Devadvijadīrghakṣudhāpaha (देवद्विजदीर्घक्षुधापह, IAST: Devadvijadīrghakṣudhāpaha) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Remover of the gods' and brāhmaṇas' long hunger”. Deva (gods), dvija (twice-born sages), dīrgha (long, prolonged), kṣudhā (hunger, spiritual and physical deprivation), and apaha (remover, from apa + hā) together describe Viṣṇu as the one who ends the prolonged anguish of heaven and earth at the Kali Age's close.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Throughout the Kali Yuga, both the devas deprived of proper yajña and the brāhmaṇas denied righteous livelihood suffer a form of deep, cosmic hunger; this name proclaims Viṣṇu as the generous nourisher who finally relieves that long-endured deprivation. The word apaha is related to apahāra in its sense of removal but here carries the gentle nuance of relief rather than seizure.

This compound epithet is highly specific to the soteriological context of the Kalki narratives and is not used as a personal name; its liturgical power lies in its comprehensive compassion toward both celestial and earthly beings.

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Scriptural source

Devadvijadīrghakṣudhāpaha 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, Devadvijadīrghakṣudhāpaha aligns with the Ashlesha nakshatra, under the Karka rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 4.