Prana

|| Om Sri Vishvaya Namaha Om ||

eshanah pranadah prano jyeshtah shreshtah prajapatihi |

hiranyagarbho bhugarbho madhavo madhusudanaha || 8 ||

Devanagari

Pronunciation guide:

eeshaanah-praanadah-praanO-jyeshtah-shreshtah-prajaapatihi |

hiranya-garbhO-bhoo-garbhO-maadhavO-madhusoodanaha ||

Name: Pranaha

Pronunciation:

praa-na-ha

praa, na (na in nah), ha (ha in hard)

Meaning:

One who is very dear (to his devotees)

Notes:

‘Prana’ means very dear. Vishnu is very dear to his devotees. Hence HE is prana

Namavali:

Om Praanaaya Namaha Om