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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

  • 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:

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