Vaishnava
/ˈvaɪʃnəvə/noun
उच्चारण वाइश्नव
वैष्णव, विष्णु-भक्त
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noun
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a Hindu who worships Vishnu, or one of his forms such as Rama or Krishna, as the supreme god
वैष्णव, विष्णु-भक्त
- Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was a great Vaishnava saint of Bengal.
- Gandhiji's favourite bhajan describes the qualities of a true Vaishnava.
adjective
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[usually before noun]
connected with the worship of Vishnu
वैष्णव
- Vaishnava temples
- the Vaishnava poets of medieval India
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Vaishnavism noun
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The bhajan 'Vaishnava Jana To' was written by the Gujarati saint-poet Narsinh Mehta and was one of Gandhiji's favourite hymns.
भजन 'Vaishnava Jana To' गुजराती संत-कवि नरसिंह मेहता ने लिखा था और यह गांधीजी के प्रिय भजनों में से एक था।