Name #68 of 1000 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma
ஶ்ரேஷ்டஃ Shreshtha — meaning in Tamil
Shreshtha (śreṣṭhaḥ) is name #68 of the 1000 names of Vishnu. Below is its meaning in Tamil (தமிழ்), the shloka it comes from in Tamil, and the English meaning — from the full name page.
எல்லோரிலும் சிறந்தவர்
In English: The most excellent of all
From shloka 8 · chapter Matsya
ஈஶாநஃ ப்ராணதஃ ப்ராணோ ஜ்யேஷ்டஃ ஶ்ரேஷ்டஃ ப்ரஜாபதிஃ
ஹிரண்யகர்போ பூகர்போ மாதவோ மதுஸூதநஃ
Also in this shloka: īśānaḥ · prāṇadaḥ · prāṇaḥ · jyeṣṭhaḥ · prajāpatiḥ · hiraṇyagarbhaḥ · bhūgarbhaḥ · mādhavaḥ · madhusūdanaḥ
Shreshtha in other languages: Hindi · Telugu · Kannada · Malayalam · Bengali · Gujarati · English
Read the complete Vishnu Sahasranamam in Tamil — dhyānam, all 108 shlokas, and phalaśruti.