Sahasranama position 567 of the 1,072 names

Agadha Rupini

अगाध रूपिणी

Agādha Rūpiṇī

What Agadha Rupini means

Agadha Rupini is name 567 in the Adya Mahakali Sahasranama, the 1,072-name devotional text to Maa Kali. She whose form is unfathomable and beyond measure.

Also spelled

  • AgadhaRupini
  • Source transliteration: AGADHA RUPINI

Sanskrit names travel into English in several romanizations. This page keeps the common spelling, the IAST form, and the source transliteration together so the same name is discoverable under each spelling readers use.

Meaning and elaboration

Meaning: She whose form is unfathomable and beyond measure.

Elaboration

Agadha Rupini means the Goddess whose form (Rupini) is unfathomable (Agadha) and beyond measure. This name points to Her boundless and transcendent nature. Her true essence cannot be grasped by the limited human intellect, nor can Her manifestations ever be fully comprehended.

The Immeasurable Nature Agadha literally means "bottomless," "unfathomable," or "immeasurable." It points to the infinite depth and vastness of Mahakali. She is not confined by space, time, or any fixed dimension. Her form is not static. It is fluid, ever-unfolding, and finally beyond any single form. Whatever form She reveals is only a partial glimpse of a reality too vast to be exhausted.

Beyond Human Conception The human mind is accustomed to objects, boundaries, and definitions, so it struggles before the formless or the infinite. Agadha Rupini leads the devotee beyond those limits and toward a reality that transcends all dualities and categories. She cannot be contained within any mental construct or philosophical system.

The Cosmic Manifestation Though She is ultimately beyond form, Agadha Rupini manifests in countless forms across the cosmos. Every atom, every star, and every being is a passing expression of Her immeasurable presence. Yet no single manifestation, nor even the totality of manifestations, can fully represent Her. She is the underlying substratum of all existence, at once immanent and transcendent.

Symbol of Divine Mystery This name honors the mystery at the heart of the Divine. It recognizes that ultimate reality, whether spoken of as Brahman or Devi, cannot be fully defined or known through the senses alone. It invites surrender before the unknown and a deepening faith in a power that is limitless, profound, and eternally beyond measure.

Text and sources

The name list follows the Adya Mahakali Sahasranama as compiled for this project. The English meaning and elaboration are interpretive notes for devotional study, not a translation of a single critical edition.

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