Varaahamihir Name Meaning

The name Varaahamihir is a combination of two Sanskrit words, 'Varaaha' and 'Mihir.' Varaaha means 'boar,' an avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu, and Mihir signifies 'sun,' implying someone who is as bright and powerful as the sun. Thus, the name Varaahamihir symbolizes a 'Divine Boar' or 'Radiant Sun.'

The popularity of this name goes back to the ancient times of India, specifically to the era of the Gupta Empire. Varaahamihira (505–587 CE), also called Varaha or Mihira, was an Indian astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer who lived in Ujjain. He is considered to be one of the Nine Jewels (Navaratnas) in the court of the legendary ruler Yashodharman Vikramaditya of Malwa. His book 'Brihat Samhita,' an encyclopedic work on architecture, temples, planetary motions, eclipses, timekeeping, astrology, seasons, cloud formation, rainfall, agriculture, mathematics, gemology, perfumes and many other topics, is very popular in the Indian subcontinent.