Amarikritadevauga (अमरीकृतदेवौघ, IAST: Amarīkṛtadevaugha) is an Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “He who made the host of gods immortal”. From 'amara' (immortal), 'kṛta' (made), 'deva' (god), and 'ogha' (multitude, flood), this name honours Vishnu as the divine benefactor who bestowed immortality upon the entire assembly of the gods, most notably through the gift of amṛta from the ocean-churning.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Amara (a- + mara, 'not subject to death') and kṛta ('caused to become') together convey the act of conferring immortality, while devaugha — a compound of deva (celestial being) and ogha (a great host or flood) — refers to the vast collective of Vedic gods. The name commemorates the episode of the Samudra Manthan, where the emergence of amṛta (nectar of immortality) under Vishnu's orchestration restored and secured the devas. It thus captures His role as the protector and sustainer of cosmic order.

Vishnu bears this epithet as acknowledgement of His decisive intervention in restoring divine sovereignty when the gods had been weakened; it is a name revered in Vaishnava stotra traditions. As a compound descriptive epithet it is rarely employed as a personal name, though the root Amara is itself a beloved and widely used boy's name.

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Scriptural source

Amarikritadevauga 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, Amarikritadevauga aligns with the Krittika nakshatra, under the Mesha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 9.