Champakashoka Punnaga Saugandhika Lasatkecha (चम्पकाशोकपुन्नागसौगन्धिकलसत्कचा, IAST: Campakāśokapunnāgasaugandhikalasatkacā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Hair adorned with campaka, ashoka, punnaga, and saugandhika blossoms”. From campaka (Michelia champaca), aśoka (Saraca asoca), punnāga (Calophyllum inophyllum), saugandhika (a fragrant night-lotus), lasat (shining, adorned), and kacā (hair, tress), this name glorifies Lalitā's fragrant, flower-woven hair.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Each of the four flowers named carries layered symbolism: the campaka shines golden and is linked to Viṣṇu's garland-tradition; the aśoka ('griefless') promises liberation from sorrow; the punnāga offers cool, white fragrance associated with purity; and the saugandhika, the 'fragrant one,' is the rare lotus of divine scent. Lalitā's hair is described in the Dhyāna as adorned with these blossoms, signifying that her divine form radiates the fullness of the natural world's most exquisite gifts.

This epithet belongs to the section of the Sahasranāma describing Lalitā's divine beauty from head to toe (head-to-foot dhyāna), and is lovingly recited during floral offerings (puṣpāñjali). As a personal name, Saugandhikā, Campakā, or Aśokā are each usable standalone forms.

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Scriptural source

Champakashoka Punnaga Saugandhika Lasatkecha 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, Champakashoka Punnaga Saugandhika Lasatkecha aligns with the Revati nakshatra, under the Meena rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 6.