Naam Ghosa

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Naam Ghosa is a revered Assamese Vaishnavite devotional text composed by the saint-poet Madhavdev, primarily consisting of verses in praise of Lord Krishna.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Naam Ghosa canonical 1
Naam Ghoxa 1
Naam-ghosha 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Assamese literary work ⓘ
Hindu religious text ⓘ
Vaishnavite text ⓘ
devotional text ⓘ
associatedPlace Namghar (Assamese prayer hall) ⓘ
linked to: Namghars of Assam
associatedWith Assamese Vaishnavism ⓘ
Sankardev–Madhavdev tradition ⓘ
Sattriya culture ⓘ
author Madhavdev ⓘ
centralTheme devotion to Krishna ⓘ
glorification of Hari-nama ⓘ
praise of the name of Krishna ⓘ
circulation popular among Assamese Hindus ⓘ
countryOfOrigin India ⓘ
culturalSignificance important component of Assamese religious identity ⓘ
dedicatedTo Krishna ⓘ
devotionalOrientation monotheistic worship of Krishna ⓘ
doctrineEmphasized chanting the name of God as spiritual practice ⓘ
salvation through devotion to Krishna ⓘ
focus bhakti (devotional surrender) ⓘ
repetition of the divine name ⓘ
genre bhakti poetry ⓘ
devotional verse ⓘ
hasForm verse ⓘ
importance major text of Assamese Vaishnavism ⓘ
widely recited in Assam ⓘ
influenced Assamese Vaishnavite practice ⓘ
Assamese devotional literature ⓘ
language Assamese ⓘ
literaryPeriod medieval Assamese literature ⓘ
praises Krishna as supreme deity ⓘ
the name of Hari ⓘ
primaryDeity Krishna ⓘ
regionOfOrigin Assam ⓘ
relatedTraditionFigure Sankardev ⓘ
linked to: Srimanta Sankardev
relatedWork Kirtan Ghosa ⓘ
religiousCommunity followers of Ekasarana Dharma ⓘ
religiousFunction aid for congregational singing ⓘ
guide for devotional contemplation ⓘ
religiousTradition Ekasarana Dharma ⓘ
Vaishnavism ⓘ
scriptureType non-scriptural devotional text ⓘ
textType verse anthology ⓘ
usedIn Assamese Vaishnavite prayer ⓘ
Assamese Vaishnavite rituals ⓘ
daily recitation in Namghar ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Madhavdev → notableWork → Naam Ghosa ⓘ
Namghar institutions in Assam → scriptureUsed → Naam Ghoxa ⓘ
linked to: Naam Ghosa
Assamese Vaishnavite monasteries (Sattras) → scriptureUsed → Naam-ghosha ⓘ
linked to: Naam Ghosa