Mahasahkti (महाशक्तिः, IAST: Mahāśaktiḥ) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “The Supreme Divine Power”. From mahā (great, supreme) and śakti (power, energy, the active divine force), this name identifies Lalitā as the primordial, all-encompassing cosmic energy from which every form of power in the universe ultimately derives its existence and motion.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Śakti in the Hindu philosophical tradition is not merely force but the living, conscious power of the Divine — inseparable from Śiva's pure awareness, as light is inseparable from fire. The prefix mahā elevates this śakti to its absolute, infinite degree, distinguishing it from the many partial or finite powers encountered in creation. Lalitā as Mahāśakti is thus the very ground of all existence, the pulsating energy that sustains, dissolves, and recreates the cosmos in each moment.

Mahāśakti is venerated as a central epithet of the Goddess across Śākta traditions, from the Devī Māhātmya to the Tantras, and the name Shakti remains one of the most beloved and widely given Hindu girl names across India. Pronounce ma-hā-śak-ti with a clear aspirated śa and a short final i.

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Scriptural source

Mahasahkti 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, Mahasahkti aligns with the Magha nakshatra, under the Simha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 9.