Shadangadevatayukta (षडङ्गदेवतायुक्ता, IAST: Ṣaḍaṅgadevatāyuktā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who is united with the six limb-deities”. From ṣaḍ (six), aṅga (limb), devatā (deity), and yuktā (united with, accompanied by), this name reveals Lalitā as the supreme centre from whom six attendant goddesses of the Śrī Cakra radiate.

Meaning, etymology & significance

In the Śrī Vidyā system, the ṣaḍaṅga-devatās are the six goddesses associated with the six limbs of the pūjā ritual: Hṛdayā, Śirasā, Śikhāyai, Kavacāya, Netratrayāya, and Astrāya, corresponding to the nyāsa, the ritual installation of divine power on the body. Lalitā as Ṣaḍaṅgadevatāyuktā is the sovereign at the centre, with these six divine forces arrayed around her, completing her cosmic form. This name speaks to the living, embodied nature of Tantra worship.

This epithet is specific to Śrī Lalitā in the context of Śrī Cakra arcana and is elaborated upon by Bhāskararāya in his Saubhāgyabhāskara commentary. As a given name the compound is unwieldy; Shadanga or Yukta could serve as shorter, usable forms.

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Scriptural source

Shadangadevatayukta 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, Shadangadevatayukta aligns with the Hasta nakshatra, under the Kanya rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 4.