Kadambakusumapriya (कदम्बकुसुमप्रिया, IAST: Kadambakusumapriyā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who loves the blossoms of the kadamba tree”. From kadamba (the fragrant Neolamarckia cadamba tree), kusuma (flower, blossom), and priyā (beloved, fond of), this name celebrates Lalithā's tender love for the kadamba flower, sacred and sweet in the monsoon season.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The kadamba tree blooms golden at the onset of the rains, and its fragrant clusters are among the most beloved flowers in Sanskrit devotional poetry, associated with Kṛṣṇa, Devī, and the monsoon's joyful advent. Lalithā as Kadambakusumapriyā is the one whose divine presence is evoked by the heady perfume of these blossoms, and whose abode is adorned with them in perpetual offering. This name invites devotees to offer fresh kadamba flowers as a gesture of intimate love toward the Devī.

This epithet of Lalithā is a beloved reference point in floral pūjā traditions; while charming, its compound length makes it more natural as a title than a given name. Pronounced ka-dam-ba-ku-su-ma-pri-yā.

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Scriptural source

Kadambakusumapriya 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, Kadambakusumapriya aligns with the Mrigashira nakshatra, under the Mithuna rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 5.