Names #27, #600 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma
ಶಿವಃ Shiva — meaning in Kannada
Shiva (śivaḥ) is name #27 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.
Name #27 · ಶಿವಃ
ನಿತ್ಯ ಮಂಗಳಸ್ವರೂಪನು
In English: The eternally auspicious one
From shloka 4 · chapter Matsya
Also in this shloka: sarvaḥ · śarvaḥ · sthāṇuḥ · bhūtādiḥ · nidhiravyayaḥ · sambhavaḥ · bhāvanaḥ · bhartā · prabhavaḥ · prabhuḥ · īśvaraḥ
Name #600 · ಶಿವಃ
ಹೆಸರೇ ಪವಿತ್ರಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಮಂಗಳ
In English: The auspicious — whose very name purifies
From shloka 64 · chapter Paraśurāma
Also in this shloka: anivartī · nivṛttātmā · saṅkṣeptā · kṣemakṛt · śrīvatsavakṣāḥ · śrīvāsaḥ · śrīpatiḥ · śrīmatāṃ varaḥ
Shiva in other languages: Hindi · Telugu · Tamil · Malayalam · Bengali · Gujarati · English
Read the complete Vishnu Sahasranamam in Kannada — dhyānam, all 108 shlokas, and phalaśruti.