Sarvagopagopijanapriya (सर्वगोपगोपीजनप्रिय, IAST: Sarvagopagopījanapriya) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Beloved of all cowherd men and women”. From sarva (all), gopa (cowherd), gopī (cowherd maiden), and priya (dear), this name reveals the Lord's tender, all-embracing love for every soul in Vraja's pastoral community.

Meaning, etymology & significance

This compound epithet unites three Sanskrit roots: sarva (entire/all), gopa-gopī (the male and female cowherds of Vrindavana), and priya (beloved, cherished). It encapsulates the devotional truth that Śrī Kṛṣṇa's divine affection does not discriminate—He is equally the treasure of the humblest cowherd boy and the most ardent gopī. The Bhāgavata Purāṇa repeatedly celebrates this universal tenderness as the hallmark of Kṛṣṇa's Vrindavana līlā.

This epithet belongs to Śrī Kṛṣṇa in his Vraja-avatāra aspect and is venerated in devotional traditions that emphasize the sweetness (mādhurya) of divine love. As a given name it is lengthy; families may lovingly shorten it to Priya or Gopīpriya for daily use, pronouncing each syllable distinctly: sar-va-go-pa-go-pī-ja-na-pri-ya.

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Scriptural source

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