Martandabhairavaraghya (मार्ताण्डभैरवाराध्या, IAST: Mārtāṇḍabhairavārādhyā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who is worshipped by Mārtāṇḍa Bhairava, the solar deity”. Mārtāṇḍa is a Vedic solar epithet (born of the cosmic egg), Bhairava is the fierce Śaiva solar deity, and ārādhyā means the one who is worshipped; the name proclaims that even the terrifying solar Bhairava bows before Lalitā.

Meaning, etymology & significance

In the Śrīvidyā Tantra, Mārtāṇḍa Bhairava presides over solar consciousness and time; that he himself is an ardent devotee of the Goddess reveals Her supreme position above both solar and lunar forces. This name encapsulates the theology that all divine powers, however mighty and independent they appear, ultimately resolve into Her adoration. The compound is a devotional declaration of Her sovereignty.

This is a multi-word compound epithet from the Sahasranāma used chiefly in liturgical recitation rather than as a personal given name; it is pronounced maar-TAAN-da-bhai-ra-vaa-RAADHYAA, with careful articulation of each member of the compound.

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Scriptural source

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