Mahasatva (महासत्वा, IAST: Mahāsatvā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She of supreme sattva, the great essence of being”. From 'mahā' (great) and 'satva' (the quality of pure existence, goodness, and illumination), this name glorifies Lalitā as the supreme embodiment of the most luminous quality in creation.

Meaning, etymology & significance

In Sāṃkhya and Vedāntic philosophy, sattva is the guṇa associated with clarity, harmony, wisdom, and spiritual light, and is the highest of the three qualities that constitute manifest existence. As Mahāsatvā, Lalitā is not merely sāttvic in quality but the very source and fullness from which all sattva in the universe flows. This name invites the devotee to cultivate clarity and purity as a means of drawing closer to the Goddess's own luminous nature.

This epithet of Lalitā in the Sahasranāma connects the Goddess to the Vedantic ideal of pure illumined consciousness. Pronounced 'Ma-haa-sat-vaa,' the name is subtle and philosophical in flavor and is relatively uncommon as a given name.

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Scriptural source

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