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Damodar ( Sanskrit: दामोदर, IAST: Dāmodara, also spelled "Damodara" and "Damodarah") lit. '"roped around the abdomen"' [1] is the 367th name of Vishnu from the Vishnu Sahasranama. The various meanings of the name are given as follows:
In many temples, Krishna is worshiped as Damodar. Historic temples and sites related to Damodar includes:
A popular bhajan that celebrates Krishna as Damodara is the Damodarashtakam [5](found in the Padma Purana of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, spoken by Satyavrata Muni in a conversation with Narada and Shaunaka.). It is often sung by devotees during the month of Kartika, and is very popular amongst the Vaishnavas of ISKCON. [6]
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Damodar ( Sanskrit: दामोदर, IAST: Dāmodara, also spelled "Damodara" and "Damodarah") lit. '"roped around the abdomen"' [1] is the 367th name of Vishnu from the Vishnu Sahasranama. The various meanings of the name are given as follows:
In many temples, Krishna is worshiped as Damodar. Historic temples and sites related to Damodar includes:
A popular bhajan that celebrates Krishna as Damodara is the Damodarashtakam [5](found in the Padma Purana of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, spoken by Satyavrata Muni in a conversation with Narada and Shaunaka.). It is often sung by devotees during the month of Kartika, and is very popular amongst the Vaishnavas of ISKCON. [6]