Kārtavīryādi Rājarājyaprada (कार्तवीर्यादि राजराज्यप्रद, IAST: Kārtavīryādi Rājarājyaprada) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Grantor of sovereign kingdoms to Kārtavīrya and kings”. This compound names Viṣṇu as the one who bestowed supreme royal sovereignty (rājarājya) upon Kārtavīrya Arjuna and other great monarchs (ādi meaning 'and so forth'), affirming that all legitimate kingship is His divine gift.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Kārtavīrya Arjuna, the thousand-armed king of the Haihaya dynasty, received extraordinary power and dominion through the grace of the sage Dattātreya, himself an avatāra of Viṣṇu; this name thus ties divine royal investiture directly to Viṣṇu's sovereign will. Rājarājya (the kingdom of kings, or overlordship) echoes the title Rājarāja found in royal inscriptions and Vedic hymns, signifying that earthly power is merely a delegation from the Supreme. The suffix prada (granting, bestowing) from the root pra-dā marks Viṣṇu as the ultimate source behind every sceptre.

This lengthy descriptive epithet appears in Viṣṇu-stotra traditions and is too compound to serve as a personal given name; it is best appreciated as a theological statement about divine sovereignty. Pronounced kaart-ah-VEER-yaah-di raaj-ah-RAAJ-yah-pra-dah.

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Scriptural source

Kārtavīryādi Rājarājyaprada appears in the Vishnu Sahasranama, among the sacred names of Vishnu.