Name #64 of 1000 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma

ಈಶಾನಃ Ishana — meaning in Kannada

Ishana (īśānaḥ) is name #64 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.

ಸಮಸ್ತ ಜೀವಿಗಳನ್ನು ನಡೆಸುವ ಆಳರಸ

In English: The ruler who guides all beings

From shloka 8 · chapter Matsya

ಈಶಾನಃ ಪ್ರಾಣದಃ ಪ್ರಾಣೋ ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠಃ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಃ ಪ್ರಜಾಪತಿಃ
ಹಿರಣ್ಯಗರ್ಭೋ ಭೂಗರ್ಭೋ ಮಾಧವೋ ಮಧುಸೂದನಃ
verse 8

Also in this shloka: prāṇadaḥ · prāṇaḥ · jyeṣṭhaḥ · śreṣṭhaḥ · prajāpatiḥ · hiraṇyagarbhaḥ · bhūgarbhaḥ · mādhavaḥ · madhusūdanaḥ

Ishana in other languages: Hindi · Telugu · Tamil · Malayalam · Bengali · Gujarati · English

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