Patalikusumapriya (पाटलीकुसुमप्रिया, IAST: Pāṭalīkusumapriyā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who loves the pink trumpet flower of the pāṭalī tree”. From pāṭalī (the Stereospermum chelonoides tree), kusuma (flower), and priyā (beloved, one who loves), this name reveals Lalitā's tender delight in the fragrant blush-pink blossoms of the pāṭalī.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The pāṭalī tree, celebrated in Sanskrit literature for its exquisite pale-pink or rose-hued blossoms and their intoxicating fragrance, is a symbol of gentle beauty and sensory refinement in the Indian aesthetic tradition. Lalitā's love for this flower reflects her nature as Śṛṅgāra-rūpā — the Goddess whose very being is the essence of beauty and tender love. By honouring this name, devotees learn to see the divine presence in the natural world's loveliest and most fragrant offerings.

This epithet of Lalitā in the Sahasranāma echoes her wider identity as one who is propitiated by fragrant floral offerings. The full compound is lengthy for a given name, but Pāṭalī alone is a charming and usable name; the full form is pronounced paa-tuh-lee-KU-su-muh-pri-yaa.

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Scriptural source

Patalikusumapriya 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, Patalikusumapriya aligns with the Uttara phalguni nakshatra, under the Kanya rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 8.