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Indian Names in the Geeta - Ananya

November 21, 2011

There are many popular names today which seem to originate in the Geeta. I'd like to start with a popular girl's name - Ananyaa or अनन्या (not sure why boys are not named Ananya). The name is sourced from the Samskritam word अनन्य as in two popular verses in the Geeta:

9-22: अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ananyaashchintayanto maa.n; To those men who worship Me alone, thinking of no other,

12-6: अनन्येनैव योगेन मां ध्यायन्त उपासते ananyenaiva yogena maa.n dhyaayanta upaasate; Meditating on Me with single-minded devotion

The dictionary gives several meanings of अनन्य ananya such 'as not attached or devoted to any one else', 'having no other', 'unique', 'undistracted'.

In his talks on Chapter 12 in Singapore this month, Swami Swaroopanandaji used the meaning of 'having no other'. The 6th verse refers to that devotee who meditates upon the Lord 'having no other' thought or distraction. Then Swamiji said that Adi Sankaracharya in his commentary on 9-22 says that 'ananya' refers to the Yogi who sees the Lord as not different from himself.

So for all those named Ananyaa:
  • Know for sure that you are none other than the Lord himself (or herself if that suits your fancy)
  • You have the ability to be undistracted from your goal and
  • You are unique.

We'll look at other names in future posts.

Hari Om and Namaskaar until the next post

PS: In response, to feedback I have updated the name to Ananyaa, although most girls spell it with only one a at the end.
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  1. saadhakaNovember 25, 2011 at 8:03 AM

    @Sadhaka
    I have only seen Ananya[a] as a girl's name. Never encountered as a male name.

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