Name #308 of 1000 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma
ઇષ્ટઃ Ishta — meaning in Gujarati
Ishta (iṣṭaḥ) is name #308 of the 1000 names of Vishnu. Below is its meaning in Gujarati (ગુજરાતી), the shloka it comes from in Gujarati, and the English meaning — from the full name page.
પોતાના આત્મા જેવા વહાલા
In English: The beloved, dear as one's own self
From shloka 34 · chapter Narasiṃha
ઇષ્ટોઽવિશિષ્ટઃ શિષ્ટેષ્ટઃ શિખણ્ડી નહુષો વૃષઃ
ક્રોધહા ક્રોધકૃત્કર્તા વિશ્વબાહુર્મહીધરઃ
Also in this shloka: aviśiṣṭaḥ · śiṣṭeṣṭaḥ · śikhaṇḍī · nahuṣaḥ · vṛṣaḥ · krodhahā · krodhakṛtkartā · viśvabāhuḥ · mahīdharaḥ
Ishta in other languages: Hindi · Telugu · Tamil · Kannada · Malayalam · Bengali · English
Read the complete Vishnu Sahasranamam in Gujarati — dhyānam, all 108 shlokas, and phalaśruti.