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{{short description|Sanskrit term in Hindu religious scripture}}
{{short description|Sanskrit term in Hindu religious scripture}}
{{for|the river where Gautama Buddha meditated|Phalgu}}
{{for|the river where Gautama Buddha meditated|Phalgu}}
'''Niranjan''' or '''Niranjana''' ([[Sanskrit]]: {{lang|sa|निरंजन}} ''{{IAST|Nirānjānā}}'') is a word from the [[Sanskrit literature]] of [[Hindu]] tradition,<ref>{{cite book|title=Bhakti in Kabåir|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=46ljAAAAMAAJ|publisher=Associated Book Agency|year=1981|author=William J. Dwyer|page=111}}</ref> which means, spotless, pure, [[God|supreme being]], devoid of all objectifications, without any bad quality (attributes), active, truthful, great and it is lord [[Shiva]]. It is also [[Krishna|Lord Krishna]] according to [[Bhagavad Gita]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Bhakti in Kabåir|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=46ljAAAAMAAJ|publisher=Associated Book Agency|year=1981|author=William J. Dwyer|page=111}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=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|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yWM9AAAAIAAJ|page=52|year=1967|publisher=Radhasoami Satsang|author=Munshi Ram}}</ref>
Ni-ranjan is a word from the [[Sanskrit literature]] of [[Hindu]] tradition,<ref>{{cite book|title=Bhakti in Kabåir|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=46ljAAAAMAAJ|publisher=Associated Book Agency|year=1981|author=William J. Dwyer|page=111}}</ref> which means, spotless, pure, [[God|supreme being]], devoid of all objectifications, without any bad quality (attributes), active, truthful, great and it is [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]]. It is also [[Krishna|Lord Krishna]] according to [[Bhagavad Gita]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Bhakti in Kabåir|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=46ljAAAAMAAJ|publisher=Associated Book Agency|year=1981|author=William J. Dwyer|page=111}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=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|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yWM9AAAAIAAJ|page=52|year=1967|publisher=Radhasoami Satsang|author=Munshi Ram}}</ref>


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
Niranjan in [[Sanskrit]] means the one without blemishes or the one who is spotless and pure.<ref>{{cite book|title=Indian Literature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z2hjAAAAMAAJ|publisher=Sähitya Akademi|year=1976|page=45}}</ref> ''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 [[Shiva]]  according to [[Vedas]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Vedic Cult: Applied Science to Human Health, Happiness, and Longevity|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dgEYAAAAIAAJ|author=Vidya Prasad Pandey|publisher=Bhaskar Publications|year=1987|page=173}}</ref>
Niranjan (or Nirajan) in [[Sanskrit]] means the one without blemishes or the one who is spotless and pure.<ref>{{cite book|title=Indian Literature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z2hjAAAAMAAJ|publisher=Sähitya Akademi|year=1976|page=45}}</ref> ''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 [[Shiva]]  according to [[Vedas]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Vedic Cult: Applied Science to Human Health, Happiness, and Longevity|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dgEYAAAAIAAJ|author=Vidya Prasad Pandey|publisher=Bhaskar Publications|year=1987|page=173}}</ref>


==In Sanskrit literature==
==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 [[Krishna|Lord Krishna]].<ref>{{cite book|title=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|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yWM9AAAAIAAJ|page=52|year=1967|publisher=Radhasoami Satsang|author=Munshi Ram}}</ref>
*Niranjan means the lord of the three worlds, the physical, the astral and the causal and according to [[Bhagavad Gita]] it is [[Krishna|Lord Krishna]].<ref>{{cite book|title=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|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yWM9AAAAIAAJ|page=52|year=1967|publisher=Radhasoami Satsang|author=Munshi Ram}}</ref>


*Saint [[Kabir]] described God as Niranjan. Niranjan means God without collyrium, the spotless or immaculate God and it is [[Rama]] according to Kabir<ref>{{cite book|title=Indian Literature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z2hjAAAAMAAJ|publisher=Sähitya Akademi|year=1976|page=45}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Religious Movements and Institutions in Medieval India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MSkvAAAAYAAJ|page=395|author=J. S. Grewal|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2006}}</ref>
*Saint [[Kabir]] described God as Niranjan. Niranjan means God without collyrium, the spotless or immaculate God and it is [[Rama]] according to Kabir<ref>{{cite book|title=Indian Literature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z2hjAAAAMAAJ|publisher=Sähitya Akademi|year=1976|page=45}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Religious Movements and Institutions in Medieval India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MSkvAAAAYAAJ|page=395|author=J. S. Grewal|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2006|isbn = 978-0-19-567703-4}}</ref>


*It is also 52nd name of the 108 names of [[Krishna|Sri Krishna]] as it appears in the ''Sri Krishna Ashtottara Shatanama Stothra''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Kuramī cetanā ke sau varsha: rāshṭrīya pariprekshya meṃ, 1894-1994|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0DgcAAAAMAAJ|publisher=Gītāñjali Prakāśana|author=Dilāvara Siṃha Jayasavāra|year=1994|page=506|quote=श्री '''कृष्ण''' द्वारा परमब्रह्म के अर्थ में '''निरंजन''' को कहा गया है}}</ref>
*It is also 52nd name of the 108 names of [[Krishna|Sri Krishna]] as it appears in the ''Sri Krishna Ashtottara Shatanama Stothra''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Kuramī cetanā ke sau varsha: rāshṭrīya pariprekshya meṃ, 1894-1994|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0DgcAAAAMAAJ|publisher=Gītāñjali Prakāśana|author=Dilāvara Siṃha Jayasavāra|year=1994|page=506|quote=श्री '''कृष्ण''' द्वारा परमब्रह्म के अर्थ में '''निरंजन''' को कहा गया है}}</ref>

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For the river where Gautama Buddha meditated, see Phalgu.

Ni-ranjan 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 Shiva. It is also Lord Krishna according to Bhagavad Gita.[2][3]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

Niranjan (or Nirajan) 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 Shiva according to Vedas.[5]

In Sanskrit literature[edit | edit source]

  • 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[edit | edit source]

Notable people with the name include:

References[edit | edit source]

  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. ISBN 978-0-19-567703-4.
  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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