Bhandasuravadhodyuktashaktisenasamanvita (भण्डासुरवधोद्युक्तशक्तिसेनासमन्विता, IAST: Bhaṇḍāsuravadhodyuktaśaktisenasamanvitā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She accompanied by Śakti armies intent on slaying Bhaṇḍāsura”. Bhaṇḍāsura is the demon born of Kāma's ashes who oppresses all creation; odyukta means 'intent upon' or 'engaged in'; and the compound reveals the Goddess marshalling her divine Śakti battalions specifically for his destruction.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Bhaṇḍa (the 'mock' or 'false' demon) represents the ego-illusion that veils consciousness, and his defeat by Lalitā's Śakti armies is the central cosmic event narrated in the Lalitopākhyāna. The word samanvitā (accompanied, endowed) shows that the Goddess never acts alone but leads an entire loving host of divine feminine powers, reflecting the richness of the Śākta theological vision.

This epithet is specific to Lalitā in her warrior aspect as described in the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa; it is a descriptive compound unsuitable as a standalone given name. Devotees who wish to honor this quality often choose the simpler name Śaktisena or Jayantī.

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Scriptural source

Bhandasuravadhodyuktashaktisenasamanvita 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, Bhandasuravadhodyuktashaktisenasamanvita aligns with the Mula nakshatra, under the Dhanu rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 1.