अमोघ / अमोघा
Amogha / Amoghaa
Amogha / Amoghā · IAST
The unfailing one — one that surely reaches its goal.
Etymology · व्युत्पत्ति
अमोघ = अ (निषेध) + मोघ (निष्फल, व्यर्थ)
That which is not in vain. The word appears throughout Hindu scripture — Rāmacaritamānasa, Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Mahābhārata, Nārada Bhakti Sūtra, Purāṇas. Three classic Sundara Kāṇḍa references illustrate the usage.
Scripture references
Rāmacaritamānasa · Sundar Kāṇḍa 49
जदपि सखा तव इच्छा नाहीं। मोर दरसु अमोघ जग माहीं॥
jadapi sakhā tava icchā nāhīṁ | mora darasu amogha jaga māhīṁ ||
Bhagwān Rāma tells Vibhīṣaṇa ji: 'Even though you do not desire the kingdom, my darshana is unfailing in this world — so you will be blessed with it.'
Rāmacaritamānasa · Sundar Kāṇḍa 17
अब कृतकृत्य भयउँ मैं माता। आसिष तव अमोघ बिख्याता॥
aba kṛtakṛtya bhayauṁ maiṁ mātā | āsiṣa tava amogha bikhyātā ||
Hanumān ji to Mātā Sītā in Aśoka Vāṭikā: 'Now I am blessed, O Mother. Your blessing is renowned as unfailing.'
Rāmacaritamānasa · Sundar Kāṇḍa 1
जिमि अमोघ रघुपति कर बाना। एही भाँति चलेउ हनुमाना॥
jimi amogha raghupati kara bānā | ehī bhāṁti caleu hanumānā ||
Tulsīdās ji: 'Just as Bhagwān Rāma's arrow never misses its target, in the same way Hanumān ji set out for Lankā — he would surely reach his goal.'
Source: akshara-pravaaha.com/naamaavali/amogha · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Citations from Rāmacaritamānasa