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Niranjan
Sanskrit term in Hindu religious scripture From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
- In Dvadasha stotra, composed by Jagadguru Madhvacharya, the word Niranjan is explained as one the quality of Krishna.[10]
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