Vishvasutradhrik (विश्वसूत्रधृक्, IAST: Viśvasūtradhṛk) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Holder of the cosmic thread sustaining the universe”. Formed from viśva (universe), sūtra (thread, sutra), and dhṛk (one who holds, from dhṛ — to hold), this epithet portrays Viṣṇu as the master-puppeteer who holds the single connecting thread through all of manifest existence.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The sūtra — literally a thread — is a profound symbol in Indian thought, representing the subtle, invisible principle that holds diverse things together; the Brahmasūtras, for instance, thread together the highest philosophical truths. Viṣṇu as Viśvasūtradhṛk is the one who holds the thread of prāṇa-śakti that runs through every world, every being, and every moment, preventing the cosmos from dissolving into chaos. This image recalls Yājñavalkya's teaching in the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad that all worlds are strung on a single hidden thread.

This compound epithet is specific to the Sahasranāma tradition and is not commonly bestowed as an everyday given name; those who do adopt it often shorten it to Vishvasutra or Sutradhrik in practice.

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Scriptural source

Vishvasutradhrik 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, Vishvasutradhrik aligns with the Rohini nakshatra, under the Vrishabha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 7.