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Transliteration of the Vishnu Sahasranam

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The Sri Vishnu Sahasranam

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Sri Vishnu
Sri Vishnu
The All-Pervading Divinity

Introductory verses

Om shuklaambaradharam vishnum shashivarnam chaturbhujam |
prasannavadanam dhyaayet sarva vighnopa shaantaye || (1)

vyaasam vasishtha naptaaram shakteh pautramakalmasham |
paraasharaatmajam vande shukataatam taponidhim || (2)

vyaasaaya vishnu-roopaaya vyaasa roopaaya vishnave |
namo vai brahma nidhaye vaasishthaaya namo namah || (3)

avikaaraaya shuddhaaya nityaaya paramaatmane |
sadaika roopa roopaaya vishnave sarva jishnave || (4)

yasya smarana maatrena janmasam saara bandhanaat |
vimuchyate namastasmai vishnave prabhavishnave || (5)

|| om namo vishnave prabhavishnave ||

shri vaishampaayana uvaacha -
shrutvaa dharmaanasheshena paavanaani cha sarvashah |
yudhishthirah shaantanavam punarevaa-bhyabhaashata || (6)

yudhishthira uvaacha -
kimekam daivatam loke kimvapyekamparaayanam |
stuvantah kam kamarchantah praapnuyur-maanavaah shubham || (7)

ko dharmah sarvadharmaanaam bhavatah paramo matah |
kin japan muchyate jantur-janmasam-saara-bandhanaat || (8)

shri bhishma uvaacha -
jagatprabhum devedevamanantam purushottamam |
stuvannaama-sahasrena purushah satatotthitah || (9)

tameva chaarchayannityam bhaktyaa purushamavyayam |
dhyaayan stuvannamasyam shcha yajamaanastameva cha || (10)

anaadinidhanam vishnum sarvalokamaheshvaram |
lokaadhyaksham stuvannityam sarvaduhkhaatigo bhavet || (11)

brahmanyam sarvadharmagyam lokaanaam kirtivardhanam |
lokanaatham mahadbhutam sarvabhutabhavodbhavam || (12)

esha me sarvadharmaanaam dharmoadhikatamo matah |
yadbhaktyaa pundari-kaaksham stavairarchennarah sadaa || (13)

paramam yo mayattejah paramam yo mahattapah |
paramam yo mahad brahma paramam yah paraayanam || (14)

pavitraanaam pavitram yo mangaLaanaam cha mangalam |
daivatam devataanaam cha bhutaanaam yoavyayah pitaa || (15)

yatah sarvaani bhutaani bhavantyaadiyugaagame |
yasmim shcha pralayam yaanti punareva yugakshaye || (16)

tasya lokapradhaanasya jagannaathasya bhupate |
vishnornaamasahasram me shrunu paapabhayaapaham || (17)

yaani naamaani gaunaani vikhyaataani mahaatmanah |
rishibhih parigitaani taani vakshyaami bhutaye || (18)

rishirnaamnaam sahasrasya vedavyaaso mahaamunih |
chandoanushtup tathaa devo bhagavaan devakisutah || (19)

amritaam shoodbhavo bijam shaktirdevaki nandanah |
trisaamaa hrudayam tasya shaantyarthe viniyujyate || (20)

vishnum jishnum mahaavishnum prabhavishnum maheshvaram |
anekarupa daityaantam namaami purushottamam || (21)

asya shri vishnordivya sahasranaama stotra mahaamantrasya |

shrivedavyaaso bhagavaanrishih |anushthup chandah |
shri mahaavishnuh paramaatmaa shrimannaaraayano devataa |
amrutaam shudbhavo bhaanuriti bijam |
devaki nandanah srashteti shaktih |
udbhavah kshobhano deva iti paramo mantrah |
shankhabhrinnandaki chakriti kilakam |
shaarnga dhanvaa gadaadhara ityastrama |
rathaanga paanir akshobhya iti netrama |
trisaamaa saamagah saameti kavacham |
aanandam parabrahmeti yonih |
rituh sudarshanah kaala iti digbandhah |
shrivishvarupa iti dhyaanam |
shrimahaavishnu prityarthe sahasranaamajape viniyogah ||

(dhyaanam)

kshirodhanvatpradeshe shuchimanivilasatsaikate mauktikaanaam
maalaakLiptaasanasthah sphatikamaninibhairmauktikairmanditaangah |

shubhrairabhrairadabhrairuparivirachitairmuktapiyusha varshaih
aanandi nah puniyaadarinalinagadaa shankhapaanirmukundah ||

bhooh paadaoo yasya naabhirviyadasuranilashchandra sooryau cha netre
karnaavaashaah shiro dyaurmukhamapi dahano yasya vaasteyamabdhih |

antahstham yasya vishvam suranarakhagagobhogigandharvadaityaih
chitram ramramyate tam tribhuvana vapusham vishnumisham namaami ||

shaantaakaaram bhujaga-shayanam padmanaabham suresham
vishvaakhaaram gagana-sadrisham meghavarnam shubha-angam |

lakshmee-kaantam kamala-nayanam yogibhir-dhyaana-gamyam
vande vishnum bhava-bhaya-haram sarva-lokaika-naatham ||

meghashyaamam peethakausheya-vaasam srivata-saangam kausthubhodh-bhaasithaangam |
punyopeytham pundareekayathaksham vande vishnum sarva-lokaika-naatham ||

sashankha chakram sakireeda kundalam sapeetha vastram saraseeruhekshanam |
sahaaravakshah sthalakausthubhasriyam namaami vishnum shirsachaturbhujam ||

chaayaayaam paarijaathasya hemasimhasanopari
aasinamambuda shyama maaya thakshamalankritham |

chandrananam chaturbaahum srivatsangitavakshasam
rukmani satyabhaamaabhyam sahitam krishnam asrayei ||

The 1000 Names of Vishnu Begins Here

Om vishvam vishnur-vashathkaaro bhoota-bhavya-bhavat-prabhuh |
bhoota-krit bhoota-bhrid bhaavo bhootaatmaa bhootabhaavanah ||(1)

putaatmaa paramaatmaa cha muktaanaam paramaa gatih |
avyayah purushah saakshee kshetrajno akshara eva cha ||(2)

yogo yoga-vidaam netaa pradhaana-purusheshvarah |
naarasimha-vapuh shrimaan keshavah purushottamah ||(3)

sarvah sharvah shivah sthaanur bhootaadir nidhir-avyayah |
sambhavo bhaavano bhartaa prabhavah prabhur-eeshvarah ||(4)

svayambhooh shambhur aadityah pushkaraaksho mahaasvanah |
anaadi-nidhano dhaataa vidhaataa dhaaturuttamah ||(5)

aprameyo hrisheekeshah padmanaabho-a-maraprabhuh |
vishvakarmaa manustvashtaa sthavishthah sthaviro dhruvah ||(6)

agraahyah shaashvatah krishno lohitaakshah pratardanah |
prabhootah trikakub-dhaama pavitram mangalam param ||(7)

eeshaanah praanadah praano jyeshthah shreshthah prajaapatih |
hiranya-garbho bhu-garbho maadhavo madhusudanah ||(8)

eeshvaro vikramee dhanvee medhaavee vikramah kramah |
anuttamo duraadharshah kritagyah kritir-aatmavaan ||(9)

sureshah sharanam sharma vishva-retaah prajaa-bhavah |
ahah samvatsaro vyaalah pratyayah sarvadarshanah ||(10)

ajah sarveshvarah siddhah siddhih sarvaadir achyutah |
vrishaakapir ameyaatmaa sarva-yoga-vinihssritah ||(11)

vasur-vasumanaah satyah samaatmaa sammitah samah |
amoghah pundareekaaksho vrishakarmaa vrishaakritih ||(12)

rudro bahu-shiraa babhrur vishvayonih-shuchi-shravaah |
amritah shaashvatah-sthaanur-varaaroho mahaatapaah ||(13)

sarvagah sarvavid-bhaanuhr-vishvak-seno janaardanah |
vedo vedavid-avyango vedaango vedavit kavih ||(14)

lokaadhyakshah suraadhyaksho dharmaadhyakshah kritaa-kritah |
chaturaatmaa chaturvyuhas-chatur-damshtrash-chatur-bhujah ||(15)

bhraajishnur-bhojanam bhoktaa sahishnur-jagadaadijah |
anagho vijayo jetaa vishvayonih punarvasuh ||(16)

upendro vaamanah praamshur-amoghah shuchir-oorjitah |
ateendrah samgrahah sargo dhritaatmaa niyamo yamah ||(17)

vedyo vaidyah sadaayogee veerahaa maadhavo madhuh |
ati-indriyo mahaamaayo mahotsaaho mahaabalah ||(18)

mahaabuddhir-mahaa-veeryo mahaa-shaktir mahaa-dyutih |
anirdeshya-vapuh shrimaan ameyaatmaa mahaadri-dhrik ||(19)

maheshvaaso mahibhartaa shreenivaasah sataam gatih |
aniruddhah suraanando govindo govidaam-patih ||(20)

mareechir-damano hamsah suparno bhujagottamah |
hiranyanaabhah sutapaah padmanaabhah prajaapatih ||(21)

amrityuh sarva-drik simhah san-dhaataa sandhimaan sthirah |
ajo durmarshanah shaastaa vishrutaatmaa suraarihaa ||(22)

guruh-gurutamo dhaamah satyah-satya-paraakramah |
nimisho-a-nimishah sragvee vaachaspatir-udaara-dheeh ||(23)

agraneer-graamanih shrimaan nyaayo netaa samiranah |
sahasra-murdhaa vishvaatmaa sahasraakshah sahasrapaat ||(24)

aavartano nivrittaatmaa samvritah sam-pramardanah |
ahah ssamvartako vanhir anilo dharanidharah ||(25)

suprasaadah prasannaatmaa vishva-dhrig-vishvabhug-vibhuh |
satkartaa satkritah saadhur jahnur-naaraayano narah ||(26)

asankhyeyo-aprameyaatmaa vishishtah shishta-krit-shuchih |
siddhaarthah siddhasankalpah siddhidah siddhisaadhanah ||(27)

vrishaahee vrishabho vishnur-vrishaparvaa vrishodarah |
vardhano vardhamaanashcha viviktah shruti-saagarah ||(28)

subhujo durdharo vaagmi mahendro vasudo vasuh |
naika-rupo brihad-rupah shipivishtah prakaashanah ||(29)

ojas-tejo-dyutidharah prakaasha-atmaa prataapanah |
riddah spashtaaksharo mantrash-chandraanshur-bhaaskara-dyutih ||(30)

amritaamshudbhavo bhaanuh shashabinduh sureshvarah |
aushadham jagatah setuh satya-dharma-paraakramah ||(31)

bhoota-bhavya-bhavan-naathah pavanah paavano-analah |
kaamahaa kaamakrit-kaantah kaamah kaamapradah prabhuh ||(32)

yugaadi-krit yugaavarto naikamaayo mahaashanah |
adrishyo vyaktarupashcha sahasrajid anandajit ||(33)

ishto vishishtah shishteshtah shikhandi nahusho vrishah |
krodhahaa krodhakrit kartaa vishvabaahur mahidharah ||(34)

achyutah prathitah praanah praanado vaasavaanujah |
apaam nidhiradhishtaanam apramattah pratishthitah ||(35)

skandah skanda-dharo dhuryo varado vaayuvaahanah |
vaasudevo brihad bhaanur aadidevah purandarah ||(36)

ashoka-staarana-staarah shurah shaurirjaneshvarah |
anukulah shataavartah padmee padmanibhekshanah ||(37)

padmanaabho-aravindaakshah padmagarbhah sharirabhrit |
mahardhi-riddhoh vriddhaatmaa mahaaksho garudadhvajah ||(38)

atulah sharabho bhimah samayagyo havirharih |
sarvalakshana lakshanyo lakshmivaan samitinjayah ||(39)

viksharo rohito maargo hetur daamodarah sahah |
mahidharo mahaabhaago vegavaan-amitaashanah ||(40)

udbhavah kshobhano devah shrigarbhah parameshvarah |
karanam kaaranam kartaa vikartaa gahano guhah ||(41)

vyavasaayo vyavasthaanah samsthaanah sthaanado-dhruvah |
pararrdvih paramaspashtah-tushtah pushtah shubhekshanah ||(42)

raamo viraamo virajo maargo neyo nayo-anayah |
veerah shaktimataam shreshtah dharmo dharmaviduttamah ||(43)

vaikunthah purushah praanah praanadah pranavah prithuh |
hiranyagarbhah shatrughno vyaapto vaayuradhokshajah ||(44)

rituh sudarshanah kaalah parameshthi parigrahah |
ugrah samVatsaro daksho vishraamo vishva-dakshinah ||(45)

vistaarah sthaavarah sthaanuh pramaanam bijamavyayam |
artho anartho mahaakosho mahaabhogo mahaadhanah ||(46)

anirvinnah sthavishtho-abhoordharma-yupo mahaa-makhah |
nakshatranemir nakshatree kshamah kshaamah sameehanah ||(47)

yagya ijyo mahejyashcha kratuh satram sataam gatih |
sarvadarshee vimuktaatmaa sarvagyo gyaanamuttamam ||(48)

suvratah sumukhah sukshmah sughoshah sukhadah suhrit |
manoharo jita-krodho virabaahurvidaaranah ||(49)

svaapanah svavasho vyaapee naikaatmaa naikakarmakrit |
vatsaro vatsalo vatsee ratnagarbho dhaneshvarah ||(50)

dharmagub dharmakrid dharmi sadasatkshara aksharam |
avigyaataa sahastraamshur vidhaataa kritalakshanah ||(51)

gabhastinemih sattvasthah simho bhootamaheshvarah |
aadidevo mahaadevo devesho devabhrid guruh ||(52)

uttaro gopatirgoptaa gyaanagamyah puraatanah |
shareera bhootabhridbhoktaa kapeendro bhooridakshinah ||(53)

somapo-amritapah somah purujit purusattamah |
vinayo jayah satyasandho daashaarhah saatvataam patih ||(54)

jivo vinayitaa-saakshee mukundo-amitavikramah |
ambhonidhiranantaatmaa mahodadhishayo-antakah ||(55)

ajo mahaarhah svaabhaavyo jitaamitrah pramodanah |
aanando nandano nandah satyadharmaa trivikramah ||(56)

maharshih kapilaachaaryah kritagyo medineepatih |
tripadastridashaadhyaksho mahaashringah kritaantakrit ||(57)

mahaavaraaho govindah sushenah kanakaangadee |
guhyo gabhiro gahano guptashchakra-gadaadharah ||(58)

vedhaah svaangojitah krishno dridhah sankarshanoachyutah |
varuno vaaruno vrikshah pushkaraaksho mahaamanaah ||(59)

bhagavaan bhagahaanandi vanamaali halaayudhah |
aadityo jyotiraadityah sahishnur-gatisattamah ||(60)

sudhanvaa khandaparashurdaaruno dravinapradah |
divih-sprik sarvadrik vyaaso vaachaspatir-ayonijah ||(61)

trisaamaa saamagah saama nirvaanam bheshajam bhishak |
sannyaasakrit-chamah shaanto nishthaa shaantih paraayanam ||(62)

shubhaangah shaantidah srashtaa kumudah kuvaleshayah |
gohito gopatirgoptaa vrishabhaaksho vrishapriyah ||(63)

anivarti nivrittaatmaa sanksheptaa kshemakrit-shivah |
shrivatsavakshaah shrivaasah shripatih shrimataam varah ||(64)

shridah shrishah shrinivaasah shrinidhih shrivibhaavanah |
shridharah shrikarah shreyah shrimaan-llokatrayaashrayah ||(65)

svaksh svangah shataanando nandirjyortirganeshvarah |
vijitaatmaa vidheyaatmaa satkirtishchinnasanshayah ||(66)

udirnah sarvatas-chakshuranishah shaashvatasthirah |
bhooshayo bhooshano bhootirvishokah shokanaashanah ||(67)

archishmaanarchitah kumbho vishuddhaatmaa vishodhanah |
aniruddhoapratirathah pradyumnoamitavikramah ||(68)

kaalaneminihaa virah shaurih shurajaneshvarah |
trilokaatmaa trilokeshah keshavah keshihaa harih ||(69)

kaamadevah kaamapaalah kaami kaantah kritaagamah |
anirdeshyavapurvishnur viroananto dhananjayah ||(70)

brahmanyo brahmakrit brahmaa brahma brahmavivardhanah |
brahmavid braahmano brahmi brahmagyo braahmanapriyah ||(71)

mahaakramo mahaakarmaa mahaatejaa mahoragah |
mahaakraturmahaayajvaa mahaayagyo mahaahavih ||(72)

stavyah stavapriyah stotram stutih stotaa ranapriyah |
purnah purayitaa punyah punyakirtiranaamayah ||(73)

manojavastirthakaro vasuretaa vasupradah |
vasuprado vaasudevo vasurvasumanaa havih ||(74)

sadgatih satkritih sattaa sadbhootih satparaayanah |
shuraseno yadushreshthah sannivaasah suyaamunah ||(75)

bhootaavaaso vaasudevah sarvaasunilayo-analah |
darpahaa darpado dripto durdharo-athaaparaajitah ||(76)

vishvamurtirmahaamurtirdiptamurtir-amurtimaan |
anekamurtiravyaktah shatamurtih shataananah ||(77)

eko naikah savah kah kim yattatpadamanuttamam |
lokabandhurlokanaatho maadhavo bhaktavatsalah ||(78)

suvarnovarno hemaango varaangashchandanaangadi |
virahaa vishamah shunyo ghritaashirachalashchalah ||(79)

amaani maanado maanyo lokasvaami trilokadhrik |
sumedhaa medhajo dhanyah satyamedhaa dharaadharah ||(80)

tejovrisho dyutidharah sarvashastrabhritaam varah |
pragraho nigraho vyagro naikashringo gadaagrajah ||(81)

chaturmurtishchaturbaahushchaturvyuhashchaturgatih |
chaturaatmaa chaturbhaavashchaturvedavidekapaat ||(82)

samaavarto-anivrittaatmaa durjayo duratikramah |
durlabho durgamo durgo duraavaaso duraarihaa ||(83)

shubhaango lokasaarangah sutantustantuvardhanah |
indrakarmaa mahaakarmaa kritakarmaa kritaagamah ||(84)

udbhavah sundarah sundo ratnanaabhah sulochanah |
arko vaajasanah shringi jayantah sarvavij-jayi ||(85)

suvarnabindurakshobhyah sarvavaageeshvareshvarah |
mahaahrado mahaagarto mahaabhooto mahaanidh ||(86)

kumudah kundarah kundah parjanyah paavano-anilah
amritaasho-amritavapuh sarvagyah sarvatomukhah ||(87)

sulabhah suvratah siddhah shatrujichchatrutaapanah | nyagrodhoudumbaro-ashvatthashchaanuraandhranishudanah ||(88)

sahasraarchih saptajivhah saptaidhaah saptavaahanah |
amurtiranagho-achintyo bhayakrit bhayanaashanah ||(89)

anurbrihat krishah sthulo gunabhrinnirguno mahaan |
adhritah svadhritah svaasyah praagvansho vanshavardhanah ||(90)

bhaarabhritkathito yogi yogishah sarvakaamadah |
aashramah shramanah kshaamah suparno vaayuvaahanah ||(91)

dhanurdharo dhanurvedo dando damayitaa damah |
aparaajitah sarvasaho niyantaa niyamo yamah ||(92)

sattvavaan saattvikah satyah satyadharmaparaayanah |
abhipraayah priyaarho-arhah priyakrit-pritivardhanah ||(93)

vihaayasagatirjyotih suruchirhutabhug vibhuh |
ravirvirochanah suryah savitaa ravilochanah ||(94)

ananto hutabhugbhoktaa sukhado naikajoagrajah |
anirvinnah sadaamarshi lokadhishthaanamadhbhutah ||(95)

sanaat sanaatanatamah kapilah kapiravyayah |
svastidah svastikrit svasti svastibhuk svastidakshinah ||(96)

araudrah kundali chakri vikramyurjitashaasanah |
shabdaatigah shabdasahah shishirah sharvarikarah ||(97)

akrurah peshalo daksho dakshinah kshaminaam varah |
vidvattamo vitabhayah punyashravanakirtanah ||(98)

uttaarano dushkritihaa punyo duhsvapnanaashanah |
veerahaa rakshanah santo jivanah paryavasthitah ||(99)

ananantarupo-anantashreer jitamanyur bhayaapahah |
chaturasro gabhiraatmaa vidisho vyaadisho dishah ||(100)

anaadirbhoorbhuvo lakshmih suviro ruchiraangadah |
janano janajanmaadir bheemo bhimaparaakramah ||(101)

aadhaaranilayo-dhaataa pushpahaasah prajaagarah |
urdhvagah satpathaachaarah praanadah pranavah panah ||(102)

pramaanam praananilayah praanabhrit praanajivanah |
tattvam tattvavidekaatmaa janmamrityujaraatigah ||(103)

bhoorbhavah svastarustaarah savitaa prapitaamahah |
yagyo yagyapatiryajvaa yagyaango yagyavaahanah ||(104)

yagyabhridyagyakridyagyi yagyabhugyagyasaadhanah |
yagyaantakridyagyaguhyamannamannaada eva cha ||(105)

aatmayonih svayamjaato vaikhaanah saamagaayanah |
devakinandanah srashtaa kshitishah paapanaashanah ||(106)

shankhabhrinnandaki chakree shaarngardhanvaa gadaadharah |
rathaangapaanirakshobhyah sarvapraharanaayudhah ||(107)

sarvapraharanaayudha om namah iti |

The 1000 Names of Vishnu Ends Here

closing Verses

vanamaali gadee shaarngi shankhi chakri cha nandaki |
srimaannaaraayano vishnurvaasudevoabhirakshathu ||

itidam kirtaniyasya keshavasya mahaatmanah |
naamnaam sahasram divyaanaam-asheshena prakirtitam || (1)

ya edam shrunyaa-nityam yashchapi parikirtayaet |
naa-ashubham praptyunaat kinchIt-somutreh cha manavah || (2)

veedantago brahmana-asyat Kshatriyo vijayee bhavaet |
vaishyo dhana-samridhasya-chudra-sukhamvaapnuyaat || (3)

dharmaarthi praapnuyaad-dharmamarthaarthi chaarthamaapnuyaat |
kaamaanavaapnuyaatkaami prajaarthi cha-apnuyaat prajaah || (4)

bhaktimaan yah sadotthaaya shuchistadgatamaanasah |
sahasram vaasudevasya naamnaametatprakirtayet || (5)

yashah praapnoti vipulam gyaatipraadhaanyameva cha |
achalaam shriyamaapnoti shreyah praapnotyanuttamam || (6)

na bhayam kvachidaapnoti viryam tejashcha vindati |
bhavatyarogo dyutimaan-bala-rupa-gunaanvitah || (7)

rogaarto muchyate rogaa-dbaddho muchyeta bandhanaat |
bhayaan muchyeta bhitastu muchyetaapanna aapadah || (8)

durgaanyatitaratyaashu purushah purushottamam |
stuvannaama-sahasrena nityam bhaktisamanvitah || (9)

vaasudevaashrayo martyo vaasudevaparaayanah |
sarvapaapa-vishuddhaatmaa yaati brahma sanaatanam || (10)

na vaasudevabhaktaanaam-ashubham vidyate kvachit |
janmamrityujaraavyaadhibhayam naivopajaayate || (11)

imam stavama-dhiyaanah shraddhaabhaktisamanvitah |
yujyetaatmaa sukhakshaanti shridhriti smriti kirtibhih || (12)

na krodho na cha maatsaryam na lobho naashubhaa matih |
bhavanti krita punyaanaam bhaktaanaam purushottame || (13)

dyauh sachandraarka-nakshatraa kham disho bhurmahodadhih |
vaasudevasya viryena vidhritaani mahaatmanah || (14)

sasuraasura-gandharvam sayakshoragaraakshasam |
jagadvashe vartatedam krishnasya sacharaacharam || {15}

indriyaani mano buddhih sattvam tejo balam dhritih |
vaasudevaatmakaanyaahuh kshetram kshetragya eva cha || (16)

sarvaagamaanaamaachaarah prathamam parikalpate |
aacharaprabhavo dharmo dharmasya prabhurachyutah || (17)

rishayah pitaro devaa mahaabhutaani dhaatavah |
jangamaajangamam chedam jagannaaraayanodbhavam || (18)

yogo gyaanam tathaa saankhyam vidyaah shilpaadi karma cha |
vedaah shaastraani vigyaanametatsarvam janaardanaat || (19)

eko vishnurmahadbhutam prithagbhutaanyanekashah |
trinlokaanvyaapya bhutaatmaa bhunkte vishvabhugavyayah || (20)

imam stavam bhagavato vishnorvyaasena kirtitam |
pathedya ichchetpurushah shreyah praaptum sukhaani cha || (21)

vishveshvaramajam devam jagatah prabhavaapyayam |
bhajanti ye pushkaraaksham na te yaanti paraabhavam || (22)

|| na te yaanti paraabhavam om nama iti ||

arjuna uvaacha -
padmapatravishaalaaksha padmanaabha surottama |
bhaktaanaam-anuraktaanaam traataa bhava janaardana || (23)

shri bhagavaanuvaacha -
yo maam naamasahasrena stotum-ichchati paandava |
sohaamekena shlokena stuta eva na samshayah || (24)

|| stuta eva na sam shaya om nama iti ||

vyaasa uvaacha -
vaasanaad-vaasudevasya vaasitam te jagatrayam |
sarvabhuta-nivaasosi vaasudeva namostu te || (25)

|| shri vaasudeva namoastuta om nama iti ||

paarvatyuvaacha -
kenopaayena laghunaa vishnor naama sahasrakam |
pathyate panditair nityam shrotum-ichchaam-yaham prabho || (26)

ishvara uvaacha -
shri raama raama raameti rame raame manorame |
sahasra naama tattulyam raamanaama varaanane || (27) (3x)

|| shri raamanaama varaanana om nama iti ||

brahmovaacha -
namostvanantaaya sahasra murttaye sahasra paadaakshi shiroru baahave |
sahasranaamne purushaaya shaashvate sahasrakoti yugadhaarine namah || (28)

|| sahasrakoti yugadhaarina om nama iti ||

sajnjaya uvaacha -
yatra yogeshvarah krishno yatra paartho dhanurdharah |
tatra shrirvijayo bhutirdhruvaa nitirmatir mama || (29)

shribhagavaanuvaacha -
ananyaashchintayanto maam ye janaah paryupaasate |
teshaam nityaabhiyuktaanaam yogakshemam vahaamyaham || (30)

paritraanaaya saadhoonaam vinaashaaya cha dusha kritaam |
dharma samsthaapanaarthaaya sambhavaami yuge yuge || (31)

aartaa vishannaah shithilaashcha bhitaah ghoreshu cha vyaadhishu varttamaanaah |
sankirtya naaraayana shabdamaatram vimukta duhkhaah sukhino bhavanti || (32)

 
 
   
 
 
   
 
   
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