Shastramayi (शास्त्रमयी, IAST: Śāstramayī) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who is made of, or permeated by, all śāstras”. From śāstra (sacred scripture, teaching, science) and mayī (she who is composed of, full of), this name declares Lalithā as the very embodiment of all scriptural knowledge — every śāstra is a manifestation of her divine being.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Śāstra derives from the root śās (to teach, to govern, to instruct), denoting any sacred or authoritative text or science — from the Vedas and Upaniṣads to Dharmaśāstra, Arthaśāstra, and Tantraśāstra. The suffix mayī (from maya) means 'consisting of, pervaded by, full of.' As Śāstramayī, Lalithā is not merely the patron of learning but is the very substance of all revealed knowledge — every truth that any scripture contains is a ray of her luminous wisdom.

This name is a profound affirmation that the Goddess is inseparable from all sacred knowledge and that studying the śāstras is itself a form of her worship; as a given name, Shastramayi is uncommon but deeply meaningful for a family devoted to learning and tradition. Pronounced shaas-tra-ma-yi.

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Scriptural source

Shastramayi 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, Shastramayi aligns with the Hasta nakshatra, under the Kanya rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 8.