Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 877 of 1000: निरालम्बा · Nirālambā

Without Support

Artha

What the name means

She leans on nothing, because anything she could lean on would itself already be resting on her.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ निरालम्बायै नमः

oṃ nirālambāyai namaḥ

om niralambayai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, nirālambā, 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

adjectivefemininenominative (prathamā)singularā-stemstem: nirālambā

निरालम्बाnirālambā

having no prop

vigraha na vidyate ālambaḥ yasyāḥ sā

निर्nir

out, away, without (nis before a vowel)

आलम्बālamba

support, prop, that on which one rests

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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: niralambaom niralambayai namah
ITRANS: nirAlambAOM nirAlambAyai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto: nirAlambAOM nirAlambAyai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu: నిరాలమ్బాఓం నిరాలమ్బాయై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada: ನಿರಾಲಮ್ಬಾಓಂ ನಿರಾಲಮ್ಬಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam: നിരാലമ്ബാഓം നിരാലമ്ബായൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil: நிராலம்பா³ஓம் நிராலம்பா³யை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati: નિરાલમ્બાૐ નિરાલમ્બાયૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali: নিরালম্বাওঁ নিরালম্বায়ৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia: ନିରାଲମ୍ବାଓଁ ନିରାଲମ୍ବାୟୈ ନମଃ