Niranjan

Niranjan or Niranjana are words from the Sanskrit literature,[1] which means, spotless, pure, supreme being, devoid of all objectifications, without any bad quality (attributes), active, truthful, great and it is 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]

In Sanskrit literature

  • Niranjan or Triloki Nath is the lord of the three worlds, the physical, the astral and the causal and according to Bhagvad Gita it is Lord Krishna.[5]
  • Saint Kabir described God as Niranjan. Niranjan means God without collyrium, the spotless or immaculate God and it is Krishna according to Kabir[6]
  • It is also 52nd name of the 108 names of Sri Krishna as it appears in the Sri Krishnastothra shatanama stothram.[7]

Notable people

Notable people with the name include:

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. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Indian Literature. Sähitya Akademi. 1976. p. 45.
  7. ↑ 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
  8. ↑ Dvaadasha Stotra


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