Chandravidya (चन्द्रविद्या, IAST: Candravidyā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who is the sacred knowledge of the moon”. From candra (moon, the luminous and cooling celestial orb) and vidyā (sacred knowledge or the Goddess as knowledge), this name reveals Lalitā as the luminous wisdom associated with the moon — the cool, nourishing light of consciousness that illumines the inner world.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The moon (candra) in Śākta and tantric symbolism represents the mind (manas), the nectar of immortality (amṛta), the feminine principle of receptive awareness, and the cyclic flow of sacred time. Candravidyā thus points to a sublime branch of inner wisdom that works through intuition, devotion, and the gentle illumination of reflected light — as the moon shines not by its own fire but by reflecting the sun, so this wisdom reflects the supreme light of Lalitā's own consciousness. She is the moonlit knowledge that draws the mind inward.

This name is associated with lunar-based tantric practices and the worship of Lalitā through the fifteen lunar digits (kalās) of the moon. Pronounced chun-druh-vid-yaa; Chandravidya and the shorter Chandra or Vidya are all usable as given names.

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Scriptural source

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