Sarvasanshlishta (सर्वसंश्लिष्ट, IAST: Sarvasaṃśliṣṭa) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “He who is intimately united with all beings”. From sarva (all) and saṃśliṣṭa (closely embraced, united), this name reveals Viṣṇu's inseparable inner presence within every atom of creation.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The root śliṣ means to cling or to embrace, and the prefix saṃ intensifies that union to its fullest degree. Thus Sarvasaṃśliṣṭa names the Lord as the one whose consciousness is so deeply interwoven with all existence that nothing stands apart from Him. This epithet speaks to the Vaiṣṇava understanding of Viṣṇu as the inner witness dwelling indivisibly within every heart.

This epithet of Viṣṇu appears in the Viṣṇu Sahasranāma, celebrating His all-pervading intimacy with creation. As a given name, Sarvasanshlishta is lengthy and philosophically dense; a shortened form such as Sanshlishta may be preferred in daily use, with the 'ṣṭ' cluster rendered approximately as 'sht'.

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Scriptural source

Sarvasanshlishta 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, Sarvasanshlishta aligns with the Shatabhisha nakshatra, under the Kumbha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 2.