Damodar (Krishna)

Damodar (Sanskrit: दामोदर, IAST: Dāmodara, also spelled "Damodara" and "Damodarah") lit. '"roped around the abdomen"' is the 367th name of Vishnu from the Vishnu Sahasranama. The various meanings of the name are given as follows:

  • "The Lord when He was tied with a cord (dāma) around His waist (udara)", denoting a divine pastime in which Krishna's mother Yashoda bound him for being mischievous. (Used by various Vaishnava adherents.)
  • "One who is known through a mind which is purified (Udara) by means of self-control (dama)".
  • "One in whose bosom rests the entire universe."
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