Sukhakari (सुखकरी, IAST: Sukhakārī) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who bestows happiness and joy”. From sukha (happiness, ease, bliss) and kārī (one who makes or gives), this name proclaims Lalitā as the divine giver of all forms of happiness to Her devotees.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Sukha in Sanskrit philosophy encompasses sensory pleasure, emotional contentment, and ultimately the bliss of liberation, while kārī derives from the root kṛ (to do or make) and indicates an active agent. The name thus captures the dynamic, grace-giving nature of the Goddess who is not merely the destination of joy but its active bestower in every realm of existence.

Sukhakārī is an epithet found in several stotras dedicated to Lalitā and Durgā, and it functions well as a given name. Pronounced su-kha-KAA-ree; the kh is an aspirated sound, as in the word sukha.

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Scriptural source

Sukhakari 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, Sukhakari aligns with the Shatabhisha nakshatra, under the Kumbha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 5.