Yajamānasvarūpiṇī (यजमानस्वरूपिणी, IAST: yajamānasvarūpiṇī) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She whose form is the sacrificer himself”. Built from 'yajamāna' (the patron-sacrificer of a Vedic rite) and 'svarūpiṇī' (one whose very form or nature is), this name declares Lalitā to be the essential self of every worshipper who performs sacred rites.

Meaning, etymology & significance

In the Vedic tradition the yajamāna is the individual on whose behalf a sacrifice is offered — the spiritual and financial patron of the rite. By calling Lalitā the svarūpiṇī, the embodiment, of the yajamāna, the stotra dissolves the separation between worshipper and worshipped. The Goddess is revealed as the innermost identity of the one who seeks her, making the act of worship a recognition of one's own divine nature.

This long compound epithet is a jewel of non-dual Śākta theology and is deeply studied in the Śrīvidyā tradition. As a given name it is impractical due to its length; Svarūpiṇī or Rūpiṇī might serve as derived short forms. Pronounced 'ya-ja-MAH-na-sva-ROO-pi-nee'.

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Scriptural source

Yajamānasvarūpiṇī 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, Yajamānasvarūpiṇī aligns with the Jyeshtha nakshatra, under the Vrischika rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 8.