Chatuhshashtupachairadhya (चतुःषष्ट्युपचाराढ्या, IAST: Catuḥṣaṣṭyupacārāḍhyā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who is worshipped with sixty-four sacred offerings”. From catuḥṣaṣṭi (sixty-four), upacāra (articles or acts of service and worship), and āḍhyā (one who is rich or abundantly endowed), this name celebrates Lalitā as the Goddess lavishly honored through the complete sixty-four-fold ritual service.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The sixty-four upacāras represent the fullest possible elaboration of pūjā, encompassing offerings of water, flowers, incense, lamps, food, clothing, music, dance, and many more — each a tender gesture of love from the devotee to the Divine. The word āḍhyā, meaning 'endowed with' or 'abounding in,' suggests that Lalitā is herself enriched and delighted by this lavish devotional offering, her splendor ever increasing with each act of worship. This name reflects the Āgamic understanding that worship, done with love, genuinely pleases the Goddess.

The sixty-four-fold worship is described in detail in Āgamic texts and is practiced in major Devī temples across South India, particularly in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Pronounced chuh-tuḥ-shash-tee-oo-puh-chaa-raa-dyaa; this compound is better reserved as a liturgical epithet.

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Scriptural source

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