Name #448 of 1000 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma
ಕ್ರತುಃ Kratu — meaning in Kannada
Kratu (kratuḥ) is name #448 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.
ಮಹಾ ಕ್ರತು
In English: The great rite
From shloka 48 · chapter Vāmana
ಯಜ್ಞ ಇಜ್ಯೋ ಮಹೇಜ್ಯಶ್ಚ ಕ್ರತುಃ ಸತ್ರಂ ಸತಾಂ ಗತಿಃ
ಸರ್ವದರ್ಶೀ ವಿಮುಕ್ತಾತ್ಮಾ ಸರ್ವಜ್ಞೋ ಜ್ಞಾನಮುತ್ತಮಮ್
Also in this shloka: yajñaḥ · ijyaḥ · mahejyaḥ · satram · satāṃ gatiḥ · sarvadarśī · vimuktātmā · sarvajñaḥ · jñānamuttamam
Kratu in other languages: Hindi · Telugu · Tamil · Malayalam · Bengali · Gujarati · English
Read the complete Vishnu Sahasranamam in Kannada — dhyānam, all 108 shlokas, and phalaśruti.