Sahasranama position 685 of the 1,000 names

Vigatajvaraya

विगतज्वराय

Vigatajvarāya

What Vigatajvaraya means

Vigatajvaraya is name 685 in the Kalabhairava Sahasranama, the 1,000-name devotional text to Kalabhairava. Salutations To The one who is completely free from all fever, anxiety, and distress.

Also spelled

  • Vigatajvara
  • Source transliteration: VIGATAJVARAAYA

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 completely free from all fever, anxiety, and distress.

Elaboration

The name Vigatajvarāya is a compound of Vigata and Jvara.

Vigata: This Sanskrit word means "gone," "removed," "departed," "ceased," or "free from."

Jvara: Literally means "fever" or "heat." Metaphorically, it refers to any kind of distress, anxiety, grief, mental anguish, physical suffering, or affliction that causes internal "burning" or restlessness. In ancient Indian medical science (Ayurveda), Jvara refers to all types of fevers—both physical and mental.

Freedom from Physical and Mental Suffering As Vigatajvara, Kalabhairava is the one who is completely rid of all forms of fever, bodily ailments, and mental afflictions. He is the embodiment of perfect health, profound peace, and untroubled existence. This signifies that He possesses no internal turmoil, grief, or distress. His being is pure, undisturbed tranquility.

The Bestower of Liberation from Distress For the devotee, addressing Him as Vigatajvarāya is an invocation of His power to remove all our Jvaras—our physical illnesses, our mental anxieties, our emotional turmoil, and our spiritual suffering. Worshipping Him in this aspect helps one to attain a state of calmness and inner peace, freedom from the 'fever' of worldly existence. This aspect highlights Kalabhairava's role as a benevolent deity who can grant solace and release from life's inherent suffering.

Symbol of Ultimate Peace This name signifies His supreme nature as being beyond all dualities and attachments that cause suffering. He exists in a state of ultimate equipoise and self-contained bliss, embodying the quietude that pervades after the cosmic dissolution and before the new creation.

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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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