Names Categorized "avatars of Vishnu"
7 Names found
Aniruddha is a Sanskrit masculine name meaning "unobstructed, ungovernable" (an- "not" + iruddha "obstructed"). In Hindu mythology, Aniruddha is a significant figure: the son of Pradyumna and Rukmavati, and the grandson...
Kalki (Sanskrit: कल्कि), also called Kalkin, is the prophesied tenth and final avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu in Vaishnava cosmology. According to Hindu tradition, Kalki is destined to appear at the end of the Kali Yuga,...
Krishna is a central deity in Hinduism, derived from Sanskrit कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) meaning "black, dark." He is considered the eighth avatar of Vishnu and is also revered as the Supreme God in some traditions. The name reflects...
Etymology and Mythological BackgroundKurma (कूर्म, Sanskrit for “tortoise” or “turtle”) is the second of the ten principal avatars (Dashavatara) of the Hindu god Vishnu. The name directly denotes the animal form Vishnu a...
Matsya (Sanskrit: मत्स्य, meaning "fish") is the fish avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu. It is often described as the first of Vishnu's ten primary avatars and appears in Hindu mythology to rescue the first man, Manu, from...
Mohini (Sanskrit: मोहिनी) is a Hindu female given name, meaning "perplexing" or "enchanting" in Sanskrit. It is closely associated with the beautiful female avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu, also named Mohini, who appears...
Etymology and OriginsNarasimha is a Sanskrit name meaning "man-lion," derived from नर (nara) meaning "man" and सिंह (siṃha) meaning "lion." In Hinduism, Narasimha is the fourth of the ten principal avatars (Dashavatara)...