This stratovolcano is also known as Mahameru, meaning "The Great Mountain" in Sanskrit.[3] The name derived from the Hindu cosmology's mountain of Meru or Sumeru, the abode of gods.
Stratovolcano puniki taler kauningin antuk Mahaméru, ipun maartos Gunung Agung.[3] Aran punika asal ipun saking kosmologi gunung Méru Hindu utawi Suméru, genah nyeneng para déwata.