The 108 Holy Names of Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
The 108 Holy Names of Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
These are 108 of the thousand names of the Maha-devi given in the Shri Lalita Sahasranama. The Great Goddess is, at the same time, simple and innocent as a little child and unfathomable, all-pervading, totally elusive, transcending all categories of perception, all known and unknown universes. The names simply reveal some aspects of Her Being. She is to be worshipped. These mantras should remind us that, ultimately, it is only through heartfelt devotion and worship that the true nature of Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi can be known. May You, the ocean of mercy, bless us all!
Aum twameva sākshāt Shrī Ādi Shakti Mātājī Shrī Nirmalā Devyai namo namahO Divine Mother, You are verily the incarnation of the Holy Spirit, Shri Adi Shakti. Salutations to You!
Mātā You are The Divine Mother
Mahā-rādñī The Great Empress
Deva-kārya samudyatā The one who emerges for a divine purpose
Akulā Beyond the limitations of family, caste or measurable dimensionality
Vishnu-granthi vibhedinī The one who breaks open Shri Vishnu’s knot of illusion and worldly entanglement
Bhavānī The queen of Bhava (Shri Shiva) and giver of life to the whole universe
Bhakti priyā Fond of devotion
Bhakti gamyā Realised by devotion
Sharma dayinī The bestower of happiness and divine bliss
Nirādhārā Unsupported, as You are the support of the universe
Niranjanā Unstained by any limitations whatsoever
Nirlepā Untouched by anything whatsoever
Nirmalā Immaculate and pure
Nishkalankā Spotless and unblemished
Nityā Eternal
Nirākārā Formless
Nirākulā Unruffled, unperturbeb
Nirgunā Beyond the three gunas (Sattva, Raja and Tama)
Nishkalā Indivisible and complete
Nishkāmā Desireless, as You have everything
Nirūpaplavā Indestructible
Nitya muktā Ever free, and You make Your devotees ever free
Nirvikārā Changeless and the unchanging basis of all changes
Nirāshrayā The one who needs no refuge, as You are the refuge of all
Nirantarā Beyond all categories and time
Nishkāranā Causeless, as You are the cause of all causes
Nirūpādhi Beyond the illusion of plurality
Nirīshwarā Supreme, beyond even God
Nirāgā Unattached
Nirmadā Prideless
Nishchintā Without any anxiety
Nirahaṅkārā Without ego
Nirmohā Free from illusion
Nirmamā Without selfishness
Nishpāpā Beyond sin 35
Nisaoṅshayā Without any doubts
Nirbhavā Unborn
Nirvikalpā Beyond all doubt
Nirābādhā Untroubled by anything whatsoever
Nirnāshā Deathless and indestructible
Nishkriyā Beyond all actions, not involved in any action
Nishparigrahā Taking nothing, as You are the source of everything
Nistulā Unequalled
Nīlachikurā Dark-haired
Nirapāyā Beyond danger 45
Niratyayā Impossible to cross or transgress
Sukha-pradā The one who confers the bliss of liberation (moksha)
Sāndra-karunā Intensely compassionate to Your devotees
Mahā-devī The greatest of Goddesses
Mahā-pūjyā Worshipped even by the highest of gods (the Trimurtis: Shri Brahma, Shri Vishnu and Shri Shiva)
Mahā-pātaka nāshinī The one who destroys even the greatest of sins
Mahā-shakti The great power
Mahā-māyā The supreme creator of illusion and confusion even to the greatest of gods
Mahā-rati The greatest bliss that is beyond all sense pleasures
Vishva-rūpā In all existing forms, the entire universe is Your form
Padm’āsanā Seated in the lotuses (chakras)
Bhagavatī The Divine Mother, the all-pervading power of God Almighty
Rakshā-karī The saviour and protector
* Rākshasa-ghni The slayer of demons and all evil forces
Param’eshwarī The Supreme Goddess
Nitya-yauvanā Ever young, untouched by time as it is Your creation
Punya-labhyā Attained by the meritorious or righteous (You are worshipped as a result of good actions in previous births)
Achintya-rūpā Beyond thought
Parā-shakti The Supreme Power
Guru-mūrti The guru and manifest through all true gurus
Ādi shakti The primordial power of God Almighty (The primordial Mother who created this world to bring God’s kingdom on Earth)
Yogadā The bestower of yoga
Ekākinī Alone, the sole basis of the plurality of the universe, beyond creation
Sukh’ārādhyā Easily worshipped
Shobhanā-sulabhā-gati The easiest and most beautiful path to Self-realisation
Sat-chid’ānanda-rūpinī Absolute truth, awareness and bliss
Lajjā Bashful modesty (You reside in all beings as modest chastity)
Shubha-karī Benevolent (The greatest good is the realisation of the ultimate and You grant that to devotees)
Chandikā Angry with evil forces
Tri-gun’ātmikā The one who assumes the form of the three gunas: Sattva (reality), Raja (activity) and Tama (desire)
Mahatī The most worshipful and highly esteemed Goddess
Prāna-rūpinī The divine breath of life
Paramānu The ultimate atom, too minute to be known
Pāsha-hantrī The one who liberates the soul from all that binds it
Vīra-mātā The Mother of the brave
Gambhīrā Fathomless and profound
Garvitā The proud Mother of all creation
Kshipra-prasādinī The one who instantly showers Her devotees with divine bliss
Sudhā-sṛuti The ambrosial flow of bliss
Dharm’ādhārā The one who sustains dharma (the innate knowledge of what is right and good for the Spirit)
Vishva-grāsā The one who devours the universe at the time of pralaya, the ultimate dissolution
Svasthā Established in Yourself; also, You establish the Self in devotees
Svabhāva-madhurā Sweet-natured
Dhīra-samarchitā Worshipped by the wise and the brave
Param’odārā Supreme generosity
Shāshwatī Ever-present and continuous
Lokātītā Beyond all the three lokas, transcending all created universes
Sham’ātmikā Inner peace
Līlā-vinodinī The supreme enjoyer of the divine play
Sadāshivā The eternally auspicious power of God Almighty
Pushti Divine nourishment through vibrations
Chandra-nibhā Luminous like the moon
Ravi-prakhyā Radiant like the sun
Pāvan’ākṛuti The pure sacred form
Vishwa-garbhā The Mother who gives birth to the universe
Chit-shakti The power of consciousness that dispels ignorance and confusion
Vishwa-sākshinī The silent witness of the action of the universe
Vimalā Clear and pure
Varadā The bestower of boons
Vilāsinī The supreme enjoyer, charming and playful
Vijayā Victorious
Vandāru-jana-vatsalā The Divine Mother who loves Her devotees like Her children
Sahaja yoga dāyinī The one who grants spontaneous Self-realisation
Sākshāt Shrī Ādi Shakti Mātājī Shrī Nirmalā Devyai namo namah
At Shri Ganesha Puja in Brighton, UK, on 4 Aug 1985,
Shri Mataji added a 109th name: Vishwa Nirmala Dharma-Prasthāpinī The one who fully establishes Vishwa Nirmala Dharma
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Jai Shri Mataji!