Srushti
Srushti (सृष्टि) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Creation; the act of bringing forth”. Find pronunciation, origin, deity association, popularity and similar Hindu baby names.
Srushti (सृष्टि) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Creation; the act of bringing forth”. Find pronunciation, origin, deity association, popularity and similar Hindu baby names.
Srushti (सृष्टि, IAST: sṛṣṭi) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Creation; the act of bringing forth”. Marathi-Gujarati transliteration of the Sanskrit Sṛṣṭi (creation).
Meaning, etymology & significance
Srushti (सृष्टि) is the Marathi-Gujarati transliteration of the Sanskrit Sṛṣṭi — the first of the three great cosmic activities (sṛṣṭi, sthiti, pralaya — creation, preservation, dissolution). The literal sense is "creation, bringing forth."
In Hindu cosmology the Trimurti each preside over one of these activities: Brahma is Sṛṣṭi-kartṛ (creator), Vishnu is Sthiti-kartṛ (preserver), Shiva is Pralaya-kartṛ (dissolver). To name a daughter Srushti is therefore to name her after the very first cosmic act — the bringing-forth of all that is.
The Marathi-Gujarati spelling Srushti is especially common in Maharashtra and Gujarat; the variants Srishti and Sristi (Phase 1) are the same word.
Pronunciation: SRUSH-tee. Pair with traditional Marathi-Gujarati surnames.
Astrology — nakshatra & rashi
By the standard Vedic correspondence between the first syllable of a name and the lunar mansion (nakshatra), Srushti aligns with the Hasta nakshatra, under the Kanya rashi (Moon sign).
Similar names
Hindu names with a similar feel or meaning include: Sristi, Srishti, Aaradhya. Each is a distinct choice with its own etymology — explore them on their own pages for fuller context.