Sahasranama position 765 of the 1,000 names

Sadavasaya

सदावासाय

Sadāvāsāya

What Sadavasaya means

Sadavasaya is name 765 in the Kalabhairava Sahasranama, the 1,000-name devotional text to Kalabhairava. Salutations To The one who is the eternal and permanent abode for all beings.

Also spelled

  • Sadavasa
  • Source transliteration: SADAAVAASAAYA

Sanskrit names travel into English in several romanizations. This page keeps the common spelling, the IAST form, and the source transliteration together so the same name is discoverable under each spelling readers use.

Meaning and elaboration

Meaning: Salutations To The one who is the eternal and permanent abode for all beings.

Elaboration

The name Sadā Vāsāya is composed of two Sanskrit words: Sadā and Vāsa.

Sadā: This means "always," "eternally," "permanently," or "everlasting." It signifies an eternal and unchanging state.

Vāsa: This denotes "dwelling," "abode," "residence," "home," or "place of existence."

Eternal Abode Together, "Sadā Vāsāya" describes Kalabhairava as the ultimate, eternal, and permanent dwelling place for all beings. This isn't merely a physical location but a profound spiritual and existential reality. He is the substratum upon which all of creation rests, the unconditioned space where existence itself unfolds and ultimately returns.

The Universal Refuge For spiritual seekers, this name affirms that Kalabhairava is the ultimate refuge, the safe harbor in the storm of worldly existence. He provides shelter, not just metaphorically but fundamentally, as the very ground of being. In him, all things find their origin, sustenance, and final dissolution.

Cosmic Principle Philosophically, this implies that Kalabhairava is the self-existent, unchanging reality that underlies the ever-changing phenomenal world. He is the eternal truth, making him the only constant in a universe of impermanence. All finite beings and forms manifest within him, are sustained by him, and eventually merge back into him.

Spiritual Significance For devotees, Sadā Vāsāya signifies profound peace and security. To realize him as the eternal abode is to transcend fear and find liberation, recognizing that one is always and perpetually enveloped within the boundless and unchanging consciousness of the Divine.

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Text and sources

The name list follows the Kalabhairava Sahasranama as compiled for this project. The English meaning and elaboration are interpretive notes for devotional study, not a translation of a single critical edition.

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