Name #918 of 1000 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma
தக்ஷிணஃ Dakshina — meaning in Tamil
Dakshina (dakṣiṇaḥ) is name #918 of the 1000 names of Vishnu. Below is its meaning in Tamil (தமிழ்), the shloka it comes from in Tamil, and the English meaning — from the full name page.
அருளும் ஈகையும் மிக்கவர்
In English: The gracious and generous
From shloka 98 · chapter Buddha
அக்ரூரஃ பேஶலோ தக்ஷோ தக்ஷிணஃ க்ஷமிணாம்வரஃ
வித்வத்தமோ வீதபயஃ புண்யஶ்ரவணகீர்தநஃ
Also in this shloka: akrūraḥ · peśalaḥ · dakṣaḥ · kṣamiṇāṃ varaḥ · vidvattamaḥ · vītabhayaḥ · puṇyaśravaṇakīrtanaḥ
Dakshina in other languages: Hindi · Telugu · Kannada · Malayalam · Bengali · Gujarati · English
Read the complete Vishnu Sahasranamam in Tamil — dhyānam, all 108 shlokas, and phalaśruti.