Name #399 of 1000 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma
ನಯಃ Naya — meaning in Kannada
Naya (nayaḥ) is name #399 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.
ನಾಯಕ — ಜ್ಞಾನದ ದಾರಿ ತೋರುವ ಕೈ
In English: The leader — wisdom's guiding hand
From shloka 43 · chapter Narasiṃha
ರಾಮೋ ವಿರಾಮೋ ವಿರಜೋ ಮಾರ್ಗೋ ನೇಯೋ ನಯೋಽನಯಃ
ವೀರಃ ಶಕ್ತಿಮತಾಂ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠೋ ಧರ್ಮೋ ಧರ್ಮವಿದುತ್ತಮಃ
Also in this shloka: rāmaḥ · virāmaḥ · virajaḥ · mārgaḥ · neyaḥ · anayaḥ · vīraḥ · śaktimatāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ · dharmaḥ · dharmaviduttamaḥ
Naya in other languages: Hindi · Telugu · Tamil · Malayalam · Bengali · Gujarati · English
Read the complete Vishnu Sahasranamam in Kannada — dhyānam, all 108 shlokas, and phalaśruti.