Scriptural References
Vishnu Sahasranama
According to Adi Sankara' s commentary on the Vishnu sahasranama, Keshava has three meanings:
- one whose Kesa or hair is long, uncut and beautiful
- The lord of creation, preservation, and dissolution.
- one who destroyed the asura or demon Kesi in the Krishna avatar.
It also means
- one who is endowed with the rays of light spreading within the orbit of the sun
- one who is endowed with divine powers of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva and who can make the lord of Generation , i.e. Brahma and lord of Distruction Shiva both happy. An operator who is perfect Generator and Distructor.
- child who is blessed with amazing ability
[edit] Padma Purana
- The one with beautiful long (unshorn) hair
According to the Padma Purana the name refers to Krishna's long, beautiful looking unshorn hair.
Bhagavad Gita
- Killer of the Keśī demon
In the Bhagavad Gita Arjuna uses the name Keshava[2] for Krishna a number of times, referring to him as the 'Killer of the Kesi demon' : I am now unable to stand here any longer. I am forgetting myself, and my mind is reeling. I see only causes of misfortune, O Kesava, killer of the Keśī demon. (Bhagavad Gita 1.30). The demon Kesi, in the form of a horse, was sent by Kamsa to kill Krishna but was overpowered and slain (Vishnu Purana 5.15-16).
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