Nirmamā (निर्ममा, IAST: Nirmamā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who is free from possessiveness and 'mine'-ness”. Built from nir (without) + mama (mine, the possessive impulse), this name reveals the Goddess as the one in whom all clinging to 'my body, my people, my possessions' has utterly ceased — she is pure, open, boundless love.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The Sanskrit word mama, 'mine,' names the deep-rooted impulse of ownership and identification that drives much of human suffering. As Nirmamā, the Goddess transcends this perfectly; her love encompasses all beings equally because none of them are 'other.' This name is a gentle teaching in non-attachment woven into a girl's very identity.

Nirmamā appears in the Sahasranama in close sequence with Nirmohā and Nirahaṅkārā, together painting a picture of the Goddess as the ideal of selfless, unclinging awareness. Pronounced nir-MA-mā, with two long ā sounds framing the name.

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Scriptural source

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