Sadgatipradā (सद्गतिप्रदा, IAST: Sadgatipradā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who grants the good path and liberation”. From sat (good, real, virtuous), gati (path, movement, destiny), and pradā (one who grants), this name honors Lalitā as the bestower of right direction in life and the highest liberation at its end.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Sat in Sanskrit carries the dual sense of 'true' and 'good'; gati refers to movement, trajectory, or destination — in spiritual usage it means the soul's journey after death and its ultimate destiny. Pradā comes from pra-dā, meaning 'to bestow.' Sadgatipradā therefore names the Devī as she who ensures both a righteous life and an exalted state after death for those who take refuge in her.

This epithet is cherished in Śākta devotional tradition, assuring the worshipper that Lalitā guides souls beyond the cycle of rebirth. As a given name, Sadgatipradā is long for daily use, but the concept it carries — divine guidance toward liberation — makes it profoundly meaningful in a name ceremony context.

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Scriptural source

Sadgatipradā 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, Sadgatipradā aligns with the Shatabhisha nakshatra, under the Kumbha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 5.