Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 865 of 1000: लीलाविग्रहधारिणीलीला-विग्रह-धारिणी · LīlāvigrahadhāriṇīLīlā-vigraha-dhāriṇī

Wearing A Body For Play

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Artha

What the name means

The form she takes is put on for sport, worn the way a player wears a costume and set down again as easily.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ लीलाविग्रहधारिण्यै नमः

oṃ līlāvigrahadhāriṇyai namaḥ

om lilavigrahadharinyai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, līlāvigrahadhāriṇī, as part of Shloka 161. 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 161, where this name is chanted0:00 / 0:09
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Uccāraṇa

Saying it, syllable by syllable

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Vyākaraṇa

How the name is built

nounfemininenominative (prathamā)singularī-stemstem: līlāvigrahadhāriṇī
लीलाविग्रहधारिणीlīlāvigrahadhāriṇī

she who wears a body assumed for play

vigraha līlāvigrahaṃ dhārayati iti līlāvigrahadhāriṇī

लीलाविग्रहlīlāvigraha

a body taken on for sport

vigraha līlāyai vigrahaḥ

लीलाlīlā

play, sport, mere semblance assumed in play

विग्रहvigraha

body, bodily form

धारिणीdhāriṇī

she who bears, wears or holds

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Sandarbha

In its shloka

Shloka 161Names 862–865

कार्यकारणनिर्मुक्ता कामकेलितरङ्गिता ।

कनत्कनकताटङ्का लीलाविग्रहधारिणी ॥ १६१ ॥

kāryakāraṇanirmuktā kāmakelitaraṅgitā

kanatkanakatāṭaṅkā līlāvigrahadhāriṇī

Study the whole shloka: Outside cause and effect, and therefore at play

Lipi

The name in other scripts

Simple English spelling
lilavigrahadhariniom lilavigrahadharinyai namah
ITRANS
lIlAvigrahadhAriNIOM lIlAvigrahadhAriNyai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto
lIlAvigrahadhAriNIOM lIlAvigrahadhAriNyai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu
లీలావిగ్రహధారిణీఓం లీలావిగ్రహధారిణ్యై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada
ಲೀಲಾವಿಗ್ರಹಧಾರಿಣೀಓಂ ಲೀಲಾವಿಗ್ರಹಧಾರಿಣ್ಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam
ലീലാവിഗ്രഹധാരിണീഓം ലീലാവിഗ്രഹധാരിണ്യൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil
லீலாவிக்³ரஹதா⁴ரிணீஓம் லீலாவிக்³ரஹதா⁴ரிண்யை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati
લીલાવિગ્રહધારિણીૐ લીલાવિગ્રહધારિણ્યૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali
লীলাবিগ্রহধারিণীওঁ লীলাবিগ্রহধারিণ্যৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia
ଲୀଲାବିଗ୍ରହଧାରିଣୀଓଁ ଲୀଲାବିଗ୍ରହଧାରିଣ୍ୟୈ ନମଃ