Nishkalanka (निष्कलङ्का, IAST: Niṣkalaṅkā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who is spotless, without the least blemish”. From niṣ (free from) + kalaṅka (stain or blemish), this luminous epithet portrays the Goddess as absolute purity — untouched by any shadow, fault, or defilement.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Kalaṅka refers to the dark spots visible on the moon and, by extension, any moral or spiritual taint. The Goddess transcends even the moon's slight imperfection; she is the pristine fullness behind all reflected light. Bearing this name connects a child to that ideal of immaculate virtue.

Niṣkalaṅkā is celebrated in the Sahasranama as the perfectly pure aspect of the Divine Mother; it is sometimes also an epithet for the moon itself when its brightness is extolled. Pronounced nish-ka-LAN-kā, with a nasal ṅ before the k.

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Scriptural source

Nishkalanka 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, Nishkalanka aligns with the Anuradha nakshatra, under the Vrischika rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 2.