Sabhastabhayahrinnam (सभस्तभयहृन्नाम, IAST: Sabhastabhayahṛnnāma) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Whose very name removes all fears”. From sa-bhasta (with all that causes terror/destruction), bhaya (fear), hṛt (remover/destroyer), and nāman (name), this name declares that Vishnu's name itself is a sovereign remedy that destroys every form of fear and affliction.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The root hṛ (to take away, to remove) combined with bhaya (fear) produces bhayahṛt — the remover of fear — a frequently celebrated quality of the Lord. The prefix sa-bhasta amplifies this to include every accompanying terror or misfortune. This name is a theological affirmation of the power of nāma-japa: the repeated, devotional utterance of the Lord's names is itself held to be liberating and fear-dissolving, as celebrated in texts like the Viṣṇu Purāṇa and Bhāgavata Purāṇa.

This epithet resonates with the broader Vaiṣṇava teaching that Vishnu's names possess infinite protective potency and that sincere recitation grants both worldly protection and ultimate liberation. Given its compound nature, Abhaya (fearlessness) or Bhayahara (destroyer of fear) are more accessible name choices.

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Scriptural source

Sabhastabhayahrinnam 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, Sabhastabhayahrinnam aligns with the Shatabhisha nakshatra, under the Kumbha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 8.