Kanakangadakeyurakamaniiyamujjanvita (कनकाङ्गदकेयूरकमनीयमुजान्विता, IAST: Kanakāṅgadakeyūrakamanīyamujānvitā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Adorned with golden armlets and bracelets of captivating beauty”. From kanaka (gold), aṅgada (upper-arm ornament), keyūra (armlet), and kamanīya (lovely, desirable), this epithet celebrates the Goddess whose arms gleam with golden jewelled adornments.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The compound draws on kanaka, the purest of metals symbolising divine radiance, combined with aṅgada and keyūra, two distinct types of ornamental armlets worn on the upper limbs of royalty and deities. The qualifier kamanīya, rooted in the verb root kama (to desire), declares that these ornaments themselves are supremely desirable to behold. Together they paint Lalitā's arms as luminous limbs clothed in golden splendour, each bangle a hymn of celestial craftsmanship.

This lengthy compound epithet belongs exclusively to Lalitā Mahātripurasundarī as celebrated in the Lalitā Sahasranāma; because of its length and complexity it functions as a devotional description rather than a practical given name. Pronounced roughly kah-nah-KAHN-gah-dah-keh-YOO-rah-kah-mah-NEE-yah-moo-JAHN-vee-tah, the name rewards careful syllable-by-syllable recitation.

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Scriptural source

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