Shloka 8 of 107 · Names 65–74
Vishnu Sahasranama — Shloka 8
Sanskrit
Transliteration
īśānaḥ prāṇadaḥ prāṇo jyeṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ prajāpatiḥ | hiraṇyagarbho bhūgarbho mādhavo madhusūdanaḥ || 8 ||
Names in this Shloka (10)
The supreme controller; He who rules and governs all beings without any constraint
The giver of life-breath; He who bestows prāṇa upon all living beings
Life itself; the vital breath that animates and sustains all existence
The eldest and most ancient; the foremost being who existed before everything
The most praiseworthy; the supremely excellent one surpassing all others in glory
The Lord of all creatures; the progenitor and protector of all living beings
He who dwells in the golden cosmic egg; the golden-wombed source of the created universe
He who holds the earth within Himself; the one in whose womb the world rests
The consort of Ma (Lakshmi); or the descendant of the Madhu clan, the Lord of knowledge and silence
The slayer of the demon Madhu; He who destroys the intoxication of ignorance