Madhusudana ( sa, मधुसूदन, Madhusūdana, translit-std=IAST) is an epithet of
Vishnu and is the 73rd name in the
Vishnu Sahasranama.
According to
Adi Sankara's commentary on the
Vishnu Sahasranama, Madhusudana means the "destroyer of
Madhu
Madhu (Sanskrit: ) is a word used in several Indo-Aryan languages meaning ''honey'' or ''sweet''. It is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European ''*médʰu'', whence English '' mead''.
Metaphorical use
''Madhu'' has been used for millennia si ...
".
Literature
The death of Madhu and the origin of the epithet is described in the
Padma Purana:
References
{{VaishnavismCited from ''Sri Vishnu Sahasranama'', commentary by Sri Sankaracharya, translated by Swami Tapasyananda, available at Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai;
available at a
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Names of Vishnu
Vishnu
Hindu mythology
Vaishnavism