Name #7 of 1000 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma
ಭಾವಃ Bhava — meaning in Kannada
Bhava (bhāvaḥ) is name #7 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.
ಶುದ್ಧ ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವ — ಸದಾ ಇರುವವನು
In English: Pure existence — he who simply is
From shloka 1 · chapter Matsya
ಓಂ ವಿಶ್ವಂ ವಿಷ್ಣುರ್ವಷಟ್ಕಾರೋ ಭೂತಭವ್ಯಭವತ್ಪ್ರಭುಃ
ಭೂತಕೃದ್ಭೂತಭೃದ್ಭಾವೋ ಭೂತಾತ್ಮಾ ಭೂತಭಾವನಃ
Also in this shloka: viśvam · viṣṇuḥ · vaṣaṭkāraḥ · bhūtabhavyabhavatprabhuḥ · bhūtakṛt · bhūtabhṛt · bhūtātmā · bhūtabhāvanaḥ
Bhava in other languages: Hindi · Telugu · Tamil · Malayalam · Bengali · Gujarati · English
Read the complete Vishnu Sahasranamam in Kannada — dhyānam, all 108 shlokas, and phalaśruti.