Vaikunth

Vaikunth meaning

Vaikunth (वैकुंठ) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.

A name of Vishnu (Krishna) and of Indra; Vishnu's heaven

Also used to mean: abode of Vishnu, Lord Vishnu

Vaikunth (वैकुंठ) is the Sanskrit vaikuṇṭha. Monier-Williams gives it as a name of Vishnu or Krishna, used in the Mahābhārata and Harivaṃśa, and earlier as a name of Indra, and above all as Vishnu's heaven, which the Purāṇas place in the northern ocean or on the eastern peak of Mount Meru. Vaikuntha Ekadashi, when the "gate of Vaikuntha" is opened in Vishnu temples, is one of the major festivals of South India. Name lists give the name as "abode of Vishnu" or "heaven", matching the dictionary. Devotional writers often explain the word as "the place free from anxiety", but that derivation is not in Monier-Williams.

In Hindu tradition this is a name of Vishnu.

Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1020 · entry vaikuṇṭha · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Monier-Williams, vaikuṇṭha, p. 1020 · Wikipedia, Vaikuntha · Wikipedia, Vaikuntha Ekadashi

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First sound वै

Mrigashira nakshatra, pada 1 · Vrishabh rashi

This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is वे, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.

Spellings

Vaikunth · Vaikuntha · Baikunth

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