Killichakreshvara (किल्लीचक्रेश्वर, IAST: Killīcakreśvara) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Lord of the Killī circle or sacred wheel-diagram”. This rare tantric epithet combines killī (a symbolic syllable-key used in mantra practice), cakra (wheel, circle, the sacred Sudarśana disc), and īśvara (lord, master), designating Vishnu as the sovereign lord of the mystic wheel and its encoded spiritual power.

Meaning, etymology & significance

In tantric mantra-śāstra, a kīlī or killī is a 'pin' or 'key' syllable that unlocks the full potency of a mantra; combined with cakra, it evokes Vishnu's Sudarśana, the luminous disc that is itself a mantra-embodied weapon. Describing Vishnu as Killīcakreśvara proclaims His absolute mastery over all mantric and yantra-based worship. This name belongs to the esoteric stratum of the Sahasranāma and is rarely encountered outside initiatory contexts.

The parenthetical notation ki(hi)llī in the source reflects textual uncertainty between the readings killī and hillī, both known in manuscript traditions of tantric stotra literature. Given this manuscript variation, the name is marked for review; it is pronounced kil-lee-cha-kresh-va-ra.

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Scriptural source

Killichakreshvara 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, Killichakreshvara aligns with the Mrigashira nakshatra, under the Mithuna rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 1.