नामान्तरैर्निरूप्यैषा नाम्ना नान्येन केनचित् ॥ ॐ ॥ ३१ ॥
nāmāntarairnirūpyaiṣā nāmnā nānyēna kēnacit || ōṁ || 31 ||
Translation
She is to be described by her other names, and by no one name alone. Om.
Word by word
- nāmāntaraiḥ
- by other names
- nirūpyā
- to be described
- ēṣā
- she
- nāmnā
- by a name
- na anyēna kēnacit
- not by any one other
- ōṁ
- sacred syllable
Meaning
Tradition explains: she should be described through the names that express her qualities, truth, knowledge, consciousness, Mahāmāyā and the others; no single name, not even “Mahālakṣmī”, and no ordinary means of knowing can describe her.