Chaturvaktramánohara (चतुर्वक्त्रमनोहरा, IAST: Caturvaktramanoharā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She whose four faces captivate the mind”. From catur (four), vaktra (face), and manoharā (one who enchants the mind, from manas + hara), this name reveals a four-faced Goddess whose every countenance steals the heart of the beholder with its divine beauty.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Catur (चतुर्) means four, vaktra (वक्त्र) means face or mouth, and manoharā (मनोहरा) is a feminine adjective meaning 'captivating to the mind.' Four faces in Hindu iconography often represent the four directions, the four Vedas, or the four goals of life (puruṣārthas), suggesting the Goddess's omnidirectional, all-encompassing radiance.

This epithet appears in the Lalitā Sahasranāma describing certain attendant or expanded forms of the Goddess endowed with multiple faces, each shining with entrancing divine grace. Pronounced cha-tur-vak-tra-ma-no-ha-raa; Manohara alone is a popular devotional name.

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Scriptural source

Chaturvaktramánohara 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, Chaturvaktramánohara aligns with the Revati nakshatra, under the Meena rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 8.