Janardanah

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Janardanah is another name of Vishnu or God and appears as the 126th name in the Vishnu sahasranama.
According to Adi Sankara' s commentary on the Vishnu sahasranama, translated by Swami Tapasyananda, Janardanah means "One who inflicts suffering on evil men." Alternatively, it means, "He to whom all devotees pray for wordly success and liberation."

Reference: Cited from Sri Vishnu Sahasranama, commentary by Sri Sankaracharya, translated by Swami Tapasyananda, available at Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai. available at India web site: http://www.sriramakrishnamath.org and US site: http://www.vedanta.com.

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