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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