Guhyakaradhya (गुह्यकाराध्या, IAST: Guhyakārādhyā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who is worshipped by the Guhyaka celestial beings”. Guhyaka (a class of semi-divine beings, attendants of Kubera who guard hidden treasures) + ārādhyā (she who is worshipped, the adorable one) honors Lalitā as the supreme deity revered even by those whose domain is the hidden and the occult.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The Guhyakas are beings described in the Purāṇas as guardians of subterranean treasures and servants of Kubera, the lord of wealth; their name derives from guhya (secret, hidden), as they inhabit the hidden recesses of the earth. That even these keepers of secret riches bow before Lalitā as Guhyakārādhyā declares her supremacy over all realms — visible and invisible, exoteric and esoteric.

This epithet beautifully echoes and deepens earlier names in the Sahasranāma such as Guhāmbā and Guhyarūpiṇī, weaving a consistent thread of the Goddess's mastery over all that is hidden and sacred. Pronounced guh-yuh-kaa-RAAD-hyaa; careful distinction of the guhyaka component from the earlier guhya is important for accurate recitation.

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Scriptural source

Guhyakaradhya 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, Guhyakaradhya aligns with the Dhanishta nakshatra, under the Kumbha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 6.