Samaganapriya (सामगानप्रिया, IAST: Sāmagānapriyā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who delights in the chanting of the Sāma Veda”. From 'Sāma' (the Sāma Veda), 'gāna' (singing, chanting), and 'priyā' (beloved, fond of), this name celebrates the Goddess as the great lover of the melodious Vedic chants.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The Sāma Veda is the most musical of the four Vedas, its hymns set to specific melodic patterns (sāman) and sung by the udgātṛ priest. As Sāmagānapriyā, Lalitā is honored as the divine connoisseur of this sacred sound, herself the inner listener whose delight animates the universe of music. This epithet connects her to nāda — the primordial sound current — as well as to the Vedic sacrificial tradition.

Sāmagānapriyā is an epithet of Lalitā Mahātripurasundarī, linking her to the tradition of Vedic music and devotional chant. As a given name it can be shortened to 'Priyā' or 'Sāmapriyā'; the full form is pronounced 'SAA-ma-GAA-na-pri-yaa'.

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Scriptural source

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