Śrīdāmaraṅkabhaktārthabhūmyānītendravaibhava (श्रीदामरङ्कभक्तार्थभूम्यानीतेन्द्रवैभव, IAST: Śrīdāmaraṅkabhaktārthabhūmyānītendravaibhava) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “One who brought Indra's glory to poor devotee Śrīdāman's land”. This majestic compound — śrīdāma (the beloved devotee Śrīdāman), raṅka (poor, destitute), bhakta (devotee), artha (for the sake of), bhūmyānīta (land brought, i.e., prosperity bestowed), indra-vaibhava (Indra's splendour) — celebrates Krishna's act of bestowing celestial opulence upon His impoverished childhood friend Śrīdāman as a reward for pure devotion.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Śrīdāman (also known as Sudāmā) is one of the most cherished figures in Bhāgavata devotion: a brāhmaṇa of absolute poverty who approached Krishna with only a handful of beaten rice, and received in return royal abundance beyond imagination. The name enshrines this entire story — the poverty, the devotion, the purpose (artha) being the devotee's welfare, and the result being the splendour associated with Indra himself. It is a testament to Vishnu's principle that bhakti alone is the true currency of divine grace.

This grand compound epithet of Krishna appears in the Vishnu Sahasranāma and is deeply cherished in the Sudāmā devotional tradition. Its great length makes it a meditative theological summary rather than a given name; Śrīdāmapriya ('beloved of Śrīdāman') is a simpler derivative sometimes used.

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Scriptural source

Śrīdāmaraṅkabhaktārthabhūmyānītendravaibhava appears in the Vishnu Sahasranama, among the sacred names of Vishnu.