Vishnu Sahasranama

The universe itself; the all-pervading; the vashat-call of offering; lord of what has been, what will be and what is; maker of beings; bearer of beings; pure being; the self within beings; the one who brings beings into being.

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Of pure self; the supreme self; the highest goal of those who are released; undecaying; the person; the witness; knower of the field; and the imperishable.

Yoga itself; leader of those who know yoga; lord of primal nature and of spirit; whose body is the man-lion; possessed of splendour; Keshava; highest among persons.

All; the dissolver; the auspicious; the fixed one; origin of beings; the undecaying store; self-arisen; the one who brings into being; the sustainer; the source; the master; the ruler.

Self-existent; giver of gladness; the sun; lotus-eyed; of great sound; without beginning or end; the upholder; the ordainer; best of all supports.

Beyond measuring; lord of the senses; lotus-navelled; lord of the immortals; maker of all; the thinker; the shaper; the vastest; the ancient; the unmoving.

Not to be grasped; everlasting; the dark one; red-eyed; the destroyer at the end; abundant; abode of the three quarters; the purifying; the highest good fortune.

The ruler; giver of life; life itself; the eldest; the best; lord of creatures; the golden womb; womb of the earth; Madhava; slayer of Madhu.

The lord; the strider; the bowman; of keen intelligence; valour itself; the ordered step; unsurpassed; not to be assailed; knower of what is done; action itself; possessed of self.

Lord of the gods; the shelter; ease itself; seed of the universe; source of creatures; the day; the year; the serpent; sure knowledge; seer of all.

Unborn; lord of all; the accomplished; accomplishment itself; the first of all; the unfallen; Vrishakapi; of immeasurable self; standing clear of every entanglement.

The dwelling; of generous mind; truth itself; even-minded; not to be measured; the same to all; never fruitless; lotus-eyed; whose acts are right; whose form is right.

Rudra; many-headed; the bearer; womb of the universe; of pure fame; the deathless; everlasting and fixed; of exalted seat; of great austerity.

Going everywhere; knower of all; the shining; whose armies face every way; Janardana; the Veda; knower of the Veda; without defect; whose limbs are the Vedas; versed in the Veda; the seer-poet.

Overseer of the worlds; overseer of the gods; overseer of dharma; both made and unmade; of four aspects; of the fourfold array; four-tusked; four-armed.

The shining; what is enjoyed; the enjoyer; the enduring; born at the world's beginning; without fault; victory; the victor; womb of the universe; dwelling again and again.

Younger brother of Indra; the dwarf; the tall one; never fruitless; the pure; the mighty; beyond Indra; the gatherer; creation itself; of steady self; the rule; the restrainer.

To be known; knower of every branch of learning; ever in union; slayer of heroes; Madhava; the sweet; beyond the senses; of great maya; of great vigour; of great strength.

Of great understanding; of great vigour; of great power; of great brilliance; whose form cannot be pointed to; possessed of splendour; of immeasurable self; upholder of the great mountain.

Of the great bow; bearer of the earth; the dwelling of Shri; the goal of the good; unobstructed; delight of the gods; Govinda; lord of those who know speech.

The ray of light; the subduer; the swan; the fair-winged; best among serpents; of golden navel; of noble austerity; lotus-navelled; lord of creatures.

Without death; seeing all; the lion; the joiner; the joined; the steady; unborn; not to be borne by foes; the one who instructs; of famed self; slayer of the enemies of the gods.

The teacher; greatest of teachers; the abode; truth; whose valour is truth; the one who closes his eyes; the unwinking; wearer of the garland; lord of speech; of generous understanding.

The one who goes in front; leader of the host; possessed of splendour; right reasoning; the guide; the mover; thousand-headed; self of the universe; thousand-eyed; thousand-footed.

The turner of the wheel; whose self has turned away; the covered one; the crusher; the one who rolls up the day; the fire; the wind; upholder of the earth.

Of ready favour; of serene self; upholder of the universe; enjoyer of the universe; the all-pervading; honourer of the good; the honoured; the upright; Jahnu; Narayana; the man.

Beyond counting; of immeasurable self; the distinguished; maker of the disciplined; the pure; whose purpose stands fulfilled; whose resolve stands fulfilled; giver of accomplishment; the means of accomplishment.

Whose day is dharma; the bull; the all-pervading; whose steps are dharma; in whose belly dharma rests; the increaser; the increasing; the unmingled; ocean of sacred hearing.

Of fair arms; hard to hold; eloquent; the great Indra; giver of riches; the riches themselves; of many forms; of vast form; entered into the rays; the illuminator.

Bearer of vigour, fire and brilliance; of luminous self; the burning one; the prosperous; whose syllable is clear; the mantra; the moon's ray; bright as the sun.

Born of the nectar-rayed moon; the shining; marked as the moon is; lord of the gods; the herb; the bridge across the world; whose valour is truth and dharma.

Lord of what was, what will be and what is; the wind; the purifier; the fire; destroyer of desire; maker of desire; the beloved; desire itself; giver of what is wished; the master.

Maker of the age's beginning; turner of the ages; of many mayas; the great eater; unseen; of manifest form; conqueror of thousands; conqueror without end.

The desired; without distinction; dear to the disciplined; wearer of the peacock crest; Nahusha; the bull; destroyer of anger; maker of anger; the doer; whose arms are the universe; upholder of the earth.

The unfallen; the renowned; the breath; giver of breath; younger brother of Vasava; the ocean; the ground of all; never heedless; firmly established.

Skanda; upholder of Skanda; bearer of the yoke; giver of boons; borne by the wind; Vasudeva; of vast radiance; the first god; breaker of citadels.

Without grief; the ferryman; the deliverer across; the brave; son of Shura; lord of people; favourable; of a hundred turnings; holder of the lotus; whose gaze is like the lotus.

Lotus-navelled; lotus-eyed; seated in the lotus of the heart; bearer of bodies; of great abundance; the increased; of ancient self; of great eyes; whose banner is Garuda.

Beyond compare; the Sharabha; the fearsome; knower of the right time; the oblation; Hari; known by every mark; possessed of Lakshmi; victorious in the field.

Never wasting away; the red one; the path; the cause; Damodara; the enduring; upholder of the earth; of great share; the swift; of boundless appetite.

The origin; the stirrer; the shining one; in whose womb is Shri; the highest lord; the instrument; the cause; the doer; the maker of variety; the unfathomable; the hidden.

Resolve; the ordering of things; the resting-place; giver of place; the fixed; of the highest abundance; supremely manifest; content; full; of auspicious gaze.

Rama; the resting-place; free of dust; the path; to be led; the leading; the one whom none leads; the hero; best among the powerful; dharma itself; foremost of those who know dharma.

Vaikuntha; the person; the breath; giver of breath; the syllable Om; the broad; the golden womb; slayer of foes; the pervading; the wind; Adhokshaja.

The season; of fair sight; time itself; established in the highest; the receiver; the fierce; the year; the skilful; the resting; skilled in every direction.

The expanse; fixed among fixed things; the measure; the undecaying seed; the aim; needing no aim; the great treasury; of great enjoyment; of great riches.

Never dejected; the vastest; unborn; the post to which dharma is bound; the great offering; the hub of the stars; lord of the stars; the capable; the one who remains at the end; the well-wishing.

The sacrifice; to be honoured; greatly to be honoured; the rite; the long session; the goal of the good; seer of all; whose self is at liberty; all-knowing; the highest knowledge.

Of good vows; of pleasing face; the subtle; of fair sound; giver of ease; the good-hearted friend; the one who takes the mind; conqueror of anger; of heroic arms; the render.

The one who lays to sleep; in his own power; the pervading; of many selves; doer of many works; the year; the affectionate; owner of the calf; whose womb holds jewels; lord of wealth.

Guardian of dharma; doer of dharma; possessed of dharma; the real and the unreal; the perishing and the imperishable; the unknowing; of a thousand rays; the ordainer; whose mark is what is done.

Hub of the rays; abiding in goodness; the lion; great lord of beings; the first god; the great god; lord of the gods; who bears the gods, and their teacher.

The one beyond; lord of cattle; the keeper; reached by knowledge; the ancient; bearer of the elements of the body; the enjoyer; lord of the monkeys; giver of abundant gifts.

Drinker of soma; drinker of the deathless draught; the moon; conqueror of many; best among many; humility; victory; true to his word; born in the Dasharha line; lord of the Satvatas.

The living self; the one who chastens; the witness; Mukunda; of measureless stride; the ocean; of endless self; who lies on the great deep; the ender.

Unborn; greatly worthy; of his own nature; conqueror of foes; the gladdener; bliss itself; the delighting; the joyful; whose dharma is truth; of the three strides.

The great seer; the teacher Kapila; knower of what is done; lord of the earth; of three steps; overseer of the thirty gods; of the great horn; maker of the end.

The great boar; Govinda; of fair armies; wearing golden armlets; the secret; the deep; the impenetrable; the hidden; bearer of discus and mace.

The maker; his own instrument; unconquered; the dark one; the firm; Sankarshana; the unfallen; Varuna; son of Varuna; the tree; lotus-eyed; of great mind.

The blessed one; who takes fortunes away at the end; the joyful; wearer of the forest garland; whose weapon is the plough; son of Aditi; whose light is the sun; the enduring; best of goals.

Of the fair bow; whose axe breaks apart; the harsh; giver of substance; touching heaven; seeing all; Vyasa; lord of speech; not born of a womb.

Sung by three Samans; singer of the Saman; the Saman itself; the blowing-out; the herb; the one who administers it; maker of renunciation; the calm; the peaceful; steadfastness; peace; the highest resort.

Of auspicious limbs; giver of peace; the creator; delighting in the earth; lying upon the waters; doer of good to cattle; lord of cattle; the keeper; whose eye is dharma; to whom dharma is dear.

Never turning back; whose self has turned away; the one who draws all together; doer of what is safe; the auspicious; on whose chest is the Shrivatsa; where Shri dwells; lord of Shri; best of the splendid.

Giver of Shri; lord of Shri; dwelling of Shri; treasury of Shri; the one who apportions Shri; bearer of Shri; maker of Shri; the good itself; possessed of Shri; resort of the three worlds.

Of fair eyes; of fair limbs; of a hundred joys; the joyful; lord of the hosts of light; conqueror of self; whose self is under no other's rule; of true renown; whose doubt is cut away.

The risen; whose eye is on every side; under no lord; everlasting and steady; who lay upon the ground; the adornment; the abundance; without grief; who undoes grief.

Of flaming rays; the honoured; the vessel; of pure self; the purifier; unobstructed; without a rival in the field; Pradyumna; of measureless stride.

Slayer of Kalanemi; the hero; son of Shura; lord of the brave; self of the three worlds; lord of the three worlds; Keshava; slayer of Keshin; Hari.

The god of desire; keeper of desires; the desirer; the beloved; maker of the scriptures; whose form cannot be pointed to; the all-pervading; the hero; the endless; winner of riches.

Friend of the Brahman; maker of the Brahman; Brahma; the Brahman itself; increaser of the Brahman; knower of the Brahman; the Brahmana; possessed of the Brahman; knower of what Brahman is; dear to the Brahmanas.

Of great stride; of great deeds; of great fire; the great serpent; the great rite; the great sacrificer; the great sacrifice; the great oblation.

To be praised; to whom praise is dear; the hymn; the praise; the one who praises; to whom the field of battle is dear; the full; the one who fills; the meritorious; of meritorious fame; in whom there is no disorder.

Swift as thought; maker of the fords of learning; whose seed is gold; giver of riches; giver of riches; Vasudeva; the dwelling; of generous mind; the oblation.

The true goal; true action; being itself; true becoming; the highest resort of the good; of heroic armies; best of the Yadus; the dwelling of the good; attended by the Yamuna folk.

The dwelling of beings; Vasudeva; the resting-place of every breath; the fire; who takes pride away; who gives pride; the exultant; hard to hold; and unconquered.

Whose form is the universe; of great form; of blazing form; without form; of many forms; unmanifest; of a hundred forms; of a hundred faces.

The one; the not-one; the pressing of soma; the syllable ka; the question 'what'; the word 'which'; that unsurpassed state; kinsman of the worlds; lord of the worlds; Madhava; tender towards those who love him.

Of golden colour; of golden limbs; of fair limbs; wearing armlets of sandal; slayer of heroes; without an equal; the void; whose wish is met; unmoving; and moving.

Without pride; giver of honour; worthy of honour; master of the worlds; upholder of the three worlds; of good understanding; born of the offering; the fortunate; whose understanding is true; upholder of the earth.

Raining down fire; bearer of brilliance; best of all who bear weapons; the one who takes hold; the one who holds back; ever intent; of many horns; elder brother of Gada.

Of four forms; four-armed; of the fourfold array; the fourfold course; of four aspects; source of the four ends of life; knower of the four Vedas; of a single foot.

The turner of the wheel; whose self does not turn away; hard to conquer; hard to pass beyond; hard to come by; hard to reach; the stronghold; hard to dwell in; slayer of hard enemies.

Of auspicious limbs; who draws out the essence of the worlds; of fair extension; increaser of the web; whose deeds are Indra's; of great deeds; whose work is done; maker of the scriptures.

The origin; the beautiful; the gentle; whose navel is a jewel; of fair eyes; the sun; giver of food; the horned one; the conquering; knower of all, and victorious.

Of golden parts; unshakable; lord of all lords of speech; the great lake; the great chasm; the great being; the great store.

Delighting in the earth; giver of the earth; white as jasmine; the rain-cloud; the purifier; the wind; whose food is the deathless draught; whose body is deathless; all-knowing; facing every way.

Easily reached; of good vows; the accomplished; conqueror of foes; scorcher of foes; the banyan; the fig above; the ashvattha tree; slayer of Chanura of the Andhras.

Of a thousand rays; of seven tongues; of seven fuels; drawn by seven; without form; without fault; unthinkable; maker of fear; who undoes fear.

The atom; the vast; the slender; the gross; bearer of the qualities; without qualities; the great; upheld by nothing; upheld by himself; of fair face; of ancient lineage; increaser of the line.

Bearer of the burden; the one spoken of; the yogi; lord of yogis; giver of every wish; the resting-place; the one who wearies; who remains at the end; the fair-winged; borne by the wind.

Bearer of the bow; the science of the bow; the rod of rule; the subduer; the subduing; unconquered; bearing all; the controller; under no rule; not to be held back.

Full of being; of the nature of goodness; the true; given over to truth and dharma; the goal of intent; worthy of love; the worthy; doer of what pleases; increaser of affection.

Whose way is the sky; the light; of fair splendour; eater of the offering; the all-pervading; the sun; the shining; Surya; the impeller; whose eye is the sun.

The endless; eater of the offering; the enjoyer; giver of ease; born many times; the first-born; never dejected; ever forbearing; the ground of the worlds; the wonderful.

The ancient; most ancient of all; Kapila; the sun; the undecaying; giver of well-being; maker of well-being; well-being itself; enjoyer of well-being; whose gift is well-being.

Without fierceness; wearing earrings; bearing the discus; the strider; whose rule is strong; beyond sound; bearing all sound; the cool; maker of the night.

Without cruelty; the graceful; the able; the courteous; foremost of the forbearing; most learned; from whom fear has gone; whose hearing and whose telling are meritorious.

The one who carries across; who undoes ill deeds; the meritorious; who undoes evil dreams; slayer of heroes; the guarding one; the good; the life of all; standing all around.

Of endless forms; of endless splendour; conqueror of wrath; who takes fear away; four-square and even; of deep self; the intermediate quarters; the one who assigns; the quarters themselves.

Without beginning; the earth; the fortune of the world; of fair heroism; wearing bright armlets; the begetter; origin of the birth of creatures; the fearsome; of fearsome valour.

The ground on which supports rest; upheld by none; whose laughter is the opening flower; ever awake; moving upward; walking the true path; giver of breath; the syllable Om; the wager.

The measure; the resting-place of breath; bearer of breath; the life of the breath; the real; knower of the real; the one self; who has gone past birth, death and age.

The tree of the three worlds; the deliverer across; the impeller; great-grandfather of all; the sacrifice; lord of the sacrifice; the sacrificer; whose limbs are the sacrifice; who carries the sacrifice.

Bearer of the sacrifice; doer of the sacrifice; the sacrifice's own; enjoyer of the sacrifice; the means of the sacrifice; who brings the sacrifice to its end; the secret of the sacrifice; the food; and the eater of food.

Whose womb is himself; self-arisen; the one who digs; singer of the Saman; joy of Devaki; the creator; lord of the earth; who undoes wrongdoing.

Bearer of the conch; holding the Nandaka sword; bearing the discus; whose bow is Sharnga; bearer of the mace; whose hand holds the wheel; unshakable; armed with every weapon.

Wearing the forest garland and bearing mace, bow, conch, discus and the Nandaka sword - may the splendid Narayana, Vishnu, Vasudeva keep watch over us.