Sarvasajjanananyapalaka (सर्वसज्जनानन्यपालक, IAST: Sarvasajjanānanyapālaka) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Sole incomparable protector of all righteous and virtuous people”. A majestic compound of sarva (all), sajjana (good people, the virtuous, those of noble character), ananya (incomparable, having no other equal, exclusive), and pālaka (protector, nourisher, one who tends), this name crowns Vishnu as the singular unparalleled guardian of all souls who walk the path of dharma.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Sajjana (sat + jana: good + people) denotes those who embody truth, kindness, and righteousness in their lives, the very constituency that Vishnu declares in the Bhagavad Gita He descends to protect in every age. Ananya adds a note of absolute exclusivity: there is no other protector who can truly shelter the good as He does, for all other guardians are themselves under His shelter. Pālaka, from the root pāl (to protect, to nourish, to tend as a herdsman tends his flock), evokes the tender, continuous care of a divine shepherd.

This epithet is more a doctrinal declaration than a personal name and is most fittingly encountered in the context of the Sahasranama's recitation as an affirmation of Vishnu's cosmic protective role. Pronounced sar-va-saj-ja-NAA-nan-ya-paa-la-ka, it is a devotional statement of extraordinary beauty and theological depth.

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Scriptural source

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