Name #310 of 1000 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma
ಶಿಷ್ಟೇಷ್ಟಃ Shishteshta — meaning in Kannada
Shishteshta (śiṣṭeṣṭaḥ) is name #310 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.
ಜ್ಞಾನಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಅತಿ ಪ್ರಿಯ — ಅವರು ಅವನಿಗೂ
In English: Dearest to the wise — and they to him
From shloka 34 · chapter Narasiṃha
ಇಷ್ಟೋಽವಿಶಿಷ್ಟಃ ಶಿಷ್ಟೇಷ್ಟಃ ಶಿಖಣ್ಡೀ ನಹುಷೋ ವೃಷಃ
ಕ್ರೋಧಹಾ ಕ್ರೋಧಕೃತ್ಕರ್ತಾ ವಿಶ್ವಬಾಹುರ್ಮಹೀಧರಃ
Also in this shloka: iṣṭaḥ · aviśiṣṭaḥ · śikhaṇḍī · nahuṣaḥ · vṛṣaḥ · krodhahā · krodhakṛtkartā · viśvabāhuḥ · mahīdharaḥ
Shishteshta in other languages: Hindi · Telugu · Tamil · Malayalam · Bengali · Gujarati · English
Read the complete Vishnu Sahasranamam in Kannada — dhyānam, all 108 shlokas, and phalaśruti.