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Epithet for Hindu god Vishnu and Krishna
For other uses, see Keshava (disambiguation).
Keshava (Sanskrit: केशव, lit. 'one who has beautiful long hair or the slayer of Keshi', IAST: Keśava) is an epithet of Vishnu in Hindu tradition.[1] The name appears as the 23rd and 648th names in the Vishnu Sahasranama of the Mahabharata. Keshava is also venerated by those persons wanting to avert bad luck or ill-omens. His consort is Kirti (Lakshmi).[2]
Keshava is an iconographical form of Vishnu.
- ^ wisdomlib.org (12 April 2009). "Kesava, Keshava, Keśava, Keśavā: 30 definitions". wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ The Illustrated Dictionary of Hindu Iconography, Margaret Stutley, pp. 71, 73