Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 961 of 1000: गुणातीता · Guṇātītā

Beyond The Three Strands

Artha

What the name means

Sattva, rajas and tamas do not reach her, though all of nature is spun out of them.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ गुणातीतायै नमः

oṃ guṇātītāyai namaḥ

om gunatitayai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, guṇātītā, as part of Shloka 176. 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 176, 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

adjectivefemininenominative (prathamā)singularā-stemstem: guṇātītā

गुणातीताguṇātītā

having transcended the constituent qualities

vigraha guṇān atītā

गुणguṇa

strand, constituent quality of nature

अतीताatītā

gone beyond, transcending

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Sandarbha

In its shloka

Shloka 176Names 955–963

धराधरसुता धन्या धर्मिणी धर्मवर्धिनी ।

लोकातीता गुणातीता सर्वातीता शमात्मिका ॥ १७६ ॥

dharādharasutā dhanyā dharmiṇī dharmavardhinī

lokātītā guṇātītā sarvātītā śamātmikā

Study the whole shloka: Five names of holding, then four of having gone beyond

Chanted with it

Lipi

The name in other scripts

Simple English spelling: gunatitaom gunatitayai namah
ITRANS: guNAtItAOM guNAtItAyai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto: guNAtItAOM guNAtItAyai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu: గుణాతీతాఓం గుణాతీతాయై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada: ಗುಣಾತೀತಾಓಂ ಗುಣಾತೀತಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam: ഗുണാതീതാഓം ഗുണാതീതായൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil: கு³ணாதீதாஓம் கு³ணாதீதாயை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati: ગુણાતીતાૐ ગુણાતીતાયૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali: গুণাতীতাওঁ গুণাতীতায়ৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia: ଗୁଣାତୀତାଓଁ ଗୁଣାତୀତାୟୈ ନମଃ