Names #317, #369 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma
ಮಹೀಧರಃ Mahidhara — meaning in Kannada
Mahidhara (mahīdharaḥ) is name #317 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.
Name #317 · ಮಹೀಧರಃ
ಭೂಮಿಯನ್ನು ಹೊತ್ತವನು
In English: The upholder of the earth
From shloka 34 · chapter Narasiṃha
Also in this shloka: iṣṭaḥ · aviśiṣṭaḥ · śiṣṭeṣṭaḥ · śikhaṇḍī · nahuṣaḥ · vṛṣaḥ · krodhahā · krodhakṛtkartā · viśvabāhuḥ
Name #369 · ಮಹೀಧರಃ
ಬೆಟ್ಟದಂತೆ ಭೂಮಿಯನ್ನು ಹೊತ್ತವನು
In English: The mountain-like supporter of the earth
From shloka 40 · chapter Narasiṃha
Also in this shloka: vikṣaraḥ · rohitaḥ · mārgaḥ · hetuḥ · dāmodaraḥ · sahaḥ · mahābhāgaḥ · vegavān · amitāśanaḥ
Mahidhara in other languages: Hindi · Telugu · Tamil · Malayalam · Bengali · Gujarati · English
Read the complete Vishnu Sahasranamam in Kannada — dhyānam, all 108 shlokas, and phalaśruti.