Names #48, #196, #346 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma
பத்மநாபஃ Padmanabha — meaning in Tamil
Padmanabha (padmanābhaḥ) is name #48 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.
Name #48 · பத்மநாபஃ
நாபியிலிருந்து அண்டத் தாமரை மலர்பவர்
In English: From whose navel blooms the cosmic lotus
From shloka 6 · chapter Matsya
Also in this shloka: aprameyaḥ · hṛṣīkeśaḥ · amaraprabhuḥ · viśvakarmā · manuḥ · tvaṣṭā · sthaviṣṭhaḥ · sthaviro dhruvaḥ
Name #196 · பத்மநாபஃ
தாமரை நாபியர்
In English: The lotus-naveled one
From shloka 21 · chapter Kūrma
Also in this shloka: marīciḥ · damanaḥ · haṃsaḥ · suparṇaḥ · bhujagottamaḥ · hiraṇyanābhaḥ · sutapāḥ · prajāpatiḥ
Name #346 · பத்மநாபஃ
இதயத் தாமரையின் நடுவில் அமர்பவர்
In English: He who rests at the lotus-center of the heart
From shloka 38 · chapter Narasiṃha
Also in this shloka: aravindākṣaḥ · padmagarbhaḥ · śarīrabhṛt · maharddhiḥ · ṛddhaḥ · vṛddhātmā · mahākṣaḥ · garuḍadhvajaḥ
Padmanabha in other languages: Hindi · Telugu · Kannada · Malayalam · Bengali · Gujarati · English
Read the complete Vishnu Sahasranamam in Tamil — dhyānam, all 108 shlokas, and phalaśruti.