Padmapriya (पद्मप्रिया, IAST: padmapriyā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who loves the lotus; dear to the lotus”. A compound of 'padma' (lotus) and 'priya' (beloved, fond of), Padmapriya names Lakshmi as the goddess who cherishes the lotus above all flowers, the bloom that is Her eternal symbol and throne.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The lotus in Hindu sacred thought is the symbol of purity arising from the waters of existence, and Lakshmi's intimate relationship with it is celebrated throughout the Puranas — She was born from the lotus, She sits upon the lotus, and She holds it in Her hands as a blessing. As Padmapriya, She is the one whose very love for the lotus reveals Her nature: beauty, purity, and grace untouched by the mud from which all things grow. Her fondness for the lotus mirrors Her own essence.

Padmapriya is a graceful and melodious name used for Lakshmi and found in Vaishnava devotional literature; it is well-used as a given name in South India and is pronounced 'PAHD-mah-pri-yaa'.

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Scriptural source

Padmapriya 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, Padmapriya aligns with the Uttara phalguni nakshatra, under the Kanya rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 4.