Vishnumaya (विष्णुमाया, IAST: Viṣṇumāyā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who is the divine cosmic illusion of Vishnu”. From Viṣṇu (the all-pervading preserver) and māyā (the divine creative power of illusion), this name identifies Lalithā as the very Śakti through which Viṣṇu's cosmic play of creation and concealment operates.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Māyā in its highest Śākta sense is not mere delusion but the creative potency of the supreme; as Viṣṇumāyā, the Goddess is the active power that underlies Viṣṇu's sustaining function of the cosmos. This name also connects to the celebrated Yoganidrā episode of the Devī Māhātmya, where the Goddess as Yogamāyā keeps Viṣṇu absorbed in cosmic sleep.

Viṣṇumāyā is an epithet that bridges the Vaiṣṇava and Śākta traditions, honouring the Goddess as the unifying Śakti of both; it is a recognisable and usable name, pronounced vish-nu-maa-YAA.

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Scriptural source

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