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]

In Dvadasha stotra, composed by Jagadguru Madhvacharya, the word Niranjan is explained as one the quality of Krishna.^[10]

References

^ William J. Dwyer (1981). Bhakti in Kabåir. Associated Book Agency. p. 111.
^ William J. Dwyer (1981). Bhakti in Kabåir. Associated Book Agency. p. 111.
^ 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.
^ Indian Literature. Sähitya Akademi. 1976. p. 45.
^ Vidya Prasad Pandey (1987). Vedic Cult: Applied Science to Human Health, Happiness, and Longevity. Bhaskar Publications. p. 173.
^ 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.
^ Indian Literature. Sähitya Akademi. 1976. p. 45.
^ J. S. Grewal (2006). Religious Movements and Institutions in Medieval India. Oxford University Press. p. 395.
^ 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
^ Dvaadasha Stotra

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[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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