Chidekarasarupini (चिदेकरसरूपिणी, IAST: Cidekarasarūpiṇī) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She whose entire form is the single essence of consciousness”. Formed from cit (consciousness), eka (one, sole), rasa (essence, flavour), and rūpiṇī (she who has the form of), this name proclaims that every aspect of the Goddess — from her feet to her crown — is nothing other than the undivided savour of pure awareness.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The word rasa here is used in its philosophical sense as the intrinsic essence or taste of a thing — as Brahman is described in the Taittirīya Upaniṣad as 'raso vai saḥ' (He is verily rasa). By combining rasa with cit and eka, the name conveys that Lalitā is not merely conscious or possessed of consciousness but is homogeneously and exclusively constituted of it, with no admixture of inertness (jaḍatā). This is the Śākta articulation of nirguṇa Brahman: the featureless absolute is not blank void but is the blissful, unitary savour of self-awareness that the Goddess embodies.

Cidekarasarūpiṇī is revered as an epithet of Śrī Lalitā by Śrīvidyā upāsakas who contemplate her inner form (antaḥsvarūpa) during dhyāna; while the full compound is rarely bestowed as a given name, the shorter Ekarasarūpiṇī or simply Rasarūpā are used in some traditional families. Pronunciation: chid-EKA-ra-sa-roo-PI-nee.

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Scriptural source

Chidekarasarupini 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, Chidekarasarupini aligns with the Revati nakshatra, under the Meena rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 6.