Viśṛṅkhalā (विशृङ्खला, IAST: Viśṛṅkhalā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who is free from all fetters and constraints”. From vi- (privative prefix: 'free from') + śṛṅkhalā ('chain, fetter'), Viśṛṅkhalā names the Goddess as the absolutely unbound, limitless one who transcends every form of restriction.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Śṛṅkhalā literally denotes a metal chain or shackle, and by extension any binding limitation — physical, mental, or karmic. With the prefix vi- negating it, Viśṛṅkhalā proclaims the Goddess as the one who is forever beyond all such constraints: no law of nature binds her, no karmic force conditions her, no cosmic power governs her. She is the supreme freedom, and to worship her is to be drawn toward that same liberation.

In the Lalitā Sahasranāma, Viśṛṅkhalā celebrates the absolute autonomy of the Divine Mother, who moves without impediment through all planes of existence. Pronounced vi-śṛṅ-kha-lā, the name is unusual as a given name but is deeply evocative as a spiritual designation; simplified spellings include Vishrinkhala.

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Scriptural source

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