Name #308 of 1000 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma
ഇഷ്ടഃ Ishta — meaning in Malayalam
Ishta (iṣṭaḥ) is name #308 of the 1000 names of Vishnu. Below is its meaning in Malayalam (മലയാളം), the shloka it comes from in Malayalam, and the English meaning — from the full name page.
സ്വന്തം ആത്മാവുപോലെ പ്രിയങ്കരൻ
In English: The beloved, dear as one's own self
From shloka 34 · chapter Narasiṃha
ഇഷ്ടോഽവിശിഷ്ടഃ ശിഷ്ടേഷ്ടഃ ശിഖണ്ഡീ നഹുഷോ വൃഷഃ
ക്രോധഹാ ക്രോധകൃത്കര്താ വിശ്വബാഹുര്മഹീധരഃ
Also in this shloka: aviśiṣṭaḥ · śiṣṭeṣṭaḥ · śikhaṇḍī · nahuṣaḥ · vṛṣaḥ · krodhahā · krodhakṛtkartā · viśvabāhuḥ · mahīdharaḥ
Ishta in other languages: Hindi · Telugu · Tamil · Kannada · Bengali · Gujarati · English
Read the complete Vishnu Sahasranamam in Malayalam — dhyānam, all 108 shlokas, and phalaśruti.