Sarvartha (सर्वार्थ, IAST: Sarvārtha) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “The fulfiller of all purposes and meanings”. From sarva (all) and artha (purpose, meaning, goal, wealth), this name reveals Vishnu as the one who fulfils every aspiration simultaneously — the singular reality in whom dharma, artha, kāma, and moksha are all perfectly achieved.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The Sanskrit word artha is richly multi-layered, encompassing material welfare, meaningful purpose, philosophical significance, and ultimate goal. When Vishnu is called Sarvārtha, it declares that he is not merely one path among many but the complete answer to every question and the total fulfilment of every legitimate human longing. The Bhagavata Purana states that one who has obtained the Lord has obtained everything worth obtaining — Sarvārtha is the name that crystallises this truth.

As a name of Vishnu in the Sahasranama, Sarvartha is beloved by those who seek divine support in all four aims of life (puruṣārthas). Pronounced sar-vār-tha, with stress on the second syllable, it is clean and strong as a given name, evoking a life full of purpose and blessed with the Lord's complete grace.

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Scriptural source

Sarvartha 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, Sarvartha aligns with the Shatabhisha nakshatra, under the Kumbha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 7.