Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 857 of 1000: गानलोलुपागान-लोलुपा · GānalolupāGāna-lolupā

Greedy For Song

Artha

What the name means

Singing draws her the way a scent draws a bee, and she is eager enough for it to come where it is.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ गानलोलुपायै नमः

oṃ gānalolupāyai namaḥ

om ganalolupayai namah

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

ChantShloka 160, where this name is chanted0:00 / 0:10

Speed

Ranjani – Gayatri

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Uccāraṇa

Saying it, syllable by syllable

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Vyākaraṇa

How the name is built

adjectivefemininenominative (prathamā)singularā-stemstem: gānalolupā

गानलोलुपाgānalolupā

eagerly longing for song

vigraha gāne lolupā

गानgāna

song, singing

लोलुपlolupa

ardently longing for, greedy, covetous

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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: ganalolupaom ganalolupayai namah
ITRANS: gAnalolupAOM gAnalolupAyai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto: gAnalolupAOM gAnalolupAyai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu: గానలోలుపాఓం గానలోలుపాయై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada: ಗಾನಲೋಲುಪಾಓಂ ಗಾನಲೋಲುಪಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam: ഗാനലോലുപാഓം ഗാനലോലുപായൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil: கா³னலோலுபாஓம் கா³னலோலுபாயை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati: ગાનલોલુપાૐ ગાનલોલુપાયૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali: গানলোলুপাওঁ গানলোলুপায়ৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia: ଗାନଲୋଲୁପାଓଁ ଗାନଲୋଲୁପାୟୈ ନମଃ