Samhritasheshapashanda (संहृताशेषपाषण्डा, IAST: Saṃhṛtāśeṣa-pāṣaṇḍā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who annihilates all heresy entirely”. From saṃhṛta (completely destroyed, annihilated) + aśeṣa (without remainder, entirely) + pāṣaṇḍā (heresy, impious doctrine), this name celebrates Lalitā as the power that utterly eradicates all teachings that lead souls away from dharma and truth.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The term pāṣaṇḍa in classical Sanskrit refers to teachings or sects that deny the authority of the Veda, the ātman, or the reality of dharma — schools considered spiritually harmful. As Saṃhṛtāśeṣa-pāṣaṇḍā, Lalitā is the sovereign protector of dharmic truth whose mere presence dissolves all such false paths without exception. This name reflects the Sahasranāma's vision of the Goddess as not only the source of liberation but also the guardian of the cosmic order of dharma.

This epithet is used in its full form primarily in liturgical recitation and scholarly commentary; as a given name it would be unwieldy. Pronounced saṃ-hṛ-tā-śe-ṣa-pā-ṣaṇ-ḍā, it carries a strongly protective theological assertion.

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Scriptural source

Samhritasheshapashanda 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, Samhritasheshapashanda aligns with the Shatabhisha nakshatra, under the Kumbha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 8.