Sarvada (सर्वद, IAST: Sarvada) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “The giver of all; bestower of every blessing”. From sarva (all) and da (giver, from dā, to give), Sarvada names Vishnu as the inexhaustible source from whom every gift — life, wisdom, liberation, and love — ultimately flows.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The root dā means 'to give,' and the suffix -da is a common Sanskrit agentive element meaning 'the one who gives.' As Sarvada, Vishnu is not the giver of some gifts or many gifts but literally of all gifts, encompassing the full spectrum of what creation could ever need or desire. This name situates Vishnu at the fountainhead of all grace, reminding devotees that even the capacity to seek Him is itself His gift.

Sarvada is used in Vaishnava stotras and appears occasionally as a personal name; it carries a tone of joyful generosity and is pronounced SAHR-vuh-duh.

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Scriptural source

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