Rajarajeshvari (राजराजेश्वरी, IAST: Rājarājeśvarī) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who is the supreme sovereign of all sovereigns”. From rāja (king), rāja (repeated for superlative emphasis), and īśvarī (sovereign lady, goddess), this name consecrates Lalithā as the empress who rules over all rulers of the universe.

Meaning, etymology & significance

In the Śrīvidyā tradition, Lalithā is not merely one goddess among many but the ultimate overlord of the entire hierarchy of cosmic powers. Even Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva are said to derive their sovereignty from her grace, making her Rājarājeśvarī in the most absolute sense. The name resonates with the imagery of Śrīcakra, at whose bindu she reigns as the unchallenged centre of all existence.

Rājarājeśvarī is one of the most celebrated and widely used epithets of Lalithā Tripurasundarī across South India, and temples dedicated solely to her under this name exist in Tamil Nadu and Kerala; pronounced raa-ja-raa-JESH-va-ree.

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Scriptural source

Rajarajeshvari 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, Rajarajeshvari aligns with the Chitra nakshatra, under the Tula rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 5.