Daridradhvamsini (दारिद्र्यध्वंसिनी, IAST: Dāridradhvaṃsinī) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Destroyer and dispeller of all poverty”. From dāridrya (poverty) and dhvaṃsinī (she who destroys or shatters), this epithet proclaims Lakshmi's supreme power to annihilate destitution from the lives of her devotees.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Dāridradhvaṃsinī is an empowering compound of dāridrya, meaning poverty or destitution, and dhvaṃsinī, the feminine form of dhvaṃsin, meaning 'one who destroys or demolishes completely.' This name appears in Lakshmi stotras to invoke her specifically as the vanquisher of want, affirming the theological truth that where Lakshmi is welcomed and worshipped, poverty cannot remain. The Śrī Sūkta of the Ṛgveda similarly invokes Lakshmi to drive away her dark counterpart, Alakṣmī, who embodies misfortune.

As a compound epithet, Dāridradhvaṃsinī is more suited to liturgical use than as a given name, though its core—Dhvaṃsinī—carries fierce, protective energy. Pronounced dā-ri-drya-dhvaṃ-si-nī, it is a powerful mantra-name in devotional recitation.

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Scriptural source

Daridradhvamsini appears in the Lakshmi Ashtottaram, among the sacred names of Lakshmi.

Astrology — nakshatra, rashi & numerology

By the standard Vedic correspondence between a name’s first syllable and the lunar mansion, Daridradhvamsini aligns with the Pushya nakshatra, under the Karka rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 9.