Sriman

This article is about Sriman related to Hindu culture and epics. For South Indian actor, see Sriman (actor).

Sriman means one who has Sri, i.e., the virtues or presence of beauty (material or non material), or whom Goddess Laxmi has not deserted.

Sriman is another name of Vishnu or God and appears as 22nd,^[1] 178th and the 220th names in the Vishnu sahasranama.
According to Adi Sankara's commentary on the Vishnu sahasranama, Sriman means One on whose chest Sri or Lakshmi, mother of the world, always dwells. Alternatively, it means One who is endowed with greatness of every kind or one who is more resplendent than everything.
When it is written as a name prefix (often in short as Sri), it is akin to Mr. in English.

References

Avatars of Vishnu

Dashavatara	Matsya Kurma Varaha Narasimha Vamana Parashurama Rama Balarama¹ Krishna Buddha¹ Kalki

Other avatars	Four Kumaras Narada Nara-Narayana Kapila Dattatreya Yajna Rishabha Prithu Dhanvantari Mohini Vyasa Prsnigarbha Hayagriva Hamsa

¹ Buddha or Balarama is considered the avatar of Vishnu, depending on the tradition. In North India, Buddha is included and in South India, Balarama.

Hindu deities and texts

Gods	Trimurti Brahma Vishnu Rama Krishna Shiva Ganesha Kartikeya Hanuman Indra Surya more

Goddesses	Tridevi Saraswati Lakshmi Parvati Adi Parashakti Sati Durga Shakti Kali Sita Radha Mahavidya Navadurga Matrikas more

Texts	Vedas Rig Sama Yajur Atharva Upanishads Puranas Ramayana Mahabharata Bhagavad Gita Yoga Sutras of Patanjali more

Hinduism Hindu mythology

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