Yogya (योग्या, IAST: Yogyā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who is fit, worthy, or suited for yoga”. Yogyā derives from the root yuj through the suffix -ya, meaning 'fit for' or 'worthy of,' and applied to Lalitā it declares her to be the supremely fitting object of all yogic meditation — the most worthy recipient of every sādhaka's inner devotion.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The word yogya in common Sanskrit usage means 'able,' 'competent,' or 'appropriate,' and when applied to the Goddess it implies that she is the most perfectly suited focus of the highest practices. No deity, object, or ideal is as worthy of contemplation as she, because she encompasses all. There is also a secondary sense that she herself embodies perfect yogic competence and fitness, being the paramā yoginī.

This name is an epithet of Lalitā and carries a quiet but profound declaration of her supremacy among all objects of worship. Yogya is occasionally used as a girl's given name meaning 'capable' or 'worthy,' and it is one of the shorter, more accessible names in this section of the Sahasranāma.

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Scriptural source

Yogya 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, Yogya aligns with the Mula nakshatra, under the Dhanu rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 4.