aparaśiva

1. Aparaśiva (No. 43, L. 6):

Apara means ‘having no rival or superior; having nothing be-

yond or after’.⁴⁶ The second part is Śiva. The literal meaning

of the name is ‘the unrivalled or the great Śiva. We have such

names as ‘Aparārka’;⁴⁷ Pūrṇacandra or Pūrṇasiṃha.