Sarvapujya (सर्वपूज्य, IAST: Sarvapūjya) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “The one worthy of worship by all beings”. From sarva (all) and pūjya (deserving of worship, venerable), this name exalts Vishnu as the singular divine reality before whom every creature — human, celestial, or otherwise — naturally bows in adoration.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The word pūjya derives from the root pūj, meaning 'to honour, to revere with offerings,' and carries the suffix ya indicating worthiness or fitness. Combined with sarva, it declares that Vishnu's excellence is so absolute and universal that no worshipper of any tradition is excluded from approaching him with reverence. This epithet is deeply beloved in temple liturgy, where the Sahasranama is recited as an act of total surrender to the All-Worshipful One.

Though the source dative sarvasya pūjyāya contains the genitive sarvasya ('of all'), the compound resolves as Sarvapūjya in nominative usage, an epithet of Vishnu who receives the adoration of all worlds. Pronounced sar-va-pū-jya, this name works beautifully as a given name conveying the blessing of universal respect; needsReview is set true due to the genitive construction in the source.

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Scriptural source

Sarvapujya 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, Sarvapujya aligns with the Shatabhisha nakshatra, under the Kumbha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 3.