Chakrarajaniketana (चक्रराजनिकेतना, IAST: Cakrarājaniketanā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who dwells in the king of chakras, Śrī Yantra”. This name unites cakra (wheel, sacred diagram), rāja (king), and niketana (abode, dwelling), proclaiming Lalitā as the supreme presiding deity of the Śrī Cakra, the greatest of all sacred yantras.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The Śrī Cakra, also called Cakrarāja (king of chakras), is the most revered geometric diagram in Śrī Vidyā tradition, representing the full emanation of the cosmos from the Goddess's being. Lalitā is said to reside at its innermost bindu, the point of supreme non-dual consciousness. This name is thus a profound declaration of her identity with the very structure of manifest reality.

Chakrarajaniketana is a central epithet in the Lalitā Sahasranāma, especially treasured by Śrī Vidyā initiates; its compound length makes it more suitable as a ceremonial title. Pronounced chak-ra-raa-ja-ni-ke-ta-naa.

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Scriptural source

Chakrarajaniketana 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, Chakrarajaniketana aligns with the Revati nakshatra, under the Meena rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 7.