Siddhamātā (सिद्धमाता, IAST: Siddhamātā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Mother of all the perfected and accomplished ones”. The dative siddhamātre resolves to the nominative siddhamātā, uniting siddha (perfected adept) and mātā (mother), proclaiming Lalitā as the loving cosmic mother who births, nurtures, and shelters every soul that reaches the pinnacle of spiritual realization.

Meaning, etymology & significance

In Śākta thought, the Goddess is fundamentally Mātā — the mother who never abandons her children even at the heights of their liberation. As Siddhamātā she is especially the refuge of those who have completed the journey, embracing both the beginner and the perfected adept with equal tenderness. This name also resonates with the Navadurgā, where Siddhamātā is the ninth form of Durgā, worshipped during the final day of Navarātra.

As the ninth Navadurgā, Siddhamātā is widely worshipped across North India during Navarātra; the name is pronounced 'Sid-dha-maa-taa' and is a beloved name in devotional Hindu households.

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Scriptural source

Siddhamātā 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, Siddhamātā aligns with the Shatabhisha nakshatra, under the Kumbha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 8.