Chitrakutaptaratnadri (चित्रकूटाप्तरत्नाद्रि, IAST: Citrakūṭāptaratnādri) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “The jewel-mountain of Chitrakuta's sacred treasure”. From Citrakūṭa (the storied forest mountain of Rāma's exile), āpta (gained, obtained, or approached), ratna (jewel, treasure), and adri (mountain), this name hails Viṣṇu as Rāma who made the holy hill of Citrakūṭa a mountain of living jewels by His blessed presence.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Citrakūṭa, whose name means 'the hill of marvellous peak,' is one of the most sacred tīrthas associated with the Rāmāyaṇa; Rāma, Sītā, and Lakṣmaṇa dwelt there during the early years of exile, and sages and devas sought them out on that very hill. By calling Viṣṇu-Rāma the 'jewel-mountain' obtained or embodied at Citrakūṭa, the epithet transforms a geographic site into a theological statement: the Lord Himself is the true treasure of every sacred place. The compound adri (mountain) also echoes Viṣṇu's epithet Śaila, the immovable.

This poetic compound epithet of Viṣṇu appears in the Sahasranāma, celebrating the sanctification of pilgrimage sites by the Lord's presence. It is too contextually specific for practical use as a given name; parents inspired by the theme might instead choose Ratnādri or Citrakūṭa-inspired names.

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Scriptural source

Chitrakutaptaratnadri 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, Chitrakutaptaratnadri aligns with the Revati nakshatra, under the Meena rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 8.