Tattvadhika (तत्त्वाधिका, IAST: Tattvādhikā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who transcends and surpasses all cosmic principles”. Composed of 'tattva' (cosmic principle or truth) and 'adhikā' (superior, exceeding), this name proclaims the Goddess as she who is beyond even the thirty-six tattvas of Śaiva cosmology.

Meaning, etymology & significance

In tantric philosophy, the universe is composed of tattvas — the fundamental principles of existence from Śiva at the apex to the earth element at the base. Tattvādhikā declares that Lalitā surpasses all of these, being the supreme ground in which even Śiva and Śakti find their source. She is not contained within the schema of creation but transcends it entirely.

As an epithet within the Lalitā Sahasranāma, Tattvādhikā honors the transcendence of the Goddess over all metaphysical categories. Due to its compound and philosophical nature, it is rarely chosen as a standalone personal name; pronounced 'tat-TVAA-dhi-kaa'.

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Scriptural source

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