SarvakShatrAntakRt (सर्वक्षत्रान्तकृत्, IAST: Sarvakṣatrāntakṛt) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “He who brought about the end of all Kṣatriyas”. Sarva (all), kṣatra (the warrior class), anta (end, destruction), and kṛt (doer) combine to describe the awesome cosmic function of Paraśurāma, who purged the earth of tyrannical Kṣatriya kings twenty-one times to restore dharmic balance.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The Sanskrit root kṣatra refers to royal or warrior power, and anta carries the weight of termination or dissolution. The act described is not mere slaughter but a cosmic purification: Purāṇic texts relate that Paraśurāma rid the earth of adharmic rulers across twenty-one successive campaigns, filling five great lakes with their blood at Samantapañcaka. The qualifier sarva (all) underlines the thoroughness of this divine mission.

This epithet of Viṣṇu's Paraśurāma incarnation appears in stotra literature to remind devotees of the Lord's role as the ultimate upholder of cosmic order. As a name for a child, the violent connotation makes it unsuitable for everyday use.

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Scriptural source

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