Padmasana (पद्मासना, IAST: Padmāsanā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She whose throne is the lotus; lotus-seated”. From 'padma' (lotus) and 'āsanā' (she who has a seat), this name images the goddess enthroned upon the sacred lotus, symbol of purity arising untouched from the waters of saṃsāra.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The lotus is among the most ancient and universal symbols in Hindu iconography, representing spiritual awakening, immaculate beauty, and the emergence of divine consciousness from the primordial waters. For Lalitā to be Padmāsanā is for her to be eternally established in perfect, unstained purity — she rests upon the lotus because she is herself the source from which it blossoms. The same epithet belongs to Brahmā and Sarasvatī, linking the name to the creative power of consciousness.

Śrī Lalitā is hymned as Padmāsanā to underline her royal ease and the spotless nature of her divine seat; the name is equally beloved as an epithet of Lakṣmī. Pronounced 'Pad-maa-sa-naa', it is a warm and usable name in Hindu families.

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Scriptural source

Padmasana 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, Padmasana aligns with the Uttara phalguni nakshatra, under the Kanya rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 1.