Akrūroddhavamukhyaikabhaktasvacchanda­muktidhā (अक्रूरोद्धवमुख्यैकभक्तस्वच्छन्दमुक्तिदा, IAST: Akrūroddhavamukhyaikabhaktasvacchandamuktidhā) is an Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Giver of free, effortless liberation to chief devotees Akrūra and Uddhava”. From akrūra (the devotee Akrūra, 'the gentle one'), uddhava (the beloved disciple Uddhava), mukhya (foremost, chief), eka (sole, principal), bhakta (devotee), svacchanda (free, spontaneous, according to one's own will), mukti (liberation), and dhā/dāyin (bestower), this name praises Vishnu as the Lord who grants free and unconditional liberation to His foremost devotees.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Akrūra and Uddhava represent two of the most intimate devotees of Lord Krishna: Akrūra, the gentle Yādava who wept at Krishna's lotus feet during the chariot journey to Mathurā, and Uddhava, the beloved friend and disciple to whom Krishna imparted the Uddhava Gītā. The qualifier svacchanda ('of one's own free will, spontaneous') indicates that this liberation is not merely granted but overflows from the Lord's own joy in His devotees — it is a free and unconditional outpouring of grace. These two names together represent the ideal of intimate Vaishnava devotion.

This compound epithet of Krishna occurs in the Sahasranāma's devotional narrative and is celebrated in Bhāgavata commentaries that expound on the spiritual attainment of Krishna's inner circle. As a personal name it is too lengthy, though Akrūrapriya, Uddhavapriya, or Muktidā are simpler derivatives in use.

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Scriptural source

Akrūroddhavamukhyaikabhaktasvacchanda­muktidhā appears in the Vishnu Sahasranama, among the sacred names of Vishnu.

Astrology — nakshatra, rashi & numerology

By the standard Vedic correspondence between a name’s first syllable and the lunar mansion, Akrūroddhavamukhyaikabhaktasvacchanda­muktidhā aligns with the Krittika nakshatra, under the Mesha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 5.