SHRĪ
VISHNU
SAHASRA
NĀMA
STOTRAM
INTRODUCTORY
VERSES
1 shrutvā dharmān
asheshena
pāvanāni ca sarvashah
yudhishthirah shāntanavam punar
evā'bhya-bhāshata
yudhishthira uvāca
2 kimekam
daivatam loke kim
vā'pyekam parāyanam
stuvantah kam
kam arcantah prāpnuyur mānavāh shubham
3 ko
dharmah
sarva-dharmānām
bhavatah paramo matah
kim japan
mucyate jantur janma-samsāra-bandhanāt
shri bhīshma uvāca
4 jagat-prabhum deva-devam anantam purushottamam
stuvan nāma-sahasrena purushah
satat'otthitah
5 tame'va
cā'rcayan nityam bhaktyā purusham avyayam
dhyāyan stuvan
namasyamsh ca yajamānas tam eva ca
6 anādi-nidhanam vishnum
sarva-loka-maheshvaram
lok'ādhyaksham stuvam
nityam sarva-duhkhātigo bhavet
7 brahmanyam
sarva-dharmajñam
lokānām
kīrti-vardhanam
loka-nātham mahad-bhūtam sarva-bhūta-bhavo'dbhavam
8 esha
me
sarva-dharmānām
dharmo'dhikatamo matah
yad bhaktyā pundarik'āksham
stavair arcen narah
sadā
9 paramam
yo mahat tejah
paramam yo mahat
tapah
paramam yo
mahad brahma paramam
yah parāyanam
10 pavitrānām pavitram
yo mangalānām ca
mangalam
daivatam daivatānām ca
bhūtānām
yo'vyayah pitā
11 yatah
sarvāni
bhūtāni bhavanty'ādi yugāgame
yasmimsh ca
pralayam yānti punareva
yuga-kshaye
12 tasya
loka-pradhānasya
jagan nāthasya bhūpate
vishnor nāma-sahasram me shrinu pāpa-bhay'āpaham
13 yāni
nāmāni
gaunāni
vikhyātāni
mahātmanah
rishibhih pari-gītāni tāni
vakshyāmi bhūtaye
OM
1 vishvam
vishnur vashat-kāro bhūta-bhavya-bhavat-prabhuh
bhūtakrid bhūtabhrid bhāvo
bhūtātmā
bhūta-bhāvanah.
2 pūt ātmā param ātmā ca
muktā nām paramā gatih
avya
yah purushah sākshī
kshetrajño'kshara eva ca.
3 yogo
yoga vidām netā pradhāna-purushe'shvarah
nāra
simha-vapuh shrīmān keshavah
purushottamah.
4 sarvah
sharvah shivah sthānur bhūtādir
nidhir avyayah
sambhavo bhāvano bhartā pra
bhavah prabhur īshvarah.
5 svayambhūh shambhur
ādityah
pushkarāksho
mahā-svanah
anādi-nidhano dhātā vi dhātā
dhātur-uttamah.
6 aprameyo
hrishīkeshah
padma-nābho'mara-prabhuh
vishva-karmā manustvashtā stavishtah staviro dhruvah.
7 agrāhyah shāshvatah krishno lohitāksha pratardanah
prabhūtas-trikakubdhāma pavitram
mangalam param.
8 īshānah prānadah
prāno jyeshtah shreshtah
prajāpatih
hiranyagarbho bhūgarbho mādhavo
madhu-sūdanah.
9 īshvaro vikramī
dhanvī
medhāvī vikramah kramah
anuttamo durādharshah kritajñah
kritir ātmavān.
10 suresha
sharanam sharma vishva-retāh prajā-bhavah
ahah samvatsaro
vyālah pratyayah sarva-darshanah
11 ajah
sarveshvarah siddhah siddhih
sarvādir acyutah
vrishākapir ameyātmā sarva-yoga-vinihsritah
12 vasur
vasumanāh satyah samātmā sammitah
samah
amogah pundarīkāksho vrisha-karmā vrishākritih
13 rudro
bahushirā babhrur vishva-yonih shucishravāh
amritah shāshvata-sthānur varāroho mahā-tapāh
14 sarvagah
sarva-vid-bhānur
vishvakseno janārdanah
vedo vedavid
avyango vedāngo vedavit
kavih
15 lokā'dhyakshah surā'dhyaksho
dharmā'dhyakshah
kritā'kritah
chatur'ātmā chatur-vyūhash chatur-damshtrash chatur-bhujah
16 bhrājishnur-bhojanam bhoktā sahishnur
jagad-ādijah
anagho vijayo
jetā vishva-yonih punar-vasuh
17 upendro
vāmanah prāmshur amoghah
shucir ūrjitah
atīndrah samgrahah
sargo dhrit
ātmā ni yamo yamah
18 vedyo
vaidyah sadā-yogī vīrahā mādhavo madhuh
atīndriyo mahāmāyo mahotsāho
mahābalah
19 mahābuddhir mahāviryo
mahāshaktir mahādyutih
anirdeshyavapuh shrīmān ameyātmā
mahādridhrik
20 maheshvāso mahībhartā
shrīnivāsah
satām gatih
aniruddhah suranando
govindo govindām patih
21 marīcir-damano hamsah suparno bhujagottamah
hiranya-nābhah sutapāh padmanābhah
prajāpatih
22 amrityuh
sarva-drik simhah sandhātā sandhimām sthirah
ajo durmarshanah shāstā
vishrut'ātmā
sur'ārihā
23 gurur
gurutamo dhāma satyah
satya-parākramah
nimisho'nimisah sragvī vācaspatir
udāradhīh
24 agranīr grāmanīh
shrīmān
nyāyo netā samīranah
sahasra-mūrdhā vishvātmā sahasrākshah sahasrapāt
25 āvartano nivrittātmā
samvritah sampramardanah
ahah samvartako
vahnir anilo dharanī-dharah
26 suprasādah prasannātmā
vishva-dhrig vishva-bhug vibhuh
sat-kartā sat-kritah
sādhur jahnur nārāyano narah
27 asamkhyeyo'
pramey'ātmā
vishishtah shishtakric chucih
siddhārthah siddha-samkalpah siddhidah
siddhi-sādhanah
28 vrishāhī vrishabho vishnur vrishaparvā vrishodarah
vardhano vardhamānash ca viviktah shruti-sāgarah
29 subhujo
durdharo vagmī mahendro
vasudo vasuh
naikarūpo brihad-rūpah shipivishtah
prakāshanah
30 ojas
tejo dyuti-dharah prakās'ātmā pratāpanah
riddhah spashtāksharo mantrash
candrāmshur
bhāskara-dyutih
31 amritāmshū'dbhavo bhānuh shashabinduh
sureshvarah
aushadham jagatah
setuh
satya-dharma-parākramah
32 bhūta-bhavya-bhavan-nāthah pavanah
pāvano'nalah
kāmahā kāmakrit kāntah
kāmah kāmapradah prabhuh
33 yugādikrid yugāvarto
naikamāyo mahāshanah
adrishyo vyakta-rūpash ca sahasrajid anantajit
34 ishto'vishishtah shishteshtah
shikhandī nahusho vrishah
krodhahā'krodhakrit kartā vishva-bāhur
mahīdharah
35 acyutah
prathitah prānah prānado vāsavānujah
apām-nidhir adhishthānam apramattah
pratishthitah
36 skandah
skanda-dharo dhuryo varado
vāyuvāhanah
vāsudevo brihad-bhānur-ādidevah purandarah
37 ashokas
tāranas tārah shūrah shaurir janeshvarah
anukūlah shatāvartah padmī
padma-nibhekshanah
38 padmanābho'ravindākshah padmagarbhah sharīrabhrit
maharddhir riddho
vriddhātmā
mahāksho garuda-dhvajah
39 atulah
sharabho bhīmah samayajño
havirharih
sarvalakshana lakshanyo
lakshmīvān
samitiñjayah
40 viksharo
rohito mārgo hetur-dāmodarah sahah
mahīdharo mahābhāgo vegavān amitāshanah
41 udbhavah
kshobhano devah shrīgarbhah parameshvarah
karanam kāranam kartā
vikartā gahano guhah
42 vyavasāyo vyavasthānah
samsthānah
sthānado dhruvah
pararddhih parama-spashtas tushtah pushtah shubhekshanah
43 rāmo virāmo
virajo mārgo neyo
nayo'nayah
vīrah shaktimatām shrestho dharmo dharma-vid
uttamah
44 vaikunthah
purushah prānah prānadah pranavah prithuh
hiranya-garbhah shatrughno vyāpto
vāyur adhokshajah
45 rituh
sudarshanah kālah parameshthī parigrahah
ugrah
samvatsaro daksho vishrāmo vishva-dakshinah
46 vistārah sthāvara-sthanuh pramānam bījam avyayam
artho'nartho mahākosho mahābhogo mahādhanah
47 anirvinnah
sthavishtho'bhur
dharma-yūpo
mahā-makhah
nakshatra-nemir nakshatrī kshamah
kshāmah samīhanah
48 yajña
ijyo mahejyash ca
kratuh satram satamgatih
sarvadarshi vimuktātmā sarvajño
jñānam-uttamam
49 suvratah
sumukhah sūkshmah sughoshah
sukhadah suhrit
manoharo jita-krodho vīrabahur
vidāranah
50 svāpanah svavasho
vyāpī
naikātmā
naika-karma-krit
vatsaro vatsalo
vatsī ratna-garbho dhaneshvarah
51 dharmagub
dharmakrid dharmī sad-asat
ksharam aksharam
avijñātā sahashrāmshur vidhātā
krita-lakshanah
52 gabhasti-nemih sattvashthah simho bhūta-maheshvarah
ādidevo mahādevo devesho devabhrid-guruh
53 uttaro
gopatir goptā jñānagamyah purātanah
sharīra-bhūta-bhrid bhoktā kapīndro
bhūridakshinah
54 somapo'mritapah somah purujit purusattamah
vinayo jayah
satyasandho
dāshārhah
sāttvatāmpatih
55 jīvo
vinayitā-sākshī mukundo'mitavikramah
ambhonidhir anantātmā maho'dadhishayo'ntakah
56 ajo
mahārhah
svābhāvyo
jitāmitrah pramodanah
ānando nandano
nandah satya-dharmā trivikramah
57 maharshih
kapilācāryah
kritajño medinī-patih
tripadas tridashādhyaksho mahāsringah kritāntakrit
58 mahāvarāho govindah
sushenah kanakāngadī
guhyo gabhīro gahano guptash cakra-gadādharah
59 vedhāh
svāngo'jitah krishno dridhah
samkarshano'cyutah
varuno vāruno
vrikshah
pushkarāksho
mahāmanāh
60 bhagavān bhagahā'nandī
vanamālī
halāyudhah
ādityo jyotir-ādityah sahishnur
gatisattamah
61 sudhanvā-khandaparashur -
dāruno dravinapradah
divah-sprik sarva-drig
vyāso
vācaspatir ayonijah
62 trisāmā sāmagah sāma
nirvānam bheshajam bhishak
sanyāsakric chamah
shānto nishthā shāntih parāyanam
63 shubhāngah shāntidah
srashtā kumudah kuvaleshayah
gohito gopatir
goptā
vrishabhāksho vrishapriyah
64 anivartī nivrittātmā
samksheptā kshema-kric chivah
shrīvatsa-vakshāh shrīvāsah shrīpatih shrīmatām-varah
65 shrīdah
shrīshah
shrīnivāsah
shrīnidhih
shrī-vibhāvanah
shrīdharah shrīkarah shreyah
shrīmān
loka-tray'āshrayah
66 svakshah
svangah shatānando nandir
jyotir-ganeshvarah
vijitātmā'vidheyātmā
satkīrtic chinna-samshayah
67 udīrnah sarvatash-cakshur - anīshah shāshvata-sthirah
bhushayo bhūshano bhūtir
vishokah shoka-nāshanah
68 arcishmān arcitah kumbho vishuddhātmā vishodhanah
aniruddho'pratirathah pradyumno'mita-vikramah
69 kālanemi-nihā vīrah shaurih
shūra-janeshvarah
trilokātmā trilokeshah keshavah
keshihā harih
70 kāmadevah kāmapālah
kāmī kāntah kritāgamah
anirdeshya-vapur vishnur
viro'nanto dhanamjayah
71 brahmanyo
brahmakrid-brahmā
brahma brahma-vivardhanah
brahmavid brāhmano brahmī
brahmajño
brāhmana-priyāh
72 mahākramo mahākarmā
mahātejā mahoragah
mahākratur mahāyajvā mahāyajño mahāhavih
73 stavyah
stavapriyah stotram stutih
stotā ranapriyah
pūrnah pūrayitā punyah
punyakīrtir anāmayah
74 manojavas
tīrthakaro
vasuretā vasupradah
vasuprado vāsudevo vasur
vasumanā havih
75 sadgatih
sat-kritih sattā sad-bhūtih sat-parāyanah
shūrasheno yadushreshthah sannivāsah
suyāmunah
76 bhūt'āvāso vāsudevah sarvāsu-nilayo'nalah
darpahā darpado
dripto
durdharo'thā'parājitah
77 vishvamūrtir mahāmūrtir
dīptamūrtir
amūrtimān
anekamūrtir avyaktah
shatamūrtih shatānanah
78 eko
naikah savah kah
kim yat tat
padam-anuttamam
lokabandhur lokanātho mādhavo bhakta–vatsalah
79 suvarna
varno hemāngo varāngash candanāngadī
vīrahā vishamah
shūnyo
ghritāshīr acalash calah
80 amāni
mānado mānyo lokasvāmī triloka-dhrik
sumedhā medhajo
dhanyah satyamedhā dharādharah
81 tejovrisho
dyuti-dharah
sarva-shastra-bhritām-varah
pragraho nigraho
vyagro naikashringo gadāgrajah
82 caturmūrtish caturbāhush
caturvyūhash caturgatih
caturātmā caturbhāvash caturvedavid
ekapāt
83 samāvarto'nivrittātmā durjayo
duratikramah
durlabho durgamo
durgo durāvāso durārihā
84 shubhāngo lokasārangah
sutantus tantu-vardhanah
indrakarmā mahākarmā kritakarmā kritāgamah
85 udbhavah
sundarah sundo ratnanābhah sulocanah
arko vājasanah sringī jayantah sarva-vij-jayī
86 suvarna-bindur-akshobhyah sarva-vāgīshvar'eshvarah
mahāhrado mahā-garto mahā-bhūto
mahā-nidhih
87 kumudah
kundarah kundah parjanyah
pāvano'nilah
amritāsho'mritavapuh sarvajñah
sarvato-mukhah
88 sulabhah
suvratah siddhah shatru-jic chatru-tāpanah
nyagrodh-o'dumbaro'shvatthash
cānū-rāndhra-nishūdhanah
89 sahasrācih sapta-jihvah
sapt'aidhāh
sapta-vāhanah
amūrtir anagho'cintyo bhayakrid
bhaya-nāshanah
90 anur
brihat krishah sthūlo gunabrin nirguno mahān
adhritah svadhritah
svāsyah
prāgvamsho vamsha-vardhanah
91 bhāra-bhrit kathito yogī yogīshah sarva-kāmadah
āshramah shramanah
kshāmah suparno vāyu-vāhanah
92 dhanurdharo
dhanurvedo dando damayitā damah
aparājitah sarvasaho
niyantā-niyamo'yamah
93 sattvavān sāttvikah
satyah
satya-dharma-parāyanah
abhiprāyah priyārho'rhah priyakrit
prītivardhanah
94 vihāya-sagatir jyotih surucir huta-bhug
vibhuh
ravir virocanah
sūryah savitā ravilocanah
95 ananto
huta-bhug bhoktā sukhado
naikajo'grajah
anirvinnah sadāmarshī lokādhishthānam adbhutah
96 sanāt
sanātana-tamah
kapilah kapir avyayah
svastidah svastikrit
svasti svastibhuk svasti-dakshinah
97 araudrah
kundalī cakrī vikramy-ūrjita-shāsanah
shabdātigah shabdasahah shishirah
sharvarī-karah
98 akrūrah
peshalo daksho dakshinah
kshaminām varah
vidvattamo vītabhayah punya-shravana-kīrtanah
99 uttārano dushkritihā
punyo duh-svapna-nāshanah
vīrahā rakshanah
santo jīvanah paryavasthitah
100 ananta-rūpo'nanta-shrir jitamanyur bhayāpahah
caturashro gabhīrātmā vidisho
vyādisho dishah
101 anādir
bhūrbhuvo lakshmih suvīro rucir'āngadah
janano janajanmādir bhīmo
bhīma-parākramah
102 adhāranilayo'dhātā pushpahāsah prajāgarah
ūrdhvagah sat-pathācārah prānadah pranavah panah
103 pramānam
prananilayah
prānabhrit
prānajīvanah
tattvam tattvavid
ekātmā
janma-mrityu-jarātigah
104 bhūrbhuvah svastarus-tārah
savitā prapitāmahah
yajño yajña-patir-yajvā yajñāngo yajña-vāhanah
105 yajñabhrid
yajñakrid yajñī yajñabhug
yajñasādhanah
yajñ'āntakrid yajñaguhya manna mannāda eva
ca
106 ātmayonih
svayamjāto
vaikhānah
sāmagāyanah
devakī-nandanah srashtā kshitīshah pāpanāshanah
107 shamkhabrin
nandakī cakrī shārngadhanvā gadādharah
rathānga pānir
akshobhyah
sarva-praharan'āyudhah
sarvapraharanāyudha om
namah iti
108 vanamālī gadī
shārngī
shankhī cakrī ca
nandakī
shrīmān nārāyano vishnur - vāsudevo'bhirakshatu
CONCLUDING
VERSES
1 itīdam kīrtanīyasya
keshavasya mahātmanah
nāmnām sahasram
divyānām
asheshena prakīrtitam
2 ya
idam shrunuyān nityam
yashc'āpi parikīrtayet
nā'shubham prāpnuyāt kiñcit
so'mutr'eha ca mānavah
3 bhaktimān yah sadotthāya shucis-tadgata
mānasah
sahasram vāsudevasya nāmnām
etat prakīrtayet
4 yashah
prāpnoti vipulam jñāti-prādhānyam eva
ca
acalām shriyam
āpnoti shreyah prāpnoty'anuttamam
5 na
bhayam kvacid āpnoti vīryam tejash ca
vindati
bhavaty'arogo dyutimān bala-rūpa-gunānvitah
6 vāsudev'āshrayo martyo
vāsudeva-parāyanah
sarva-pāpa-vishudhātmā yāti
brahma-sanātanam
7 imam
stavam adhīyānah shraddhā-bhakti-samanvitah
yujyet ātma-sukha-kshānti -
shrī-dhriti-smriti-kīrtibhih
8 sarv'āgamānām ācārah prathamam parikalpate
ācāra-prabhavo dharmo
dharmasya prabhur acyutah
9 rishayah
pitaro devā mahābhūtāni dhātavah
jangam'ājangamam cedam
jagan nārayan'odbhavam
10 yogo
jñānam tathā sāmkhyam vidyāh
shilpādi karma ca
vedāh shāstrāni vijñānam etat sarvam janārdanāt
11 eko
vishnur mahad-bhūtam prithak-bhūtāny'anekashah
trīmllokān vyāpya
bhūtāmā
bhunkte vishva-bhug avyayah
12 imam
stavam bhagavato vishnor
vyāsena kīrtitam
pathed ya
icchet purushah shreyah
prāptum sukhāni ca
13 vishveshvaram ajam devam jagatah
prabhav'āpyayam
bhajanti ye
pushkarāksham na te
yānti parābhavam
na te
yānti parābhavam
om namah
iti