Tatillatatasamaruchi (तटिल्लतासमरुचिः, IAST: Taṭillatāsamaruciḥ) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She whose radiance equals the lightning creeper”. From taṭillatā (the lightning vine, a poetic image for a flash of lightning) and samaruci (equal brilliance, from sama equal + ruci lustre), this name paints Lalitā's luminous form as a dazzling streak of golden light that rivals the most brilliant bolt across a monsoon sky.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Taṭit means lightning in Sanskrit, and latā means a creeper or vine, so taṭillatā evokes lightning's sinuous, vine-like path through the heavens — a classical simile for divine effulgence in Sanskrit poetry. Samaruci compounds sama (equal, same) with ruci (brilliance, beauty, taste), indicating a radiance that matches or even surpasses that celestial flash. Together they describe the Goddess whose golden complexion shimmers with an electric, otherworldly glow.

This epithet celebrates Lalitā Devī's bodily splendour as described in the Dhyānaśloka of the Lalitā Sahasranāma tradition; its imagery is beloved in Kerala's tantric commentary lineages. As a given name the shorter Tatilla or Taṭit is more practical; the compound is a revered liturgical title.

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Scriptural source

Tatillatatasamaruchi 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, Tatillatatasamaruchi aligns with the Purva phalguni nakshatra, under the Simha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 8.