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]

In Dvadasha stotra, composed by Jagadguru Madhvacharya, the word Niranjan is explained as one the quality of Lord Krishna.^[8]

Notable people

Notable people with the name include:

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.
^ 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.
^ 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] 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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