Names #378, #379 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma
ಕರಣಮ್ Karanam — meaning in Kannada
Karanam (karaṇam) is name #378 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.
Name #378 · ಕರಣಮ್
ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಯ ಸಾಧನ
In English: The instrument of creation
From shloka 41 · chapter Narasiṃha
Also in this shloka: udbhavaḥ · kṣobhaṇaḥ · devaḥ · śrīgarbhaḥ · parameśvaraḥ · kāraṇam · kartā · vikartā · gahanaḥ · guhaḥ
Name #379 · ಕಾರಣಮ್
ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಯ ಕಾರಣ
In English: The cause of creation
From shloka 41 · chapter Narasiṃha
Also in this shloka: udbhavaḥ · kṣobhaṇaḥ · devaḥ · śrīgarbhaḥ · parameśvaraḥ · karaṇam · kartā · vikartā · gahanaḥ · guhaḥ
Karanam in other languages: Hindi · Telugu · Tamil · Malayalam · Bengali · Gujarati · English
Read the complete Vishnu Sahasranamam in Kannada — dhyānam, all 108 shlokas, and phalaśruti.