Madhusudana (Sanskrit: मधुसूदन|Madhusūdana|translit-std=IAST) is an epithet of Vishnu or Krishna[1] and is the 73rd[2] name in the Vishnu Sahasranama.
According to Adi Sankara's commentary on the Vishnu Sahasranama, Madhusudana means the "destroyer of Madhu".
See main article: articles and Madhu-Kaitabha. The death of Madhu and the origin of the epithet is described in the Padma Purana:[3]
Cited from Sri Vishnu Sahasranama, commentary by Sri Sankaracharya, translated by Swami Tapasyananda, available at Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai;available at an Indian web site and a US site.