Nityashuddha (नित्यशुद्धा, IAST: nityaśuddhā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Eternally pure, ever-untainted by impurity”. A compound of nitya (eternal) and śuddhā (pure, cleansed), this name declares that Lalitā's purity is not acquired through ritual or effort but is her primordial, unalterable nature.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Śuddha, from the root śudh (to be clean or pure), is central to both ritual and philosophical dimensions of Hindu practice; nityaśuddhā elevates purity from a transient state achieved through observance to an eternal ontological fact. Lalitā as Nityaśuddhā teaches the devotee that the ground of all being is fundamentally untouched by the impurities of ego, sin, or ignorance — and that turning to her is turning toward one's own intrinsic purity. This name is a wellspring of consolation and inspiration for the bhakta.

Nityaśuddhā is an epithet of Lalitā in the Sahasranāma and resonates with similar epithets of the Supreme in Śaiva Āgamic literature; the name is pronounced ni-tya-shud-dhaa, with the palatal śa and a doubled aspirate dh clearly sounded.

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Scriptural source

Nityashuddha 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, Nityashuddha aligns with the Anuradha nakshatra, under the Vrischika rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 4.