Trailokyapavana (त्रैलोक्यपावन, IAST: Trailokyapāvana) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Purifier and sanctifier of all three worlds”. From trailokya (the three worlds — heaven, earth, and the netherworld) and pāvana (purifier, from pū 'to purify'), this epithet proclaims Vishnu's all-encompassing sanctifying presence that cleanses every realm of existence.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Trailokya, from tri (three) and loka (world or realm), designates the totality of manifest existence: svarga (the celestial realms), bhūmi (the earthly plane), and pātāla (the subterranean worlds). Pāvana derives from the root pū ('to purify'), the same root that gives us the word for the purifying wind (pavana); thus Vishnu moves through all creation as an invisible, all-purifying breath. This name affirms the Vaishnava conviction that the very remembrance of Vishnu's name purifies not only individuals but entire worlds.

Trailokyapāvana is a devotional epithet used in Vaishnava worship and in some regional naming traditions, particularly in South India where extended compound names are cherished. Pronounced trai-LOK-ya-PAA-va-na, it carries a stately, devotional cadence.

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Scriptural source

Trailokyapavana 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, Trailokyapavana aligns with the Uttara bhadrapada nakshatra, under the Meena rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 8.