Pashupashavimochini (पशुपाशविमोचिनी, IAST: Paśupāśa-vimochinī) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who liberates souls from the bonds of bondage”. From paśu (a bound soul, literally 'animal') + pāśa (the noose, bonds of karma and māyā) + vimochinī (she who frees, liberates), this name proclaims Lalitā as the supreme liberator who severs the shackles of saṃsāra.

Meaning, etymology & significance

In Śaiva-Śākta philosophy, the individual soul (paśu) is bound by pāśa — the threefold bondage of āṇava (ego-limitation), karma, and māyā. Lalitā as Paśupāśa-vimochinī is the grace-bestowing power who, through her compassionate intervention, cuts these bonds and leads the soul to mokṣa. This name encapsulates the entire soteriological function of the Divine Mother: she does not merely bless, she liberates.

This epithet is closely associated with the Śaiva Siddhānta concept of pati-paśu-pāśa (Lord, soul, and bondage), reflecting the deep Śaiva-Śākta philosophical substrate of the Lalitā Sahasranāma. Pronounced pa-śu-pā-śa-vi-mo-chi-nī, it is primarily used as a liturgical and meditative name.

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Scriptural source

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