Name #491 of 1000 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma

महादेवः Mahadeva — meaning in Hindi

Mahadeva (mahādevaḥ) is name #491 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.

महादेव

In English: The great god

From shloka 52 · chapter Vāmana

गभस्तिनेमिः सत्त्वस्थः सिंहो भूतमहेश्वरः
आदिदेवो महादेवो देवेशो देवभृद्गुरुः
verse 52

Also in this shloka: gabhastinemiḥ · sattvasthaḥ · siṃhaḥ · bhūtamaheśvaraḥ · ādidevaḥ · deveśaḥ · devabhṛdguruḥ

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