Name #311 of 1000 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma

शिखण्डी Shikhandi — meaning in Hindi

Shikhandi (śikhaṇḍī) is name #311 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.

मोर-मुकुट धारण करने वाले

In English: He who wears the peacock plume

From shloka 34 · chapter Narasiṃha

इष्टोऽविशिष्टः शिष्टेष्टः शिखण्डी नहुषो वृषः
क्रोधहा क्रोधकृत्कर्ता विश्वबाहुर्महीधरः
verse 34

Also in this shloka: iṣṭaḥ · aviśiṣṭaḥ · śiṣṭeṣṭaḥ · nahuṣaḥ · vṛṣaḥ · krodhahā · krodhakṛtkartā · viśvabāhuḥ · mahīdharaḥ

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