Janardana

Janardana (Sanskrit: जनार्दन IAST /janārdana/) is another name of Lord Vishnu and appears as the 126th name in the Vishnu sahasranama. It is also a common name of Krishna being addressed as such by Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita.

The Buddhagupta pillar at Eran (c.476–495 CE), raised in honour of Janardana.[1] On top if a double statue of Garuda, holding a serpent in his hands, with a chakra wheel behind the head.[2]

According to Adi Sankara' s commentary on the Vishnu sahasranama, translated by Swami Tapasyananda, Janardana means "One who inflicts suffering on evil men." Alternatively, it means, "He to whom all devotees pray for worldly success and liberation,".

References
  1. Fleet, John Faithfull (1888). Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Vol. 3. p. 88.
  2. Bajpai, K. D. (2004). Indian Numismatic Studies. Abhinav Publications. pp. 19–20. ISBN 978-81-7017-035-8.
  • Sri Vishnu Sahasranama: With Text, Transliteration, Translation and Commentary of Śrī Śankarācārya By Śaṅkarācārya and Swami Tapasyananda. Sri Ramakrishna Math, 1986, commentary by Sri Sankaracharya, translated by Swami Tapasyananda.
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