Kashirajasiraschchhetta (काशीराजशिरश्छेत्र, IAST: Kāśirājaśiraśchetra) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Severer of the head of the King of Kashi”. Built from kāśi (the holy city), rāja (king), śiras (head), and chetra (one who cuts or severs), this name commemorates a divine act in which Vishnu severed the head of the proud king of Kashi, establishing divine justice over mortal arrogance.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The compound contains kāśi (काशी, the sacred city of light), rāja (राज, king), śiras (शिरस्, head), and the agent noun from chid (छिद्, to cut or sever), yielding 'the one who cut off the head of the King of Kashi.' This act, referenced in Puranic narrative, represents Vishnu's role as the enforcer of cosmic order, where even royalty ruling over the holiest of cities cannot escape divine reckoning for transgression. It affirms that dharma ultimately prevails through the Lord's swift action.

This epithet in the Vishnu Sahasranama is strongly narrative and contextual, referring to a specific Puranic event rather than a universally known episode; hence needsReview is set accordingly. As a personal name it is wholly unsuitable due to its violent imagery; it is venerated as a divine title only.

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Scriptural source

Kashirajasiraschchhetta 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, Kashirajasiraschchhetta aligns with the Mrigashira nakshatra, under the Mithuna rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 8.