Vishnu Sahasra Nama

Om Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya Om

Hiranyagarbha

Posted by Hariprasad on December 31, 2008

|| 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: Hiranyagarbhaha

Pronunciation:

hi-ran-ya-gar-bha-ha

hi (he), ran (run), ya (ye in yeah), gar (gir in girth), bha, ha (hu in hurt)

Meaning:

One who is hidden in the pleasing words of the Vedas

Notes:
‘Hi’ means that which is beneficial (not necessarily pleasing). ‘Ramya’ means that which is pleasing.
The Vedas are both pleasing and beneficial. Vishnu is ‘garbha’ in vedic words – HE is hidden, HE
resides in them. Hence, HE is Hiranyagarbha.

Another way of interpreting this explanation is that it is Vishnu alone who is praised in the Vedas. All
the suktas and mantras about other Gods are eventually praising Vishnu only.

Namavali:

Om Hiranyagarbhaaya Namaha Om

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