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"You already have a name, then Swamiji gives you a new name. For the purpose of material attachment your parents gave the earlier name to you. When I give you a name it is because of spiritual attachment. I hope that you will practise spirituality. My part of the work is to give you suitable spiritual names and then it is up to you to decide how you are going to live. I give you meaningful, spiritual names so that you can come closer to God."

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Spiritual names meaning

Words have great power. This is an essential truth, which is most important on the spiritual path. We should be careful how we use sound and words to express our feelings to others.

Swamiji gives spiritual names to devotees that are most suitable in vibration and meaning for their spiritual development. Each name has a spiritual quality and vibration of its own. Saying your name and using it, brings about that special energy. Swamiji encourages those who have these meaningful names to live up to the great philosophies and qualities contained therein.

These names are Sanskrit or Tamil names of the Divine, attributes of the God or divine personalities. Divine names have great power to remove negative energy and create vibrations that have beneficial effects when spoken.

 

There are many, many legends and interpretations connected with the names of deities and saints. Some may differ according to the various areas. For some names, the meaning is not complete without the legend or myth surrounding it.

The Sanskrit and Tamil languages are two of the most ancient in the world. Great souls heard the sounds of Sanskrit in meditation and created this wonderful language. Tamil is the gift to humankind of Lord Shiva Himself and its patron is His divine child, Murugan.

Select a name to find about its meaning, or click on the arrow to visit each page. (Names are Sanskrit unless stated as being of Tamil origin. Sometimes Swamiji gives the Tamil equivalent name.)

 
Abirami
Ananda, Anandi
Annapurani
Archana
Arjuna
Arun, Aruna
Ashvin or Ashvini

Bhairavi
Bhavani
Bhuvaneshwari

Chandra(n), Chandiran

Darshana
Devaki
Dhanalakshmi
Dharmika, Dharmapriya
Durga

Gajalakshmi
Gauri
Gautam
Gita, Geeta or Geetha
Gopal, Gopala

Hari
Hariharan

Jagadisha(n), Jagadishwara
Jaganmohan
Janaki
Janani
Jayavani
Jnanalingam

Kanta, Kantha, Kanthan, Kanti
Karttika, Karthika, Kartik
Kasturi
Kasturirangan
Kausalya
Kaveri
Keshava or Keshavan
Krishna

Lakshmi
Lalita
Lavanya

Madhava(n)
Matangi
Mathan, Madhan, Madhana
Mathini or Matini
Muruga
Mukunda

Padmanabha
Parameshwara, Parameshwari
Prabha, Prabhavan
Prasanna
Prithvi
Purani, Purna

Rajesh, Rajeshwara, Rajesha
Rama, Ramachandra
Revadi
Rukmini
Rupini

Saras
Saravana, Saravanabhava
Shanmukha
Shanti
Sharmila
Shekhar, Shekhara
Sita
Sitaram
Skanda
Sulochana
Surya

Tara
Tulasi

Vidya
Vignesh, Vigneshwara, Vigneshwari
Vishnu

Yashoda
Yoga, Yogi, Yogini, Yogeshwara

 
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