Gurumulti (गुरुमूर्तिः, IAST: Gurumūrtiḥ) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who embodies the form of the Supreme Guru”. From 'guru' (the weighty, venerable teacher) and 'mūrti' (form, embodiment), this name proclaims the Goddess as the living personification of the highest spiritual preceptor.

Meaning, etymology & significance

'Guru' in Sanskrit carries the sense of both 'heavy with wisdom' and 'one who dispels darkness,' while 'mūrti' denotes a tangible, worshippable form; together they declare that the Goddess herself is the primordial teacher whose very presence initiates the seeker into liberating knowledge. In the Śrīvidyā tradition, Lalitā is revered as the Ādiguru, the first teacher from whom all lineages of sacred wisdom flow.

This epithet is borne by Śrī Lalitā Mahātripurasundarī in the Lalitā Sahasranāma. 'Gurumūrti' is occasionally used as a given name for girls; pronounce 'goo-roo-moor-tee' with equal stress on each syllable.

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Scriptural source

Gurumulti 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, Gurumulti aligns with the Dhanishta nakshatra, under the Kumbha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 8.