Name #308 of 1000 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma
इष्टः Ishta — meaning in Hindi
Ishta (iṣṭaḥ) is name #308 of the 1000 names of Vishnu. Below is its meaning in Hindi (हिन्दी), the shloka it comes from in Devanagari, and the English meaning — from the full name page.
प्रिय — अपनी ही आत्मा के समान
In English: The beloved, dear as one's own self
From shloka 34 · chapter Narasiṃha
इष्टोऽविशिष्टः शिष्टेष्टः शिखण्डी नहुषो वृषः
क्रोधहा क्रोधकृत्कर्ता विश्वबाहुर्महीधरः
Also in this shloka: aviśiṣṭaḥ · śiṣṭeṣṭaḥ · śikhaṇḍī · nahuṣaḥ · vṛṣaḥ · krodhahā · krodhakṛtkartā · viśvabāhuḥ · mahīdharaḥ
Ishta in other languages: Telugu · Tamil · Kannada · Malayalam · Bengali · Gujarati · English