Maralimandagamana (मरालीमन्दगमना, IAST: Marālīmandagamanā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who moves with the graceful gait of a swan”. From mārālī (female swan) and manda-gamanā (one who moves slowly, gracefully), this name captures the Goddess's sovereign elegance as She glides with the unhurried, majestic grace attributed to the haṃsa, the swan of highest nobility.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The haṃsa or swan is a supreme symbol of discernment and divine grace in Hindu iconography, renowned for its legendarily graceful gait. Marālī specifically denotes the female swan, amplifying the feminine elegance evoked here. The compound manda-gamanā (slow-moving) reflects not lethargy but a regal, unhurried sovereignty — a quality praised in classical Sanskrit poetics as the mark of both great beauty and great power.

This epithet is celebrated as a name of Lalitā Mahātripurasundarī in the Lalitā Sahasranāma, evoking her feminine majesty. While the full compound is unwieldy as a given name, the shorter form Marālinī or simply Mārāli can serve as a melodious and meaningful girl's name.

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Scriptural source

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