Nirmohā (निर्मोहा, IAST: Nirmohā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who is free from all delusion and infatuation”. Composed of nir (without) + moha (delusion, infatuation, or bewildering attachment), this epithet declares that the Goddess abides in perfect clarity — the pure light of awareness unshadowed by any clouding of discernment.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Moha in Sanskrit philosophy is the root of spiritual bondage: it is the thick veil that prevents a being from distinguishing the real from the unreal. As Nirmohā, the Goddess is the living refutation of moha — she is wisdom itself, untouched by the confusion that binds others. This name invokes that quality of crystalline clarity in a child's life.

In the Sahasranama sequence, Nirmohā appears alongside Mohanāśinī, one name describing the Goddess's own freedom and the next her power to free others. Pronounced nir-MO-hā, clearly and evenly.

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Scriptural source

Nirmohā 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, Nirmohā aligns with the Anuradha nakshatra, under the Vrischika rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 6.