Navadurga (नवदुर्गा, IAST: Navadurgā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “The nine-formed Durga; Goddess in all nine sacred aspects”. Nava means 'nine' and Durgā is the great Goddess of invincible power; as Navadurgā, Lakshmi is identified with the collective divine energy of all nine forms of the Mother Goddess.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Navadurgā refers to the nine celebrated manifestations of Goddess Durgā worshipped during the sacred Navarātri festival: Śailaputrī, Brahmacāriṇī, Candraghaṇṭā, Kūṣmāṇḍā, Skandamātā, Kātyāyanī, Kālarātrī, Mahāgaurī, and Siddhidātrī. That Lakshmi bears this epithet reveals the non-dual theological vision in which all goddesses are ultimately one supreme Śakti. The name thus honors Lakshmi as encompassing the full spectrum of divine feminine power.

Navadurgā is used as a given name in some devotional families, especially those who revere the unity of all goddess traditions. Pronounced na-va-dur-gā, it carries the bold, protecting energy of the Divine Mother in her nine aspects.

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Scriptural source

Navadurga appears in the Lakshmi Ashtottaram, among the sacred names of Lakshmi.

Astrology — nakshatra, rashi & numerology

By the standard Vedic correspondence between a name’s first syllable and the lunar mansion, Navadurga aligns with the Ardra nakshatra, under the Mithuna rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 2.