Jvalamalinikaakshiptavahnipraakaramadhyaga (ज्वालामालिनिकाक्षिप्तवह्निप्राकारमध्यगा, IAST: Jvālāmālinikākṣiptavahniprākāramadhyagā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who moves within the wall of fire cast by Jvālāmālinī”. Jvālāmālinī is the fire-garlanded Śakti who hurls a blazing fortress of flames; prākāra is a surrounding wall or rampart; and madhyagā means 'she who moves/abides in the midst' — revealing Lalitā serenely present at the center of this fiery divine protection.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Jvālāmālinī, 'she who wears a garland of flames,' is one of the Nityā Devīs in the Śrīvidyā tradition; she casts a ring of sacred fire that forms an impenetrable rampart around the Goddess and her forces during the cosmic battle. The name celebrates Lalitā's fearlessness and her ability to dwell unharmed — indeed, as the very source of fire — within a blazing circle that would consume all negativity.

This multi-compound epithet belongs exclusively to Lalitā in the battle narrative of the Lalitā Sahasranāma and is too complex for use as a given name. Jvālā or Jvālinī are the simpler, devotionally used variants inspired by this name.

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Scriptural source

Jvalamalinikaakshiptavahnipraakaramadhyaga appears in the Lalitha Sahasranama, among the sacred names of Lalitha.