Sadapushta (सदापुष्ट, IAST: Sadāpuṣṭa) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Ever nourished, perpetually flourishing”. From sadā (always) and puṣṭa (nourished, thriving, well-nurtured), this name proclaims Viṣṇu as the one who is eternally abundant — the inexhaustible source from whom all nourishment flows.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Puṣṭa comes from the root puṣ (to nourish, to thrive) and implies not just physical sustenance but the fullness of divine vitality. As Sadāpuṣṭa, Viṣṇu is both the perfectly nourished and the great nourisher — the one whose own plenitude overflows to sustain all living beings. This name is echoed in the Puruṣa Sūkta, where the cosmic Person is the origin of all food and life.

Sadāpuṣṭa is a traditional Vaiṣṇava epithet used in namāvali recitation; it has some use as a given name in devotional families who prize its association with abundance and grace. Pronounced sa-dā-puṣ-ṭa, with the aspirated ṣṭ clearly rendered.

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Scriptural source

Sadapushta 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, Sadapushta aligns with the Shatabhisha nakshatra, under the Kumbha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 9.