Name #33 of 1000 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma
ಭರ್ತಾ Bharta — meaning in Kannada
Bharta (bhartā) is name #33 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.
ವಿಶ್ವವನ್ನು ಹೊತ್ತವನು
In English: The supporter of the universe
From shloka 4 · chapter Matsya
ಸರ್ವಃ ಶರ್ವಃ ಶಿವಃ ಸ್ಥಾಣುರ್ಭೂತಾದಿರ್ನಿಧಿರವ್ಯಯಃ
ಸಮ್ಭವೋ ಭಾವನೋ ಭರ್ತಾ ಪ್ರಭವಃ ಪ್ರಭುರೀಶ್ವರಃ
Also in this shloka: sarvaḥ · śarvaḥ · śivaḥ · sthāṇuḥ · bhūtādiḥ · nidhiravyayaḥ · sambhavaḥ · bhāvanaḥ · prabhavaḥ · prabhuḥ · īśvaraḥ
Bharta in other languages: Hindi · Telugu · Tamil · Malayalam · Bengali · Gujarati · English
Read the complete Vishnu Sahasranamam in Kannada — dhyānam, all 108 shlokas, and phalaśruti.