As a deity name
Name 31 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
Name 942 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
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
‘primeval male’, N. of Viṣṇu
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "purāṇapuruṣāya" is the dative of "purāṇapuruṣa" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
purāṇa—puruṣa m. ‘primeval male’, N. of Viṣṇu, Siṃhās.
purāṇapuruṣa m. (-ṣaḥ) VIṢṆU. E. purāṇa old or primeval, and puruṣa man.
Alternative readings
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