Vishuddhichakranilayā (विशुद्धिचक्रनिलया, IAST: Viśuddhicakranilayā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who dwells in the throat's purification-wheel”. From viśuddhi (purity, purification), cakra (the subtle energy center), and nilayā (abode, dwelling), this name reveals that Lalitā resides as the presiding śakti in the Viśuddha cakra at the throat, the seat of purified speech and creative sound.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The Viśuddha cakra is described in tantric anatomy as a sixteen-petaled lotus at the throat, associated with the ether element, with divine speech, and with the power to purify all of one's karmic inheritance. When Lalitā is said to dwell here, it means that every word spoken with sincerity and devotion carries her presence. The activation of this cakra is linked to the gift of eloquence, truthfulness, and the ability to uplift others through sound.

This epithet belongs to the sequence in the Lalitā Sahasranāma in which the Goddess is described as dwelling in each of the six primary cakras; as a compound it is primarily a theological epithet rather than a personal name.

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Scriptural source

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