[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.726 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.726 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.726 - **Language:** English ### [c5.726](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.726) JANĀRDDANA. ‘The adored of mankind.’ A name of Krishna, but other derivations are offered, as ‘extirpator of the wicked,’ by Sankarāchārya. - [Previous: c5.725](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.725) - [Next: c5.727](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.727) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.726](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.726) · Pramāṇa