Vīramātā (वीरमाता, IAST: Vīramātā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who is the mother of all heroic beings”. From vīra ('hero, brave one') + mātā ('mother'), Vīramātā names the Goddess as the sacred source from whom all courageous, noble, and spiritually valiant souls are born.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Vīra in Sanskrit encompasses the hero of the battlefield, the spiritually intrepid sādhaka, and the enlightened being who has conquered the inner enemies of passion and ignorance. Mātā, the most intimate of all divine titles, places the Goddess in the role of the mother who births, nurtures, and empowers these heroic souls. As Vīramātā, Lalitā is the divine womb from which courage, nobility, and spiritual valor flow into the world.

The dative form vīramātre (as in the source) is an athematic noun, with the nominative Vīramātā following the standard ā-stem feminine pattern. This name of the Goddess also resonates in the Vīra tradition of Śākta tantra, where the Goddess is the supreme initiator of heroic practitioners. Pronounced vī-ra-mā-tā, it is a beautiful and usable given name.

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Scriptural source

Vīramātā appears in the Lalitha Sahasranama, among the sacred names of Lalitha.