Chaturbhuja (चतुर्भुजा, IAST: Caturbhujā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who is four-armed”. Caturbhujā combines catur (four) and bhuja (arm), naming Lakshmi in her majestic four-armed form in which she holds her iconic emblems of grace and sovereignty.

Meaning, etymology & significance

In Sanskrit, catur means 'four' and bhuja means 'arm' or 'shoulder,' so Caturbhujā simply and powerfully names the four-armed form of the goddess. Lakshmi's four arms represent her domain over the four human aims (puruṣārthas): dharma, artha, kāma, and mokṣa; each hand holds a sacred attribute — lotus buds, a pot of gold, and the abhaya and varada gestures of protection and gift-giving. The name is thus both a description of her iconographic form and a profound statement about her comprehensive divine authority.

Caturbhujā is a well-recognized epithet of Lakshmi in temple traditions and Vaishnava literature; as a given name for girls it is uncommon, as the compound describes a divine physical attribute rather than a personal quality, though deeply meaningful in devotional contexts.

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Scriptural source

Chaturbhuja appears in the Lakshmi Ashtottaram, among the sacred names of Lakshmi.

Astrology — nakshatra, rashi & numerology

By the standard Vedic correspondence between a name’s first syllable and the lunar mansion, Chaturbhuja aligns with the Revati nakshatra, under the Meena rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 9.