Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 99 of 1000: मूलाधारैकनिलयामूलाधारैक-निलया · MūlādhāraikanilayāMūlādhāraika-nilayā

Whose One Seat Is The Root Centre

Artha

What the name means

At the base of the spine is the centre she calls her single dwelling, the ground on which the rest is built.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ मूलाधारैकनिलयायै नमः

oṃ mūlādhāraikanilayāyai namaḥ

om muladharaikanilayayai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, mūlādhāraikanilayā, as part of Shloka 38. 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 38, where this name is chanted0:00 / 0:09

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: mūlādhāraikanilayā

मूलाधारैकनिलयाmūlādhāraikanilayā

she whose sole abode is the root-support centre

vigraha mūlādhāra ekanilayo yasyāḥ sā

मूलाधारmūlādhāra

the support at the root, the lowest centre of the body

vigraha mūlasya ādhāraḥ

मूलmūla

root, base, foundation

आधारādhāra

support, that which holds up

एकनिलयekanilaya

one single dwelling

vigraha ekaś cāsau nilayaś ca

एकeka

one, single, sole

निलयnilaya

resting place, dwelling, abode

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Sandarbha

In its shloka

Shloka 38Names 99–102

मूलाधारैकनिलया ब्रह्मग्रन्थिविभेदिनी ।

मणिपूरान्तरुदिता विष्णुग्रन्थिविभेदिनी ॥ ३८ ॥

mūlādhāraikanilayā brahmagranthivibhedinī

maṇipūrāntaruditā viṣṇugranthivibhedinī

Study the whole shloka: The root centre, the navel, and the first two knots

Chanted with it

Lipi

The name in other scripts

Simple English spelling: muladharaikanilayaom muladharaikanilayayai namah
ITRANS: mUlAdhAraikanilayAOM mUlAdhAraikanilayAyai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto: mUlAdhAraikanilayAOM mUlAdhAraikanilayAyai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu: మూలాధారైకనిలయాఓం మూలాధారైకనిలయాయై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada: ಮೂಲಾಧಾರೈಕನಿಲಯಾಓಂ ಮೂಲಾಧಾರೈಕನಿಲಯಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam: മൂലാധാരൈകനിലയാഓം മൂലാധാരൈകനിലയായൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil: மூலாதா⁴ரைகநிலயாஓம் மூலாதா⁴ரைகநிலயாயை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati: મૂલાધારૈકનિલયાૐ મૂલાધારૈકનિલયાયૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali: মূলাধারৈকনিলয়াওঁ মূলাধারৈকনিলয়ায়ৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia: ମୂଲାଧାରୈକନିଲୟାଓଁ ମୂଲାଧାରୈକନିଲୟାୟୈ ନମଃ