Shakrabrahmarchiapada (शक्रब्रह्मार्चितपद, IAST: Śakrabrahmārcitapada) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Whose feet are worshipped by Indra and Brahmā”. From śakra (Indra, king of gods), brahma (Brahmā, the creator), arcita (worshipped, honored), and pada (feet, status), this epithet declares that even the mightiest devas bow in reverence at Vishnu's lotus feet.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The fact that both Śakra (Indra), lord of svarga, and Brahmā, the creator of worlds, worship the feet of Vishnu establishes a clear hierarchy: Vishnu is the supreme reality before whom all other divine powers stand in humble adoration. In numerous Purāṇic narratives, Indra and Brahmā are depicted approaching Vishnu with folded hands when faced with cosmic crises they cannot resolve. This name thus encapsulates the entire Vaishnava theology of divine supremacy in a single vivid image.

This compound epithet is rich in narrative and theological content but is lengthy as a given name. A boy might be named Arcitapada ('one of worshipped feet') or simply Arcita to carry the spirit of this name. Pronounced shak-ra-brah-MAAR-chi-ta-pa-da.

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Scriptural source

Shakrabrahmarchiapada 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, Shakrabrahmarchiapada aligns with the Hasta nakshatra, under the Kanya rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 1.