ
sky, firmament, atmosphere
end, limit, boundary
standing, abiding in
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Sandarbha
In its shloka
Shloka 160Names 854–861
गम्भीरा गगनान्तस्था गर्विता गानलोलुपा ।
कल्पनारहिता काष्ठाऽकान्ता कान्तार्धविग्रहा ॥ १६० ॥
gambhīrā gaganāntasthā garvitā gānalolupā
kalpanārahitā kāṣṭhā'kāntā kāntārdhavigrahā
Study the whole shloka: Deep, proud, greedy for song — and half of another body
Chanted with it
Lipi
The name in other scripts
- Simple English spelling
- gaganantasthaom gaganantasthayai namah
- ITRANS
- gaganAntasthAOM gaganAntasthAyai namaH
- Harvard-Kyoto
- gaganAntasthAOM gaganAntasthAyai namaH
- తెలుగుTelugu
- గగనాన్తస్థాఓం గగనాన్తస్థాయై నమః
- ಕನ್ನಡKannada
- ಗಗನಾನ್ತಸ್ಥಾಓಂ ಗಗನಾನ್ತಸ್ಥಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
- മലയാളംMalayalam
- ഗഗനാന്തസ്ഥാഓം ഗഗനാന്തസ്ഥായൈ നമഃ
- தமிழ்Tamil
- க³க³னாந்தஸ்தா²ஓம் க³க³னாந்தஸ்தா²யை நமஃ
- ગુજરાતીGujarati
- ગગનાન્તસ્થાૐ ગગનાન્તસ્થાયૈ નમઃ
- বাংলাBengali
- গগনান্তস্থাওঁ গগনান্তস্থায়ৈ নমঃ
- ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia
- ଗଗନାନ୍ତସ୍ଥାଓଁ ଗଗନାନ୍ତସ୍ଥାୟୈ ନମଃ