One of my friends has named his son Kausthub after kaustubham ( sanskrit) - he wanted to know more about the name
this seems to a be jewel that came when the ocean was being churned as per below, please assist
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> uccaiHshravaa haya shreSTho maNi ratnam ca kaustubham | udatiSThan narashreSTha tathaiva amR^itam uttamam || 1-45-39
39. narashreSTha= oh, best among men, Rama; uccaiHshravaa haya shreSThaH= Uccaishravaa, horse, the best one; kaustubham maNi ratnam ca= Kaustubha, jewel, gem of a, also; tathaiva= like that; uttamam amR^itam udatiSThan [ut a tiSThan]= Supreme, Ambrosia - the elixir of gods, have emerged.
"Then a best horse called Ucchaishravaa has emerged, oh, Rama, the best among men, and then a gem of a jewel, called Kaustubha, and like that amrita, the Supreme ambrosial elixir of gods, have also emerged. [1-45-39]
He filled up the sea of milk with jewels fallen from the premeval mountain top where he wandered in the snake king's caves, then he took from the sea a magic jewel of inestimable price..