Mahasamrajyashalini (महासाम्राज्यशालिनी, IAST: Mahāsāmrājyaśālinī) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Sovereign of the supreme cosmic empire”. From mahā (great), sāmrājya (universal sovereignty, empire), and śālinī (she who possesses, who is distinguished by), this name crowns Lalitā as the unrivaled empress whose dominion encompasses all worlds.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Sāmrājya denotes the highest tier of sovereignty in ancient Indian political thought — the universal kingdom that subsumes all other kingdoms. When prefixed with mahā, it points beyond any earthly domain to the cosmic sovereignty of the Divine Mother over all planes of existence. Śālinī emphasizes that this sovereignty is not something external to her but her very nature.

This epithet of Lalitā is especially celebrated in Śrīvidyā traditions where she is worshipped as the Goddess-empress seated on the Cintāmaṇi throne. Due to its length it is rarely a given name; pronounce as ma-HAA-saam-raaj-ya-shaa-li-nee.

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Scriptural source

Mahasamrajyashalini 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, Mahasamrajyashalini aligns with the Magha nakshatra, under the Simha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 8.