Yashodananda Dayaka (यशोदानन्ददायक, IAST: Yaśodānanda Dāyaka) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Giver of bliss and delight to mother Yaśodā”. From Yaśodā (the mother who gave fame), ānanda (divine bliss), and dāyaka (bestower), this name tenderly celebrates the Lord as the living joy of His devoted foster mother.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Yaśodā's name means 'she who bestows glory' (yaśas + dā), and the ānanda she received from her divine child was of the highest order — a bliss beyond ordinary maternal happiness, suffused with the presence of the Absolute. Dāyaka, from the root dā (to give), describes one who actively, generously bestows. This name thus reveals a reciprocal relationship: Yaśodā bestowed motherly love upon the Lord, and the Lord bestowed supreme ānanda upon her.

This beautiful epithet reflects the intimacy of the Vaishnava bhakti tradition, in which the Lord returns devotion with overflowing grace. It is evocative and poetic but lengthy for a personal name; Yashodananda serves well as a shorter form. Pronounced ya-sho-daa-nan-da-daa-ya-ka.

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Scriptural source

Yashodananda Dayaka 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, Yashodananda Dayaka aligns with the Jyeshtha nakshatra, under the Vrischika rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 3.