Ratnakinkinikaramya-rashanadama-bhushita (रत्नकिङ्किणिकारम्यरशनादामभूषिता, IAST: Ratna-kiṅkiṇikā-ramya-raśanādāma-bhūṣitā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Adorned with a lovely gem-studded girdle of tinkling bells”. Ratna (gem), kiṅkiṇikā (small jingling bell), ramya (lovely, pleasing), raśanā (waist-girdle or zone), dāma (garland or string), and bhūṣitā (adorned) together describe the Goddess wearing a beautiful ornamental belt of precious-stone-encrusted bells that ring musically with her every movement.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The kiṅkiṇikā, a small bell whose name is itself an onomatopoeia for its chiming sound, is a recurring motif in descriptions of divine feminine adornment. Set with gems and strung into a raśanādāma — an ornamental hip-girdle — these bells announce the presence of the Goddess as she moves, their sound itself a form of sacred music. The epithet thus celebrates Lalitā as one whose very walk is a concert of divine sound.

In temple ritual, the sound of metal bells is believed to drive away negative energies and invite divine presence, so this epithet carries deep liturgical resonance. A shortened form, Raśanā or Kiṅkiṇī, makes a sweet and spiritually meaningful girl's name inspired by this description.

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Scriptural source

Ratnakinkinikaramya-rashanadama-bhushita 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, Ratnakinkinikaramya-rashanadama-bhushita aligns with the Chitra nakshatra, under the Tula rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 7.