Nakhadidhiti-sanchanna-namajjana-tamoguna (नखदीधितिसञ्छन्ननमज्जनतमोगुणा, IAST: Nakhadīdhiti-sañchanna-namajjana-tamōguṇā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She whose nail-lustre dispels the darkness of devoted worshippers”. Nakha (nail), dīdhiti (radiance, brilliance), sañchanna (covered, enveloped), namajjana (those who bow, devotees), and tamoguṇa (the quality of darkness, ignorance) reveal that the brilliant light emanating from the Goddess's toenails envelops and dispels the darkness of tamas within all who bow at her feet.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Tamoguṇa is the quality of inertia, ignorance, and spiritual darkness in the Sāṃkhya system, and it is the force that keeps souls bound to the cycle of suffering. The image here is luminous and liberating: even the nails of the Goddess, the outermost tips of her most humble extremities, radiate a light powerful enough to annihilate tamas in her devotees. This reflects the Śākta teaching that grace flows from the Goddess's feet downward, available to all who approach with humility.

This nāma is deeply beloved in the Śrī Vidyā tradition as an affirmation that pādapūjā — worship of the divine feet — is itself a path of liberation. The name is too complex a compound for use as a personal name, though Dīdhiti (meaning 'radiance') is a beautiful and usable girl's name drawing on its spirit.

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Scriptural source

Nakhadidhiti-sanchanna-namajjana-tamoguna 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, Nakhadidhiti-sanchanna-namajjana-tamoguna aligns with the Ardra nakshatra, under the Mithuna rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 6.