Atigarvita (अतिगर्विता, IAST: Atigarvitā) is an Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who is supremely proud, of divine sovereign dignity”. From ati (extremely, supremely) and garvitā (proud, filled with dignity), this name does not imply ego but rather the magnificent, unassailable dignity of the Goddess who, as the supreme reality, has every reason for absolute self-glory.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Garva (गर्व) in the context of a deity signifies not the flaw of arrogance but divine majesty and sovereign confidence; ati (अति) intensifies this to the superlative degree. In the stotra tradition, such pride attributed to the Goddess reflects her absolute fullness (pūrṇatā) — she lacks nothing and depends on nothing, and this completeness manifests as supreme self-radiance.

As an epithet of Lalitā, Atigarvitā celebrates the Goddess's utter sovereignty and the awe-inspiring magnificence that she embodies without effort or pretense. Pronounced a-ti-gar-vi-taa; while unusual, it can serve as a devotional name reminding the bearer of the Goddess's majestic completeness.

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Scriptural source

Atigarvita 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, Atigarvita aligns with the Krittika nakshatra, under the Mesha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 6.