Mahashakti (महाशक्ति, IAST: Mahāśakti) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “The supreme divine power”. From 'mahā' (great) and 'śakti' (power, energy, the feminine divine force), this name identifies Lalitā as the ultimate source of all energy and potency in the cosmos.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Śakti is the foundational concept in Śākta theology — the dynamic, creative, and sustaining power without which even Shiva is said to be inert. As Mahāśakti, Lalitā is not one expression of power among many, but the primordial undivided energy from which all other śaktis emanate. Every force in the universe, from the motion of galaxies to the beat of the human heart, is considered a partial manifestation of her infinite potency.

Mahāśakti is one of the most revered epithets of the Great Goddess across all Śākta and Śaiva traditions, and appears in numerous stotras and tantras. Pronounced 'Ma-haa-shak-ti,' it is occasionally used as a given name and carries a powerful, recognizable resonance.

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Scriptural source

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