Yamakotidurasa (यमकोटिदुरासद, IAST: Yamakoṭidurāsada) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Unapproachable even by ten million Yamas”. From yama (the god of death and dharma), koṭi (ten million), and durāsada (difficult to approach or assail, from dur + āsad 'to reach'), this epithet declares Vishnu utterly unconquerable even before the combined force of countless lords of death.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Yama, the god of death and righteous judgment, is himself a figure of supreme authority and terror in Hindu cosmology; koṭi multiplies this to an unimaginable power. Durāsada is a bahuvrihi compound from dur- (difficult) and āsad ('to approach' or 'to reach'), meaning 'one who is exceedingly difficult to approach or overcome.' The name thus places Vishnu entirely beyond the reach of mortality and cosmic law, for He is the very foundation upon which even Yama's authority rests.

Yamakoṭidurāsada is a rare, majestic compound found in the Vishnu Sahasranama that is more a liturgical declaration than a common given name, though devotees sometimes use shortened forms in personal devotion. Pronounced ya-ma-ko-ti-du-RAA-sa-da, it demands a measured, reverent delivery.

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Scriptural source

Yamakotidurasa 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, Yamakotidurasa aligns with the Jyeshtha nakshatra, under the Vrischika rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 2.