Sarvamohini (सर्वमोहिनी, IAST: Sarvamohinī) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who enchants and beguiles all”. From sarva (all) and mohinī (she who enchants, from the root muh — to bewilder with wonder), this name celebrates Lalithā as the supreme enchantress whose divine beauty and Māyā captivates every being in creation.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Mohinī is derived from the root muh (to be stupefied, to be enraptured) and refers to one who fascinates or enchants. While Mohinī is a famous form of Viṣṇu, as Sarvamohinī the name belongs to the Devī's role as Māyā-śakti — the power of divine illusion and beauty that draws all souls. Far from being a negative attribute, her enchantment is the loving divine play (līlā) through which creation is sustained.

Sarvamohinī is also the name of one of the mudrās and one of the āvaraṇa-devīs in the Śrī Cakra worship, making it ritually significant within the Śrī Vidyā tradition; as a given name, it is melodious and popular in South India. Pronounced sar-va-mo-hi-ni.

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Scriptural source

Sarvamohini 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, Sarvamohini aligns with the Shatabhisha nakshatra, under the Kumbha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 9.