Darasmeramukhambuja (दरस्मेरमुखाम्बुजा, IAST: Darasmeramukhāmbujā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She whose lotus face wears a gentle, radiant smile”. Dara (slightly, gently), smera (smiling, blooming), mukha (face), and ambuja (lotus-born) create a luminous portrait of the Devī — Her countenance a softly smiling lotus blossom, serene and tenderly welcoming to every devotee who approaches Her.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The word smera is related to the root smi, to smile, and also carries the meaning of blossoming or blooming as a flower opens. Ambuja — born of water — is a classical epithet of the lotus, symbol of purity and divine beauty. Together, the image is of a face as pure and gentle as a lotus that opens just slightly in a shy, gracious smile, radiating warmth without overwhelming radiance.

This epithet of Lalitā Mahātripurasundarī is beloved in devotional poetry for its tender visual quality. As a girl's name the full compound is unwieldy; Smeramukhi or simply Smera can stand alone as a lovely, meaningful name meaning 'the smiling one.'

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Scriptural source

Darasmeramukhambuja 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, Darasmeramukhambuja aligns with the Pushya nakshatra, under the Karka rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 1.