Puruṣārthapradā (पुरुषार्थप्रदा, IAST: Puruṣārthapradā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who bestows all four aims of human life”. From puruṣārtha (the four human goals: dharma, artha, kāma, and mokṣa) and pradā (she who grants), this name proclaims Lalitā as the supreme benefactress who can fulfill every legitimate aspiration of the human soul.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Puruṣārtha, meaning 'the objects worth pursuing by a human being,' encompasses dharma (righteousness), artha (prosperity), kāma (desire), and mokṣa (liberation). The suffix pradā identifies Lalitā as the giver of all these; no aspiration lies outside her grace. This name thus reveals her as the completest refuge, for she alone can satisfy every dimension of human longing without contradiction.

As an epithet of Lalitā Tripurasundarī, Puruṣārthapradā emphasizes her role as the wish-fulfilling divine mother; the form Pradā alone is occasionally used as a girl's given name. Note that the ṣ in puruṣa is a retroflex fricative, distinct from the palatal ś.

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Scriptural source

Puruṣārthapradā 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, Puruṣārthapradā aligns with the Hasta nakshatra, under the Kanya rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 4.