Chatushkotiprithatattva (चतुष्कोटिपृथकतत्त्व, IAST: Catuṣkoṭipṛthaktattva) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “The reality distinct from the fourfold logical alternatives”. From catuṣkoṭi (the four corners or four logical positions), pṛthak (separate, distinct), and tattva (ultimate truth or reality), this name places Viṣṇu beyond the classical tetralemma of being, non-being, both, and neither.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Catuṣkoṭi is the ancient Indian logical schema of four positions: is, is not, both is and is not, and neither is nor is not. Pṛthak means apart or distinct, and tattva means the 'that-ness' or ultimate truth of reality. As Catuṣkoṭipṛthaktattva, Viṣṇu is proclaimed as the supreme truth that evades all four logical categories — he is the reality that no philosophical predication can fully capture. This is a profound expression of the Lord's absolute transcendence over human intellect.

This highly philosophical epithet in the Sahasranāma reflects the influence of nyāya and Vedāntic logic on devotional literature, declaring Viṣṇu beyond the reach of rational discourse. It is a theological descriptor, not a practical given name. Pronounced chuh-tush-ko-ti-pṛ-thuk-tut-tvuh.

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Scriptural source

Chatushkotiprithatattva 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, Chatushkotiprithatattva aligns with the Revati nakshatra, under the Meena rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 1.