Gandharvasevitā (गन्धर्वसेविता, IAST: Gandharvasevitā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who is worshipped and attended by the Gandharvas”. From gandharva (the celestial musicians of Indra's realm) and sevitā (served, attended, worshipped), this name reveals that even the most exalted beings of the heavenly realms bow at the feet of Lalitā in joyful, melodious reverence.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The Gandharvas are divine musicians who dwell in the celestial spheres, their voices and instruments filling the cosmos with primordial sound. That they serve the Goddess points to Her sovereignty over all the realms of creation: even those who embody cosmic music and beauty offer their art as worship at Her lotus feet. Sevitā, derived from the root sev (to serve, to honour), implies ongoing, devoted attendance.

This epithet of Lalitā Mahātripurasundarī evokes the celestial court that perpetually glorifies Her. As a given name the shorter Gandharvā is occasionally used; the full form is pronounced gan-dhar-va-se-vi-tā.

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Scriptural source

Gandharvasevitā 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, Gandharvasevitā aligns with the Dhanishta nakshatra, under the Makara rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 2.