Daityagarbhasrāvināma (दैत्यगर्भस्राविनाम, IAST: Daityagarbhasrāvināman) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “He whose name causes the wombs of demons to miscarry”. Compounded from daitya (demon, son of Diti), garbha (womb/embryo), srāvin (causing to flow out/dissolve), and nāman (name), this startling epithet declares that the mere utterance of Vishnu's name is potent enough to dissolve demonic lineages at their very source.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Daityas are the sons of the sage Kaśyapa and Diti, perennial adversaries of the devas; garbha denotes the womb or the embryo dwelling within it; srāvin derives from the root sru (to flow, to emit) with a causative sense of causing dissolution. The name therefore conveys the extraordinary protective and purifying power of Vishnu's name, capable of arresting evil at its very inception.

This vivid Sahasranama epithet of Vishnu reflects the tradition that His names hold independent destructive power over all that is demonic or impure; while theologically profound, its graphic imagery makes it better suited for devotional recitation than for use as a personal given name.

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Scriptural source

Daityagarbhasrāvināma 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, Daityagarbhasrāvināma aligns with the Pushya nakshatra, under the Karka rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 3.