Name #168 of 1000 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma

மதுஃ Madhu — meaning in Tamil

Madhu (madhuḥ) is name #168 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.

அன்பர்களுக்குத் தேன் போல் இனியவர்

In English: Sweet as honey to those who love him

From shloka 18 · chapter Kūrma

வேத்யோ வைத்யஃ ஸதாயோகீ வீரஹா மாதவோ மதுஃ
அதீந்த்ரியோ மஹாமாயோ மஹோத்ஸாஹோ மஹாபலஃ
verse 18

Also in this shloka: vedyaḥ · vaidyaḥ · sadāyogī · vīrahā · mādhavaḥ · atīndriyaḥ · mahāmāyaḥ · mahotsāhaḥ · mahābalaḥ

Madhu in other languages: Hindi · Telugu · Kannada · Malayalam · Bengali · Gujarati · English

Read the complete Vishnu Sahasranamam in Tamil — dhyānam, all 108 shlokas, and phalaśruti.