Tatpadalakshyartha (तत्पदलक्ष्यार्था, IAST: Tatpadalakṣyārthā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who is the implied meaning of the word 'That'”. This profound name declares that Lalitā is the lakṣyārtha — the secondary or implied referent — of the word tat ('That') in the mahāvākya 'Tat tvam asi,' pointing to her identity with the supreme Brahman.

Meaning, etymology & significance

In Vedāntic hermeneutics, a word can carry a vācyārtha (literal meaning) and a lakṣyārtha (implied meaning reached through the technique of jahadajahallakṣaṇā); the great saying 'Tat tvam asi' uses this method so that 'That' (tat) sheds its limiting cosmic adjuncts and 'thou' (tvam) sheds its individual adjuncts, and what remains is pure consciousness — which is Lalitā herself. This name is therefore a compressed Upaniṣadic commentary, affirming that the Goddess is not merely a deity but the very Absolute that all scriptural analysis seeks to reveal. Meditating on this name is considered equivalent to deep Vedāntic reflection (manana) on the mahāvākya.

Tatpadalakṣyārthā appears as one of the most philosophically dense epithets in the Lalitā Sahasranāma, beloved by scholar-devotees who integrate Advaita Vedānta with Śrīvidyā worship; as a given name it is rarely used in its full form, though abbreviated forms such as Lakshyartha or simply Lalitha are preferred. The compound is best pronounced slowly: tat-pa-da-lakṣ-yār-thā.

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Scriptural source

Tatpadalakshyartha 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, Tatpadalakshyartha aligns with the Purva phalguni nakshatra, under the Simha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 6.