Niranjan

Niranjana (Sanskrit: निरंजन, romanized: niranjana), also rendered Niranjan, is an epithet in Hinduism.[1] It is a title of Krishna according to the Bhagavad Gita,[2][3] and is also an epithet of Shiva.

Etymology

Niranjan in Sanskrit means the one without blemishes or the one who is spotless and pure.[4] nir means less (as in e.g. motionless) and anjana means black colouring matter.[5]

Description

  • Niranjan means the lord of the three worlds, the physical, the astral and the causal and according to the Bhagavad Gita.[6]
  • The saint Kabir described God as Niranjan. Niranjan means is translated as without collyrium, or the spotless or immaculate God, and it is used to address Rama.[7][8]
  • It is also 52nd name of the 108 names of Krishna as it appears in the Sri Krishna Ashtottara Shatanama Stotra.[9]

References

  1. ^ William J. Dwyer (1981). Bhakti in Kabåir. Associated Book Agency. p. 111.
  2. ^ William J. Dwyer (1981). Bhakti in Kabåir. Associated Book Agency. p. 111.
  3. ^ Munshi Ram (1967). With the three masters: being extracts from the private diary of Rai Sahib Munshi Ram, M.A., P.C.S., secretary to the three masters. Radhasoami Satsang. p. 52.
  4. ^ Indian Literature. Sähitya Akademi. 1976. p. 45.
  5. ^ Vidya Prasad Pandey (1987). Vedic Cult: Applied Science to Human Health, Happiness, and Longevity. Bhaskar Publications. p. 173.
  6. ^ Munshi Ram (1967). With the three masters: being extracts from the private diary of Rai Sahib Munshi Ram, M.A., P.C.S., secretary to the three masters. Radhasoami Satsang. p. 52.
  7. ^ Indian Literature. Sähitya Akademi. 1976. p. 45.
  8. ^ J. S. Grewal (2006). Religious Movements and Institutions in Medieval India. Oxford University Press. p. 395.
  9. ^ Dilāvara Siṃha Jayasavāra (1994). Kuramī cetanā ke sau varsha: rāshṭrīya pariprekshya meṃ, 1894-1994. Gītāñjali Prakāśana. p. 506. श्री कृष्ण द्वारा परमब्रह्म के अर्थ में निरंजन को कहा गया है
  10. ^ Dvaadasha Stotra


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