Viraradhya

Viraradhya (वीरारध्या, IAST: Vīrārādhyā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who is worshipped by the heroic and the brave”. From vīra (hero, one of spiritual and physical valour) and ārādhyā (to be worshipped), this name honours Lalitā as the supreme deity propitiated by courageous and spiritually bold devotees.

Meaning, etymology & significance

In the Śākta tantric tradition, the vīra is a specific category of initiate — one who has transcended ordinary fear and duality and approaches the Goddess with undaunted directness and full surrender. Vīrārādhyā thus reveals a specific dimension of Lalitā's nature: she is not only approached through gentle devotion but is supremely worshipped by those who have the inner heroism to face her overwhelming reality without flinching. This name elevates courage itself to the status of a spiritual virtue and a mode of devotion.

As an epithet in the Lalitā Sahasranāma, Vīrārādhyā connects Lalitā to the Vīra path of Śākta sādhana. It can serve as an inspired given name for a girl with a connotation of spiritual bravery; it is pronounced vee-raa-RAAD-hyaa.

Scriptural source

Viraradhya 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, Viraradhya aligns with the Rohini nakshatra, under the Vrishabha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 6.