As a deity name
Name 486 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
Name 9 of the Krishna Sahasranāma — Mahabharata / Padma Purana, as taught by Sages and Devotees
As a Hindi name
जगन्मय · noun · masculine
विष्णु — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
containing the whole world
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
jagan—maya mfn. containing the whole world, Hariv.; BhP. viii, 22, 21.
Alternative readings
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