Sarvatantreśī (सर्वतन्त्रेशी, IAST: Sarvatantreśī) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Sovereign mistress over all tantric systems”. From sarva (all), tantra (sacred systems of practice), and īśī (feminine form of īśa, lord), this name proclaims Lalitā as the supreme ruler of every tantric path.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Sarvatantreśī is a compound of sarva (all), tantra (the body of sacred scriptures and disciplines), and the feminine sovereign suffix -eśī. The name declares that every tantric school, every system of ritual and meditation, finds its ultimate source and authority in the Goddess. She is not merely worshipped within one tradition but reigns as the presiding deity of all.

This epithet affirms Lalitā's universal supremacy across all scriptural traditions and is particularly significant in the Śrī Vidyā school. Pronounced sar-vah-tan-TRAY-shee.

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Scriptural source

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