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	[[File:20150712 im Keshava-Tempel - Krishna als Janardhana.JPG\|thumb\|Sculpture of Janardana, [[Chennakeshava Temple, Somanathapura\|Somanathapura]]]]		[[File:20150712 im Keshava-Tempel - Krishna als Janardhana.JPG\|thumb\|Sculpture of Janardana, [[Chennakeshava Temple, Somanathapura\|Somanathapura]]]]
	'''Janardana''' ({{~~Lang-~~sa\|जनार्दन\|translit=Janārdana}}) is an epithet of [[Lord Vishnu\|Vishnu]] in the [[Puranas]]. Janardana means, “he who is the original abode and protector of all living beings”.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=www.wisdomlib.org \|date=2012-06-29 \|title=Janardana, Janārdana, Jana-ardana: 25 definitions \|url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/janardana \|access-date=2022-08-02 \|website=www.wisdomlib.org \|language=en}}</ref>		'''Janardana''' ({{Langx\|sa\|जनार्दन\|translit=Janārdana}}) is an epithet of [[Lord Vishnu\|Vishnu]] in the [[Puranas]]. Janardana means, “he who is the original abode and protector of all living beings”.[[Janardanaswamy Temple\|Janardhana swamy temple]]<ref>{{Cite web \|last=www.wisdomlib.org \|date=2012-06-29 \|title=Janardana, Janārdana, Jana-ardana: 25 definitions \|url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/janardana \|access-date=2022-08-02 \|website=www.wisdomlib.org \|language=en}}</ref> in [[varkala]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]] is one of the major shrine with Janardhana as the prime deity

	== Literature ==		== Literature ==
	[[File:The Puthanathani Janardana temple Krishna.jpg\|thumb\|Krishna represented as Janardana in The Puthanathani Janardana temple]]		[[File:The Puthanathani Janardana temple Krishna.jpg\|thumb\|Krishna represented as Janardana in The Puthanathani Janardana temple]]
	In the [[Mahabharata]], [[Sanjaya]] uses this epithet of Vishnu to describe the latter's prowess to King [[Dhritarashtra]]:<ref>{{Cite web \|last=www.wisdomlib.org \|date=2020-03-31 \|title=Section LXVIII [Mahabharata, English] \|url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-mahabharata-mohan/d/doc375004.html \|access-date=2022-08-02 \|website=www.wisdomlib.org \|language=en}}</ref>		In the [[Mahabharata]], [[Sanjaya]] uses this epithet of Vishnu to describe the latter's prowess to King [[Dhritarashtra]]:<ref>{{Cite web \|last=www.wisdomlib.org \|date=2020-03-31 \|title=Section LXVIII [Mahabharata, English] \|url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-mahabharata-mohan/d/doc375004.html \|access-date=2022-08-02 \|website=www.wisdomlib.org \|language=en}}</ref>
	{{Blockquote\|text=You askest me repeatedly, O king, about the Pandavas for knowing their strength and weakness. Listen now to all that in brief. If the whole universe be placed on one scale and Janardana on the other, even then Janardana will outweigh the entire universe. Janardana, at his pleasure, can reduce the universe to ashes, but the entire universe is incapable of reducing Janardana to ashes. Wherever there is truthfulness, wherever virtue, wherever modesty, wherever simplicity, even there is Govinda. And thither where Krishna is, success must be. That soul of all creatures, most exalted of male beings, Janardana, ~~guids~~, as if in sport, the entire earth, the firmament, and the heaven.\|author=[[Vyasa]]\|title=[[Mahabharata]]\|source=Section LXVIII}}		{{Blockquote\|text=You askest me repeatedly, O king, about the Pandavas for knowing their strength and weakness. Listen now to all that in brief. If the whole universe be placed on one scale and Janardana on the other, even then Janardana will outweigh the entire universe. Janardana, at his pleasure, can reduce the universe to ashes, but the entire universe is incapable of reducing Janardana to ashes. Wherever there is truthfulness, wherever virtue, wherever modesty, wherever simplicity, even there is Govinda. And thither where Krishna is, success must be. That soul of all creatures, most exalted of male beings, Janardana, guides, as if in sport, the entire earth, the firmament, and the heaven.\|author=[[Vyasa]]\|title=[[Mahabharata]]\|source=Section LXVIII}}
	In the [[Bhagavad Gita]], [[Arjuna]] invokes this epithet:<ref>{{Cite web \|last=www.wisdomlib.org \|date=2020-05-08 \|title=Verse 10.18 [Bhagavad-gita] \|url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/shrimad-bhagavad-gita/d/doc420074.html \|access-date=2022-08-02 \|website=www.wisdomlib.org \|language=en}}</ref>		In the [[Bhagavad Gita]], [[Arjuna]] invokes this epithet:<ref>{{Cite web \|last=www.wisdomlib.org \|date=2020-05-08 \|title=Verse 10.18 [Bhagavad-gita] \|url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/shrimad-bhagavad-gita/d/doc420074.html \|access-date=2022-08-02 \|website=www.wisdomlib.org \|language=en}}</ref>
	{{Blockquote\|text=विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन ।		{{Blockquote\|text=विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन ।
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	[[File:~~Eran Budhagupta pillar built circa 476–495 CE~~.~~jpg~~\|thumb\|~~upright\|The~~ [[~~Buddhagupta~~]] ~~pillar at Eran~~ (~~c.476–495 CE), raised in honour of Janardana.<ref>~~{{~~cite book~~ \|~~last1=Fleet~~ \|~~first1~~=~~John Faithfull \|title=Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Vol. 3 \|date=1888 \|page=88 \|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.463254/page/n303~~}}~~</ref> On top if a double statue~~ of [[~~Garuda~~]]~~, holding a serpent~~ in ~~his hands, with a~~ [[~~chakra~~]] ~~wheel behind~~ the ~~head~~.<ref>{{~~cite book \|last1=Bajpai~~ \|~~first1~~=K. D. ~~\|title=Indian Numismatic Studies~~ \|date=~~2004 \|publisher=Abhinav Publications \|isbn=978-81-7017~~-~~035~~-8 \|~~pages~~=19-20 \|url=https://~~books~~.~~google~~.~~com~~/~~books?id~~=~~chGrJUMarHoC&pg~~=~~PA19~~ \|language=en}}</ref>]]		{{Short description\|Epithet of Vishnu}}
	'''Janardana''' ([[Sanskrit]]: जनार्दन [[IAST]] /janārdana/) is another name of [[Lord Vishnu]] and appears as the 126th name in the [[Vishnu sahasranama]]. It is also a common name of [[Krishna]] being addressed as such by [[Arjuna]] in the [[Bhagavad Gita]].		[[File:20150712 im Keshava-Tempel - Krishna als Janardhana.JPG\|thumb\|Sculpture of Janardana, [[Chennakeshava Temple, Somanathapura\|Somanathapura]]]]
			'''Janardana''' ({{Lang-sa\|जनार्दन\|translit=Janārdana}}) is an epithet of [[Lord Vishnu\|Vishnu]] in the [[Puranas]]. Janardana means, “he who is the original abode and protector of all living beings”.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=www.wisdomlib.org \|date=2012-06-29 \|title=Janardana, Janārdana, Jana-ardana: 25 definitions \|url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/janardana \|access-date=2022-08-02 \|website=www.wisdomlib.org \|language=en}}</ref>

	~~According to~~ [[A.~~_C._Bhaktivedanta_Swami_Prabhupada~~\|~~A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada~~]]' s ~~commentary on the~~ [[~~Bhagavad Gita~~]], ~~'''~~Janardana~~''' means "chastiser of~~ the ~~enemies~~.~~" Alternatively~~, ~~it means~~, "(the ~~Supreme Personality~~ of ~~Godhead~~,~~) who can appease everyone's desires"~~ as ~~per swami~~'~~s commentary on~~ [[~~Bhagavata_Purana~~\|~~Śrimad Bhagavatam~~]].		== Literature ==
			[[File:The Puthanathani Janardana temple Krishna.jpg\|thumb\|Krishna represented as Janardana in The Puthanathani Janardana temple]]
			In the [[Mahabharata]], [[Sanjaya]] uses this epithet of Vishnu to describe the latter's prowess to King [[Dhritarashtra]]:<ref>{{Cite web \|last=www.wisdomlib.org \|date=2020-03-31 \|title=Section LXVIII [Mahabharata, English] \|url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-mahabharata-mohan/d/doc375004.html \|access-date=2022-08-02 \|website=www.wisdomlib.org \|language=en}}</ref>
			{{Blockquote\|text=You askest me repeatedly, O king, about the Pandavas for knowing their strength and weakness. Listen now to all that in brief. If the whole universe be placed on one scale and Janardana on the other, even then Janardana will outweigh the entire universe. Janardana, at his pleasure, can reduce the universe to ashes, but the entire universe is incapable of reducing Janardana to ashes. Wherever there is truthfulness, wherever virtue, wherever modesty, wherever simplicity, even there is Govinda. And thither where Krishna is, success must be. That soul of all creatures, most exalted of male beings, Janardana, guids, as if in sport, the entire earth, the firmament, and the heaven.\|author=[[Vyasa]]\|title=[[Mahabharata]]\|source=Section LXVIII}}
			In the [[Bhagavad Gita]], [[Arjuna]] invokes this epithet:<ref>{{Cite web \|last=www.wisdomlib.org \|date=2020-05-08 \|title=Verse 10.18 [Bhagavad-gita] \|url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/shrimad-bhagavad-gita/d/doc420074.html \|access-date=2022-08-02 \|website=www.wisdomlib.org \|language=en}}</ref>
			{{Blockquote\|text=विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन ।
			भूयः कथय तृप्तिर् हि शृण्वतो नास्ति मेऽमृतम् ॥ १८ ॥

			vistareṇātmano yogaṃ vibhūtiṃ ca janārdana {{!}}
			bhūyaḥ kathaya tṛptir hi śṛṇvato nāsti me'mṛtam {{!}}{{!}} 18 {{!}}{{!}}

			O Janārdana, please tell me again in detail about Your mystic powers and opulences, for I am not satiated from hearing Your nectarean words.\|author=[[Vyasa]]\|title=[[Bhagavad Gita]]\|source=Verse 10,18}}

	==References==		==References==
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	*''Bhagavad Gita "As it is": With Text, Transliteration, Translation and Commentary'' 1972 By A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
	*''Śrimad Bhagavatam , Sixth Canto "Prescribed Duties for Mankind" (Part One-Chapters 1-5) : With Text, Transliteration, Translation and Commentary'' 1975 By A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
	*''Sri Vishnu Sahasranama: With Text, Transliteration, Translation and Commentary of Śrī Śankarācārya'' By Śaṅkarācārya and Swami Tapasyananda. Sri Ramakrishna Math, 1986, commentary by Sri Sankaracharya, translated by Swami Tapasyananda.

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[[File:Eran Budhagupta pillar built circa 476–495 CE.jpg|thumb|upright|The [[Buddhagupta]] pillar at Eran (c.476–495 CE), raised in honour of Janardana.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fleet |first1=John Faithfull |title=Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Vol. 3 |date=1888 |page=88 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.463254/page/n303}}</ref> On top if a double statue of [[Garuda]], holding a serpent in his hands, with a [[chakra]] wheel behind the head.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bajpai |first1=K. D. |title=Indian Numismatic Studies |date=2004 |publisher=Abhinav Publications |isbn=978-81-7017-035-8 |pages=19-20 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=chGrJUMarHoC&pg=PA19 |language=en}}</ref>]]
'''Janardana''' ([[Sanskrit]]: जनार्दन [[IAST]] /janārdana/) is another name of [[Lord Vishnu]] and appears as the 126th name in the [[Vishnu sahasranama]]. It is also a common name of [[Krishna]] being addressed as such by [[Arjuna]] in the [[Bhagavad Gita]].

According to [[A._C._Bhaktivedanta_Swami_Prabhupada|A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada]]' s commentary on the [[Bhagavad Gita]], '''Janardana''' means "chastiser of the enemies." Alternatively, it means, "(the Supreme Personality of Godhead,) who can appease everyone's desires" as per swami's commentary on [[Bhagavata_Purana|Śrimad Bhagavatam]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*''Bhagavad Gita "As it is": With Text, Transliteration, Translation and Commentary'' 1972 By A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
*''Śrimad Bhagavatam , Sixth Canto "Prescribed Duties for Mankind" (Part One-Chapters 1-5) : With Text, Transliteration, Translation and Commentary'' 1975 By A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
*''Sri Vishnu Sahasranama: With Text, Transliteration, Translation and Commentary of Śrī Śankarācārya'' By Śaṅkarācārya and Swami Tapasyananda. Sri Ramakrishna Math, 1986, commentary by Sri Sankaracharya, translated by Swami Tapasyananda.

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[[Category:Names of Vishnu]]