As a deity name
Name 35 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
Name 634 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
Name 9 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
भूतभावन · noun · masculine
महादेव । शंकर · ब्रह्मा (को॰) · विष्णु — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
creating or causing the welfare of living beings
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
bhūta—bhāvana mfn. creating or causing the welfare of living beings, MBh.
N. of Śiva or Viṣṇu or Brahmā, ib. (-bhāvana mfn. causing the welfare of those who cause the w˚ of l˚ b˚, Hariv.)
bhūta—bhāvana n. = sva-rūpa, BhP., Sch.
Alternative readings
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