In later period when the Sanskrit language was more popular during the Maratha rule the temple was named in Sanskrit as Brihadisvaram and the deity as Brihadisvara.
Në periudhën e movonshme kur gjuha sanskrite ishte më popullore gjatë sundimit Maratha tempulli u emërtua në sanskritisht si Brihadisvaram dhe hyjnia si Brihadisvara.