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 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 Lord Vishnu according to Vedas.[5]
In Sanskrit literature
- Niranjan means the lord of the three worlds, the physical, the astral and the causal and according to Bhagavad Gita it is Lord Krishna.[6]
- 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]
- In Dvadasha stotra, composed by Jagadguru Madhvacharya, the word Niranjan is explained as one the quality of Lord Krishna.[10]
Notable people
Notable people with the name include:
- Niranjan Bhagat
- Niranjan Iyengar
- Niranjan Madhav
- Niranjan Mukundan
- Niranjanananda
- Niranjan Hiranandani
- Niranjan Pati
- Niranjan Singh Tasneem
- Niranjana (writer)
- Niranjan Reddy
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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