Dattarājyavibhīṣaṇa (दत्तराज्यविभीषण, IAST: Dattarājyavibhīṣaṇa) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “He who bestowed the kingdom upon Vibhishana”. From datta (given, bestowed), rājya (kingdom), and Vibhīṣaṇa (the righteous rākṣasa prince), this name commemorates Sri Rama's gracious coronation of Vibhishana as the rightful king of Lanka after Ravana's defeat.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The verbal root √dā produces datta (दत्त), the past passive participle meaning 'that which has been given'; rājya (राज्य) is sovereignty or kingdom. The name thus encodes a complete narrative of grace: the Lord does not only protect those who surrender to Him but actively restores and elevates them, transforming the exiled prince Vibhishana into a sovereign.

This epithet of Vishnu as Rama is particularly celebrated in the Ramayana tradition and in Vaishnava śaraṇāgati literature, where Vibhishana's story is held as the paradigmatic example of divine asylum (āśraya). The name is historically resonant but composite, making it better suited for devotional reference than as a given name.

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Scriptural source

Dattarājyavibhīṣaṇa 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, Dattarājyavibhīṣaṇa aligns with the Pushya nakshatra, under the Karka rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 8.