Names #378, #379 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma
கரணம் Karanam — meaning in Tamil
Karanam (karaṇam) is name #378 of the 1000 names of Vishnu. Below is its meaning in Tamil (தமிழ்), the shloka it comes from in Tamil, and the English meaning — from the full name page.
Name #378 · கரணம்
படைப்பின் கருவி
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 · காரணம்
படைப்பின் காரணம்
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 · Kannada · Malayalam · Bengali · Gujarati · English
Read the complete Vishnu Sahasranamam in Tamil — dhyānam, all 108 shlokas, and phalaśruti.