Nityasvahsthashraya

Nityasvahsthashraya (नित्यस्वःस्थाश्रय) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Eternal refuge established in His own bliss”. Find pronunciation, origin, deity association, popularity and similar Hindu baby names.

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Nityasvahsthashraya (नित्यस्वःस्थाश्रय) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Eternal refuge established in His own bliss”. Find pronunciation, origin, deity association, popularity and similar Hindu baby names.

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Nityasvahsthashraya (नित्यस्वःस्थाश्रय, IAST: Nityasvaḥsthāśraya) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Eternal refuge established in His own bliss”. Nityasvaḥsthāśraya is composed of nitya (eternal), svaḥstha (self-abiding, resting in one's own self or in one's own bliss), and āśraya (refuge or abode), declaring Vishnu as the everlasting shelter who is perfectly established in His own transcendent nature.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The word nitya affirms that Vishnu's nature knows no temporal limitation whatsoever. Svaḥstha literally means 'standing or abiding in oneself,' pointing to the divine self-sufficiency by which He requires nothing outside Himself for His completeness. Āśraya, meaning refuge or foundation, assures devotees that taking shelter in this eternally self-established Lord grants the most stable of all resting places.

This name of Vishnu is rarely used as a standalone given name because of its compound complexity, though spiritual communities sometimes use Svastha or Nityashraya as abbreviated forms. Pronunciation: ni-tya-svah-sthā-śra-ya, with the visarga in svaḥ lightly aspirated.

Scriptural source

Nityasvahsthashraya 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, Nityasvahsthashraya aligns with the Anuradha nakshatra, under the Vrischika rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 8.