Names #23, #648 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma

केशवः Keshava — meaning in Hindi

Keshava (keśavaḥ) is name #23 of the 1000 names of Vishnu. Below is its meaning in Hindi (हिन्दी), the shloka it comes from in Devanagari, and the English meaning — from the full name page.

Name #23 · केशवः

सुंदर केशों वाले; केशी असुर का वध करने वाले

In English: He of the beautiful locks; slayer of the demon Keshi

From shloka 3 · chapter Matsya

योगो योगविदां नेता प्रधानपुरुषेश्वरः
नारसिंहवपुः श्रीमान् केशवः पुरुषोत्तमः
verse 3

Also in this shloka: yogaḥ · yogavidāṃ netā · pradhānapuruṣeśvaraḥ · nārasiṃhavapuḥ · śrīmān · puruṣottamaḥ

Name #648 · केशवः

जिनकी किरणों से सूर्य-चंद्र प्रकाशित हैं

In English: He whose rays light the sun and moon

From shloka 69 · chapter Rāma

कालनेमिनिहा वीरः शौरिः शूरजनेश्वरः
त्रिलोकात्मा त्रिलोकेशः केशवः केशिहा हरिः
verse 69

Also in this shloka: kālaneminihā · vīraḥ · śauriḥ · śūrajaneśvaraḥ · trilokātmā · trilokeśaḥ · keśihā · hariḥ

Keshava in other languages: Telugu · Tamil · Kannada · Malayalam · Bengali · Gujarati · English