Nityaklinna (नित्यक्लिन्ना, IAST: Nityaklinnā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who is forever moist with compassion and bliss”. From nitya (eternal, always) and klinnā (moist, melting, tender — denoting the softness of compassion and the liquidity of ānanda), this name reveals the Goddess as eternally overflowing with tender love.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Klinnā, derived from the root klid (to be wet, to melt), is a Tantric term pointing to the quality of ārdratā, the heartfelt tenderness and compassion that characterises the Divine Mother. In the Kāmakala tradition, this moistness is also associated with the nectar of bliss, the soma that drips from the crown cakra during deep meditation. Nitya asserts that this tender, blissful quality is not occasional but the Goddess's eternal, unchanging nature.

Nityaklinnā is also the name of one of the fifteen Nitya goddesses in the Śrī Vidyā pantheon, making it a fully independent name in its own right. Nitya is a beloved, common name for Hindu girls; Klinna as a standalone name is unusual but phonetically gentle.

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Scriptural source

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