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Trilochan
त्रिलोचनSay it tri-LO-chun
Trilochan meaning
Trilochan (त्रिलोचन) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Three-eyed; an epithet of Shiva
Also used to mean: Lord Shiva
Trilochan (त्रिलोचन) is the Sanskrit trilocana, "three-eyed", from tri, "three", and locana, "eye". Monier-Williams gives it as an epithet of Śiva, whose third eye, in the middle of the forehead, burned Kāma to ashes in the Purāṇic story. Name lists give the same meaning. Trilochan was also the name of a medieval bhakti poet from Maharashtra, some of whose hymns were later included in the Guru Granth Sahib, and for this reason the Punjabi form Tirlochan is used in Sikh families. In Odisha and Bengal the name is used by Hindus.
In Hindu tradition this is a name of Shiva.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 460 · entry tri-locana · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, tri-locana, p. 460 · Wikipedia, Trilochan (saint)
Famous namesakes
- Bhagat Trilochan, medieval bhakti poet with hymns in the Guru Granth Sahib
Spellings
Trilochan · Tirlochan