वैकुण्ठाय vaikuṇṭhāya
4 syllables SLP1 vEkuRWAya

As a deity name

Name 454 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages

Name 367 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees

Name 323 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati

Name 738 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

Viṣṇu's heaven (variously described as situated in the northern ocean or on the eastern peak of mount Meru), &c.

Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (5)

Why this matches what you typed

M1 · same meaning "vaikuṇṭhāya" is the dative of "vaikuṇṭha" — the same word in a different grammatical case.

Dictionary citations

Monier-Williams (1899) · वैकुण्ठ (linked stem)

vaikuṇṭha m. (fr. vi-kuṇṭha) N. of Indra, ŚBr.; KauṣUp.

Monier-Williams (1899) · वैकुण्ठ (linked stem)

of Viṣṇu (Kṛṣṇa), MBh.; Hariv. &c.

Alternative readings

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Caveats

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