Sudhakotisvásthyahetu (सुधाकोटिस्वास्थ्यहेतु, IAST: Sudhākoṭisvāsthyahetu) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Source of well-being richer than ten million nectars”. From sudhā (divine nectar, amṛta), koṭi, svāsthya (well-being, health, wholeness), and hetu (cause, source), this name glorifies Vishnu as the ultimate cause of a well-being infinitely more nourishing than ten million draughts of immortal nectar.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Sudhā, literally 'the good drink,' is the Vedic nectar of immortality churned from the cosmic ocean, the sustaining elixir of the gods. Svāsthya, from sva (one's own self) and stha (established, abiding), denotes the state of being fully established in one's own true nature — a holistic well-being of body, mind, and soul. Hetu, meaning 'cause' or 'basis,' identifies Vishnu as the very origin of this supreme wholeness, suggesting that liberation itself is the ultimate svāsthya he bestows.

This epithet is especially meaningful in Āyurvedic and devotional contexts, where Vishnu is venerated as Dhanvantari, the divine physician who emerged bearing the pot of sudhā. Pronunciation: su-DHAA-KOH-tee-SVAAS-thyah-HEH-too; hetu as a suffix makes this more a theological description than a personal name.

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Scriptural source

Sudhakotisvásthyahetu 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, Sudhakotisvásthyahetu aligns with the Shatabhisha nakshatra, under the Kumbha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 4.