As a deity name
Name 169 of the Saraswati Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
cleansing, purification, purity (lit. and fig.), holiness, freedom from defilement, purificatory rite (esp. a partic. Śrāddha performed at the cost of a person who needs purificati…
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "śuddhyai" is the dative of "śuddhi" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
śuddhi f. cleansing, purification, purity (lit. and fig.), holiness, freedom from defilement, purificatory rite (esp. a partic. Śrāddha performed at the cost of a person who needs purification), TBr. &c. &c.
setting free or securing (from any danger), rendering secure, Kām.; VarBṛS.
Caveats
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