Tirthakotisamahvaya (तीर्थकोटिसमाह्वय, IAST: Tīrthakoṭisamāhvaya) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “He who bears the name equal to ten million sacred tirthas”. From tīrtha (sacred ford or pilgrimage site), koṭi, and samāhvaya (bearing a name equal to, named alongside), this epithet proclaims that invoking Vishnu's name carries the merit of pilgrimage to ten million holy tīrthas.

Meaning, etymology & significance

In Hindu sacred geography, a tīrtha is a crossing-place where the divine and human worlds converge — rivers, temples, and sites hallowed by tapas or divine presence. Samāhvaya, from sam + ā + hvaya (calling together, naming equally), suggests equivalence or identity in name and merit. The compound therefore teaches that the Lord's name is not merely a designation but itself a supreme tīrtha, purifying the devotee more powerfully than any number of physical pilgrimages.

This name reflects the Vaishnava nāma-mahātmya tradition, wherein chanting the divine name is considered the greatest tīrtha of the Kali Yuga. Pronunciation: TEER-thah-KOH-tee-sah-MAA-hvah-yah; the concept is theologically rich though the compound is unwieldy as a given name.

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Scriptural source

Tirthakotisamahvaya 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, Tirthakotisamahvaya aligns with the Purva phalguni nakshatra, under the Simha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 9.