Names #409, #957 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma

प्रणवः Pranava — meaning in Hindi

Pranava (praṇavaḥ) is name #409 of the 1000 names of Vishnu. Below is its meaning in Hindi (हिन्दी), the shloka it comes from in Devanagari, and the English meaning — from the full name page.

Name #409 · प्रणवः

पवित्र प्रणव — ॐ

In English: The sacred syllable OM

From shloka 44 · chapter Narasiṃha

वैकुण्ठः पुरुषः प्राणः प्राणदः प्रणवः पृथुः
हिरण्यगर्भः शत्रुघ्नो व्याप्तो वायुरधोक्षजः
verse 44

Also in this shloka: vaikuṇṭhaḥ · puruṣaḥ · prāṇaḥ · prāṇadaḥ · pṛthuḥ · hiraṇyagarbhaḥ · śatrughnaḥ · vyāptaḥ · vāyuḥ · adhokṣajaḥ

Name #957 · प्रणवः

ॐ — नित्य प्रणव

In English: OM — the eternal syllable

From shloka 102 · chapter Kalki

आधारनिलयोऽधाता पुष्पहासः प्रजागरः
ऊर्ध्वगः सत्पथाचारः प्राणदः प्रणवः पणः
verse 102

Also in this shloka: ādhāranilayaḥ · adhātā · puṣpahāsaḥ · prajāgaraḥ · ūrdhvagaḥ · satpathācāraḥ · prāṇadaḥ · paṇaḥ

Pranava in other languages: Telugu · Tamil · Kannada · Malayalam · Bengali · Gujarati · English