Sarvatma (सर्वात्मन्, IAST: Sarvātman) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “The Self of all, the universal soul”. From sarva (all) and ātman (self, soul), this name reveals Vishnu as the one universal Self that dwells within and as every individual soul, making him the most intimate of all divine realities.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The Bhagavad Gita, the Upanishads, and the Bhagavata Purana converge on this truth: the individual self (jīvātman) is ultimately inseparable from the supreme Self (Paramātman), who is Vishnu. Sarvātman does not merely mean that Vishnu knows all selves but that he constitutes them — he is the inner reality of the devotee as much as he is the sovereign of the cosmos. This name is therefore an intimate declaration of non-separation between the Lord and his creation.

Sarvatma is among the most philosophically significant names in the Vishnu Sahasranama and is frequently cited in Vedantic commentaries by Shankaracharya and Ramanujacharya alike. Pronounced sar-vāt-man, the name is commonly rendered Sarvatma in everyday usage and carries the serene dignity of a given name pointing to the highest spiritual realisation.

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Scriptural source

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