Daityamritavapisamastapa (दैत्यामृतवापीसमस्तप, IAST: Daityāmṛtavāpīsamastapa) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Drinker of the entire nectar-pool of demons”. This compound unites daitya (demon), amṛta (immortal nectar), vāpī (reservoir/pool), samasta (entire), and pa (drinker/protector), depicting Vishnu as the one who drains the very source of demonic power and immortality.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The name evokes the cosmic churning of the ocean (Samudra Manthan), during which Vishnu as Mohini ensured that the amṛta was not retained by the daityas. As 'drinker of the demon-nectar pool in its entirety,' the Lord is celebrated for depriving the asuras of immortality and thereby preserving cosmic order. The imagery of a vāpī, a stepped reservoir, poetically contains the boundless flow of divine nectar.

This epithet glorifies Vishnu's decisive act at the churning of the cosmic ocean; it is a highly compound descriptive title and is pronounced dai-tya-am-ri-ta-vaa-pee-sa-mas-ta-pa.

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Scriptural source

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