Kamalakshanishevita (कमलाक्षनिषेविता, IAST: Kamalākṣaniṣevitā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Worshipped by lotus-eyed Vishnu”. A compound of kamalākṣa (lotus-eyed, an epithet of Vishnu) and niṣevitā (served, worshipped), this name exalts Lalitā as the supreme deity adored even by the great Preserver of the universe.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Kamalākṣa is a celebrated name of Vishnu whose eyes are compared to the open lotus in tenderness and beauty; niṣevitā comes from ni + sev, meaning to attend upon or worship with devotion. The compound thus declares that the lotus-eyed Lord Himself bows before Lalitā, placing her at the apex of the Hindu divine hierarchy. This encapsulates the Shakta understanding that Vishnu's preserving power itself is sustained by the Goddess's grace.

As a given name this compound is long and primarily liturgical, best retained in its full form for ritual recitation; it appears as a celebrated verse in the Lalitā Sahasranāma affirming inter-deity reverence. Pronounced Ka-ma-laak-sha-ni-she-vi-taa.

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Scriptural source

Kamalakshanishevita 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, Kamalakshanishevita aligns with the Mrigashira nakshatra, under the Mithuna rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 9.