Sarvadushtantakrit (सर्वदुष्टान्तकृत्, IAST: Sarvaduṣṭāntakṛt) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “He who brings all the wicked to their final end”. This compound unites sarva (all), duṣṭa (the wicked, the corrupt, those who harm dharma), anta (end, destruction), and kṛt (one who does, the maker of), together declaring Vishnu as the comprehensive destroyer of all wickedness without remainder or exception.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Duṣṭa, from the root duṣ (to become corrupt, to sin, to be spoiled), refers not to minor imperfection but to those who have chosen harm as their path, actively working against the divine order and the welfare of creation. The prefix sarva (all) leaves no wickedness unaddressed, while kṛt as the agent suffix confirms this is not a passive attribute but an active divine function. This name therefore carries the theological assurance that no form of evil, however entrenched or powerful, lies beyond Vishnu's corrective reach.

As a Sahasranama epithet, Sarvaduṣṭāntakṛt is primarily used in liturgical recitation and scriptural study rather than as an everyday personal name, given its compound length and descriptive character. Pronounced sar-va-dush-TAAN-ta-krit, it is an affirmation of divine justice that can inspire deep confidence in Vishnu's ultimate sovereignty.

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Scriptural source

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