Kamakalarupa (कामकलारूपा, IAST: Kāmakalārūpā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She whose form is the secret Kāmakalā diagram”. From kāma (desire, the supreme creative will), kalā (a subtle part, a sacred art), and rūpā (whose form is), this name reveals Lalithā as the living embodiment of the tantric Kāmakalā yantra, the most sacred geometric secret of Śrīvidyā.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The Kāmakalā is the supreme mystical diagram described in the Śrīvidyā tradition, representing the trinity of Devī's will, knowledge, and action as three bindus (luminous points), from whose interplay the entire universe arises. Lalithā as Kāmakalārūpā is not merely associated with this diagram but is its very essence and form. This name is among the most esoteric in the Sahasranāma and is revered by initiated adepts of the Śrīvidyā path.

This epithet is unique to Śrī Lalithā and is treated with great reverence in tantric commentary; it is rarely used as a standalone given name due to its compound and esoteric character. Pronounced kā-ma-ka-lā-rū-pā.

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Scriptural source

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