Pitavarna (पीतवर्णा, IAST: Pītavarṇā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She whose radiant hue is golden yellow”. From pīta (yellow, golden) and varṇa (color, hue), this name glorifies the Goddess in her golden complexion, a color associated with knowledge, prosperity, the element of earth, and the warmth of the solar plexus.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Pīta (पीत) is the Sanskrit word for the color yellow or gold, long associated in Hindu tradition with the earth element, the maṇipūra cakra, and the golden luminosity of divine knowledge. Varṇā (वर्णा) here denotes her bodily hue, and the golden color connects this epithet to Lakṣmī's prosperity as well as to the fiercer golden radiance of certain Śākta forms.

This name appears in the Lalitā Sahasranāma to describe the golden-hued aspect of the Goddess, particularly in the context of the presiding śakti of the maṇipūra region. Pronounced pee-ta-var-naa; a usable, melodious name evoking divine radiance.

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Scriptural source

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