Kamadayini (कामदायिनी, IAST: Kāmadāyinī) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who bestows all desired boons”. From kāma (desire, wish) and dāyinī (she who gives), this name celebrates the Goddess as the supreme granter of all righteous longings, from worldly prosperity to spiritual liberation.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The root dā means to give, and the suffix -yinī designates a feminine agent who gives abundantly and freely — together with kāma, signifying the full range of human aspiration from artha and kāma to dharma and mokṣa. The Lalitā Sahasranāma repeatedly glorifies the Goddess as the fulfiller of desires, and Kāmadāyinī encapsulates this quality in a single resonant name.

As an epithet of Lalitā Mahātripurasundarī, this name assures devotees that sincere worship of the Goddess leaves no worthy desire unfulfilled. The name is melodious and suitable as a given name; it is traditionally used in South Indian families devoted to the Śrīvidyā tradition.

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Scriptural source

Kamadayini 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, Kamadayini aligns with the Mrigashira nakshatra, under the Mithuna rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 3.