Names #72, #167, #735 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma

माधवःmādhavaḥ

Madhava — appears 3 times in the stotram, each with its own meaning

Name #72

The consort of Lakshmi; lord of knowledge

From shloka 8 · chapter Matsya

ईशानः प्राणदः प्राणो ज्येष्ठः श्रेष्ठः प्रजापतिः ।

हिरण्यगर्भो भूगर्भो माधवो मधुसूदनः ॥

īśānaḥ prāṇadaḥ prāṇo jyeṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ prajāpatiḥ

hiraṇyagarbho bhūgarbho mādhavo madhusūdanaḥ

verse 8

Name #167

Master of silence, meditation, and yoga

From shloka 18 · chapter Kūrma

वेद्यो वैद्यः सदायोगी वीरहा माधवो मधुः ।

अतीन्द्रियो महामायो महोत्साहो महाबलः ॥

vedyo vaidyaḥ sadāyogī vīrahā mādhavo madhuḥ

atīndriyo mahāmāyo mahotsāho mahābalaḥ

verse 18

Name #735

Born of the line of Madhu

From shloka 78 · chapter Kṛṣṇa

एको नैकः सवः कः किं यत् तत्पदमनुत्तमम् ।

लोकबन्धुर्लोकनाथो माधवो भक्तवत्सलः ॥

eko naikaḥ savaḥ kaḥ kiṃ yat tatpadamanuttamam

lokabandhurlokanātho mādhavo bhaktavatsalaḥ

verse 78