Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 892 of 1000: वैष्णवी · Vaiṣṇavī

The Power Of Viṣṇu

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Artha

What the name means

She is Viṣṇu's own energy, counted among the Mother goddesses and bearing the emblems he bears.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ वैष्णव्यै नमः

oṃ vaiṣṇavyai namaḥ

om vaishnavyai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, vaiṣṇavī, as part of Shloka 166. 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 166, where this name is chanted0:00 / 0:10
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Uccāraṇa

Saying it, syllable by syllable

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Vyākaraṇa

How the name is built

nounfemininenominative (prathamā)singularī-stemstem: vaiṣṇavī

A single word rather than a compound.

New to the cases and compounds? The grammar you meet in the text.

Sandarbha

In its shloka

Shloka 166Names 890–897

विश्वग्रासा विद्रुमाभा वैष्णवी विष्णुरूपिणी ।

अयोनिर्योनिनिलया कूटस्था कुलरूपिणी ॥ १६६ ॥

viśvagrāsā vidrumābhā vaiṣṇavī viṣṇurūpiṇī

ayoniryoninilayā kūṭasthā kularūpiṇī

Study the whole shloka: The world as one mouthful, and a printed word that hides a seam

Lipi

The name in other scripts

Simple English spelling
vaishnaviom vaishnavyai namah
ITRANS
vaiShNavIOM vaiShNavyai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto
vaiSNavIOM vaiSNavyai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu
వైష్ణవీఓం వైష్ణవ్యై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada
ವೈಷ್ಣವೀಓಂ ವೈಷ್ಣವ್ಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam
വൈഷ്ണവീഓം വൈഷ്ണവ്യൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil
வைஷ்ணவீஓம் வைஷ்ணவ்யை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati
વૈષ્ણવીૐ વૈષ્ણવ્યૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali
বৈষ্ণবীওঁ বৈষ্ণব্যৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia
ବୈଷ୍ଣବୀଓଁ ବୈଷ୍ଣବ୍ୟୈ ନମଃ