Vajapeyadi-namagra (वाजपेयादिनामाग्र, IAST: Vājapeyādināmāgra) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “foremost name in Vajapeya and all great rites”. From 'vājapeya' (a grand Vedic soma sacrifice), 'ādi' (beginning, et cetera), 'nāma' (name), and 'agra' (foremost, first), this epithet proclaims Vishnu's name as the supreme invocation in all Vedic ceremonies.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The Vajapeya is one of the most elaborate and prestigious of Vedic soma sacrifices, associated with sovereignty and cosmic renewal, and to be invoked at its head is to occupy the highest ritual station imaginable. This name affirms that Vishnu's name is not merely one among many sacred appellations but the very pinnacle — the name that stands before all others in the great hierarchy of sacred sound. It is a profound statement about the primacy of Vishnu-devotion within the Vedic sacrificial order.

This compound epithet serves the Sahasranama's purpose of affirming Vishnu's supremacy in all realms of sacred practice; as a personal name it is unwieldy. It is best received as a liturgical declaration within its stotra context.

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Scriptural source

Vajapeyadi-namagra 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, Vajapeyadi-namagra aligns with the Rohini nakshatra, under the Vrishabha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 1.