Names #378, #379 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma
करणम्karaṇam
Karanam — 2 closely related names share this spelling: karaṇam, kāraṇam
Name #378 · करणम् karaṇam
The instrument of creation
From shloka 41 · chapter Narasiṃha
उद्भवः क्षोभणो देवः श्रीगर्भः परमेश्वरः ।
करणं कारणं कर्ता विकर्ता गहनो गुहः ॥
udbhavaḥ kṣobhaṇo devaḥ śrīgarbhaḥ parameśvaraḥ
karaṇaṃ kāraṇaṃ kartā vikartā gahano guhaḥ
Also in this shloka: udbhavaḥ · kṣobhaṇaḥ · devaḥ · śrīgarbhaḥ · parameśvaraḥ · kāraṇam · kartā · vikartā · gahanaḥ · guhaḥ
Name #379 · कारणम् kāraṇam
The cause of creation
From shloka 41 · chapter Narasiṃha
उद्भवः क्षोभणो देवः श्रीगर्भः परमेश्वरः ।
करणं कारणं कर्ता विकर्ता गहनो गुहः ॥
udbhavaḥ kṣobhaṇo devaḥ śrīgarbhaḥ parameśvaraḥ
karaṇaṃ kāraṇaṃ kartā vikartā gahano guhaḥ
Also in this shloka: udbhavaḥ · kṣobhaṇaḥ · devaḥ · śrīgarbhaḥ · parameśvaraḥ · karaṇam · kartā · vikartā · gahanaḥ · guhaḥ