Mahabhairavapujita (महाभैरवपूजिता, IAST: Mahābhairavapūjitā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who is worshipped by the great Bhairava”. From mahā (great), Bhairava (the awesome, terrific form of Śiva), and pūjitā (one who is worshipped), this name declares the astonishing truth that even the fearsome Mahābhairava bows in devotion at Lalitā's feet.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Bhairava, from the root bhī (to cause fear), is Śiva in his most terrific, boundary-dissolving aspect, worshipped across Śaiva traditions as the lord of time and death. Yet as Mahābhairavapūjitā, Lalitā is established as supremely above even this fearsome divine power — the Goddess who receives the worship of the one before whom the world trembles. This inversion of expected cosmic hierarchy beautifully expresses the Śākta vision of the Goddess as the ultimate ground of all being.

This epithet is treasured in Śākta-Śaiva traditions where Lalitā and Bhairava represent the supreme Devī-Deva dyad. Pronounced mah-haa-bhai-ruh-vuh-poo-ji-taa; the name is better suited as a liturgical title than a given name.

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Scriptural source

Mahabhairavapujita 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, Mahabhairavapujita aligns with the Magha nakshatra, under the Simha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 6.