Vishvabhramanakariní (विश्वभ्रमणकारिणी, IAST: viśvabhramaṇakāriṇī) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who causes the spinning of the entire universe”. Formed from viśva (universe), bhramaṇa (rotation, wandering), and kāriṇī (she who causes), this name proclaims that Lalitā is the supreme power behind the ceaseless motion and revolution of all creation.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Bhramaṇa from the root bhram (to wander, to revolve) describes the cyclical movement of cosmos, from celestial orbits to the turning of seasons. Kāriṇī marks her as the active agent, the śakti who sets and sustains this grand cosmic rotation. The name thus portrays the goddess as the kinetic principle behind all universal dynamism.

This lengthy compound epithet belongs to Lalitā Devī as celebrated in her sahasranāma; while deeply meaningful, it is most reverently used in worship rather than as a personal given name. Pronounced viś-va-bhra-ma-ṇa-kā-ri-ṇī.

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Scriptural source

Vishvabhramanakariní 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, Vishvabhramanakariní aligns with the Rohini nakshatra, under the Vrishabha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 9.