Kalagnirudrajanaka (कालाग्निरुद्रजनक, IAST: Kālāgnirudrajanaka) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Father of Kālāgni-Rudra, the fire of time”. From kāla (time/death), agni (fire), Rudra (the fierce Vedic deity), and janaka (father/progenitor), this name proclaims Vishnu as the supreme source from whom even the annihilating fire-form of Rudra at the end of time takes its origin.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Kālāgnirudra is a specific fierce form of Rudra-Shiva associated with the fire that consumes the universe at the end of each kalpa. By calling Vishnu 'janaka'—father and progenitor—of this form, the Sahasranāma asserts the Vaishnava teaching that Shiva's powers of dissolution ultimately derive from Vishnu's creative will. This reflects the theological unity between the great deities while honouring Vishnu's primacy.

This name appears in contexts celebrating Vishnu's sovereignty over all cosmic functions including dissolution; it is pronounced kaa-laag-ni-rood-ra-ja-na-ka and is usable as a traditional compound name.

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Scriptural source

Kalagnirudrajanaka 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, Kalagnirudrajanaka aligns with the Mrigashira nakshatra, under the Mithuna rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 6.