Yoginīgrastāgirijatrātṛ (योगिनीग्रस्तगिरिजात्रातृ, IAST: Yoginīgrastagirijātrātṛ) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Savior of Parvati when seized by the yoginīs”. From yoginī (a class of powerful female tantric beings), grasta (seized, devoured, from the root gras), girijā (daughter of the mountain, Parvati), and trātṛ (protector/savior), this epithet celebrates Vishnu as the divine rescuer who saved Parvati from the grip of the fearsome yoginīs.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Yoginīs are potent female beings in the tantric cosmos, capable of overwhelming even great deities; grasta (seized) from gras (to swallow, to seize) conveys the dire nature of Parvati's predicament; girijā is a beloved epithet of Parvati meaning 'born of the mountain (Himavān)'; trātṛ from trā (to protect, to rescue) names Vishnu as the heroic savior. The compound reflects the Puranic narrative tradition in which Vishnu's compassion extends to protecting devotees and even the gods themselves.

This narrative epithet of Vishnu in the Sahasranama encapsulates a specific Puranic episode and demonstrates His universal grace that transcends sectarian boundaries; its length and specificity make it more appropriate for devotional chanting than for a given name.

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Scriptural source

Yoginīgrastāgirijatrātṛ 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, Yoginīgrastāgirijatrātṛ aligns with the Mula nakshatra, under the Dhanu rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 4.