Padukara­jyanirvrita (पादुकाराज्यनिर्वृत, IAST: pādukārājyanirvṛta) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Fulfilled through the kingdom governed by Rama's sandals”. From 'pādukā' (sandal, footwear), 'rājya' (kingdom, sovereignty), and 'nirvṛta' (content, fulfilled, at peace), this epithet describes Bharata, who ruled Ayodhya not in his own name but by placing Rama's sacred sandals on the throne and finding complete fulfilment in that selfless service.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Bharata's act of placing Sri Rama's pādukās (sandals) on the Ayodhya throne and ruling as a regent rather than a king is one of the most sublime expressions of devotion and self-abnegation in all of Sanskrit literature. 'Nirvṛta' (from nir + vṛ, to be covered or satisfied) conveys a state of total inner peace and contentment, suggesting that Bharata's joy came not from power but from proximity — even symbolic — to his beloved brother Rama. This epithet could apply both to Bharata and, by extension, to any soul who finds perfect satisfaction in subordinating itself to the Divine.

This epithet is pre-eminently associated with Bharata in the Rāmāyaṇa tradition, celebrating the singular episode of the pādukā-rājya; as a personal name it is rare and rather long. A shorter form, Nirvrita, could be used devotionally.

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Scriptural source

Padukara­jyanirvrita 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, Padukara­jyanirvrita aligns with the Uttara phalguni nakshatra, under the Kanya rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 5.