Sudhasarabhivarshini (सुधासारभिवर्षिणी, IAST: Sudhāsārābhivarṣiṇī) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who showers streams of divine nectar”. From sudhā (nectar of immortality), sāra (essence, stream), and abhivarṣiṇī (one who rains down), this epithet reveals Lalitā as the eternal source whose very grace descends like a torrent of ambrosia upon her devotees.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The compound draws on sudhā, the nectar that confers immortality, sāra meaning the purest essence or current, and abhivarṣiṇī from the root vṛṣ (to rain), together expressing the idea of a ceaseless divine downpour. In the tantric understanding, this rainfall of nectar flows from the sahasrāra chakra, bathing the seeker's subtle body in bliss. Lalitā in this aspect is the inexhaustible wellspring of ānanda that nourishes all creation.

This glorious epithet belongs to Śrī Lalitā Mahātripurasundarī as celebrated in the Lalitā Sahasranāma; because of its considerable length, it is more reverently used as a devotional title than as a daily given name, though Sudhā alone is a popular derivative. Pronounce su-dhā-sā-rā-bhi-var-ṣiṇī with stress on the long ā vowels.

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Scriptural source

Sudhasarabhivarshini 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, Sudhasarabhivarshini aligns with the Shatabhisha nakshatra, under the Kumbha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 4.