Padmanabha

|| Om Sri Vishvaya Namaha Om ||

aprameyo hrushikeshah padmanabhomaraprabhuhu |

vishvakarmaa manusthvashtaa sthavishtah sthavirodhruvaha || 6 ||

Devanagari

Pronunciation guide:

aprameyO-hrusheekeshah-padmanabhOO-maraprabhu-hu |

vishva-karmaa-manus-thvashtaa-stha-vishtah-sthavirO-dhruva-ha ||

Name: Padmanabhaha

Pronunciation:

pad-ma-na-bha-ha

pad (as in padre), ma (as in mars), na (as in naur), bha, ha (as in hard)

Meaning:

One who has a lotus in his navel

Notes:

Our scriptures reveal that Brahma sits on a lotus which stems out of Vishnu’s nabhi or navel. HE holds the 14 worlds in that lotus. Padma means Lotus and Nabhi means navel. Hence, HE is padmanabha or the one with a lotus in HIS navel.

Namavali:

Om Padmanaabhaaya Namaha Om