SHRI VISHNU
SAHASRANĀMA STOTRAM
THE
THOUSAND NAMES OF VISHNU
MEDITATION
OF MAHAVISHNU
Om
sāntākāram bhujaga-shayanam padma-nābham suresham
vishvādhāram
gagana-sadrisham megha-varnam sabhāngam
Lakshmi-kāntam
kamala-nayanam yogi-vidya dhyāna-gamyam
vande
Vishnum bhava-bhaya-haram sarva-lokaika-nātham
I salute Vishnu, the sole master of the
universe, whose presence is very peaceful, who stretches Himself on a
serpent-bed, who sports a lotus in His navel, who is the one lord of all the
Devas, who is the support of the worlds, who is subtle and all-pervading like
the sky, whose complexion is like that of the clouds, whose form is very
beautiful, who is the consort of Sri, whose eyes are like lotus petals, who is
meditated upon by yogis and who eradicates the fear of samsara.
Om
Sri Paramatmane namah
Sri
Vishnu divya sahasranāma stotram
INTRODUCTION
1.
Yasya
smarana-mātrena janma-samsāra-bandhanāt
Vimucyate namas-tasmai vishnave prabhavishnave
By the mere remembrance of
Him, one is freed from the bondage of birth and transmigration,
I bow to that Vishnu, the Creator of the universe
Namah
samasta-bhūtānām-ādhibhūtaya bhū-bhrite
Aneka-rūpa-rūpāya vishnave prabhavishnave
I bow to the first
manifested of all manifestations, who upholds the earth,
Who has the form of the manifold, Vishnu, the Creator.
Vaishampāyana
uvāca:
2.
Srutvā
dharmān-asheshena pāvanāni ca sarvashah
Yudhishthirah shāntanavam punar evābhya-bhāshata
Vaishampayana said:
Having heard of all the purifying duties (dharmas) exhaustively,
Yudhishthira said to the son of Shantanu (Bhishma) again:
Yudhishthira uvāca:
3.
Kim-ekam
daivatam loke kim vapy-ekam parāyanam
Stuvantah kam kam-arcantah prāpnuyur-mānavāh subham
Yudhishthira said:
What is the sole divinity in the world? In other words, what is the one supreme
goal?
By praising Whom, by worshipping Whom, can men obtain the good?
4.
Ko dharmah
sarva-dharmānām bhavatah paramo matah
Kim japan-mucyate jantur-janma-samsāra-bandhanāt
What duty of all duties, do
you think supreme?
By repeating whose name is a creature freed from the bondage of birth and
transmigration?
Bhisma uvaca:
5.
Jagat-prabhum
deva-devam-anantam purushottamam
Stuvan-nāma-sahasrena purushah satatotthitah
Bhisma said:
The Lord of the world, the God of gods, the Infinite, the Supreme Person,
By praising Him constantly by means of His thousand names, a person is always
uplifted.
6.
Tam-eva
cārcayan nityam bhaktyā purusham-avyayam
Dhyāyan stuvan-namasyamsh-ca yajamānas-tam-eva ca
And by worshipping Him
alone, constantly with devotion – the Imperishable Person;
By meditation on Him, by praising Him, and by prostrating to Him alone, the
worshipper, the aspirant (is freed).
7.
Anādi-nidhanam
vishnum sarva-loka-maheshvaram
Lokā-dhyaksham stuvan-nityam sarva-duhkhātigo bhavet
Having neither beginning nor
end, Vishnu, the great Lord of all the worlds,
The Witness of the world – by constantly praising Him one can pass beyond all
sorrows.
8.
Brahmanyam
sarva-dharmajnam lokānām kirti-vardhanam
Loka-nātham mahad-bhūtam sarva-bhūta-bhavodbhavam
The well-wisher of Brahma,
Brahmins, etc., the Knower of all dharmas, the Enhancer of the fame of men (or
the worlds);
The Lord of the world, the Truth Absolute, the Source of evolution of all
things.
9.
Esha me
sarva-dharmānām dharmo’dhikatamo matah
Yad bhaktyā pundarikaksam stavair-arcen-narah sadā
This I think is the most
excellent dharma of all dharmas that with devotion, a man should always glorify
the lotus-eyed (Lord) by praises.
10. Paranam yo mahat-tejah paranam yo mahat-tapah
Paranam yo mahad-brahma paranam yah parāyanam
He is the supreme great
light, He is the supreme great ruler.
He is the supreme great Brahman (Absolute), He is the highest goal.
11. Pavitrānam pavitrah yo mangalānām ca
mangalam
Daivatam devatānām ca bhūtānām yo’vyayah pitā
He is the purest of the
pure, and the most auspicious of the auspicious,
And the divinest of divinities; He is the imperishable Father of creatures.
12. Yatah sarvāni bhūtāni
bhavanty-ādi-yugāgame
Yasmimsh ca pralayam yānti punar-eva yuga-kshaye
From Him all creatures
proceed in the beginning of an age,
And in Him they are absorbed again at the end of the age.
13. Tasya loka-pradhānasya jagan-nāthasya
bhūpate
Visnor-nāma-sahasram me shrinu pāpa-bhayāpaham
Of that Chief of the world,
of the Lord of the universe, O King (Yudhishthira)
Of Vishnu, hear from me the thousand names, which remove all sin and fear.
14. Yāni nāmāni gaunāni
vikhyātāni mahātmanah
Rishibhih parigītāni tāni vaksyāmi bhūtaye
Those famous names of the
Great Soul, which bring out His manifold qualities celebrated by rishis (seers)
I shall declare for the good (of all).
THE
THOUSAND NAMES OF VISHNU
1.
Om vishvam vishnur vashat-kāro
bhūta-bhavya-bhavat-prabhuh
bhuta-krid bhūta-bhrid bhāvo
bhūtātmā bhūta-bhāvanah
OM; of the form of the universe; entering
everything and every being; of the form of Yagna; Lord of past, present and future; Creator of all beings; Sustainer of all beings; becoming the
universe without losing His nature as pure existence; Self of beings; evolving and nourishing creatures.
2.
pūtātma paramātmā ca
muktānām paramā gatih
avyayah purushah sākshi
kshetrajno kshara eva ca
Pure Self;
Supreme Spirit; Ultimate goal of
the liberated ones; Imperishable;
Person residing in the city of nine gates (body); witness; Knower of the field; Changeless. (Eva = indeed; ca = and).
3.
yogo yoga-vidām-netā
pradhāna purūshe’shvarah
nāra simha-vapuh srīmān
keshavah purushottamah
Attainable through yoga; Leader of knowers
of yoga; Master of Prakriti or Maya
(nature, matter) and Purusha (embodied soul);
of a half-human and half-lion form;
on whose chest Lakshmi (Divine Mother) resides; Slayer of the demon
Keshi, of beautiful locks of hair; Supreme Person.
4.
sarvah sharvah shivah sthānur
bhūtādir nidhir-avyayah
sambhavo bhāvano bhartā
prabhavah prabhur īshvarah
The All; Destroyer; free from the three
gunas; good; motionless, fixed; source of all existing things; unchanging
resting place for all beings during dissolution; Incarnating of His own will;
Giver of boons; As the substratum of the universe nourishes all underlying
reality; Origin of everything; Almighty; Ruler of all.
5.
svayamibhūh shambhur ādityah
pushkarāksho mahāsvanah
anādi-nidhano dhātā
vidhātā dhāturuttamah
Self-begotten; Bestower of good; Golden
Person within the sun; Lotus-eyed; of the mighty sound of the Vedas; without birth or death; Supporter of the
universe; Dispenser of the fruits of actions; greater than Brahma (Creator),
the subtlest element.
6.
aprameyo hrishikeshah
padmanābho ’mara-prabhuh
vishvakarmā manus tvashtā
sthavistah sthaviro-dhruvah
Indefinable; Lord of senses; from whose
navel the cosmic lotus springs; Lord of immortals; Architect of the universe;
Thinking being; Reducer of all; biggest, supremely gross, eternal one, being the most ancient.
7.
agrāhyah shāshvatah krishno
lohitāksha pratardanah
prabhūtas trikakubdhāma
pavitram mangalam-param
Imperceptible; Eternal;
existence-knowledge-bliss; red-eyed; bringer of total destruction Omnipotent,
omniscience; supporter of the three regions above, below and in the middle;
purifier; supremely auspicious
8.
īshānah prānadah prāno
jyeshthah shreshthah prajāpatih
hiranya-garbho bhū-garbho
mādhavo madhu-sūdanah
Controller of all; giver of life; life of
life; oldest of all; most praiseworthy; master of all living beings; dweller in the golden cosmic egg; holding the earth in His womb; consort of Lakshmi, realised through
silence, mediation and yoga; slayer of
the demon Madhu
9.
īshvaro vikramī dhanvī
medhāvī vikramah kramah
anuttamo durādharshah
kritajnah kritir
ātmavan
Omnipotent; full of mighty prowess;
wielder of the bow; supremely intelligent; he who crosses samsara on the
white eagle; crossing the ocean of samsara with one step; unequalled;
unconquerable by the demons however powerful; grateful even for small acts of
devotion and worship; dynamic force behind all activities; self-supported.
10.
suresha sharanam sharma
vishva-retāh prajābhavah
ahah samvatsaro
vyālah
pratyayah sarva-darshanah
God of gods; supreme refuge; infinite
bliss; seed of the universe; source of
all beings; luminious one; lord of time; being ungraspable like a serpent;
consciousness all-seeing
11.
ajah sarveshvarah siddhah
siddhih sarvādir acyutah
vrishā kapir ameyātmā
sarva-yoga-vinihsritah
One who has no birth; sovereign Lord of all; eternally perfect;
highest attainment; primary cause; infallible;
one who showers all objects of desire; immeasurable; free from all bondage
12.
vasur vasumanāh satyah
samātmā sammitah samah
amoghah pundarīkāksho
vrishakarmā vrishākritih
one in whom all beings dwell and who dwells
in all; high-minded (free from attachment, anger and other evil qualities);
ever-existing Truth; determined by all
existing entities; one unperturbed at all times; unfailing; realised in the
lotus of the heart; of righteous action; of the form of dharmas
13.
rudro bahu-shirā babhrur
vishvayonih shuci-shravāh
amritah shāsvatas-sthānur
varāroho mahātapāh
one who drives away sorrow; Many headed; supporter of worlds; one who is
the cause of the world; of pure and
holy names; immortal; eternal and
unchanging; supreme destination; of infinite knowledge
14.
sarvagah sarvavid-bhānur
vishvak-seno janārdanah
vedo vedavid avyango
vedāngo vedavit kavih
one who pervades everything (being of the
nature of their material cause); omniscient and effulgent; whose mere sight scatters hostile
armies; punisher of the wicked; bestower of blessings on the virtuous; knower of the Vedas; without imperfections; whose very limbs are
the Vedas; one who knows all the Vedas; all-seeing
15.
lokādhyakshah surādhyaksho
dharmādhyakshah kritākritah
caturātmā caturvyūhash
catur-damshtrash catur-bhujah
presiding over all worlds; presiding over heavens; witness of righteous as well as unrighteous
actions; Cause as well as Effect; of fourfold nature; manifesting into four
mighty powers; of four teeth; of four
arms
16.
bhrājisnur bhojanam bhoktā
sahishnur jagadādijah
anagho vijayo jetā
vishvayonih punarvasuh
essence of light illuminating everything;
food, object of enjoyment; enjoyer, experiencer; subduer of enemies; born in
the beginning of creation; sinless; victorious; excelling all others; the
source of the universe; residing again and again as bodies
17.
upendro vāmanah prāmshur
amoghah shucir
ūrjitah
atīndrah sangrahah sargo
dhritātmā niyamo yamah
younger brother of Indra; of dwarfish
stature; tallest; whose activities never go in vain; one who purifies those who
adore and praise Him; of infinite strength; superior to Indra; absorbing the
entire cosmos into Himself during dissolution; one who is the cause of
creation; immutable, though ever assuming so many forms; appointing authority;
remaining within them one who regulates all
18.
vedyo vaidyah sadā-yogi
vīrahā mādhavo madhuh
atīndriyo mahāmāyo
mahotsāho mahābalah
one who has to be known by those who aspire
for Moksha; knower of all skills and sciences;
eternal yogi; slayer of demonical heroes; lord of knowledge; honey
(because the Lord gives joy just like honey); beyond the senses; master of
maya, the power of illusion; ever dynamic; stronger than the strong
19.
mahābhudhir mahā-viryo
mahā-shaktir mahā-dyutih
anirdeshya-vapuh shrīmān
ameyātmā mahādri-dhrik
The wisest among the wise; cosmic energy; supreme power of manifestation and grace; one who is intensely
brilliant both within and without; of
indefinable form; one endowed with greatness of every kind; inestimable; supporter of the great mountain
20.
maheshvāso mahībhartā
shrinivāsah satām-gatih
aniruddhah suranando
govindo govidām-patih
mighty archer; supporter of the earth;
abode of the goddess Lakshmi; the Goal
of the virtuous; who cannot be deterred
or obstructed; giver of joy to
gods; giver of joy to gods, master of
cows, earth, speech; lord of all
21.
marīcir damano hamsah
suparno bhujagottamah
hiranyanābhah sutapāh
padmanābhah prajāpatih
supremely lustrous; who chastises and
controls; the state of realisation of ‘I am That’; the eagle of beautiful wings
(one who has two wings in the shape of Dharma and Adharma); the best of serpents; of golden navel; possessing the great power of concentration
of mind and control of senses; of lotus navel; Lord of all creatures
22.
amrityuh sarva-drik simhah
sandhātā sandhimām sthirah
ajo durmarshanah shāstā
vishrutātmā surārihā
knowing no decay or death; All-seeing; one
who does hamsa or destruction; bestower of fruits of action on the jivas;
rejoicing over the fruits which He confers on His devotees; unchanging; moving
in the heart of devotees and throwing away the evil; who cannot be endured by
His enemies; controlling all by scriptural laws; the supreme Self described in
the Vedas; destroyer of the enemies of Suras or Devas (celestials)
23.
gurur gurutamo dhāma
satyah satya-parākramah
nimisho animisah sragvi
vācaspatir-udāradhīh
teacher of all forms of knowledge; greatest
teacher; the teacher of Brahma (Creator); greatest speaker of truth; one of unfailing valour; whose eye-lids are
closed in Yoga-nidra; one who is every awake; always wearing the Vaijayanti
garland, which represents the five elements in their gross and subtle forms;
master of all sciences and of vast intellect
24.
agranīr grāmanih
shrīmān
nyāyo netā samīranah
sahasra-mūrdhā vishvātmā
sahasrākshah sahasrapāt
lifting aspirants to the highest
liberation; director of beings;one more resplendent than anything; the consistency which leads one to the truth
of Non-duality; plying the cosmic wheel of evolution; cause of every movement
in the world; one with a thousand (i.e.
innumerable) heads; Soul of the universe; one with a thousand (i.e.
innumerable) eyes; one with a thousand (i.e. innumerable) feet
25.
āvartano nivrittātmā
samvritah sam-pramardanah
ahahsamvartako vahnir
anilo dharanidharah
Turner of the cosmic wheel; transcendental
Being free from all identifications; veiled by maya; annihilator of all; the
Lord who as the sun regulates day and night; fire carrying oblations to gods;
one without a beginning (of no fixed residence; supporter of the worlds
26.
suprasādah prasannātmā
vishva-dhrig vishvabhug vibhuh
satkartā satkritah sādhur
jahnur nārāyano narah
bestowing grace liberally; ever pure and
cheerful; subduer and conqueror of all;
protecting and enjoying all; manifesting in an endless variety of forms; one
who offers benefits; honoured and adored by the good and wise; of righteous
actions; abandoning all those lacking in devotion and wisdom and leading the
devotees to salvation; Sole Refuge for embodied beings; guide, leader
27.
asankhyeyo aprameyātmā
vishishtah shishta-kric chucih
siddhārthah siddha-sankalpah
siddhidah siddhi-sadhanah
of countless names and forms;
imperceptible; unique; lawgiver; immaculate; one who has gained all there is to
gain; accomplishing immediately
whatever He wills; fulfiller of desires on all who practise disciplines; means for all achievements
28.
vrishāhī vrishabho vishnur
vrishaparvā vrishodarah
vardhano vardhamānash ca
viviktah shruti-sāgarah
possessing offerings made in rituals;
showering blessings on devotees; one who pervades everything; steps in the
ladder to the ultimate reality; holding all beings in His belly during
dissolution; Nourisher of all; one who
multiplies in the form of the universe; alone, untouched, unaffected; ocean of Vedas
29.
subhujo durdharo vagmī
mahendro vasudo
vasuh
naika-rūpo brihad-rūpah
shipivishtah prakāshanah
of graceful long arms that protect the
worlds; whom the yogis find difficult to locate in their hearts during
meditation; from whom speech issues; the Supreme Being, God of all gods;
liberal Giver of wealth; wealth or one who veils His real nature through maya;
myriad-formed; of infinite
dimensions; source of luminous rays;
Illuminator of all
30.
ojas-tejo-dyuti-dharah
prakāsātmā pratāpanah
rddhah spashtāksharo mantrash
candrāmshur bhāskara-dyutih
possessor of strength, majesty and
luminosity; Self-effulgent; diffuser of heat and light; rich in Dharma,
knowledge, renunciation etc; clear and imperishable sound OM; progenitor and
goal of Vedamantras; He gives relief and shelter, like the moon rays, to those
who are subjected to the heat of Samsara;
resplendent sun
31.
amritāmshūdbhavo bhānuh
shashabinduh shureshvarah
aushadham jagatah-setuh
satya-dharma-parākramah
source of the nectarine moon; shining
gloriously; nourishing all plants and herbs as the moon; God of gods; medicine
for the great disease of samsara; the
bridge for crossing the ocean of samsara;
employing his prowess for truth and righteous
32.
bhūta-bhavya-bhavan-nāthah
pavanah pāvano analah
kāmahā kāmakrit kāntah
kāmah kāmapradah prabhuh
Lord and refuge of all past, present and
future beings; I am the wind among purifying agents (one who is the purifier);
one who causes movement; without end; destroyer of desires; fulfiller of the wants of pure minded people
or one who erases desires; enchantingly lovely; Supreme Beloved; granting all
desires; supreme in all respects
33.
yugādi-krid yugāvarto
naikamāyo mahāshanah
adrishyo vyakta-rūpash ca
sahasrajid anantajit
Originator of aeons; turning the aeons; one
who can assume numerous forms of maya; one who swallows up all creatures during
dissolution; ungraspable by the mind and the senses; with a tangible form;
Vanquisher of thousands of demons; Conqueror of countless beings
34.
isto vishishtah shishteshtah
shikhandī nahusho vrishah
krodhahā krodhakrit-kartā
vishva-bāhur mahīdharah
dear to all; object of adoration; loving
all equally; specially dear to the jnanis; wearing a peacock-feather; binding
creatures by His maya; dispeller of anger from all seekers; assuming anger
whilst dealing with the wicked; who has
all beings as his arms; One who
supports the Earth
35.
acyutah prathitah prānah
prānado vāsavānujah
apām
nidhir adhisthānam
apramattah pratishthitah
changeless; Whose Glory has spread
everywhere; Sustainer of Prana (strength);One who bestows Prana; Younger
brother of Indra; Who is all waters;
The support of everything; One who is always vigilant; Who is established in
His own greatness
36.
skandah skanda-dharo dhuryo
varado vāyuvāhanah
vāsudevo brihad-bhānuh
ādidevah purandarah
Commander-in-Chief of the celestial army;
Who supports the righteous path; Sustainer of the cosmic burden; Granter of
boons; Who vibrates the seven great
winds; One who is everything; Whose rays are the sun and the moon; Who is the source of all beings; Destroyer
of the bodies of demons
37.
ashokas tāranas tārah
shūrah shaurir janeshvarah
anukūlah shatāvartah
padmī padma-nibhekshanah
Devoid of sorrow; Who uplifts beings from
the ocean of change; Saviour from the fears of birth, old age and death;
Valiant; Son of Vasudeva; The Lord of all beings; Favourable to all; Who has
had one hundred incarnations; Who has a lotus in His hands; Who is Lotus-eyed
38.
padma-nābho aravindāksah
padma-garbhah sharīrabhrit
maharddhir riddho vriddhātmā
mahāksho garuda-dhvajah
Centre of the heart-lotus; Whose eyes
resemble the lotus; Who is fit to be worshipped in the heart-lotus; Sustainer of the body; Who has enormous prosperity;Whose form has
expanded to be the universe; Ancient Self; Who is Great-eyed; Who has Garuda as his flag
39.
atulah sharabho bhīmah
samayajno havir-harih
sarva-lakshana-laksanyo
laksmīvān samitinjayah
Unrivalled; luminious self; terrible;
who knows the reality of time;
whose best worship is the vision of equality; the supreme knowledge obtained through all knowledge; the consort of laxmi; ever-victorious
40.
viksharo rohito mārgo
hetur dāmodarah sahah
mahīdharo mahābhāgo
vegavān amitāshanah
undecaying; red complexioned, who
incarnated as a fish; the way; material and instrumental cause of everything;
one who was tied by Yasoda with a cord round His waist; one that bears
everything; supporter of the earth; ever fortunate; exceedingly swift; He who
consumes all the worlds at the time of dissolution
41.
udbhavah kshobhano devah
shrīgarbhah parameshvarah
karanam kāranam kartā
vikartā gahano guhah
originator; stirring primodial matter;
sporting with creation; having the cosmos within Him before and after creation;
supreme lord; instrumental cause; material cause; one who is free;creator of
endless varieties; hidden from view; concealing Himself by His own power
42.
vyavasāyo vyavasthānah
samsthānah sthānado dhruvah
pararddhih parama-spashtas
tushtah pushtah shubhekshanah
wholly of the nature of knowledge;
governing the universe in an orderly manner; the ultimate existence; conferring
status on devotees; indestructible; possessor of the greatest majesty; supremely glorious; supreme bliss; who
infills everything; of auspicious and lovely glance
43.
rāmo virāmo virato
mārgo neyo nayah anayah
vīrah shaktimatām-shrestho
dharmo dharma-vid uttamah
one who incarnated as Ramah, in whom the
yogis revel; abode of perfect rest; passionless; path of salvation; one who
guides; one who leads; for whom there is no leader; heroic warrior; mightiest of the mighty; who supports all
beings; greatest knower of dharma
44.
vaikunthah purushah prānah
prānadah pranavah prithuh
hiranya-garbhah shatrughno
vyāpto vāyur adhokshajah
uniter of elements; consuming all sins;
life breath of all beings; giver and taker of life; OM, who is praised and
adored by gods; who has expanded Himself as the world; the golden egg out of which Brahma was born;
destroyer of enemies; all-pervasive; creator fragrance; He undergoes no
degeneration from His original nature
45.
rituh sudarshanah kālah
parameshthī parigrahah
ugrah samvatsaro daksho
vishrāmo vishva-dakshinah
Lord of seasons; whose vision is
auspicious, of pure eyes; time which counts everything; centered in His own
infinite glory; one who gladly receives the offerings made by devotees;
terrible, of whom even the sun, wind and fire are frightened; abode of all
beings; clever and quick; resting place;
one who is proficient in everything
46.
vistārah sthāvara-sthanuh
pramānam bījam avyayam
artho anartho mahākosho
mahābhogo mahādhanah
extending Himself limitlessly; firm and motionless; of the nature of pure consciousness;
immutable seed; one who is desired by all as He is the nature of bliss; one
whose every desire has been fulfilled; wrapped in great sheaths; most
delightful to enjoy; supremely wealthy
47.
anirvinnah sthavishtho’bhur
dharma-yūpo mahā-makhah
nakshatra-nemir nakshatrī
kshamah kshāmah samīhanah
unwearied, unapathetic; with a huge cosmic
form; birthless; the post to which all
dharmas are tied; great sacrifice; nave of stars and planets; in the form of the moon; patient like the earth; remaining in the
state of pure self after all the modifications of the mind have dwindled; of benevolent desires
48.
yajna ijyo mahejyash ca
kratuh satram satam gatih
sarva darshi vimuktātmā
sarvajno jnānam uttamam
sacrifice; goal of sacrifice; supreme
object of worship; sacrificial post; of
the nature of ordained dharma; the sole
support for holy seekers of moksha; all knowing; who is naturally free;
ominiscient; highest consciousness
49.
suvratah sumukhah sūkshmah
sughoshah sukhadah suhrit
manoharo jita-krodho
vīrabhahur vidāranah
one who has vowed to save all
refuge-seekers; of enchanting face; subtlest of the subtle; of auspicious vedic
sounds; giving happiness to the noble and taking away joy from the vicious; one
who helps without looking for return; fascinating; one who has overcome anger;
heroic armed; destroyer of those who live contrary to dharma
50.
svāpanah svavasho vyāpī
naikātmā naika-karma-krit
vatsaro vatsalo vatsī
ratna-garbho dhaneshvarah
enfolding all beings in sleep by His maya;
His own master; all-pervading; one who manifests in different forms; performing numerous functions; in whom
everything dwells; supremely affectionate; universal father; womb of jewels, ocean; the lord of all wealth
51.
dharmagup dharmakrid dharmī
sad asat ksharam aksharam
avijnātā sahashrāmshur
vidhātā krita-lakshanah
protector of dharma; performer of dharma;
seer of dharma; of the nature of truth; unreal, limited; perishable;
imperishable; non-knower; one with numerous rays; arbiter of destiny; author of
all scriptures
52.
gabhasti-nemih sattvashthah
simho bhūta-maheshvarah
ādidevo mahādevo
devesho devabhrid-guruh
light of lights; one who dwells in
satva-guna (purity and radiance); brave as a lion; supreme lord of all beings;
the first of all beings; supreme being;
master of gods; controller of Indra
53.
uttaro gopatir goptā
jnānagamyah purātanah
sharira-bhuta-bhrid bhoktā
kapīndrah bhūridakshinah
who lifts us from the ocean of worldliness;
master of cows and the earth; protector of all; only attainable through
knowledge; most ancient; master of the five elements of which the body is made;
experiencer; Rama the lord of monkeys; bestower of liberable gifts
54.
somapo amrtapah somah
purujit purusattamah
vinayo jayah satyasandho
dāshārhah sāttvatām-patih
one who drinks the Soma juice offered in
sacrifices; enjoyer of His own immortal, necta rine bliss; nourishing the
plants as the moon; conqueror of hordes of enemies; omnipresent and the
greatest; punisher of evil-doers; victory incarnate; whose resolves are always
fulfilled; born in the Dasarha race (Krishna);
Lord of the followers of the sattvata (sattvic) branch of Tantra
55.
jīvo vinayitā-sākshī
mukundo amitavikramah
ambhonidhir anantātmā
mahodadhi-shayo antakah
embodied being; witness of the change in
His devotees from pride to humility; bestower of salvation; of immeasurable
prowess; of water receptacles I am the ocean;
beyond the limitations of space, time and substance; one who lies in the
water of Cosmic Dissolution into which all entities in the universe have been dissolved; one who brings about the end of
all beings
56.
ajo mahārhah svābhavyo
jitāmitrah pramodanah
ānando nandano nandah
satya-dharmā trivikramah
Lord of love, boon of Vishnu; worthy of
highest worship; of immutable nature; conqueror of internal and external
enemies; constant Enjoyer of His own eternal, blissful nature; unbounded, pure
bliss; bestower of bliss; who has transcended sensuous limited pleasures; with
unchangeable qualities of wisdom, bliss etc.; one whose three strides covered
the whole world
57.
Maharshih Kapilācāryah
kritajno medinī-patih
tripadas tridashādhyaksho
mahāshringah kritānta-krit
who manifested as the greatest sage Kapila,
the founder of the Sankhya system; the universe and Atman, its knower; Lord of
the earth; one having three strides; master and witness of the three states of
waking, dream and deep sleep; with a huge horn; destroyer of death
58.
mahā-varāho govindah
sushenah kanakāngadī
guhyo gabhīro gahano
guptash cakra-gadā-dharah
the great Cosmic Boar; who is known through
the Vedas; with an army of angels to carry on His work; wearing golden armlets;
hidden in the heart cave; unfathomable; impenetrable; concealed deep inside;
bearer of the discus and the mace for the protection of the world (the discus
representing the mind and the mace representing Buddhi)
59.
vedhāh svāngo ajitah krishno
dridhah sankarshanocyutah
varuno vāruno vrikshah
pushkarāksho mahāmanāh
universal Parent and Guide; accomplishing
all tasks by Himself, without external aids; Invincible; who incarnated as
Krishna Dvaipayana (full name of Vyasa), fully retaining His divine powers in their fullness in spite of descending to the
earth in various incarnations; one whose nature and capacity
know no decay; absorbing the cosmos into Himself without falling away from His
own essential nature; the setting sun; son of Varunah;
the cosmic tree; filling all space; of vast mind
60.
bhagavān bhagahā’nandi
vanamālī halāyudhah
ādityo jyotir-ādityah
sahishnur gatisattamah
having the six great glories – dharma,
wealth, sovereignty, fame, dispassion and freedom; destroyer of the world during dissolution; absolute
bliss; one who wears the floral wreath, which consists of the categories of
five elements; wielding the plough as His weapon in His incarnation as
Balabhadra, Krishna’s brother; the son of Aditi in His incarnation as Vaman (the
dwarf); one who dwells in the brilliance of the sun’s orb; enduring pairs of
opposites such as heat and cold; Highest Goal
61.
sudhanvā khanda-parashur
dāruno dravinapradah
divah-sprik sarva drig-vyāso
vācaspatir ayonijah
bearer of the auspicious Sharnga bow;
weilding the great battle axe in His incarnation as Parashurama; merciless
towards the unrighteous; liberal giver of wealth; touching the sky in His
Universal Form revealed to Arjuna; all comprehensive knowledge; the unborn lord
of knowledge
62.
trisāmā sāmagah sāma
nirvānam bheshajam bhisak
samnyāsakric chamah shānto
nishthā shāntih parāyanam
praised by the three kinds of Sama songs
(occurring in the Sama Veda); singer of Sama songs; Sama Veda; the god of
deliverance from sorrow; the medicine for the disease of Samsara; divine
physician who taught the science of the Absolute in the Gita; institutor of
sannyasa; subduer of all unruly passions; the peaceful, being without interest
in the pleasures of the world; in whom all beings remain in dead silence during
dissolution; whose very nature is peace; having attained whom, one never
returns
63.
subhāngah shāntidah srashtā
kumudah kuvaleshayah
gohito gopatir goptā
vrishabhāksho vrishapriyah
of the most beautiful form;giver of peace,
free from attachment and aversion; creator of embodied beings; delighting in
His creation; lying on the couch of the serpent Shesha floating in the ocean
surrounding the earth; lover and saviour of cows and the
earth; husband of the earth; protector of the earth or who conceals Himself by
His maya; whose eyes are dharma itself; who delights in dharma
64.
anivartī nivrittātmā
samksheptā kshema-kric chivah
shrivatsa-vakshāh shrīvāsah
shrīpatih shrīmatām-varah
who never knows retreat; whose mind is
naturally withdrawn from pleasures and enjoyments; who gathers the wide world
into Himself at the time of dissolution; who gives protection to those who go
to Him; who purifies an aspirant by the very thought of His name; having the
sacred Srivatsa mark on His chest; whose bosom is the eternal Abode of Lakshmi;
who was chosen to be Her Beloved Husband by Lakshmi; greatest Master of the Rig, Yajur and Sama Vedas
65.
shrīdah shrishah shrīnivāsah
shrīnidhih shri-vibhāvanah
shrīdharah shrīkarah shreyah
shrīmān loka-tray’āshrayah
giver of wealth and glory; lord of Lakshmi;
who dwells and manifests in good people; treasure house of all energies; who
grants every form of prosperity and virtue according to their karma; always
bearing Lakshmi, the mother of all beings, in His bosom; bestower of wealth and
fame on His devotees; the highest good – Liberation; Possessor of all riches
and power; Shelter for the three worlds
66.
svakshah svangah shatānando
nandir jyotir-ganeshvarah
vigitātmā’vidheyātmā
satkīrtic chinna-samshayah
with beautiful eyes; with captivating
limbs; whose bliss is immeasurable, creatures enjoying only a fraction of it;
of the nature of infinite bliss; lord of all luminous bodies; with complete
control over His mind; under nobody else’s control; of true fame; who has no doubts, as everything is clear to
Him like a fruit in the palm
67.
udīrnah sarvatash-cakshur
anīshah shāshvata-sthirah
bhushayo bhūshano bhūtir
vishokah shoka-nāshanah
who surpasses everyone, with eyes on all
sides; with none to rule over Him; eternal and immutable; resting on the ground
in His Rama-incarnation; who adorns the world; pure existence; without sorrow;
destroyer of sorrow
68.
arcishmān arcitah kumbho
vishuddhātmā vishodhanah
aniruddho’prati-rathah
pradyumno’mita-vikramah
source of all effulgence; worshipped by
even Brahma and others; the primordial pot in which all powers and deities and
established; the absolutely pure Self;Supreme Purifier; who cannot be
vanquished by any opponent; without an enemy who could stand against Him;
possessor of limitless wealth;of unbounded might
69.
kālanemi-nihā vīrah
shaurih shrūa-janeshvarah
trilokātmā trilokeshah
keshavah keshihā harih
slayer of the demon Kalanemi (Time); most
valiant warrior; born in the Suris clan; who overcomes great warriors by
extraordinary prowess and rules them; the innermost reality of the three
worlds; governor of the three worlds; whose lone hairs are the rays which
illumine the sun; slayer of the demon Keshi; annihilator of the ills of the
world
70.
kāmadevah kāmapālah
kāmi kāntah kritāgamah
anirdeshya-vapur visnur
viro’nantah dhananjayah
whom the people worship for the fulfilment
of their four aspirations; fulfiller of the desires of his devotees; completely
fulfilled; of ravishing beauty; author of the scriptures; being above the gunas
His form cannot be determined as this or that; whose light fills all space and
even goes beyond; with characteristics of quick motion, existence, radiance
etc.; endless; Arjuna who conquered kingdoms and gained vast wealth
71.
brahmanyo brahmakrid brahmā
brahma brahma-vivardhanah
brahmavid brāhmano brahmī
brahmajno brāhmana-priyāh
patron of Vedas, austerity and knowledge;
one who performs Brahma; creator of all; true knowledge which dispels all
differences and duality; promoter of austerites etc; knower of Vedas; disseminating Vedic knowledge through
Brahmins who are dedicted to Vedas;
whose glory is enhanced by Brahman; who knows the Vedas which are born from
himself; who is dear to Brahmins and to
whom they are dear
72.
mahākramo mahākarmā
mahātejah mahoragah
mahākratuh mahāyajvā
mahāyajno mahāhavih
one with enormous stride;s performer of
great deeds; by whose light the sun derives its light and shines; the great
serpent Shesha upon which Lord Vishnu reclines; great sacrifice; performer
of great sacrifices for the good of the world; Japa-sacrifice; great offering
73.
stavyah stava-priyah stotram
stutih stotā ranapriyah
pūrnah pūrayitā punyah
punyakīrtih anāmayah
great object of praise; pleased with hymns; song of praise; act of
praise; praiser; lover of battles; full of everything that could be wished for
by anyone; making His devotees full like Himself; fountain of purity; of holy fame; untouched by any diseases that is born of causes, internal and
external
74.
manojavas tīrthakaro
vasu-retā vasupradah
vasuprado vāsudevo
vasur vasumanā havih
as swift as thought; founder of the fourteen auxiliary sciences;
with golden vital fluid; munificent giver of material wealth; giver of the
highest wealth of salvation; son of
Vasudeva; who resides in the hearts of all beings and in whose heart all beings
reside; redeemer of all beings great and small; oblation
75.
sadgatih sat-kritih sattā
sad-bhūtih sat-parāyanah
shurāsheno yadushreshthah
sannivāsah suyāmunah
the goal of good and noble seeker; of great benevolent deeds; pure absolute
existence; eternal, supremely intelligent, shining and unchanging self;
cherished Destination of the knowers of truth;
having an army of heroic warriors like Hanuman; the greatest among the Yadus; abode of the pure hearted; loved by the righteous people living on the
banks of the Yamuna (Krishna)
76.
bhutāvāso vāsudevah
sarvāsu-nilayo’nalah
darpahā darpado dripto
durdharo ’thā’parājitah
dwelling place of all beings; covering the cosmos with His maya; abode of all life-energies; of limitless
glory and power; subduer of pride;
giver of pride; ever satisfied with His own bliss; difficult to concentrate on;
unconquered
77.
vishvamūrtir mahāmūrtir
dīptamūrtir amūrtimān
anekamūrtir avyaktah
shatamūrtih shatānanah
of Universal Form; reclining upon the
Shesha couch in His celestial form; of resplendent form; formless;
multi-formed; unmanifest; of myriad forms; of countless faces
78.
eko naikah savah kah kim
yat tat padam-anuttamam
lokabandhur lokanātho
mādhavo bhakta-vatsalah
one without a second; exhibiting Himself as
many; of the nature of the Soma sacrifice in which Soma juice is extracted and
later drunk; supreme happiness; one who is fit to be contemplated upon because
He is the summation of all values; that which is Self-existent; indicated by
That; unequalled state of Perfection;
friend of all; solicited by all; born in the family of Madhu; full of
boundless love for His devotees
79.
suvarna-varno hemāngo
varāngash candanāngadī
vīrahā vishamah shūnyo
ghritāshīr acalash calah
gold-complexioned; with golden body and limbs; with beautiful,
well-proportioned form; adorned with lovely armlets; slayer of heros on the
enemy side; unequalled; void, without attributes; whose blessings are
unfailing; of unchangeable nature; constantly moving as wind
80.
amāni mānado mānyo
lokasvāmī triloka-dhrk
sumedhā medhajo dhanyah
satyamedhā dharādharah
free from vanity, never confusing not-self
with self;giver of honour, causing by His maya false identification with
not-self; worthy of greatest honour; Lord of all the fourteen worlds; Supporter
of all the three worlds; of bright and pure intelligence; He reveals Himself in
sacrifices by His grace; supremely fortunate; whose intelligence never fails;
as Shesha, bearer and supporter of the earth
81.
tejovrisho dyuti-dharah
sarva-shastra-bhritām-varah
pragraho nigraho vyagro
naikashringo gadāgrajah
who produces clouds by the rays of His sun
and pours down rain; bearing a splendid, effulgent form; best of those who
wield weapons (greatest warrior); one who accepts the offerings of devotees
with great delight or who controls the uncontrollable steeds of sense-organs; controlling the entire
cosmos by His power; always intent on fulfilling His devotees’ desires; many
horned (four horned bull of the Vedas); invoked through mantras
82.
catūrmūrtish caturbāhush
caturvyūhash caturgatih
caturātmā caturbhāvash
caturvedavid ekapāt
four-formed; four-armed;having four
manifestations; the Final-Destination of the seekers of all the four
castes;with four inner organs – mind, intellect, ego and memory;from whom the
four aspirations – dharma, artha, kama, moksha are derived; fully conversant
with the four Vedas; of whose power the
whole cosmos is a mere fraction
83.
samāvarto ’nivrittātmā
durjayo duratikramah
durlabho durgamo durgo
durāvāso durārihā
turning the cosmic wheel efficiently;
moving the entire cosmos without moving Himself; unconquerable; whose commands
cannot be transgressed even by great gods such as Sun, Fire, Indra, Death etc.;
unattainable without devotion; hard to comprehend; not easily accessible to the
wicked; Him the yogis lodge in their hearts with great difficulty; slayer of
mighty armies of demons
84.
shubhāngo lokasārangah
sutantus tantu-vardhanah
indra-karmā mahākarmā
kritakarmā kritāgamah
of graceful limbs; easily accessible
through repetition of OM which is the essence of the world; emanating from His
own Being fine cosmic threads; expanding and destroying the universe; ruling
the entire cosmos; whose deeds are mighty; whose deeds are meant for the
evolution of embodied souls; Author of the Vedas
85.
udbhavah sundarah sundo
ratnanābhah sulocanah
arko vājasanah sringī
jayantah sarva-vij-jayī
of glorious births (incarnations); of
unsurpassed beauty; one who is noted for extreme tenderness; of fascinating
naval; of enchanting eyes; worshipped even by those whom the world worships;
Bountiful Giver of food; One who assumed the form of a fish with one horn; Whose
blessings bestow success; Omniscient and Conqueror of all internal and external
enemies
86.
savarna-binduh akshobhyah
sarva-vāgīshvar eshvarah
mahāhrado mahagarto
mahabhūto mahā-nidhih
Whose celestial form shines like gold in
every particle or who is of the nature of OM;
unshaken by passions or temptations; greatest Master of all learning;
cool pool of bliss; whose maya is a bottomless abyss; One who is beyond time;
Treasure-house of all souls
87.
kumudah kundarah kundah
parjanyah pāvano ’nilah
amrtāsho’mritavapuh
sarvajnah sarvato-mukhah
Who gladdens the earth by relieving her of
her burden of sinners; One who offers blessings as pure as jasmine or One who
tore the earth in the Boar-incarnation; as captivating as jasmine flower; Who
showers grace to allay the scorching heat of worldliness; Greatest Purifier of
all who remember Him; Who never sleeps, who reveals Himself to devotees in
visions; Immortal nectar; of immortal body; Knower of everything; having faces
on all sides
88.
sulabhah suvratah siddhah
satrujic chatru-tāpanah
nyagrodho’dumbaro’shvatthash
cānūrāndhra-nishūdhanah
Whom it is easy to please; fasting and
feasting properly in accordance with His vows; Whose greatness and glory are
His own, not derived from others; ever triumphant over enemies; Scorcher of
enemies; Who rises and lives over the top of the entire cosmos; transcending
the sky; Tree of life; slayer of Chanur, a mighty wrestler
89.
sahasrārcih saptajihvah
saptaidhāh saptavāhanah
amurtir anagho ’cintyo
bhayakrid bhaya-nāshanah
emanating innumerable dazzling rays; seven
tongued, god of fire; the sacred fire into which seven sticks are thrown
ceremonially; Sun god riding in His chariot drawn by seven horses; totally
devoid of subtle and gross matter; Painless and Sinless; incomprehensible to
the mind and intellect; Striking terror in the hearts of the vicious;
Exterminator of fear
90.
anur brihat krishah sthūlo
guna-bhrin nirguno mahān
adhritah svadhritah svāsyah
prāgvamsho vamshavardhanah
Subtlest; Greatest; slim and delicate;
grossest; assuming three gunas for creation, sustenance and disillusion; devoid
of attributes; of the highest glory; Who supports all but is supported by none;
Self-supported; of effulgent, auspicious face; of the most ancient ancestry;
Who multiplies His descendants (creatures)
91.
bharabhrt kathito yogī
yogīshah sarva-kāmadah
āshramah shramanah kshamah
suparno vāyu-vāhanah
bearing a cosmic burden; Who is declared to be the Highest Goal by
the Vedas; realisable through yoga; King of yogis; Granter of all desired
fruits; Resting place for those tossed about by the storms of life; Chastiser
of those grovelling in ignorance; who reduces persistent sinners to miserable
straits; in whom is rooted the samsara tree with Vedas as its leaves; by whose command winds blow
92.
dhanurdharo dhanurvedo
dando damayitā damah
aparājitah sarvasaho
niyantā niyamo ’yamah
always carrying a mighty bow in the Rama
incarnation; unexcelled Master of the science of archery; Punisher of the
wicked; who, as yama and other deities, purges sinners by punishment;
punishment which reforms wrong-doers; ever unvanquished; with the power to
accomplish any task He takes up; Controller of all subsidiary cosmic
functionaries; who is under the control of none; who knows no death
93.
sattvavān sāttvikah satyah
satya-dharma-parāyanah
abhiprāyah priyārho ’rhah
priyakrit prītivardhanah
having heroic courage and strength; mainly
established in the sattva guna; extremely good to holy beings; unshakeably
devoted to truth and dharma; sought after earnestly by those who want to
realise all the four goals; who is worthy of being given what is valuable and
dear to one’s heart; deserving all the different modes of worship described in
the scriptures; who honours and extols His devoted worshippers; who releases
more and more love and devotion in His devotees’ hearts
94.
vihāyasa-gatir jyotih
surucir huta-bhug vibhuh
ravir virocanah sūryah
savitā ravi-locanah
having His abode in the sky;
Self-illumined; whose desires and tastes are combined with benevolence and
grace; Real Enjoyer of all oblations offered to different dieties; present
everywhere; who, as the sun, absorbs vapours from the earth below; dear in
different ways to different devotees; who as the sun, generates various kinds
of wealth; ather of all; having the sun
for His eye
95.
ananto huta-bhug bhoktā
sukhado naikajo ’grajah
anirvinnah sadāmarshī
lokādhisthānam adbhutah
unlimited by space and time; consumer of
oblations; enjoyer of the world; who wards off difficulties and pains coming to
His devotees; taking many births for the sake of humanity; first to appear in
the cosmos; who never suffers any disappointment or dejection; ever ready to
forgive trespasses; Sole substratum of the universe, animate and inanimate;
ever an object of wonder
96.
sanāt sanātana-tamah
kapilah kapir avyayah
svastidah svastikrit svasti
svastibhuk svasti-dakshinah
unlimited by time as time issues from Him;
Most Ancient; of yellow colour resembling the colour of the all consuming
configuration; who drinks off vapours from the earth (sun); Indescrutable
Resting-place; Bestower of blessings; ever active for the welfare of His
devotees; Auspiciousness, Bliss Incarnate; Enjoyer of blessings; who bestows
blessings deftly
97.
araudrah kundalī cakrī
vikramy ūrjita-shāsanah
shabdātigah shabdasahah
shishirah sharvarī-karah
without fierce actions. wishes or dislikes;
wearing earrings (Sankhya and Yoga) as brilliant as the sun; Bearer of the
Sudarshana Chakra (the auspicious circular weapon); of most heroic valour;
whose commandments cannot be violated;transcending all words; amenable to
indirect verbal descriptions; cool lake
for those burnt by worldly torments; Creator of darkness
98.
akrūrah peshalo daksho
dakshinah kshaminām varah
vidvattamo vītabhayah
punya-shravana-kīrtanah
never getting furious or brutal; friendly
and soft in all His actions, thoughts and words; acting promptly and
efficiently; Bountiful Giver; excelling all others in patience and endurance;
Greatest of the wise; totally free from fear; whose names, if heard and sung,
bring the highest good
99.
uttārano
duskrtiha
punyah duh-svapna-nāshanah
vīrahā rakshanah santo
jīvanah paryavasthitah
lifting aspirants out of the ocean of
change; Destroyer of sins and hopeless sinners; teaching through scriptures how
to acquire merit; Dispeller of bad dreams; who puts an end to the cycle of
birth and death; Protector of three worlds; manifesting His glory through the
righteous; Life of all beings; filling
the entire cosmos
100.
ananta-rūpo ’nanta-shrir
jita-manyur bhayāpahah
caturashro gabhīrātmā
vidisho vyādisho dishah
of infinite forms; of endless glories; who
has conquered anger; Dispeller of the fears of worldly life; one who is just
because He bestows on jivas the fruits of their Karma; of unfathomable nature;
Distributor of fruits to persons according to their merits; who issues commands
to various cosmic forces; who reveals to the world by the scriptures the
mystery of karma and its fruits
101.
anādir bhūrbhuvo lakshmih
suvīro rucir’āngadah
janano jana-janmādir
bhīmo bhīma-parākramah
who is the cause of all but has no other
cause for Himself; Support of the earth; Beauty and Splendour of the world;
appearing in various lovely forms; wearing beautiful armlets; Creator of all
living creatures; Root Cause of the birth of all beings; terrifying to
transgressors of His commands; striking His enemies with terror by His
irresistible might
102.
andhāra-nilayo ’dhātā
pushpahāsah prajāgarah
ūrdhvagah sat-pathācārah
prānadah pranavah panah
Fundamental Sustainer of all
beings;requiring for Himself no support; blooming like a flower into the
universe; ever awake and alert; on the top of everything; scrupulously walking
on the path of truth and righteousness; life-giver; OM; who first gave names
for the things He created
103.
pramānam prananilayah
prāna-bhrit prana-jīvanah
tattvam tattva-vid ekātmā
janma-mrityu-jarātigah
proof of His own glory; Root Cause into
which the vital airs go back at death; who takes the form of food and gives
vitality to living beings; Prana of prana (vital force); Absolute Reality;
aware of the truth of Himself; Sole, non-dual Self of the universe; beyond
birth, death and age
104. bhūr-bhuvah-svastarus
tārah
savitā prapitāmahah
yajno yajna-patir yajva
yajnāngo yajna-vāhanah
who created the tree of the three worlds by
uttering seed- sounds “bhu”, “bhuva” and “sva”; who helps to cross these worlds by these very
sounds; Father of all; Father of the father of all beings; of the form of
sacrifice; Lord of sacrifices; Performer of sacrifices; whose body consists of
the things employed in a sacrifice; who ensures that sacrifices are conducted
according to spiritual instructions
105.
yajnabhrid yajnakrid yajni
yajnabhug yajnasādhanah
yajnāntakrid yajnaguhyam
annam annāda eva ca
Protector of sacrifices; Performing
sacrifices in the beginning and at the end of creation; the Master to please
whom all sacrifices are performed; Enjoyer of sacrificial offerings; sacrifices
to whom purify the mind, making it worthy of God-realisation; Giver of the
reward of sacrifice; Secret of sacrifice; Himself becoming food; Eater of food
106.
ātmayonih svayam-jāto
vaikhānah sāmagāyanah
devakī-nandanah srashtā
kshitīshah pāpanāshanah
Material Cause of creation; Self-begotten;
one who dug through the earth deeper and deeper in the form of a boar; fond of
singing the Sama Veda; joy of mother Devaki; Author of the whole world; who
ruled the whole earth in the Rama incarnation; Who annihilates sins from men’s
hearts, as they remember, worship, meditate on Him, sing His praises and names
107.
shankhabhrin nandakī cakrī
shārnga-dhanvā gadādharah
rathānga-pānir akshobhyah
sarva-praharanā-yudhah
Bearer of the Panchajanya conch which
represents Prakriti from which the five elements arise; Wearer of the Nandaki sword which represents
blissful knowledge; carrying the Sudarshana Chakra which represents the mind;
Weilder of the Sarnga bow which represents the ego; Holder of the mace Kaumodaki
which represents the intellect; carrying the wheel of the chariot (the Discus)
in His hand; Absolutely Imperturbable; who employs everything as His most
powerful weapon for destroying the mightiest enemies – supreme conqueror
sarva-praharanā-yudhah om nama iti
thus I bow to the supreme conqueror
Om
Namo’stv’antāya sahasra-murtaye
Sahasra-pādākshi-shiroru-bāhave
Sahasra-nāmne purushāya shāshvate
Sahasra-koti-yuga-dhārine namah
Vanamāli gadi shārngi shankhi cakri ca nandaki
Shrimān nārāyano vishnur – vāsudevo’bhirakshatu X2
VISHNU SHASRANĀMA MĀHĀTMYA
GLORIFICATION OF
THE THOUSAND NAMES OF VISHNU
1.
Itidam kīrtanīyasya
keshavasya mahātmanah
Nāmnām sahasram divyānām ashesena prakīrtitam
In this manner, I have fully recited to you
one thousand glorious names of Vishnu, of great-souled Keshav, who is worthy of
being praised
2.
Ya idam shrnuyānnityam yash cāpi parikīrtayet
Nāshubham prāpnuyāt kimcit so’mutreha ca mānavah
Whoever constantly hears it,
and who recites it as well, that man shall not meet with any harm, either in
this world or hereafter.
3.
Vedānta-go brāhmanah syāt ksatriyo vijayī bhavet
Vaishyo dhana-samrddhah syāc chūdrah sukham avāpnuyāt
A Brahmin shall become
expert in Vedanta, a Kshatriya (warrior) shall be victorious, a Vaishya
(businessman) shall be blessed with wealth, a Shudra (menial worker) shall
obtain happiness.
4.
Dharmārthī
prāpnuyād dharmam arthārthī cārtham āpnuyāt
Kāmān avāpnuyāt kāmi prajārthi cāpnuyāt
prajām
The seeker of righteousness shall obtain
righteousness; the seeker of wealth, wealth; the seeker of pleasure, pleasure;
and the seeker of offspring, offspring.
5.
Bhaktimān
yah sadotthāya shucis tad-gata-mānasah
Sahasram vāsudevasya nāmnām etat prakīrtayet
If a man of devotion, everyday, after getting up and
purifying himself, fixes his mind on it, and recites this (hymn) of Vasudeva’s
thousand names,
6.
Yashah prāpnoti
vipulam jnāti-prādhānyam eva ca
Acalām shriyan āpnoti shreyah prāpnotyanuttamam
He obtains immense fame, and an exalted posion in society; he
obtains abiding glory; he attains the highest good, liberation.
7.
Na bhayam
kvacid āpnoti vīryam tejas ca vindati
Bhavatyarogo dyutimān bala-rūpa-gunānvitah
He has no fear anywhere, he acquires virility and radiance,
he becomes free from disease, and acquires glow and the qualities of strength
and beauty.
8.
Rogārto
mucyate rogād badhho mucyeta bandhanāt
Bhayān mucyeta bhītas tu mucyetāpanna āpadah
A man distressed by disease is freed from disease; the bound
are freed from bondage; the affrighted are freed from fear; the unfortunate are
delivered from misfortunes.
9.
Durgāny atitaraty
āshu purusah purusottamam
Stuvan nāmo-sahasrena nityam bhakti-samanvitah
A man quickly crosses over all obstacles and sorrows, by
constantly praising with devotion the Supreme Person with the thousand names.
10. Vāsudevāshrayo martyo vāsudeva-parāyanah
Sarva-pāpa-vishuddhātmā yāti brahma sanātanam
A mortal who has taken refuge in Vasudeva (Krishna), having
Vasudeva as his supreme goal, his soul is purified of sins and goes to the
Eternal Absolute.
11. Na vāsudeva-bhaktānām ashubham
vidyate kvacit
Janma-mrtyu-jarā-vyādhi-bhayam naivopajāyate
Nowhere can harm befall the devotees of Vasudeva;
there is no fear of birth, death, old age or disease for them.
12. Imam stavam adhiyānah shraddhā-bhakti-samanvitah
Yujyetātmā sukha-ksānti-shri-dhrti-smrti-kirtibhih
By studying this hymn with faith and devotion, a man shall
obtain happiness of soul, patience wealth, courage, memory and fame.
13.
Na krodho na ca
matsaryam na lobho nāsubhā matih
Bhavanti krita-punyānām bhaktānām purusottame
Neither anger nor pride nor greed nor an
evil mind befalls those who have performed meritorious deeds, who are devoted
to the Supreme Person.
14.
Dyauh
sacandrārka-naksatrā kham disho bhūr mahodadhih
Vāsudevasya vīryena vidhrtāni mahātmanah
The heavens together with the moon, sun and
constellations, the atmosphere, the directions, the earth, and the great ocean
are supported by the power of the Great Soul, Vasudeva.
15.
Sa-surāsura-gandharvam
sa-yaksoraga-vāksasam
Jagad vashe’vartatedam krishnasva sa-carācaram
Together with gods, devils and celestial
minstrels, fairies, snake-spirits and ogres, this world both animate and
inanimate, is under the control of Lord Krishna.
16.
Indriāyani
mano buddhih sattvam tejo halam dhrtih
Vāsudevātmakāny āhuh kshetram kshetrajna eva ca
The sense organs, the mind, the intellect,
the higher organ of intuition, radiance, strength, and endurance are only
different forms of Vasudeva; He is the field (objects of knowledge) as well as
the knower of the field.
17.
Sarvāgamānām
ācārah prathamam parikalpyate
Ācāra-prabhavo dharno dharmasya prabhur acvutah
The teaching of all the scriptures
emphasise righteous conduct. Without
it, dharma has no meaning; and (the source) of righteousness is the infallible
Lord.
18.
Rsayah pitaro
devā mahā-bhūtāni dhātavah
Jangamājangamam cedam jagan nārāyanodbhavam
The rishis, ancestors and gods, the great
elements, all metals and this world consisting of movable and immovable things
are all sprung from God.
19.
Yogo
jnānam tathā sānkhyam vidyāh silpādi karma ca
Vedāh shāstrāni vijnānam etat sarvam janārdanāt
The system of yoga, knowledge of the
divine, also the Sankhya philosophy, sciences, arts and crafts, the Vedas, the
codes, and works of reflection, emanate from Janardan (One who brings men to
their death).
20.
Eko vishnur
mahad-bhūtam prthag-bhūtāny anekasah
Trimllokān vyāpya bhūtātmā bhunkte vishva-bhug avyayah
Vishnu, the Great Being, is One; individual
beings are manifold. The immanent Soul,
the imperishable enjoyer of all, having pervaded the three worlds, experiences
(pleasure and pain).
21.
Imam stavam
bhagavato vishnor vyāsena kīrtitam
Pathed ya icchet purusah shreyah prāptum sukhāni ca
This eulogy of the blessed Vishnu, composed
by Vyasa, should be recited by a person who wishes to obtain happiness and the
highest goal.
22.
Vishveshvaram
ujani devam jagatah prabhavāpyayam
Bhajanti ye pushkarāksham na te yānti parā-bhavam
Those who worship the lotus eyed Lord of
the universe, the unborn God, the Creator and Destroyer of the world, do not go
to another birth.
Om tat sat iti, shrīman mahābhārate
Shatasāhasryām, samhitāyām
Vaiyāsikyām ānushāsanike parvani
Bhīsma-yudhishthira-samvāde
Shrivishnor divya sahasra nāma stotram
The noble act of reciting
the Vishnu Sahasra Nama is offered to Lord Hari.
(Thus ends) the sacred hymn of the Thousand Names of Vishnu, occuring in the
dialogue on the themes of charity and righteousness between Bhisma and
Yudhishthira in the Section entitled ‘Anushasanika’ in the holy scripture
Mahabharata which contains ten thousand verses.
Hari Om tat sat, Hari Om tat sat
Om yadaksharam pari bhrastam mātrā
hinancha yadbhavet
Purnam bhavatu tat sarvam tat
prasādān maheshwari
If there be any missing letter or meter, let this be completed,
O
Supreme Goddess (Maheswari), by thy grace.