Brahmasūryendrarudrādivṛndārpitasatīpriya (ब्रह्मसूर्येन्द्ररुद्रादिवृन्दार्पितसतीप्रिय, IAST: Brahmasūryendrarudrādivṛndārpitasatīpriya) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Beloved of the chaste goddess offered by Brahma, Surya, Indra, Rudra, and all divine hosts”. This expansive compound — Brahma, Sūrya, Indra, Rudra, ādi (and others), vṛnda (hosts, multitudes), arpita (offered), satī (the virtuous goddess), priya (beloved) — reveals Vishnu as the one to whom the assembled gods presented the sacred goddess Sita, making Him the supremely beloved lord of divine devotion.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Vṛnda (वृन्द) means a group or multitude; arpita (अर्पित, from √ṛ + pra) means offered or dedicated. Satī here refers to the supremely chaste and virtuous divine feminine — Sita in the Ramayana tradition — whose gift to Rama by the entire divine assembly is a cosmic event of singular sacredness. Priya (प्रिय, beloved, dear) then names Vishnu as the one who receives and cherishes this sacred offering.

This grand epithet belongs to the liturgical tradition of the Ramayana stotra cycle, where the gods are said to have arranged or blessed Rama's union with Sita in recognition of His divine nature. Its scale is devotional and cosmic; it is not suited as a personal given name but is a magnificent subject of meditative recitation.

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Scriptural source

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