Kesava

E112603

epithet name of a deity

Kesava is a revered epithet of the Hindu god Vishnu, highlighting him as the slayer of the demon Keshi and the one with beautiful, luxuriant hair.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Kesava canonical	1
Keśi (a demon in Hindu mythology)	1
केशव	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	epithet ⓘ name of a deity ⓘ
associatedDeityForm	Krishna ⓘ Vishnu ⓘ
associatedWithConcept	protection of devotees ⓘ victory over evil ⓘ
associatedWithDemon	Keshi ⓘ
attributeHighlighted	divine power over demons ⓘ heroic prowess ⓘ physical beauty ⓘ
category	Hindu theophoric names ⓘ Names of Krishna ⓘ Names of Vishnu ⓘ
culturalRegion	South Asia ⓘ surface form: Indian subcontinent
deityAspect	preserver aspect of the divine ⓘ
devotionalUse	invoked in prayers and mantras to Vishnu ⓘ sung in bhajans and kirtans ⓘ
etymologyComponent	Kesava self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Keśi (a demon in Hindu mythology) va (one who destroys) ⓘ
gender	masculine ⓘ
honorificType	reverential epithet ⓘ
iconographicAssociation	Krishna as cowherd and warrior ⓘ
isOneOfNamesOf	Krishna ⓘ Vishnu ⓘ
language	Sanskrit ⓘ
listedIn	Vishnu Sahasranama ⓘ
meaning	one with beautiful, luxuriant hair ⓘ slayer of the demon Keshi ⓘ
mentionedIn	Bhagavad Gita ⓘ Mahabharata ⓘ Puranas ⓘ
refersTo	Krishna ⓘ Vishnu ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
roleInBhagavadGita	name used by Arjuna to address Krishna ⓘ
SanskritSpelling	Kesava self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: केशव
scriptType	Devanagari script ⓘ surface form: Devanagari
usedAs	theophoric given name ⓘ
worshipContext	Vaishnavism ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vishnu → epithet → Kesava ⓘ

Kesava → etymologyComponent → Kesava self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Keśi (a demon in Hindu mythology)

Kesava → SanskritSpelling → Kesava self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: केशव