Samastsundarīkānta (समस्तसुन्दरीकान्त, IAST: Samastasundarīkānta) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Beloved of all beautiful divine women”. Samasta (all), sundarī (beautiful woman, feminine of sundara), and kānta (beloved, dear one, from the root kānt meaning to shine or to love) proclaim Vishnu as the supremely beloved of all auspicious feminine powers.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Samasta means entire or all-encompassing, sundarī refers to a beautiful or auspicious woman, and kānta means the beloved or the one who is desired — together the name declares that every divine feminine power, from Lakshmi to the celestial goddesses, holds Vishnu as her supreme beloved. In Vaishnava theology this is not merely an aesthetic statement but a deep metaphysical one: the entire feminine principle of creation (Śakti) finds its joy and purpose in union with the supreme masculine principle (Puruṣa), who is Vishnu. The name resonates with the rasa theology of the Bhāgavata where the Lord is the ātmā-kānta, beloved of all souls.

This compound epithet glorifies Vishnu's irresistible divine beauty and love; while poetically rich, its length and descriptive complexity make it more suitable as a liturgical epithet than as a child's given name in daily use.

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Scriptural source

Samastsundarīkānta 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, Samastsundarīkānta aligns with the Shatabhisha nakshatra, under the Kumbha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 4.