The author writes:

"This collection was originally prepared by myself and my grandfather in Sept. 1982 at Los Angeles, U.S.A., the occasion being the Namakaranotsava of our first grand baby AKHILA. I had taken my grandfather aged 92 years for this purpose of naming his great great grand child, and the first child of my daughter, Lalita and son-in-law, Anant. We then had produced a small list of names, referring to Lalita and Vishnu Sahasranama books. Successively, all our children S.N. Prasad, Lalita, Ram Prasad named their babies according to that list only.

"When we had to name S.N. Prasad and Sunita's baby TEJAS, in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A., in 1989, they wanted me to find out the meanings for the names of that list, so that, it would be interesting to know the meanings also, while naming the baby. They got me Sanskrit/English dictionary by VAMAN SHIVARAM APTE, from Madison University library for this purpose.

"So, while trying to find out the meanings, I came across many more names, which tempted me to write a book of names along with their meanings.

"The babies are truly blessed by my loving grand parents who lived a noble life in their beautiful house in Channapatna. They loved children, and enjoyed caring for the children of the neighbourhood also."