As a deity name
Name 136 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 809 of the Krishna Sahasranāma — Mahabharata / Padma Purana, as taught by Sages and Devotees
Name 428 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
Name 429 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
As a Hindi name
पद्मनाभ · noun · masculine
शत्रु के फेंके हुए अस्त्र को निष्फल करने का एक मंत्र या युक्ति · विष्णु · धृतराष्ट्र के एक पुत्र का नाम — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
‘l˚-naveled’, N. of Viṣṇu (from whose navel sprang the lotus which contained Brahmā, the future creator)
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Dictionary citations
padma—nābha m. ‘l˚-naveled’, N. of Viṣṇu (from whose navel sprang the lotus which contained Brahmā, the future creator), MBh.; Hariv.; R.
N. of the 11th month (reckoned from Mārgaśīrṣa), Var.
a magical formula spoken over weapons, R.
N. of a serpent-demon, MBh.
of a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, ib.
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