Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 923 of 1000: दक्षिणादक्षिणाराध्या · Dakṣiṇādakṣiṇārādhyā

Worshipped By Both Observances

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Artha

What the name means

The straightforward right-hand worshippers and those who follow the contrary rite alike reach her.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ दक्षिणादक्षिणाराध्यायै नमः

oṃ dakṣiṇādakṣiṇārādhyāyai namaḥ

om dakshinadakshinaradhyayai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, dakṣiṇādakṣiṇārādhyā, as part of Shloka 171. 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 171, where this name is chanted0:00 / 0:09
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Uccāraṇa

Saying it, syllable by syllable

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Vyākaraṇa

How the name is built

adjectivefemininenominative (prathamā)singularā-stemstem: dakṣiṇādakṣiṇārādhyā
दक्षिणादक्षिणाराध्याdakṣiṇādakṣiṇārādhyā

to be worshipped by the right-handed and the left-handed

vigraha dakṣiṇair adakṣiṇaiś cārādhyā

दक्षिणादक्षिणdakṣiṇādakṣiṇadvandva

the right-hand and the left-hand

vigraha dakṣiṇaś cādakṣiṇaś ca

दक्षिणdakṣiṇa

right, southern; straightforward

अदक्षिणadakṣiṇa

not right, contrary; left-hand

आराध्याārādhyā

to be propitiated, worthy of worship

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Sandarbha

In its shloka

Shloka 171Names 923–926

दक्षिणादक्षिणाराध्या दरस्मेरमुखाम्बुजा ।

कौलिनीकेवलाऽनर्घ्यकैवल्यपददायिनी ॥ १७१ ॥

dakṣiṇādakṣiṇārādhyā darasmeramukhāmbujā

kaulinīkevalā'narghyakaivalyapadadāyinī

Study the whole shloka: A slight smile, and a priceless gift

Lipi

The name in other scripts

Simple English spelling
dakshinadakshinaradhyaom dakshinadakshinaradhyayai namah
ITRANS
dakShiNAdakShiNArAdhyAOM dakShiNAdakShiNArAdhyAyai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto
dakSiNAdakSiNArAdhyAOM dakSiNAdakSiNArAdhyAyai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu
దక్షిణాదక్షిణారాధ్యాఓం దక్షిణాదక్షిణారాధ్యాయై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada
ದಕ್ಷಿಣಾದಕ್ಷಿಣಾರಾಧ್ಯಾಓಂ ದಕ್ಷಿಣಾದಕ್ಷಿಣಾರಾಧ್ಯಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam
ദക്ഷിണാദക്ഷിണാരാധ്യാഓം ദക്ഷിണാദക്ഷിണാരാധ്യായൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil
த³க்ஷிணாத³க்ஷிணாராத்⁴யாஓம் த³க்ஷிணாத³க்ஷிணாராத்⁴யாயை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati
દક્ષિણાદક્ષિણારાધ્યાૐ દક્ષિણાદક્ષિણારાધ્યાયૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali
দক্ষিণাদক্ষিণারাধ্যাওঁ দক্ষিণাদক্ষিণারাধ্যায়ৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia
ଦକ୍ଷିଣାଦକ୍ଷିଣାରାଧ୍ୟାଓଁ ଦକ୍ଷିଣାଦକ୍ଷିଣାରାଧ୍ୟାୟୈ ନମଃ