Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 913 of 1000: सर्वापद्विनिवारिणीसर्वापद्-विनिवारिणी · SarvāpadvinivāriṇīSarvāpad-vinivāriṇī

Averter Of Every Calamity

Artha

What the name means

She turns aside each misfortune that threatens those who take shelter with her.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ सर्वापद्विनिवारिण्यै नमः

oṃ sarvāpadvinivāriṇyai namaḥ

om sarvapadvinivarinyai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, sarvāpadvinivāriṇī, as part of Shloka 169. 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 169, where this name is chanted0:00 / 0:10

Speed

Ranjani – Gayatri

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Uccāraṇa

Saying it, syllable by syllable

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Vyākaraṇa

How the name is built

nounfemininenominative (prathamā)singularī-stemstem: sarvāpadvinivāriṇī

सर्वापद्विनिवारिणीsarvāpadvinivāriṇī

she who wards off all calamities

vigraha sarvāsām āpadāṃ vinivāriṇī

सर्वापद्sarvāpad

every calamity

vigraha sarvā cāsāv āpac ca

सर्वsarva

all, every

आपद्āpad

misfortune, calamity, distress

विनिवारिणीvinivāriṇī

she who holds back, averts

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Sandarbha

In its shloka

Shloka 169Names 912–917

सव्यापसव्यमार्गस्था सर्वापद्विनिवारिणी ।

स्वस्था स्वभावमधुरा धीरा धीरसमर्चिता ॥ १६९ ॥

savyāpasavyamārgasthā sarvāpadvinivāriṇī

svasthā svabhāvamadhurā dhīrā dhīrasamarcitā

Study the whole shloka: Both paths, and the steadiness they ask for

Chanted with it

Lipi

The name in other scripts

Simple English spelling: sarvapadvinivariniom sarvapadvinivarinyai namah
ITRANS: sarvApadvinivAriNIOM sarvApadvinivAriNyai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto: sarvApadvinivAriNIOM sarvApadvinivAriNyai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu: సర్వాపద్వినివారిణీఓం సర్వాపద్వినివారిణ్యై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada: ಸರ್ವಾಪದ್ವಿನಿವಾರಿಣೀಓಂ ಸರ್ವಾಪದ್ವಿನಿವಾರಿಣ್ಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam: സര്വാപദ്വിനിവാരിണീഓം സര്വാപദ്വിനിവാരിണ്യൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil: ஸர்வாபத்³வினிவாரிணீஓம் ஸர்வாபத்³வினிவாரிண்யை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati: સર્વાપદ્વિનિવારિણીૐ સર્વાપદ્વિનિવારિણ્યૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali: সর্বাপদ্বিনিবারিণীওঁ সর্বাপদ্বিনিবারিণ্যৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia: ସର୍ୱାପଦ୍ବିନିବାରିଣୀଓଁ ସର୍ୱାପଦ୍ବିନିବାରିଣ୍ୟୈ ନମଃ