Durvṛttaśiśupālaikamuktidhā (दुर्वृत्तशिशुपालैकमुक्तिदा, IAST: Durvṛttaśiśupālaikamuktidhā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Sole bestower of liberation upon wicked Śiśupāla”. Composed of durvṛtta (of wicked conduct), śiśupāla (the king Śiśupāla), eka (sole, uniquely), mukti (liberation), and dā/dāyin (giver), this name celebrates Vishnu-Krishna's supreme grace in granting mokṣa even to Śiśupāla — His most bitter adversary — at the moment of slaying him.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The liberation of Śiśupāla is one of Hinduism's most profound theological paradoxes: a king who had abused and insulted Krishna at every opportunity received, at the very instant of his beheading at the Rājasūya sacrifice, a brilliant ray of light merging into Krishna — signifying mukti. The name honours this mystery by calling Krishna the 'sole giver' of that liberation, emphasising that no other power could have granted such grace to one so deeply steeped in enmity. In Vaishnava theology, intense focus on Vishnu — even hostile focus — becomes a form of devotion.

This epithet of Lord Krishna is celebrated in Bhāgavata Purāṇa commentary and Vaishnava theological discourse on the nature of liberation. As a personal name it would be unusual and unwieldy, though Muktidā is a simpler derivative used for boys and girls in the devotional tradition.

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Scriptural source

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