Devendradarpaghn (देवेन्द्रदर्पघ्न, IAST: Devendradarpaghn) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Destroyer of Indra's arrogance and pride”. Devendra (Indra, lord of the gods), darpa (pride, arrogance, conceit), and ghna (slayer, destroyer) form this name that celebrates how Vishnu/Krishna humbles even the king of heaven to teach the lesson of surrender.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Darpa in Sanskrit means pride, arrogance, or intoxication with power, and ghna from the root han means killer or destroyer; the name recalls the celebrated Govardhanoddhāraṇa episode in which the young Krishna persuaded the Vraja community to worship Mount Govardhana instead of Indra, whose wounded pride led him to unleash devastating rains upon Vṛndāvana. Krishna lifted the mountain as an umbrella for seven days, completely neutralizing Indra's wrath, after which a chastened Indra descended and paid homage to Krishna, acknowledging Him as Upendra. This episode is a cornerstone of Krishna-bhakti, illustrating that no amount of cosmic rank can substitute for humble devotion to the Supreme.

Vishnu-Krishna bears this epithet to commemorate His gracious humbling of Indra, which ultimately deepened Indra's own devotion; as a personal name, the shortened form Darpaghn or Darpahanta may be more practical, and the full form is pronounced De-ven-dra-dar-pa-ghna.

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Scriptural source

Devendradarpaghn 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, Devendradarpaghn aligns with the Ashlesha nakshatra, under the Karka rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 7.