Rudrachandiparivaradidushtabhuj (रुद्रचण्डीपरिवारादिदुष्टभुज्, IAST: Rudracaṇḍīparivarādidūṣṭabhuj) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Protector who devours the wicked in Rudra's fierce retinue”. This compound names Vishnu as the ultimate consumer of all evil forces, including the terrible retinues of Rudra and Candi, affirming His sovereignty even over the most fearsome divine attendants.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The name weaves together 'rudra' (the fierce Vedic deity), 'caṇḍī' (the fierce goddess), 'parivāra' (retinue, attendants), 'ādi' (and so forth, beginning from), and 'duṣṭabhuj' (one who consumes the wicked). As a whole it proclaims Vishnu as the force before which even the most terrifying divine armies and their wicked adversaries are subdued. Such a name speaks to His absolute and unbounded sovereignty in the cosmos.

This lengthy compound epithet appears in the Vishnu Sahasranama and is clearly a theological declaration rather than a usable personal name. Pronounced in full it stretches across many syllables, making it most suitable for recitation in ritual namavali contexts rather than as a given name.

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Scriptural source

Rudrachandiparivaradidushtabhuj 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, Rudrachandiparivaradidushtabhuj aligns with the Swati nakshatra, under the Tula rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 8.