Sarvadevaviprannaada (सर्वदेवविप्रान्नद, IAST: Sarvadevaviprānnada) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Giver of food and sustenance to all gods and Brahmanas”. This compound of 'sarva' (all), 'deva' (gods), 'vipra' (Brahmanas, the learned), 'anna' (food, nourishment), and 'da' (giver) declares Vishnu as the universal nourisher who sustains both the celestial beings and the earthly wise.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Sarvadevaviprānnada is a richly layered compound in which 'sarva' qualifies both 'deva' and 'vipra,' meaning all gods and all Brahmanas collectively, while 'anna' refers to food and the vital nourishment that sustains life, and 'da' marks the Lord as the eternal giver. Vishnu as Annadāta sustains the cosmic order through sacrificial fire, divine grace, and the rain that yields grain — the entire chain of nourishment from the divine to the earthly traces back to him. This name is particularly resonant with the Vedic understanding of yajna as the circuit of giving between humans and the divine.

This is a devotional compound epithet in the Vishnu Sahasranama tradition. Its length and composite nature make it unsuitable as a standalone given name, though 'Annada' as an extracted form is sometimes used.

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Scriptural source

Sarvadevaviprannaada 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, Sarvadevaviprannaada aligns with the Shatabhisha nakshatra, under the Kumbha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 1.