Padmanabhasahodari (पद्मनाभसहोदरी, IAST: Padmanābhasahodarī) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Sister of Padmanābha (Viṣṇu), born of the same womb”. Compounded from 'padmanābha' (the lotus-naveled one, Viṣṇu) and 'sahodarī' (sister, one born of the same womb), this epithet reveals a sacred familial bond between Lalitā and Viṣṇu.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The relationship named here draws on the Purāṇic understanding that the great goddesses and gods share a cosmic kinship at the level of ultimate reality; in one tradition Lakṣmī-Pārvatī-Sarasvatī are considered cosmic sisters of Viṣṇu. By calling Lalitā the sister of Padmanābha, the stotra unifies the Vaiṣṇava and Śākta streams, declaring that the one absolute reality manifests as both. 'Sahodarī' is a tender word, suggesting intimacy and equality rather than hierarchy.

This name appears in the Lalitā Sahasranāma as an ecumenical acknowledgement of the unity underlying diverse Hindu traditions. Pronounced 'Pad-ma-naab-ha-sa-ho-da-ree', it is rarely used as a standalone given name but is deeply meaningful in devotional recitation.

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Scriptural source

Padmanabhasahodari 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, Padmanabhasahodari aligns with the Uttara phalguni nakshatra, under the Kanya rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 2.