Name #918 of 1000 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma

దక్షిణః Dakshina — meaning in Telugu

Dakshina (dakṣiṇaḥ) is name #918 of the 1000 names of Vishnu. Below is its meaning in Telugu (తెలుగు), the shloka it comes from in Telugu, and the English meaning — from the full name page.

దయాళువు, ఉదారుడు

In English: The gracious and generous

From shloka 98 · chapter Buddha

అక్రూరః పేశలో దక్షో దక్షిణః క్షమిణాంవరః
విద్వత్తమో వీతభయః పుణ్యశ్రవణకీర్తనః
verse 98

Also in this shloka: akrūraḥ · peśalaḥ · dakṣaḥ · kṣamiṇāṃ varaḥ · vidvattamaḥ · vītabhayaḥ · puṇyaśravaṇakīrtanaḥ

Dakshina in other languages: Hindi · Tamil · Kannada · Malayalam · Bengali · Gujarati · English

Read the complete Vishnu Sahasranamam in Telugu — dhyānam, all 108 shlokas, and phalaśruti.