Madashalini (मदशालिनी, IAST: Madaśālinī) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who is replete with divine intoxication and rapture”. From mada (divine intoxication, passionate rapture, or the ichor of elephants) and śālinī (one who possesses or is rich in), this name paints Lalitā as suffused with a transcendent, blissful inebriation that is the very quality of her grace.

Meaning, etymology & significance

In Tantric aesthetics, mada is not mere worldly drunkenness but the divine madness of supreme bliss — the ānanda that overflows when consciousness recognises its own infinite nature. Śālinī, from the root śāl ('to be conspicuous, to excel'), forms an elegant feminine epithet meaning 'one richly endowed with.' Lalitā as Madaśālinī thus shines with an inner rapture so full it becomes perceptible to devotees who approach her in meditation.

This epithet belongs uniquely to Lalitā Tripurasundarī and appears in the Sahasranāma's evocative description of her reddened, blissful countenance. As a given name, Madashalini is occasionally chosen for its lyrical sound and its connotation of joyful, grace-filled abundance.

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Scriptural source

Madashalini 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, Madashalini aligns with the Magha nakshatra, under the Simha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 2.