Padmamaladharaa (पद्ममालाधरा, IAST: Padmamālādharā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who wears a garland of lotuses”. Padmamālādharā combines padma (lotus), mālā (garland), and dhara (bearer), painting the goddess adorned in a continuous wreath of sacred blooms.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Each element of this name carries deep significance: padma is the lotus, symbol of purity and transcendence; mālā is the garland, representing devotion and auspicious adornment; and dhara comes from the root dhṛ, 'to hold' or 'to bear.' Together they evoke the iconic iconographic image of Lakshmi standing or seated, her form graced by cascading lotus garlands that proclaim her inseparability from this sacred flower. The lotus garland also symbolizes the unbroken chain of blessings she bestows.

This descriptive epithet is found in Lakshmi ashtottaras and stotrapaṭhas; its compound nature makes it somewhat long for a standalone given name, though Padma or Mala are often drawn from it for naming daughters.

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Scriptural source

Padmamaladharaa appears in the Lakshmi Ashtottaram, among the sacred names of Lakshmi.

Astrology — nakshatra, rashi & numerology

By the standard Vedic correspondence between a name’s first syllable and the lunar mansion, Padmamaladharaa aligns with the Uttara phalguni nakshatra, under the Kanya rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 5.