Kandarpakotilavanya (कन्दर्पकोटिलावण्य, IAST: Kandarpakoṭilāvaṇya) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “One whose beauty surpasses ten million love-gods”. From kandarpa (Kāmadeva, the god of love), koṭi, and lāvaṇya (grace, loveliness), this name proclaims that Vishnu's divine beauty is so overwhelming it exceeds the combined charm of ten million Kamadevas.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Kandarpa is a venerable name for Kāmadeva, the deity of desire and beauty, whose very glance is said to enchant the three worlds. Lāvaṇya, derived from lavaṇa (salt, implying savour and attractiveness), denotes that irresistible grace and lustre that captivates the heart. The compound thus paints Vishnu as the fountainhead of all beauty — the original form whose transcendent loveliness is the source from which Kāmadeva himself draws his charm.

In Vaishnava devotional literature, Vishnu's beauty is a recurring theme, and this epithet elevates it to cosmic superlative. Pronunciation: kan-DAR-pah-KOH-tee-LAA-vahn-yah; lāvaṇya alone is sometimes used as a given name meaning 'grace.'

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Scriptural source

Kandarpakotilavanya 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, Kandarpakotilavanya aligns with the Mrigashira nakshatra, under the Mithuna rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 2.