Kashyapanvayamandana (कश्यपान्वयमण्डन, IAST: Kaśyapānvayamaṇḍana) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Ornament and glory of the lineage of Kashyapa”. This compound of 'Kaśyapa' (the progenitor-sage), 'anvaya' (lineage, descent), and 'maṇḍana' (ornament, one who adorns) celebrates Vishnu's incarnation as Vamana, born into the illustrious line of the sage Kashyapa as its supreme jewel.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Kaśyapānvayamaṇḍana is a tri-component name: Kaśyapa refers to the great progenitor Rishi Kashyapa, 'anvaya' means the line of descent or family lineage, and 'maṇḍana' from the root 'maṇḍ' means to adorn or to be the crown jewel of. Vishnu took birth as Vamana from Kashyapa and Aditi, and as God incarnate he became the greatest glory ever to arise from that already-divine lineage. The name speaks to the honor of divine descent and the surpassing beauty of the Supreme entering human genealogy.

This epithet is specific to Vishnu's Vamana incarnation and appears in stotra literature. As a lengthy compound, it is devotionally meaningful but not commonly used as a given name for children.

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Scriptural source

Kashyapanvayamandana 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, Kashyapanvayamandana aligns with the Mrigashira nakshatra, under the Mithuna rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 3.