Daityavedabahishkarta (दैत्यवेदबहिष्कर्त्र, IAST: Daityavedabahiḥkartṛ) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Excluder of demons from Vedic knowledge”. From daitya (demon, offspring of Diti), veda (sacred knowledge), and bahiḥkartṛ (one who places outside, excluder), this name describes Viṣṇu's act of shielding the sacred Vedas from demonic misappropriation.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Bahiḥkartṛ compounds bahis (outside) with kartṛ (one who does or makes), signifying the action of expelling or keeping out. The daityas, as forces of ego and adharma, are constitutionally unfit to wield Vedic wisdom for its intended purpose of liberation and cosmic harmony. Viṣṇu, in his form as the cosmic guardian of śruti, ensures that the Vedas remain the inheritance of those who approach them with humility and devotion.

This epithet of Viṣṇu recalls episodes from Purāṇic narratives where the Lord safeguards the Vedas from demonic forces. As a given name it is very lengthy and primarily retains liturgical usage. Pronounced dai-tya-vay-duh-buh-hiṣh-kur-tṛ.

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Scriptural source

Daityavedabahishkarta 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, Daityavedabahishkarta aligns with the Pushya nakshatra, under the Karka rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 1.