Yakiniyambasvarupini (याकिन्यम्बास्वरूपिणी, IAST: yākinīyambāsvarūpiṇī) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who embodies Yākinī, the divine mother”. From 'Yākinī' (the śakti of the mūlādhāra cakra in certain traditions), 'ambā' (mother), and 'svarūpiṇī' (one whose very nature is), this name reveals Lalitā as the essential being of Yākinī, the nurturing śakti at the root of existence.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Yākinī is one of the yoginīs or cakra-śaktis revered in Tantric tradition, associated here as an 'ambā' — a mother — emphasizing her nourishing, protective quality. 'Svarūpiṇī' indicates identity of essence rather than mere appearance: Lalitā does not simply resemble Yākinī but is her innermost reality. This name affirms the non-dual teaching that the supreme Goddess is the hidden core of every partial divine manifestation.

This name of Lalitā Mahātripurasundarī is deeply significant in Kuṇḍalinī and Śākta Tantra. The compound is rarely used as a given name; 'Yākinī' alone appears occasionally in devotional contexts; the full name is pronounced yā-ki-nī-yam-bā-sva-rū-pi-ṇī.

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Scriptural source

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