Bhasharupa (भाषारूपा, IAST: Bhāṣārūpā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She whose very form is language itself”. From bhāṣā (speech, language) and rūpā (having the form of), this name identifies Lalithā as the primordial śakti who manifests as all articulate expression.

Meaning, etymology & significance

In the tantric and grammatical traditions, language is not merely a human tool but a divine power — the same parāvāk, the supreme speech, that underlies all creation. Lalithā as Bhāṣārūpā is the Goddess in whom every tongue, every syllable, and every metre finds its source and sustenance. This name aligns with the Śrīvidyā teaching that the fifty letters of the Sanskrit alphabet are the fifty petals of Lalithā's lotus feet.

The epithet belongs to Śrī Lalithā and is used in recitation of the Sahasranāma to honour her as the ground of all meaningful sound; pronounced bhaa-SHAA-roo-paa.

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Scriptural source

Bhasharupa 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, Bhasharupa aligns with the Mula nakshatra, under the Dhanu rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 7.