Ganeshakotidarpaghn (गणेशकोटिदर्पघ्न, IAST: Gaṇeśakoṭidarpāghna) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Destroyer of the pride of crores of Ganesha forms”. From 'gaṇeśa' (the elephant-headed deity), 'koṭi' (crore, ten million, or innumerable), 'darpa' (pride, arrogance), and 'ghna' (destroyer), this name proclaims Vishnu as the one who humbles even the collective pride of countless Ganesha manifestations.

Meaning, etymology & significance

This extraordinary epithet does not diminish Ganesha but rather affirms Vishnu's absolute transcendence as the Paramātman before whom all divine egos dissolve. Koṭi emphasises an incomprehensible multiplicity, underscoring that this is not a single confrontation but a cosmic declaration of Vishnu's unsurpassed supremacy. The name belongs to the genre of Vaishnava hyperbolic eulogy that situates Vishnu as the sovereign of all sovereign divine beings.

This epithet appears in the Vishnu Sahasranama and is a theological statement rather than a given name, though it illuminates Vishnu's supreme status in the Vaishnava cosmological hierarchy. Pronounced 'ga-ne-sha-ko-ti-dar-paag-hna,' it is best reserved for study and liturgical recitation.

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Scriptural source

Ganeshakotidarpaghn 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, Ganeshakotidarpaghn aligns with the Dhanishta nakshatra, under the Makara rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 3.