Vyomakeshi (व्योमकेशी, IAST: Vyomakeśī) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She whose hair is the vast sky itself”. From vyoma (sky, ether, space) and keśī (one with hair), this name celebrates Lalitā as the Goddess whose flowing tresses are identified with the boundless expanse of the heavens.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Vyoma refers to the open sky and the element of ākāśa, representing infinite space and consciousness. Her hair as the sky poetically expresses that Lalitā's beauty is not confined to a single form but radiates throughout all of space — Her adornment is the cosmos itself.

This epithet links Lalitā to Śiva's own title Vyomakeśa, revealing the non-dual nature of Śakti and Śiva sharing cosmic attributes. Pronounced vyoh-muh-ke-shee.

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Scriptural source

Vyomakeshi appears in the Lalitha Sahasranama, among the sacred names of Lalitha.