Kamasevita (कामसेविता, IAST: Kāmasevitā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who is worshipped by Kama, the god of love”. From kāma (desire, or the deity Kamadeva) and sevitā (served, worshipped), this name reveals Lalitā as the supreme sovereign even over the lord of love himself.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The root sev (to serve, to attend upon) joined with the suffix -itā forms sevitā, meaning 'she who is attended.' That the god of desire himself bows before Her indicates that Lalitā is the ultimate source from which even desire draws its power and legitimacy.

This epithet belongs to Śrī Lalitā Mahātripurasundarī as celebrated in the Lalitā Sahasranāma. The name is pronounced kā-ma-se-vi-tā, with stress on the long ā vowels.

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Scriptural source

Kamasevita 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, Kamasevita aligns with the Mrigashira nakshatra, under the Mithuna rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 1.