Jagadduṣprekṣyamūrtidhr̥ (जगद्दुष्प्रेक्ष्यमूर्तिधृ, IAST: jagadduṣprekṣyamūrtidhr̥) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Bearer of a form the world cannot easily behold”. Composed of jagat (universe), duṣprekṣya (difficult to see or gaze upon), mūrti (form), and the root dhr̥ (to bear/hold), this name honours Viṣṇu as the one who holds a transcendent form so radiant that mortal vision is overwhelmed by it.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The prefix duṣ- before prekṣya signals not ugliness but blinding, awe-inspiring brilliance — the form that even celestials must shield their eyes to approach. Mūrtidhr̥ indicates the one who consciously bears and sustains such a form for the sake of cosmic order. The epithet echoes the Gītā's description of the Viśvarūpa that Arjuna could not endure without divine sight.

This long compound epithet belongs to the Sahasranāma tradition and is used in temple liturgy rather than as a personal name. Its complexity makes it unsuitable as a given name; the key root word Mūrtidhr̥ alone is occasionally used in Vaiṣṇava naming.

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Scriptural source

Jagadduṣprekṣyamūrtidhr̥ 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, Jagadduṣprekṣyamūrtidhr̥ aligns with the Uttara ashadha nakshatra, under the Makara rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 7.