Sarvatobhadra (सर्वतोभद्र, IAST: Sarvatobhadra) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “The auspicious one who blesses in all directions”. From sarvatas (in every direction, from all sides) and bhadra (auspicious, good, blessed, beautiful), this name hails Vishnu as the inexhaustible source of auspiciousness that radiates equally in every direction, leaving no corner of existence untouched by his blessing.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Bhadra is one of the most beloved Sanskrit words for divine goodness, carrying connotations of beauty, welfare, auspiciousness, and gentle grace. Sarvatas indicates omnidirectionality — not just facing all sides, as in Sarvatomukha, but actively bestowing blessings in all directions simultaneously. Sarvatobhadra is also the name of a celebrated sacred geometric diagram (yantra) used in Vedic rituals precisely because it channels auspicious energy in all eight directions and the centre, mirroring the name's meaning in visual and ritual form.

Sarvatobhadra is an epithet of Vishnu and also a name used in Vedic ritual architecture, making it uniquely rich across theological and liturgical traditions. Pronounced sar-va-to-bha-dra, it has a melodious five-syllable flow and makes a distinctive, deeply auspicious given name for a boy born under the sign of divine grace.

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Scriptural source

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