Paparanyavadavagni (पापारण्यदवानला, IAST: Pāpāraṇyadavānalā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Forest-fire that burns the wilderness of sin”. Compounded from pāpa (sin, demerit) + araṇya (forest, wilderness) + davānala (forest fire), this name presents Lalitā as the consuming flame that reduces the dense forest of accumulated sins to ash.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Where the previous name (742) compared Lalitā to cooling nectar-rain, this name reveals her fierce, purifying aspect: she is an all-consuming fire within the forest of sin. The araṇya of pāpa — karma accumulated over lifetimes, dense and entangling like jungle undergrowth — cannot withstand her blazing presence. Davānala specifically evokes a wildfire, unstoppable in its purification.

This epithet belongs to Lalitā's dual nature as both gentle nurturer and fierce purifier, reflecting the Śākta understanding that true grace sometimes burns before it heals. Pronounced paa-paa-ran-ya-da-vaa-na-laa.

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Scriptural source

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