Abalagopavidita (आबालगोपविदिता, IAST: Ābālagopaviditā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Known to all, from children to cowherds”. From ā (from) + bāla (child) + gopa (cowherd) + viditā (known), this name reveals the Goddess as universally recognised, her glory accessible to the most humble and innocent.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The compound ābālagopa spans the entire range of simple, unlettered souls — young children and village cowherds — while viditā (past passive participle of vid, to know) affirms that Lalitā is known and beloved among them all. Her grace is not confined to scholars or ascetics but shines openly before every heart. This epithet celebrates her universal, democratic splendour.

Lalitā bears this name in the Sahasranāma to affirm that no devotee is too lowly to perceive her presence. As a given name it is rare and multi-syllabic, typically used in devotional rather than daily contexts; stress falls on the second syllable: ā-BĀ-la-go-pa-vi-di-tā.

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Scriptural source

Abalagopavidita appears in the Lalitha Sahasranama, among the sacred names of Lalitha.

Astrology — nakshatra, rashi & numerology

By the standard Vedic correspondence between a name’s first syllable and the lunar mansion, Abalagopavidita aligns with the Krittika nakshatra, under the Mesha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 8.