Kshobhitasheshasagara (क्षोभिताशेषसागर, IAST: Kṣobhitāśeṣasāgara) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “He who churned and agitated all the oceans”. From kṣobhita (agitated, set in motion), aśeṣa (entire/all), and sāgara (ocean), this name recalls Vishnu's cosmic act of stirring the primordial seas, most celebrated in the legend of the churning of the ocean (samudra-manthan).

Meaning, etymology & significance

The epithet encapsulates one of Vishnu's greatest cosmic interventions — the churning of the milk-ocean (kṣīrasāgara) with Mount Mandara as the churning rod and Vāsuki as the rope. Vishnu both orchestrated and participated in this event as the tortoise Kūrma, supporting the mountain on His back. The word aśeṣa magnifies the act to encompass all oceans, suggesting a power that pervades every expanse of primordial waters.

This name is particularly beloved in Vaishnava recitation connected to the Kūrma-avatāra narrative. Though multi-word in structure, its root Kṣobhita (the agitator) is occasionally given as a devotional name for boys.

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Scriptural source

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