Chaitanyakusumapriya (चैतन्यकुसुमप्रिया, IAST: Caitanyakusumapriyā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who delights in flowers of pure consciousness”. Formed from caitanya (living consciousness), kusuma (flower), and priyā (beloved, one who delights in), this epithet poetically portrays the Devī as one who is pleased above all by the blossoming of awakened awareness in the hearts of Her devotees.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The word kusuma evokes not only a physical flower offered in worship but also the flowering or blossoming of spiritual understanding. When a seeker's mind opens like a lotus in the light of jñāna, that very blossoming is the kusuma most dear to the Goddess. The prefix caitanya reminds us that She herself is the source of all consciousness, and She rejoices when Her own light is recognized within the devotee's heart.

This name belongs to Śrī Lalitā Mahātripurasundarī, celebrated in the Lalitā Sahasranāma. As a given name, Chaitanya alone is widely used, while the full compound may be offered as a ceremonial name; pronounce it chai-tan-ya-ku-su-ma-pri-yā with equal weight on each syllable.

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Scriptural source

Chaitanyakusumapriya 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, Chaitanyakusumapriya aligns with the Revati nakshatra, under the Meena rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 3.