Yonimudra (योनिमुद्रा, IAST: Yonimudrā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who is the sacred source-seal of creation”. From yoni (womb, source, origin) and mudrā (sacred seal), this name honors Lalitā as the primordial gestural expression of the cosmic womb, the source from which all existence emerges and into which it returns.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Yoni in the Śākta tradition transcends the merely physical to signify the matrix of all creation, the generative ground of the universe. Mudrā as a tantric seal both conceals and reveals the mystery it represents. As Yonimudrā, Lalitā is the living gesture of universal origination, blessing devotees with awareness of their own sacred origin in her.

This is a distinctly Śākta-tantric epithet of Lalitā Mahātripurasundarī, venerating her creative sovereignty. Pronounced 'yo-ni-moo-draa'; the name carries deep ritual significance and is best given with full understanding of its sacred context.

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Scriptural source

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