Nityaparakramaatopanirikshanasamutsuka (नित्यापराक्रमातोपनिरीक्षणसमुत्सुका, IAST: Nityāparākramātopaṇirīkṣaṇasamutsukā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who eagerly watches the valor and splendor of the Nityā Devīs”. Nityā refers to the sixteen Nityā Devīs of the Śrīvidyā tradition; parākrama is heroic valor; ātopa is martial pomp and splendor; nirīkṣaṇa is the act of watching intently; and samutsukā means 'filled with eager delight' — revealing Lalitā watching her Nityādevis with joyful maternal pride.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The sixteen Nityā Devīs are understood as the phases of the moon and as manifestations of Lalitā's own supreme consciousness; parākramātopa pairs valor with its outward display of power and majesty, while samutsukā (from ut + suk, 'very eager or enthusiastic') adds a tenderly personal quality of loving anticipation. This name reveals the deeply relational dimension of the Goddess — she is not a remote sovereign but one who takes living delight in the heroism of her divine emanations.

This composite epithet of Lalitā in the Lalitā Sahasranāma is evocative and theologically rich but far too long for practical use as a personal name. Samutsukā or Nityā alone are the components that translate best into given names.

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Scriptural source

Nityaparakramaatopanirikshanasamutsuka 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, Nityaparakramaatopanirikshanasamutsuka aligns with the Anuradha nakshatra, under the Vrischika rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 3.