Name #68 of 1000 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma
ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಃ Shreshtha — meaning in Kannada
Shreshtha (śreṣṭhaḥ) is name #68 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.
ಎಲ್ಲರಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ
In English: The most excellent of all
From shloka 8 · chapter Matsya
ಈಶಾನಃ ಪ್ರಾಣದಃ ಪ್ರಾಣೋ ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠಃ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಃ ಪ್ರಜಾಪತಿಃ
ಹಿರಣ್ಯಗರ್ಭೋ ಭೂಗರ್ಭೋ ಮಾಧವೋ ಮಧುಸೂದನಃ
Also in this shloka: īśānaḥ · prāṇadaḥ · prāṇaḥ · jyeṣṭhaḥ · prajāpatiḥ · hiraṇyagarbhaḥ · bhūgarbhaḥ · mādhavaḥ · madhusūdanaḥ
Shreshtha in other languages: Hindi · Telugu · Tamil · Malayalam · Bengali · Gujarati · English
Read the complete Vishnu Sahasranamam in Kannada — dhyānam, all 108 shlokas, and phalaśruti.