Suvasini (सुवासिनी, IAST: Suvāsinī) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who is fragrant; graciously dwelling in her home”. From su (good, beautiful) and vāsinī (one who dwells or one who is fragrant), this name evokes Lalitā as the divinely fragrant Goddess who abides in auspicious fullness.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Suvāsinī carries a beautiful double resonance: from the root vās meaning to dwell, it describes a woman who lives in her own home as a blessed, married woman (a usage parallel to sumaṅgalī); from the root vās meaning fragrance, it paints the Goddess as one whose divine presence pervades creation like an irresistible perfume. Both readings are devotionally rich.

Suvāsinī is a popular epithet of Lalitā and also of Lakṣmī, and it is warmly used as a given name, especially in South India. Pronounced su-VAA-si-nee; the long ā in vāsinī is essential to its beauty.

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Scriptural source

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