Chidagnikunda Sambhuta (चिदग्निकुण्डसम्भूता, IAST: Cidagnikuṇḍasambhūtā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Born from the fire-pit of pure consciousness”. From cit (pure consciousness), agni (fire), kuṇḍa (sacrificial fire-pit), and sambhūtā (arisen, born), this name reveals that Lalitā emerged from the blazing altar of consciousness itself during the great cosmic sacrifice.

Meaning, etymology & significance

According to the Lalitopākhyāna in the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa, Lalitā Mahātripurasundarī arose from the chidagnikuṇḍa — the fire-pit of pure awareness — assembled by all the devas to restore cosmic order after the demon Bhaṇḍāsura's terror. This birth is not physical but an eruption of the Absolute's own self-luminous śakti into manifest form. The kuṇḍa is simultaneously a Vedic altar and a yogic metaphor for the heart, where pure consciousness burns eternally.

Cidagnikuṇḍasambhūtā is one of the most theologically rich epithets in the Sahasranāma, beloved in Śrīvidyā commentary literature. As a given name it is generally considered too compound for everyday use; Cit or Cidā may serve as distillations.

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Scriptural source

Chidagnikunda Sambhuta 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, Chidagnikunda Sambhuta aligns with the Revati nakshatra, under the Meena rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 4.