Puṇyāpuṇyaphalapradā (पुण्यापुण्यफलप्रदा, IAST: Puṇyāpuṇyaphalapradā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who bestows the fruits of both merit and demerit”. From puṇya (merit), apuṇya (demerit), phala (fruit/result), and pradā (bestower), this name declares Lalitā as the impartial dispenser of karmic consequences across all of creation.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Puṇya denotes righteous deeds and their accumulated merit, while apuṇya refers to unrighteous deeds and their consequent blemish; phala means the fruit or result, and pradā is 'she who gives.' As Puṇyāpuṇyaphalapradā, Lalitā upholds the entire architecture of karma, ensuring that every action—virtuous or otherwise—yields its due fruit under her sovereign dispensation. This reveals her as the cosmic judge who transcends personal preference, governing all souls with perfect impartiality.

Celebrated in the Lalitā Sahasranāma, this compound epithet belongs to Lalitā Mahātripurasundarī; the shorter form Phalapradā is occasionally used as a given name. The aspirated ph in phala should be pronounced distinctly, and the ṇ in puṇya is retroflex.

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Scriptural source

Puṇyāpuṇyaphalapradā 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, Puṇyāpuṇyaphalapradā aligns with the Hasta nakshatra, under the Kanya rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 1.