Ojovati (ओजोवती, IAST: Ojovatī) is an Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who is filled with radiant vital energy”. From ojas (vital luminous power) and the suffix -vatī (possessed of), this name reveals Lalitā as the very embodiment of primal cosmic vitality and brilliance.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Ojas is one of the most exalted concepts in both Vedic cosmology and Āyurveda — the subtle essence of life-force that illumines the body, sharpens the intellect, and radiates outward as personal splendour. As Ojovatī, the Goddess is not merely a possessor of ojas but its inexhaustible source, sustaining all sentient life through her boundless energy. This name affirms that spiritual seekers who meditate upon Lalitā draw directly from her inexhaustible reservoir of luminous power.

Śrī Lalitā bears this name as a declaration of her supreme vital sovereignty over all creation. Ojovatī is a graceful and phonetically gentle name suitable for a given name; it is pronounced oh-jo-VAH-tee, with the long final ī.

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Scriptural source

Ojovati 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, Ojovati aligns with the Rohini nakshatra, under the Vrishabha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 9.