Name #308 of 1000 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma
ఇష్టః Ishta — meaning in Telugu
Ishta (iṣṭaḥ) is name #308 of the 1000 names of Vishnu. Below is its meaning in Telugu (తెలుగు), the shloka it comes from in Telugu, and the English meaning — from the full name page.
సొంత ఆత్మలా ప్రియమైనవాడు
In English: The beloved, dear as one's own self
From shloka 34 · chapter Narasiṃha
ఇష్టోఽవిశిష్టః శిష్టేష్టః శిఖణ్డీ నహుషో వృషః
క్రోధహా క్రోధకృత్కర్తా విశ్వబాహుర్మహీధరః
Also in this shloka: aviśiṣṭaḥ · śiṣṭeṣṭaḥ · śikhaṇḍī · nahuṣaḥ · vṛṣaḥ · krodhahā · krodhakṛtkartā · viśvabāhuḥ · mahīdharaḥ
Ishta in other languages: Hindi · Tamil · Kannada · Malayalam · Bengali · Gujarati · English
Read the complete Vishnu Sahasranamam in Telugu — dhyānam, all 108 shlokas, and phalaśruti.