Niranjan

Niranjan or Niranjana (Sanskrit: निरंजन Nirānjānā) is a word from the Sanskrit literature of Hindu tradition,[1] which means, spotless, pure, supreme being, devoid of all objectifications, without any bad quality (attributes), active, truthful, great and it is lord Shiva . It is also Lord Krishna according to Bhagavad Gita.[2][3]

Etymology

Niranjan in Sanskrit means the one without blemishes or the one who is spotless and pure.[4] Nih means not and Anjana means black colouring matter. So, Niranjana means not matter or not even a colour which itself is abstract. So, Niranjana signifies untarnished by any sort of matter; Pure to the Extreme, the Om and it is Shiva according to Vedas.[5]

In Sanskrit literature
  • Saint Kabir described God as Niranjan. Niranjan means God without collyrium, the spotless or immaculate God and it is Rama according to Kabir[7][8]
  • It is also 52nd name of the 108 names of Sri Krishna as it appears in the Sri Krishna Ashtottara Shatanama Stothra.[9]

Notable people

Notable people with the name include:

gollark: Phones are general-purpose computers, regardless of how much the companies don't really want that.
gollark: I have a Linux-y terminal with Python and whatnot available.
gollark: Totally. It's just irritating.
gollark: So can my phone (though it's annoying because of the virtual keyboards).
gollark: I suppose they also have more mathy software - my calculator can do stuff like automatic equation solving and whatnot which I can't easily do on my computer - but I'm sure there's something for that.

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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