Karunarasasagara (करुणारससागरा, IAST: Karuṇārasasāgarā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who is an ocean of the nectar of compassion”. From karuṇā (compassion, mercy), rasa (essence, nectar, flavor), and sāgarā (ocean), this name exalts Lalithā as a boundless, fathomless ocean whose very waters are pure compassionate grace.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The imagery of sāgara—the ocean—evokes inexhaustible depth, encompassing vastness, and the capacity to receive all without diminishment; thus Lalithā's compassion is not a measured gift but a limitless, ever-flowing reality. The word rasa here carries both the sense of taste and of divine essence, suggesting that compassion is the very flavor and substance of her being. This name is among the most emotionally moving in the Sahasranāma, inviting devotees to surrender into her boundless mercy.

This majestic compound epithet of Lalithā is celebrated in devotional commentary as capturing her supreme quality of grace; it is more natural as a title than as a given name due to its length. Pronounced ka-ru-ṇā-ra-sa-sā-ga-rā.

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Scriptural source

Karunarasasagara 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, Karunarasasagara aligns with the Mrigashira nakshatra, under the Mithuna rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 8.