Name #388 of 1000 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma
ಧ್ರುವಃ Dhruva — meaning in Kannada
Dhruva (dhruvaḥ) is name #388 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.
ಅಚಲ ಬಿಂದು — ಧ್ರುವತಾರೆ
In English: The fixed point — the pole star
From shloka 42 · chapter Narasiṃha
ವ್ಯವಸಾಯೋ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಾನಃ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನಃ ಸ್ಥಾನದೋ ಧ್ರುವಃ
ಪರರ್ದ್ಧಿಃ ಪರಮಸ್ಪಷ್ಟಸ್ತುಷ್ಟಃ ಪುಷ್ಟಃ ಶುಭೇಕ್ಷಣಃ
Also in this shloka: vyavasāyaḥ · vyavasthānaḥ · saṃsthānaḥ · sthānadaḥ · pararddhiḥ · paramaspaṣṭaḥ · tuṣṭaḥ · puṣṭaḥ · śubhekṣaṇaḥ
Dhruva in other languages: Hindi · Telugu · Tamil · Malayalam · Bengali · Gujarati · English
Read the complete Vishnu Sahasranamam in Kannada — dhyānam, all 108 shlokas, and phalaśruti.