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What does my spiritual name mean?

Explore the linguistic meaning of traditional devotional names. The initiating guru gives a spiritual name; this tool does not assign names or identify individual disciples.

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Illustrative meaning

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Dāsa means “servant”; Dāsī is a common feminine form in initiation names.

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