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Sriman
Sriman
means one who has
Sri
, i.e., the
virtues
or
presence
of
beauty
, or whom
Goddess Laxmi
has not
deserted
.
Sriman is another name of
Vishnu
or
God
and
appears
as
22nd
, 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
, it is
akin
to
Mr
. in
English
.