Anugrahadaya (अनुग्रहदाया, IAST: Anugrahadāyā) is an Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Bestower of grace, giver of divine blessings”. From 'anugraha' (favour, grace, the act of blessing from above) and 'dā' (one who gives), this name declares the goddess to be the inexhaustible source of divine grace poured out upon devoted souls.

Meaning, etymology & significance

'Anugraha' literally means 'that which holds one close from below' — a beautiful image of divinity stooping in mercy to uplift a devotee. Combined with 'dāyā' or 'dā' (giver), the compound names the goddess as she who does not merely possess grace but actively, ceaselessly bestows it. In the Śākta tradition this is one of her five cosmic acts: anugraha, the bestowal of liberation, stands as the highest of all.

This epithet appears in the Lalitā Sahasranāma to praise Devī as the direct agent of spiritual liberation through her merciful glance. Pronounced 'A-nu-gra-ha-daa-yaa'; it works best as a devotional name rather than a shortened everyday form.

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Scriptural source

Anugrahadaya 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, Anugrahadaya aligns with the Krittika nakshatra, under the Mesha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 4.