Name #526 of 1000 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma
ಆನನ್ದಃ Ananda — meaning in Kannada
Ananda (ānandaḥ) is name #526 of the 1000 names of Vishnu. Below is its meaning in Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ), the shloka it comes from in Kannada, and the English meaning — from the full name page.
ಸ್ವತಃ ಆನಂದವೇ
In English: Joy itself
From shloka 56 · chapter Paraśurāma
ಅಜೋ ಮಹಾರ್ಹಃ ಸ್ವಾಭಾವ್ಯೋ ಜಿತಾಮಿತ್ರಃ ಪ್ರಮೋದನಃ
ಆನನ್ದೋ ನನ್ದನೋ ನನ್ದಃ ಸತ್ಯಧರ್ಮಾ ತ್ರಿವಿಕ್ರಮಃ
Also in this shloka: ajaḥ · mahārhaḥ · svābhāvyaḥ · jitāmitraḥ · pramodanaḥ · nandanaḥ · nandaḥ · satyadharmā · trivikramaḥ
Ananda in other languages: Hindi · Telugu · Tamil · Malayalam · Bengali · Gujarati · English
Read the complete Vishnu Sahasranamam in Kannada — dhyānam, all 108 shlokas, and phalaśruti.