Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 874 of 1000: त्रिस्था · Tristhā

Abiding In The Three

Artha

What the name means

She is present in each member of every triad — the three states, the three worlds, the three strands of nature — and confined to none of them.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ त्रिस्थायै नमः

oṃ tristhāyai namaḥ

om tristhayai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, tristhā, as part of Shloka 163. 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 163, 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: tristhā

त्रिस्थाtristhā

abiding in the three

vigraha triṣu tiṣṭhati iti tristhā

त्रिtri

three

स्थstha

standing, abiding in

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Sandarbha

In its shloka

Shloka 163Names 872–879

त्रयी त्रिवर्गनिलया त्रिस्था त्रिपुरमालिनी ।

निरामया निरालम्बा स्वात्मारामा सुधासृतिः ॥ १६३ ॥

trayī trivarganilayā tristhā tripuramālinī

nirāmayā nirālambā svātmārāmā sudhāsṛtiḥ

Study the whole shloka: Four names beginning in three, four names needing nothing

Chanted with it

Lipi

The name in other scripts

Simple English spelling: tristhaom tristhayai namah
ITRANS: tristhAOM tristhAyai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto: tristhAOM tristhAyai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu: త్రిస్థాఓం త్రిస్థాయై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada: ತ್ರಿಸ್ಥಾಓಂ ತ್ರಿಸ್ಥಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam: ത്രിസ്ഥാഓം ത്രിസ്ഥായൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil: த்ரிஸ்தா²ஓம் த்ரிஸ்தா²யை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati: ત્રિસ્થાૐ ત્રિસ્થાયૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali: ত্রিস্থাওঁ ত্রিস্থায়ৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia: ତ୍ରିସ୍ଥାଓଁ ତ୍ରିସ୍ଥାୟୈ ନମଃ