Damshtrojvala (दंष्ट्रोज्वला, IAST: Daṃṣṭrojvalā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who blazes with radiant, gleaming fangs”. From 'daṃṣṭrā' (fang, tusk) and 'ujvalā' (blazing, brilliantly radiant), this name honors the fierce, luminous aspect of the Goddess whose gleaming tusks signify Her power to consume ignorance and protect Her devotees.

Meaning, etymology & significance

In Śākta iconography, the fangs or tusks of the fierce goddess are not signs of cruelty but symbols of Her capacity to tear away the veils of māyā and the bonds of ego-attachment. 'Ujvalā' elevates this imagery further, indicating that these very fangs blaze with divine light — the terror they inspire is the terror of awakening, the dazzling shock of truth. This name thus holds together the two faces of the Mother: her ferocity is inseparable from her blazing grace.

This epithet is closely associated with the fierce forms of the Devī, including Chinnamastā and Kālī, whose iconography features prominent fangs; it is primarily a devotional epithet rather than a given name. Pronounced 'dam-SHTROJ-va-laa.'

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Scriptural source

Damshtrojvala 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, Damshtrojvala aligns with the Pushya nakshatra, under the Karka rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 6.