Nirmadā (निर्मदा, IAST: Nirmadā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who is free from pride and intoxication”. Built from nir (without) + mada (pride, arrogance, or intoxicating elation), this epithet honors the Goddess as utterly free from ego-driven exaltation — her greatness requires no self-inflation.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Mada in Sanskrit can indicate the pride that accompanies beauty, strength, or wealth, as well as literal intoxication. The Goddess possesses all perfections yet remains untouched by any trace of vanity or haughtiness. Nirmadā therefore sets before a child the ideal of true greatness paired with perfect humility.

In the Lalitha Sahasranama this quality directly precedes and complements the next name, together forming a cluster on the destruction of ego. Pronounced nir-MA-dā, with even stress and a clear long ā at the close.

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Scriptural source

Nirmadā 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, Nirmadā aligns with the Anuradha nakshatra, under the Vrischika rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 8.