Duradarsha (दुरादर्षा, IAST: Durādharṣā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who is impossible to overcome or assail”. From dur- (with great difficulty) and dharṣā (to be attacked, violated, or overpowered), this name proclaims Lalitā as the invincible Śakti whom no force in creation can vanquish.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Dharṣa carries the sense of bold assault or presumptuous approach; Durādharṣā thus denotes the Goddess who is utterly beyond the reach of any power that would challenge, diminish, or overcome her. In the context of cosmic mythology, this name evokes her supreme role as the destroyer of demonic forces who attempted to assail the order of dharma — she who stands eternally inviolate. For the devotee, it is a source of immense shelter: the one under her protection partakes of this invincibility.

Lalitā is praised by this name in the Sahasranāma as the unconquerable sovereign of all worlds. It may serve as a given name with a powerful protective resonance; it is pronounced doo-raad-HHAR-shaa.

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Scriptural source

Duradarsha 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, Duradarsha aligns with the Ashlesha nakshatra, under the Karka rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 2.