Sahasranama position 830 of the 1,000 names

Suchiraya

सुचीराय

Sucīrāya

What Suchiraya means

Suchiraya is name 830 in the Kalabhairava Sahasranama, the 1,000-name devotional text to Kalabhairava. Salutations To The one who is of a very noble and excellent lineage.

Also spelled

  • Suchira
  • Suciraya
  • Source transliteration: SUCIIRAAYA

Sanskrit names travel into English in several romanizations. This page keeps the common spelling, the IAST form, and the source transliteration together so the same name is discoverable under each spelling readers use.

Meaning and elaboration

Meaning: Salutations To The one who is of a very noble and excellent lineage.

Elaboration

The name Sucīra (Sucīrāya) is a compound formed from 'Su' and 'Cīra', with 'Su' signifying 'good', 'excellent', 'noble', or 'very', and 'Cīra' referring to 'lineage', 'family', or 'ancestry'. Thus, the name collectively denotes "one of very noble and excellent lineage."

Divine Progeny In the context of Kalabhairava, this name emphasizes his divine and unparalleled origin. He is not born of any earthly lineage or mortal parentage but emanates directly from the primordial Shiva, the ultimate source of all creation and dissolution. His "lineage" is therefore eternal, pure, and supreme, placing him beyond the confines of ordinary genealogical succession. He is the ultimate ancestor, self-created and self-existent.

Excellence and Purity The term 'excellent' (Su) underscores the perfection and immaculate nature of his origin. It implies that his very being is free from any blemish, imperfection, or the limitations of material birth. This aligns with Shiva's epithets as 'Svayambhū' (self-born) and the primal cause (Ādi Kāraṇa).

Symbol of Cosmic Order His noble lineage also signifies his role in upholding cosmic order (Dharma). As a manifestation of Shiva, he embodies the highest principles of justice, truth, and righteousness. His very existence is a testament to the eternal and unchanging laws governing the universe, originating from a source of absolute purity and power.

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Text and sources

The name list follows the Kalabhairava Sahasranama as compiled for this project. The English meaning and elaboration are interpretive notes for devotional study, not a translation of a single critical edition.

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