As a deity name
Name 43 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
Name 773 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 91 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
अघनाशन · noun · masculine
वह जो अघ का नाश करे । विष्णु — Śabdasāgara
अघनाशन · adj
पापों का नाश करनेवाला — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
Purifying, freeing from sin. (-naḥ) 1 A name of VIṢṆU. 2 An expiator. E. agha and nāśana destroyer.
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Dictionary citations
aghanāśana mfn. (-naḥ-nī-naṃ) Purifying, freeing from sin. m. (-naḥ) 1 A name of VIṢṆU. 2 An expiator. E. agha and nāśana destroyer.
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