Bhanudas

Bhanudas meaning

Bhanudas (भानुदास) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin (Marathi usage). By its first sound, भा, it is a Dhanu rashi name (Mula nakshatra) in the North Indian table.

Servant or devotee of the sun (bhānu 'the sun' + dāsa 'servant')

Bhanudas (भानुदास) joins bhānu, which Monier-Williams gives as light, a ray and the sun, to dāsa, "servant", which is common at the end of Indian personal names in the sense of a devotee. Name lists give "devotee of the sun", which matches the parts. In Maharashtra the name belongs to Sant Bhanudas (1448–1513), a Varkari saint who is said to have brought the image of Vithoba back to Pandharpur from Vijayanagara; he worshipped the sun as a boy before turning to Vithoba, and he was the great-grandfather of Sant Eknath.

Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 751 · entry bhānu · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Monier-Williams, bhānu, p. 751 · Monier-Williams, dāsa, p. 477 · Wikipedia, Bhanudasa

Famous namesakes

• Sant Bhanudas (1448–1513), Varkari saint and great-grandfather of Eknath

Fits your syllable

First sound भा

Mula nakshatra, pada 3 · Dhanu rashi

North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.

Spellings

Bhanudas · Bhanudasa

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