Viṣṇuyaśaḥputra

Viṣṇuyaśaḥputra (विष्णुयशःपुत्र) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Son of Viṣṇuyaśas, the glorious father”. Find pronunciation, origin, deity association, popularity and similar Hindu baby names.

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Viṣṇuyaśaḥputra (विष्णुयशःपुत्र) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Son of Viṣṇuyaśas, the glorious father”. Find pronunciation, origin, deity association, popularity and similar Hindu baby names.

— Viṣṇuyaśaḥputra

Viṣṇuyaśaḥputra (विष्णुयशःपुत्र, IAST: Viṣṇuyaśaḥputra) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Son of Viṣṇuyaśas, the glorious father”. Viṣṇuyaśas is the name of the brāhmaṇa father of Kalki as narrated in the Purāṇas; putra means son, so this epithet identifies the divine child born of a father whose very name means 'glory of Viṣṇu.'

Meaning, etymology & significance

The name is deeply biographical within the Kalki mythology: Viṣṇuyaśas of the village Śambhala is said to be a pure-hearted brāhmaṇa into whose household the Lord himself takes birth to fulfil the cosmic mission of restoration. Being called the son of such a father further grounds the avatar's divinity in the sanctity of lineage and devotion.

This epithet is specific to the Kalki-cycle names in the extended Sahasranāma; as a given name, the shorter Yaśaḥputra or simply Yashaputra may be drawn from it. Pronunciation: viṣ-ṇu-ya-śaḥ-pu-tra.

Scriptural source

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