Kaulamargatatparasevita (कौलमार्गतत्परसेविता, IAST: kaulamārgatatparasevitā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who is served by those devoted to the Kaula path”. This compound name reveals Lalithā as the divine goal of those who are wholly dedicated (tatpara) to the Kaulamārga, the esoteric Kaula path of tantric worship.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Kaulamārga designates the Kaula or Kaulācāra school of Śākta tantra, a path that venerates the Goddess through a direct, non-dualistic engagement with both the sacred and the worldly. Tatpara means absorbed or intent upon, and sevitā means served or honored, so the full name describes Lalithā as she who is lovingly worshipped by the most ardent followers of this tradition. The name honors both the Goddess and the lineage of initiates who have recognized her as the supreme reality.

As a lengthy descriptive compound, this epithet is primarily liturgical and appears within the Sahasranāma as a declaration of Lalithā's connection to tantric worshippers. It is not practical as a given name. Pronounced in full as kow-la-maar-ga-tat-pa-ra-se-vi-TAA.

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Scriptural source

Kaulamargatatparasevita 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, Kaulamargatatparasevita aligns with the Mrigashira nakshatra, under the Mithuna rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 2.