Sadashiva (सदाशिवा, IAST: Sadāśivā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Ever-auspicious, eternally benevolent, the everlasting Śiva”. Joining 'sadā' (always, forever) with 'śiva' (auspicious, gracious), this name reveals the goddess as the feminine principle inseparable from the eternally benevolent aspect of Śiva.

Meaning, etymology & significance

In Śākta philosophy, Sadāśiva is the fifth and highest tattva of Śaiva cosmology, representing pure consciousness poised at the threshold of creation; the feminine form Sadāśivā names Lalitā as the śakti who pervades and animates that transcendent principle. 'Śiva' itself means that which is wholly auspicious and without blemish, while 'sadā' removes any limit of time, declaring this auspiciousness to be eternal and unchanging. The name thus affirms that Devī's grace is not occasional but the very nature of Reality.

This epithet honours Śrī Lalitā in her non-dual identity with Sadāśiva, signalling that the goddess and the god are one undivided light. Pronounced 'Sa-daa-shi-vaa', with the stress falling naturally on the second syllable.

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Scriptural source

Sadashiva 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, Sadashiva aligns with the Shatabhisha nakshatra, under the Kumbha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 7.