As a deity name
Name 777 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 700 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 744 of the Krishna Sahasranāma — Mahabharata / Padma Purana, as taught by Sages and Devotees
Name 999 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
As a Hindi name
भक्तवत्सल · adj
[संज्ञा भक्तवत्सलता] जो भक्तों पर कृपा करता हो । भक्तों पर स्नेह रखनेवाला — Śabdasāgara
भक्तवत्सल · noun · masculine
विष्णु — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
kind to worshippers or to faithful attendants
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
bhakta—vatsala mfn. kind to worshippers or to faithful attendants, MW.
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