Name #491 of 1000 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma
ಮಹಾದೇವಃ Mahadeva — meaning in Kannada
Mahadeva (mahādevaḥ) is name #491 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.
ಮಹಾದೇವ
In English: The great god
From shloka 52 · chapter Vāmana
ಗಭಸ್ತಿನೇಮಿಃ ಸತ್ತ್ವಸ್ಥಃ ಸಿಂಹೋ ಭೂತಮಹೇಶ್ವರಃ
ಆದಿದೇವೋ ಮಹಾದೇವೋ ದೇವೇಶೋ ದೇವಭೃದ್ಗುರುಃ
Also in this shloka: gabhastinemiḥ · sattvasthaḥ · siṃhaḥ · bhūtamaheśvaraḥ · ādidevaḥ · deveśaḥ · devabhṛdguruḥ
Mahadeva in other languages: Hindi · Telugu · Tamil · Malayalam · Bengali · Gujarati · English
Read the complete Vishnu Sahasranamam in Kannada — dhyānam, all 108 shlokas, and phalaśruti.