Jagatkripakshama (जगत्कृपाक्षम, IAST: Jagatkṛpākṣama) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Capable of granting compassion to the entire world”. Composed of jagat (the moving world), kṛpā (grace, compassion), and kṣama (capable, able), this name affirms that Vishnu alone has the infinite capacity to extend divine grace to every being in existence.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The root kṣama here does not mean 'forgiveness' but rather 'competence' or 'capacity,' so the name speaks to the inexhaustible reservoir of the Lord's compassion — a compassion potent enough to encompass all of moving creation. The word jagat, from the root gam (to move), refers to the ever-changing phenomenal world, emphasizing that no being in flux is left outside the Lord's grace. This name is a theological statement about the universality and sufficiency of divine mercy.

This compound epithet is doctrinally significant in Vaishnava theology emphasizing Vishnu's saulabhya (accessibility) and kṛpā (grace). As a personal name it is unwieldy; parents may prefer the shortened Kripakshama or simply Kripa for a given name.

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Scriptural source

Jagatkripakshama appears in the Vishnu Sahasranama, among the sacred names of Vishnu.

Astrology — nakshatra, rashi & numerology

By the standard Vedic correspondence between a name’s first syllable and the lunar mansion, Jagatkripakshama aligns with the Uttara ashadha nakshatra, under the Makara rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 4.