As a deity name
Name 862 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 76 of the Krishna Sahasranāma — Mahabharata / Padma Purana, as taught by Sages and Devotees
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 kind of perfume (a species of dried shell-fish, commonly Nathi)
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (7)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "kūṭasthāya" is the dative of "kūṭastha" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
kūṭa—stha mfn. standing at the top, keeping the highest position Comm. on ŚBr. i, 4, 2, 4
standing in a multitude of or in the midst of (in comp.), BhP. i, 11, 36
Alternative readings
More than one analysis survives full verification. That ambiguity is real, so we show every reading rather than pick one silently.
Caveats
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