Hari
In Hinduism, Hari (Sanskrit: हरि) is another name of Vishnu, and appears as the 650th name in the Vishnu sahasranama. In Sanskrit "Hari" refers to a colour, yellow, or fawn-coloured/khaki (it is the colour of the Sun and of Soma).
"hari anu rendaksharambulu hariyinchunu paathakambu
hari hara pogadanga vashamey sri hari krishna"
This is a slokam in telugu which will tell U some thing about hari which actually means
The two letters Hari ( i.e., it will b e two in telugu)
Influences
The Avestan cognate is zari, sometimes incorrectly identified as the first part of the name of Zarathustra. The English words gold and yellow are probably also both cognates of hari. They all derive from the hypothetical Proto-Indo-European root *ghel-, meaning "to shine". Many words in other unrelated languages in Asia are also derived from the word; due to the influence of Sanskrit as a language of learning in the region. For example: the word for daylight in Indonesian, the word for day in Malay and the word for king in Tagalog, all of which are "hari". It is also a commonly used name in many Indian languages.
References
Cited from Sri Vishnu Sahasranama, commentary by Sri Sankaracharya, translated by Swami Tapasyananda, available at Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai.
See also
External links
- Online Vedic Encyclopedia
- Krishna.com All about Krishna.