Shrividya (श्रीविद्या, IAST: Śrīvidyā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “The auspicious, sacred wisdom of Śrī”. From Śrī (the auspicious, the divine, also the goddess Lakṣmī) and vidyā (sacred knowledge, wisdom), Śrīvidyā names both a supreme esoteric tradition and Lalitā herself as the living embodiment of its liberating wisdom.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Śrīvidyā is the name of the most revered Tantric upāsanā (worship-system) centered on Lalitā Mahātripurasundarī, whose yantra is the Śrī Cakra and whose root mantra is the Pañcadaśī or Ṣoḍaśī. To call Lalitā by this name is to say that she is not merely the object of the tradition but its living heart — she is the wisdom, the practitioner, and the fruit of practice all at once. The syllable Śrī also invokes auspiciousness, beauty, and prosperity, making this name radiant with blessing.

As both the name of the goddess and of one of Hinduism's most profound esoteric traditions, Śrīvidyā is deeply revered across South India. It is used as a given name; pronounce as SHREE-vid-yaa with stress on the first syllable.

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Scriptural source

Shrividya appears in the Lalitha Sahasranama, among the sacred names of Lalitha.