As a deity name
Name 852 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 687 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
As a Hindi name
बलिप्रिय · noun · masculine
लोध का पेड़ · कौवा — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
fond of offering oblations
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
bali—priya mf(ā)n. fond of offering oblations, Viṣṇ.
bali—priya m. Symplocos Racemosa (fabled to grow faster if presented with obl˚ consisting of incense, lights &c.), L.
balipriya m. (-yaḥ) The Lodh tree. E. bali sacrifice, and priya fond of; said to grow the quicker for being perfumed and illuminated.
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