# वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha)

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वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) is a Sanskrit word meaning an epithet of Indra, an epithet of Vishnu, a statue of Vishnu, the 24th day in the month of Brahma, a kind of musical measure, a kind of basil. Its 27 recorded definitions are grouped into 13 contexts, among them Name of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa/Hari, Viṣṇu's Heaven/Paradise, A class of gods.

- **SLP1:** `vEkuRWa`  **IAST:** vaikuṇṭha  **Devanagari:** वैकुण्ठ
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaikuntha
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/vaikuntha/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** वैकुण्ठा (vaikuṇṭhā)

## Meanings by context

### Name of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa/Hari (10 definitions)
- an epithet of Vishnu  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of Viṣṇu (Kṛṣṇa), MBh.; Hariv. &c. [ ID=206610 ]
- 1. An epithet of Indra and Vishnu. 2. A statue of Vishnu. 3. Vishnu's heaven.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) [Printed book page 299-3 ] वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) vaikuṇṭhá, m. [vikuṇṭha] ep. of Indra ( rare ) and of Viṣṇu; statue of Viṣṇu; m. n. Viṣṇuʼs heaven: -gati, f. going to Viṣṇuʼs heaven; -bhuvana, n., -svarga, m. Viṣṇuʼs heaven. [ ID=17102 ]
- 1. A name of Vishnu. 2. Indra. 3. The paradise of Vishnu. 4. Talc.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वैकुण्ठ (kuṇṭha) (vaikuṇṭha) [Printed book page 809 ] वैकुण्ठ (kuṇṭha) (vaikuṇṭha) m. ( - ण्ठः (-ṇṭhaḥ) ) 1 A name of VIṢṆU. 2 INDRA. n. ( - ण्ठं (-ṇṭhaṃ) ) 1 The paradise or world of Vaikuṇṭha or VIṢṆU; its site is variously described, either as in the northern ocean, or on the eastern peak of mount Meru. 2 Talc. E. वि (vi) कुण्ठ (kuṇṭha) ा (vikuṇṭhā) the wife of ŚUBHRA, and mother of VIṢṆU, in one form, अण् (aṇ) patronymic aff.: other etymologies occur, as वि (vi) privative, &c. and कुण्ठ (kuṇṭha) said to mean destruction, he who is indestructible; or वि (vi) before the same, explained knowledge or abode, being omniscient or omnipresent, &c.; again वि (vi) various, and कुण्ठ (kuṇṭha) illusion, aff. अण् (aṇ). [ ID=36840 ]
- 1. An epithet of Vishnu and Indra. 2. The paradise of Vishnu. 3. Talc.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) [Printed book page 727-b ] वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) ( ण्ठः ) ((ṇṭhaḥ)) 1. m. A name of Vishnu; Indra. n. Paradise of Vishnu; talc. [ ID=36459 ]
- 1. A name of Vishnu or Indra. 2. The paradise of Vishnu. 3. Talc.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वैकुण्ठ (kuṇṭha) (vaikuṇṭha) [Printed book page 690-b ] वैकुण्ठ (kuṇṭha) (vaikuṇṭha) m. ( - ण्ठः (-ṇṭhaḥ) ) 1. A name of VISHṆU. 2. INDRA. n. ( - ण्ठं (-ṇṭhaṃ) ) 1. The paradise or world of Vaikuṇṭha or VISHṆU; its site is variously described, either as in the northern ocean, or on the eastern peak of mount Meru. 2. Talc. E. वि (vi) कुण्ठ (kuṇṭha) ा (vikuṇṭhā) the wife of ŚUBHRA, and mother of VISHṆU, in one form, अण् (aṇ) patronymic aff.: other etymologies occur, as वि (vi) privative, &c. and कुण्ठ (kuṇṭha) said to mean destruction, he who is indestructible; or वि (vi) before the same, explained knowledge or abode, being omniscient or omnipresent, &c.; again वि (vi) various, and कुण्ठ (kuṇṭha) illusion, aff. अण् (aṇ) । (aṇ.) [ ID=38559 ]
- 1. Vishnu. 2. Indra. 3. The paradise of Vishnu. 4. Talc.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) [Printed book page 0904-b ] वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) vaikuṇṭha (partly properly pa- tronym. from vikuṇṭhā, The mother of Viṣṇu, + a ), I. m. 1. Viṣṇu, Pad- map. 2, 5. 2. Indra. II. n. 1. The para- dise of Viṣṇu, Pañc. 48, 3. 2. Talc. [ ID=14027 ]
- 1. An epithet of Indra or Vishnu. 2. The heaven of Vishnu.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) [Printed book page 524 ] वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) m. E. of Indra or Viṣṇu; m. n. Viṣṇu's heaven. [ ID=31081 ]
- 1. An epithet of Vishnu, Krishna, or Indra. 2. Holy basil. 3. A particular class of gods. 4. The paradise of Vishnu. 5. Talc.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) [Printed book page 0967-b ] वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) vaikuṇṭha, as, m. (fr. vi-kuṇṭha ), N. of Viṣṇu; of Kṛṣṇa; of Indra, (Indra Vaikuṇṭha is regarded as the author of the hymns Ṛg-veda X. 48-50); holy basil; ( ās ), m. pl., N. of a particular class of gods; ( am ), n. the paradise or heaven of Vaikuṇṭha or Viṣṇu, (its site is variously described as in the northern ocean or on the eastern peak of mount Meru); talc. —Vaikuṇṭha-caturdaśī, f. the fourteenth day of the light half of the month Kārt- tika (sacred to Viṣṇu). —Vaikuṇṭha-purī, m., N. of an author and commentator, (also called viṣṇu- purī. ) —Vaikuṇṭha-loka, as, m. the world of Viṣṇu. —Vaikuṇṭha-varṇana, am, n. a descrip- tion of Vaikuṇṭha. [ ID=44972 ]
- Vishnu  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) [Printed book page 702-2 ] Vaikuṇṭha = Viṣṇu (Kṛṣṇa): I, 2505; III, 8755; VI, 308 ( Viṣṇuṃ ); VII, 2963 ( Viṣṇo ); XII, 1503, 1652, 4079, 10019 ( Viṣṇuḥ ), [12864 (Mahāpuruṣastava)], 13239 ( °tvaṃ, etymology), 13403 ( avyayaṃ ); XIII, 6993 (1000 names), 7745. [ ID=11377 ]
- a name of Hari  
  *The Purana Index*
  > वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) [Printed book page 3-325 ] Vaikuṇṭha (I) — a name of Hari. Bhā. I. 15. 46. [ ID=13630 ]

### Viṣṇu's Heaven/Paradise (3 definitions)
- Vishnu heaven  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) m. n. Viṣṇu's heaven (variously described as situated in the northern ocean or on the eastern peak of mount Meru), Pañcat.; BhP. &c. [ ID=206618 ]
- the abode of Vishnu  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Vaikuṇṭha (II) — the abode of Viṣṇu, established by Him at the request of Śrī in his manifestation as Vaikuṇṭha: Famous for Naiśreyasa vana, filled with different trees and birds. It had seven enclosures into which sin had no free entrance. On the seventh were stationed two guardian deities. These once prevented Lakṣmī from entering in during the yoganidrā of Hari; 1 happiness (saubhāgya) of beings retired to, during the burning of the worlds. 2 [ Footnote: 1) Bhā. III. 15. 13-27; 16. 27-30; VIII. 5. 5.] [ Footnote: 2) M. 60. 2; 245. 34; 285. 19.] [ ID=13631 ]
- 1. A specific location in the ashrama of Cyavana at Gaya. 2. The abode of Vishnu.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > [Printed book page 3-326 ] Vaikuṇṭha (V) — in the Cyavana āśrama of Gayā; 1 the abode of Viṣṇu. 2 [ Footnote: 1) Vā. 108. 74.] [ Footnote: 2) Ib. 24. 20; 109. 16.] [ ID=13634 ]

### A class of gods (2 definitions)
- a class of gods  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > pl. or sg. ( scil. गण (gaṇa) ) N. of a class of gods, Pur. [ ID=206617 ]
- a class of fourteen gods appearing in the epochs of Raivata and Svayambhuva Manu  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Vaikuṇṭhas — a class of gods, 1 Jayādevas, fourteen in number in the epochs of Raivata Manu and Svāyambhuva. 2 [ Footnote: 1) Bhā. VIII. 5. 4; Vi. III. 1. 21.] [ Footnote: 2) Br. II. 36. 51 and 58; III. 3. 9, 58 and 67; 4. 31; Vā. 66. 9; 67. 40-41.] [ ID=13635 ]

### Name of Persons (2 definitions)
- Various men, especially authors and teachers.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of various men ( esp. authors and teachers), Cat. [ ID=206615 ]
- the supposed author of certain Vedic hymns  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (with Indra) N. of the supposed author of Ṛg-veda (Title) x, 48 - 50; Anukr. [ ID=206616 ]

### Specific Day or Kalpa (2 definitions)
- the 24th day in the month of Brahma  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the 24th day in the month of Brahmā, L. [ ID=206612 ]
- the twenty-second kalpa  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Vaikuṇṭha (IV) — the 22nd kalpa. M. 290. 8. [ ID=13633 ]

### A type of plant (1 definition)
- a kind of basil  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a kind of Ocimum, L. [ ID=206614 ]

### Divine Manifestation of Hari (1 definition)
- 1. A manifestation of Hari born of Vaikuntha and Shubhra. 2. A heavenly realm that came into existence in the Vaivasvata epoch.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Vaikuṇṭha (III) — a manifestation of Hari born of Vai- kuṇṭhā and Śubhra in Cākṣuṣa epoch. At the request of his spouse Śrī, Vaikuṇṭha (Heaven) came into existence in the Vaivasvata epoch, to the right of Śivaloka. Bhā. VIII. 5. 4-6; Br. III. 3. 117; 32. 3; IV. 29. 136; 40. 9; Vi. III. 1. 41; V. 5. 21. [ ID=13632 ]

### Musical Measure (1 definition)
- a kind of musical measure  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (in music) a kind of measure, Saṃgīt. [ ID=206613 ]

### Name of Indra (1 definition)
- an epithet of Indra  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 1020,2] वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) m. ( fr. वि - कुण्ठ (vi-kuṇṭha) ) N. of Indra, ŚBr.; KauṣUp. [ ID=206609 ]

### Sacred Pilgrimage Site (Tīrtha) (1 definition)
- sacred to the Pitris  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Vaikuṇṭha tīrtham — sacred to Pitṛs. M. 22. 75. [ ID=13636 ]

### Statue of Viṣṇu (1 definition)
- a statue of Vishnu  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a statue of Viṣṇu, Rājat. [ ID=206611 ]

### Talc (mineral) (1 definition)
- talc  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) n. talc, W. [ ID=206619 ]

### Viṣṇu's Śakti (Vaikuṇṭhā) (1 definition)
- the female energy of Vishnu  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1B) [Printed book page 1020,2] वैकुण्ठा (vaikuṇṭhā) ( आ (ā) ), f. Vaikuṇṭha's (Viṣṇu's) Śakti, Pañcar. [ ID=206620 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; The Purana Index; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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