Lokamata (लोकमाता, IAST: lokamātā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Mother of all worlds; universal divine mother”. Formed from 'loka' (world, realm of beings) and 'mātā' (mother), Lokamata exalts Lakshmi as the nurturing mother not of a single family or nation but of every being in every plane of existence.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The concept of the divine mother in Hindu thought is boundless — She who is Lokamata holds every creature in every world as Her own child, nourishing, protecting, and sustaining them with inexhaustible love. As Lakshmi, this motherhood is expressed through the gift of abundance, health, and well-being, for what mother would withhold from her children what they need to thrive? This name captures the essence of Lakshmi's role as the life-sustaining force of the cosmos.

Lokamata is a beloved and profound epithet of Lakshmi found in the Lakshmi Ashtottara and other Vaishnava texts; 'Mata' alone is a common honorific, and the full compound is used both devotionally and occasionally as a given name; pronounced 'LOH-kah-maa-taa'.

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Scriptural source

Lokamata appears in the Lakshmi Ashtottaram, among the sacred names of Lakshmi.