Mahapashupatastragnirdagdhaasura-sainika (महापाशुपतास्त्राग्निनिर्दग्धासुरसैनिका, IAST: Mahāpāśupatāstrāgnīnirdagdhāsurasainikā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who incinerated demon armies with the Mahapasupata weapon-fire”. This name glorifies Lalitā as the wielder of the supreme Mahāpāśupata astra, whose blazing fire reduced the entire demonic host arrayed by Bhaṇḍāsura to ash, demonstrating that even the most fearsome Śaiva weapon rests ultimately in Her hands.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Mahāpāśupata is the most potent of all weapons, associated with Śiva as Paśupati; astra means missile or weapon; agni means fire; nirdagdha means completely burnt; asura-sainika refers to the army of demons. The Lalitopākhyāna narrates that at a critical juncture of the cosmic war, Lalitā deployed this supreme weapon and its fire consumed Bhaṇḍāsura's forces in their entirety, signaling the imminent end of the battle. This name affirms that the Devī is not merely Śiva's śakti but is Herself the sovereign wielder of His supreme power.

Chanting this name of Lalitā is held to grant protection against all adversarial forces and to pacify the worst obstacles in a devotee's life. The compound is too elaborate for use as a given name; Sainikā, meaning 'warrior,' is occasionally drawn from it as an independent name.

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Scriptural source

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