Samastapitrijivana (समस्तपितृजीवन, IAST: Samastapitṛjīvana) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “The very life and sustenance of all ancestors”. From 'samasta' (all, entire), 'pitṛ' (ancestors), and 'jīvana' (life, that which sustains life), this name reveals Vishnu as the ultimate source of vitality and continued existence for the souls of all departed forebears.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Samasta (all-encompassing), pitṛ (the ancestral souls), and jīvana (life, nourishment, the principle of living) together compose a name of immense tenderness — it is not enough that Vishnu protects the ancestors, He is their very life-breath and sustenance. The name resonates with the Puranic teaching that the Lord pervades and animates all planes of existence, including the pitṛ-loka, the realm of ancestors. It affirms that offerings made to the pitaras ultimately reach Vishnu, as He is the living essence within them.

This epithet complements the preceding name (404) beautifully — where that name speaks of removing ancestral fear, this one affirms Vishnu as the positive source of ancestral life; together they form a devotional couplet in the Sahasranama. As a compound descriptive epithet it is better suited to stotra recitation than to personal naming, though Jīvana alone is a lovely and usable name.

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Scriptural source

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