Panchakoshantarasthita (पञ्चकोशान्तरस्थिता, IAST: Pañcakośāntarasthitā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who dwells within the five sheaths of being”. A compound of pañca (five), kośa (sheath or layer), antara (within), and sthitā (established, dwelling), this name locates Lalitā as the luminous consciousness residing at the innermost centre of the five sheaths that veil the Ātman.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The Taittirīya Upaniṣad describes the human being as five concentric kośas: annamaya (food-body), prāṇamaya (vital-breath body), manomaya (mental body), vijñānamaya (intellect body), and ānandamaya (bliss body). Lalitā as Pañcakośāntarasthitā declares that she is not trapped in any one layer but shines at the still centre of them all — the witness-consciousness (sākṣī) that animates every layer from within. This epithet is a touchstone of Vedāntic Śākta synthesis.

This is primarily a liturgical theological compound of the Sahasranāma tradition rather than a standalone personal name. Devotionally, one may honour it by shortening to Koshasthita or simply by meditating on its meaning during the five-layer contemplation (pañcakośa-viveka).

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Scriptural source

Panchakoshantarasthita 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, Panchakoshantarasthita aligns with the Uttara phalguni nakshatra, under the Kanya rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 9.