Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 910 of 1000: सौम्या · Saumyā
The Gentle One
Artha
What the name means
She is mild and cooling, the adjective derived from soma and carrying at once lunar coolness and an unruffled temper.
Japa
How to chant it
ॐ सौम्यायै नमः
oṃ saumyāyai namaḥ
om saumyayai namah
In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, saumyā, as part of Shloka 168. 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.
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Uccāraṇa
Saying it, syllable by syllable
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Vyākaraṇa
How the name is built
A single word rather than a compound.
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Sandarbha
In its shloka
Shloka 168Names 906–911
तत्त्वाधिका तत्त्वमयी तत्त्वमर्थस्वरूपिणी ।
सामगानप्रिया सौम्या सदाशिवकुटुम्बिनी ॥ १६८ ॥
tattvādhikā tattvamayī tattvamarthasvarūpiṇī
sāmagānapriyā saumyā sadāśivakuṭumbinī
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Lipi
The name in other scripts
- Simple English spelling
- saumyaom saumyayai namah
- ITRANS
- saumyAOM saumyAyai namaH
- Harvard-Kyoto
- saumyAOM saumyAyai namaH
- తెలుగుTelugu
- సౌమ్యాఓం సౌమ్యాయై నమః
- ಕನ್ನಡKannada
- ಸೌಮ್ಯಾಓಂ ಸೌಮ್ಯಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
- മലയാളംMalayalam
- സൌമ്യാഓം സൌമ്യായൈ നമഃ
- தமிழ்Tamil
- ஸௌம்யாஓம் ஸௌம்யாயை நமஃ
- ગુજરાતીGujarati
- સૌમ્યાૐ સૌમ્યાયૈ નમઃ
- বাংলাBengali
- সৌম্যাওঁ সৌম্যায়ৈ নমঃ
- ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia
- ସୌମ୍ୟାଓଁ ସୌମ୍ୟାୟୈ ନମଃ