Mahabuddhi (महाबुद्धिः, IAST: Mahābuddhī) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She of supreme intelligence and cosmic wisdom”. From 'mahā' (great) and 'buddhi' (the faculty of intelligence, discernment, and transcendent wisdom), this name reveals Lalitā as the source and summit of all cognition and divine understanding.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Buddhi in Sāṃkhya philosophy is the finest and most luminous of all the evolutes of Prakṛti — the inner instrument of discernment that, when purified, reflects the light of pure consciousness directly. As Mahābuddhī, Lalitā is not only supremely intelligent but is identified with the very principle of cosmic intelligence that underlies all knowing. Devotees seek her blessing to illuminate their own buddhi, dissolving confusion and revealing the clarity of the ultimate truth.

This epithet of Lalitā in the Sahasranāma affirms that wisdom is not separate from devotion but blossoms most fully in the heart turned toward the Goddess. Pronounced 'Ma-haa-bud-dhi,' it is philosophically resonant and occasionally used as a given name in scholarly and spiritual families.

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Scriptural source

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