Name #308 of 1000 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma
ইষ্টঃ Ishta — meaning in Bengali
Ishta (iṣṭaḥ) is name #308 of the 1000 names of Vishnu. Below is its meaning in Bengali (বাংলা), the shloka it comes from in Bengali, and the English meaning — from the full name page.
নিজ আত্মার মতোই প্রিয়
In English: The beloved, dear as one's own self
From shloka 34 · chapter Narasiṃha
ইষ্টোঽবিশিষ্টঃ শিষ্টেষ্টঃ শিখণ্ডী নহুষো বৃষঃ
ক্রোধহা ক্রোধকৃত্কর্তা বিশ্ববাহুর্মহীধরঃ
Also in this shloka: aviśiṣṭaḥ · śiṣṭeṣṭaḥ · śikhaṇḍī · nahuṣaḥ · vṛṣaḥ · krodhahā · krodhakṛtkartā · viśvabāhuḥ · mahīdharaḥ
Ishta in other languages: Hindi · Telugu · Tamil · Kannada · Malayalam · Gujarati · English
Read the complete Vishnu Sahasranamam in Bengali — dhyānam, all 108 shlokas, and phalaśruti.