Name #491 of 1000 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma
மஹாதேவஃ Mahadeva — meaning in Tamil
Mahadeva (mahādevaḥ) is name #491 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.
மகா தேவர்
In English: The great god
From shloka 52 · chapter Vāmana
கபஸ்திநேமிஃ ஸத்த்வஸ்தஃ ஸிம்ஹோ பூதமஹேஶ்வரஃ
ஆதிதேவோ மஹாதேவோ தேவேஶோ தேவப்ரு'த்குருஃ
Also in this shloka: gabhastinemiḥ · sattvasthaḥ · siṃhaḥ · bhūtamaheśvaraḥ · ādidevaḥ · deveśaḥ · devabhṛdguruḥ
Mahadeva in other languages: Hindi · Telugu · Kannada · Malayalam · Bengali · Gujarati · English
Read the complete Vishnu Sahasranamam in Tamil — dhyānam, all 108 shlokas, and phalaśruti.