Sahasasyashirobhuja (सहसास्यशिरोभुज, IAST: Sahasāsyaśirobhuja) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Possessing thousands of faces, heads, and arms”. Compounded from sahasra (thousand), āsya (mouth/face), śiras (head), and bhuja (arm), this name evokes the Viśvarūpa—the cosmic universal form of Vishnu described in the Gītā and the Purāṇas—whose infinite limbs and faces pervade all of creation.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The Puruṣa Sūkta of the Ṛgveda first celebrates the cosmic being as sahasraśīrṣā (thousand-headed) and sahasrākṣa (thousand-eyed), establishing a template for Vishnu's universal form. This name expands that vision by adding thousands of faces and arms, denoting that the Lord acts, blesses, and sustains through innumerable channels simultaneously. The Bhagavad Gītā's eleventh chapter visually captures this overwhelming divine reality.

This name is applied to Vishnu in his Viśvarūpa manifestation, beloved by devotees who meditate on his cosmic totality; pronounced sa-ha-saas-ya-shi-ro-bhu-ja.

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Scriptural source

Sahasasyashirobhuja 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, Sahasasyashirobhuja aligns with the Shatabhisha nakshatra, under the Kumbha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 7.