Niranjana (Sanskrit: निरंजन, romanized: niranjana), also rendered Niranjan, is an epithet in Hinduism.[1] It is a title of Krishna according to the Bhagavad Gita,[2][3] and is also an epithet of Shiva.
Niranjan in Sanskrit means the one without blemishes or the one who is spotless and pure.[4] nir means less (as in e.g. motionless) and anjana means black colouring matter.[5]