Gomata (गोमाता, IAST: Gomātā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who is the mother of cows and sacred speech”. From 'go' (cow; also the Vedic word for light, speech, and the senses) and 'mātā' (mother), this name honors the Goddess as the divine mother who nurtures both the sacred cow and the luminous power of sacred utterance.

Meaning, etymology & significance

'Go' in the Vedic register carries multiple resonances: the cow as the symbol of abundance and dharma, light as the illumining power of knowledge, and speech (vāk) as the vehicle of the Vedas; 'mātā' (mother) positions the Goddess as the origin and sustainer of all these forms of sacred nourishment. Lalitā as Gomātā is thus revered as the mother who gives life to the cosmos through the twin streams of material abundance and spiritual illumination.

This epithet is celebrated in the Lalitā Sahasranāma as a name of Śrī Lalitā Tripurasundarī. 'Gomātā' or 'Gomata' is a meaningful given name; stress falls on the second syllable: 'go-MAA-taa'.

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Scriptural source

Gomata 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, Gomata aligns with the Shatabhisha nakshatra, under the Kumbha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 2.