Vishnu Sahasranama Verse 8

Verse 8

Sanskrit

ईशानः प्राणदः प्राणो ज्येष्ठः श्रेष्ठः प्रजापतिः ।
हिरण्यगर्भो भूगर्भो माधवो मधुसूदनः ॥ 8 ॥

Transliteration

īśānaḥ prāṇadaḥ prāṇō jyēṣṭhaḥ śrēṣṭhaḥ prajāpatiḥ ।
hiraṇyagarbhō bhūgarbhō mādhavō madhusūdanaḥ ॥ 8 ॥

Names and Meanings

#	Name	Meaning
65	Pranadha	He who makes beings move
66	Prana	He who is the soul
67	Jyeshta	He who is elder to all others
68	Sreshta	He who is better than all others
69	Prajapathi	He who is the chief of all human beings
70	Hiranyagarbha	He who resides as the soul (Brahmam) of this golden universe
71	Bhoogarbha	He who carries the earth within himself
72	Maadhava	He who is the consort of Lakshmi Or He who can be realized only by silence , meditation and yoga
73	Madusudhana	He who killed Madhu the Asura
74	Easwara	He who is supremely strong