Name #67 of 1000 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma
ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠಃ Jyeshtha — meaning in Kannada
Jyeshtha (jyeṣṭhaḥ) is name #67 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.
ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠ — ಅವನಿಗಿಂತ ಮೊದಲು ಏನೂ ಇರಲಿಲ್ಲ
In English: The eldest — before whom nothing was
From shloka 8 · chapter Matsya
ಈಶಾನಃ ಪ್ರಾಣದಃ ಪ್ರಾಣೋ ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠಃ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಃ ಪ್ರಜಾಪತಿಃ
ಹಿರಣ್ಯಗರ್ಭೋ ಭೂಗರ್ಭೋ ಮಾಧವೋ ಮಧುಸೂದನಃ
Also in this shloka: īśānaḥ · prāṇadaḥ · prāṇaḥ · śreṣṭhaḥ · prajāpatiḥ · hiraṇyagarbhaḥ · bhūgarbhaḥ · mādhavaḥ · madhusūdanaḥ
Jyeshtha in other languages: Hindi · Telugu · Tamil · Malayalam · Bengali · Gujarati · English
Read the complete Vishnu Sahasranamam in Kannada — dhyānam, all 108 shlokas, and phalaśruti.