Viyadadijagat Prasuva (वियदादिजगत्प्रसूः, IAST: Viyadādijagat Prasūḥ) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who gives birth to the universe beginning from ether”. From 'viyat' (ether/ākāśa, the first and subtlest of the five elements), 'ādi' (beginning with), 'jagat' (the universe), and 'prasū' (mother, she who brings forth), this name names Lalitā as the primordial source from whom all elemental existence unfolds.

Meaning, etymology & significance

According to Sāṃkhya and tantric cosmology, creation proceeds from the subtlest to the grossest: from ether (ākāśa), then air, fire, water, and earth arise in succession. Lalitā as Viyadādijagat Prasūḥ is the womb of this entire cascading creation, the maternal ground from which the cosmos emerges element by element. This epithet places her squarely in the role of Ādi Parāśakti, the original creative power.

This compound epithet is a complete cosmological statement and functions better as a sacred title within stotrapāṭha than as a personal given name due to its grammatical complexity. It is best appreciated in the context of Lalitā's role as the universal mother.

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Scriptural source

Viyadadijagat Prasuva 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, Viyadadijagat Prasuva aligns with the Rohini nakshatra, under the Vrishabha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 2.