Ājñā (आज्ञा, IAST: Ājñā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who is the supreme divine command”. From ā- + jñā (root: 'to know, to command'), Ājñā names the Goddess as the absolute sovereign authority whose will pervades and governs all of existence without exception.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Ājñā means both 'command' and 'authority,' rooted in the verb jñā ('to know') with the directional prefix ā-, connoting a knowing that issues outward as a binding decree. As Ājñā, Lalitā is the source of all cosmic law, the divine order to which all beings — from Brahmā to the humblest creature — are subject. The word also calls to mind the Ājñā cakra, the center of inner command between the brows, suggesting the Goddess's presence at the highest seat of human consciousness.

This name honors Lalitā as the unchallenged sovereign of the three worlds, whose every intention immediately becomes reality. Pronounced ā-jñā (the jñ is a palatal conjunct, often rendered as 'gya' in spoken Hindi), the name may feel somewhat short as a given name but carries profound spiritual weight.

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Scriptural source

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