Brahmadi Kamya Lalitya Jagad Ashcharya Shaishava (ब्रह्मादिकाम्यलालित्यजगदाश्चर्यशैशव, IAST: Brahmādi Kāmya Lālitya Jagad Āścarya Śaiśava) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Divine childhood that astonishes Brahma and all creation”. This magnificent compound celebrates the Lord's infant grace (śaiśava) as a beauty (lālitya) so longed-for (kāmya) even by Brahma (brahmādi) that it became a wonder (āścarya) to the entire world (jagat).

Meaning, etymology & significance

Brahmādi means 'beginning with Brahma,' indicating the gods themselves. Kāmya means coveted or most desirable. Lālitya is the quality of exquisite, tender grace and elegance. Jagad is the world entire, and āścarya means a miracle or marvel, while śaiśava refers to infancy or childhood. Together the name extols Krishna's divine babyhood — the crawling, the butter-stealing, the celestial smile — as a spectacle of wonder that left even Brahma breathless with devotion.

This epithet belongs to the devotional register celebrating Bāla-Krishna's incomparable childhood pastimes. It is far too expansive for practical use as a given name but stands as a poetic hymn in itself. Pronounced brahm-aa-di-kaam-ya-laa-li-tya-ja-gad-aash-char-ya-shai-sha-va.

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Scriptural source

Brahmadi Kamya Lalitya Jagad Ashcharya Shaishava appears in the Vishnu Sahasranama, among the sacred names of Vishnu.