Asuranthaka (असुरान्तक, IAST: Asurāntaka) is an Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “The destroyer and terminator of all demonic forces”. From asura (demon, one opposed to the divine order) and antaka (ender, terminator, one who brings to an end), this powerful name declares Vishnu as the ultimate vanquisher of all demonic opposition to dharma, beauty, and divine harmony.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Asura in Vedic usage denotes beings who, driven by ego and darkness, set themselves against the suras, the shining divine forces that uphold cosmic order. Antaka, from the root anta (end) with the agentive suffix, is the one who brings endings, most famously used as an epithet of Yama, the lord of death, but here applied to Vishnu in His warrior aspect as the remover of demonic power. The Puranas overflow with accounts of the Lord's incarnations specifically undertaken to fulfill this function, from the slaying of Hiranyakashipu to the defeat of Ravana.

Asurāntaka is an epithet of Vishnu celebrated across Puranic literature and is used as a given name in families with a devotion to the Lord's protective and warrior aspect. Pronounced a-su-RAAN-ta-ka, it is bold and vigorous, well suited to a boy whose family invokes the Lord's protective strength.

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Scriptural source

Asuranthaka 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, Asuranthaka aligns with the Krittika nakshatra, under the Mesha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 4.