Name #308 of 1000 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma
ಇಷ್ಟಃ Ishta — meaning in Kannada
Ishta (iṣṭaḥ) is name #308 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.
ತನ್ನ ಆತ್ಮದಂತೆ ಪ್ರಿಯನಾದವನು
In English: The beloved, dear as one's own self
From shloka 34 · chapter Narasiṃha
ಇಷ್ಟೋಽವಿಶಿಷ್ಟಃ ಶಿಷ್ಟೇಷ್ಟಃ ಶಿಖಣ್ಡೀ ನಹುಷೋ ವೃಷಃ
ಕ್ರೋಧಹಾ ಕ್ರೋಧಕೃತ್ಕರ್ತಾ ವಿಶ್ವಬಾಹುರ್ಮಹೀಧರಃ
Also in this shloka: aviśiṣṭaḥ · śiṣṭeṣṭaḥ · śikhaṇḍī · nahuṣaḥ · vṛṣaḥ · krodhahā · krodhakṛtkartā · viśvabāhuḥ · mahīdharaḥ
Ishta in other languages: Hindi · Telugu · Tamil · Malayalam · Bengali · Gujarati · English
Read the complete Vishnu Sahasranamam in Kannada — dhyānam, all 108 shlokas, and phalaśruti.