Tambulapuritamukhi (ताम्बूलपूरितमुखी, IAST: Tāmbūlapūritamukhī) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She whose mouth is filled with betel leaf”. From tāmbūla (betel leaf) and pūrita (filled) and mukhī (one whose face/mouth), this evocative name paints a vivid image of the Goddess's lips radiantly reddened and fragrant with the auspicious offering of betel.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Tāmbūla — the betel leaf preparation with areca nut, lime, and spices — is among the most intimate and auspicious offerings made to the Goddess in Śrīvidyā worship; its red hue symbolizes beauty, fertility, and prosperity. The Lalitā Sahasranāma is replete with such sensory descriptions drawn from the Goddess's daily court ritual (nityapūjā), and this name captures her divine elegance in a single fragrant image. Her reddened mouth is a symbol of śṛṅgāra, the aesthetic of love and divine beauty.

This is primarily a descriptive liturgical epithet used in Śrīvidyā upāsanā; while evocative and spiritually rich, it is lengthy for everyday use as a given name. Pronounced Taam-boo-la-poo-ri-ta-mu-khee.

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Scriptural source

Tambulapuritamukhi 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, Tambulapuritamukhi aligns with the Purva phalguni nakshatra, under the Simha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 7.