As a deity name
Name 2 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 47 of the Krishna Sahasranāma — Mahabharata / Padma Purana, as taught by Sages and Devotees
Name 421 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 989 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
A name of KṚṢṆA. E. devakī as above, and nandana a son.
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Dictionary citations
devakī—nandana (or ˚ki-n˚) m. N. of Kṛṣṇa, ChUp.; MBh.; Hariv.
devakīnandana m. (-naḥ) A name of KṚṢṆA. E. devakī as above, and nandana a son.
Alternative readings
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