Samastabhayanāśana (समस्तभयनाशन, IAST: samastabhayanāśana) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Destroyer of all fears without exception”. From samasta (all, entire), bhaya (fear), and nāśana (destroyer, annihilator — from naś, to perish/destroy), this name assures the devotee that no fear — cosmic, worldly, or inner — can survive the grace of Viṣṇu.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The Upaniṣads teach that Brahman alone is abhaya, the fearless and the giver of fearlessness; this name translates that teaching into a personal epithet of the Lord. Samasta ensures there is no category of dread — fear of death, of sin, of separation, of enemies — that falls outside His protective power. Nāśana suggests not a mere suppression but a root-level destruction, so that fear does not return.

This is a beloved epithet in Vaiṣṇava devotion and is recited in evening prayers for protection. Bhayanāśana as a shorter form is occasionally given as a name; the full compound is used in stotra recitation. Pronunciation: sa-MAS-ta-BHA-ya-NĀ-śa-na.

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Scriptural source

Samastabhayanāśana 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, Samastabhayanāśana aligns with the Shatabhisha nakshatra, under the Kumbha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 3.