HINDU GODS

Thursday, April 03, 2008

Sri Vishnu Sahasranamam

The Sri Vishnu Sahasranam

Harii OM
shuklaambaradharaM vishhNuM shashivarNaM chaturbhujam |
prasannavadanaM dhyaayet sarva vighnopa.shaantaye || (1)

vyaasaM vasishhTha naptaaraM shakteH pautramakalmashham |
paraasharaatmajaM vande shukataataM taponidhim || (2)

vyaasaaya vishhNu-roopaaya vyaasa roopaaya vishhNave |
namo vai brahma nidhaye vaasishhThaaya namo namaH || (3)

avikaaraaya shuddhaaya nityaaya paramaatmane |
sadaika roopa roopaaya vishhNave sarva jishhNave || (4)

yasya smaraNa maatreNa janmasaM saara bandhanaat |
vimuchyate namastasmai vishhNave prabhavishhNave || (5)

|| oM namo vishhNave prabhavishhNave ||

shrii vaishampaayana uvaacha -
shrutvaa dharmaanasheshheNa paavanaani cha sarvashaH |
yudhishhThiraH shaantanavaM punarevaa-bhyabhaashhata || (6)

yudhishhThira uvaacha -
kimekaM daivataM loke kiMvapyekaM paraayaNam |
stuvantaH kaM kamarchantaH praapnuyur-maanavaaH shubham || (7)

ko dharmaH sarvadharmaaNaaM bhavataH paramo mataH |
kin japan muchyate jantur-janmasaM-saara-bandhanaat || (8)

shrii bhiishhma uvaacha -
jagatprabhuM devedevamanantaM purushhottamam |
stuvannaama-sahasreNa purushhaH satatotthitaH || (9)

tameva chaarchayannityaM bhaktyaa purushhamavyayam |
dhyaayan stuvannamasyaM shcha yajamaanastameva cha || (10)

anaadinidhanaM vishhNuM sarvalokamaheshvaram |
lokaadhyakshaM stuvannityaM sarvaduHkhaatigo bhavet || (11)

brahmaNyaM sarvadharmaGYaM lokaanaaM kiirtivardhanam |
lokanaathaM mahadbhuutaM sarvabhuutabhavodbhavam || (12)

eshha me sarvadharmaaNaaM dharmo.adhikatamo mataH |
yadbhaktyaa puNDarii-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 bhuutaanaaM yo.avyayaH pitaa || (15)

yataH sarvaaNi bhuutaani bhavantyaadiyugaagame |
yasmiM shcha pralayaM yaanti punareva yugakshaye || (16)

tasya lokapradhaanasya jagannaathasya bhuupate |
vishhNornaamasahasraM me shRuNu paapabhayaapaham || (17)

yaani naamaani gauNaani vikhyaataani mahaatmanaH |
RishhibhiH parigiitaani taani vakshyaami bhuutaye || (18)

RishhirnaamnaaM sahasrasya vedavyaaso mahaamuniH |
chhando.anushhTup tathaa devo bhagavaan devakiisutaH || (19)

amRitaaM shoodbhavo biijaM shaktirdevakii nandanaH |
trisaamaa hrudayaM tasya shaantyarthe viniyujyate || (20)

vishhNuM jishhNuM mahaavishhNuM prabhavishhNuM maheshvaram |
anekaruupa daityaantaM namaami purushhottamam || (21)

asya shrii vishhNordivya sahasranaama stotra mahaamantrasya |

shriivedavyaaso bhagavaanRishhiH |anushhThup chhandaH |
shrii mahaavishhnuH paramaatmaa shriimannaaraayaNo devataa |
amrutaaM shuudbhavo bhaanuriti biijam |
devakii nandanaH srashhTeti shaktiH |
udbhavaH kshobhaNo deva iti paramo mantraH |
shaNkhabhRin.nandakii chakriiti kiilakam |
shaarNga dhanvaa gadaadhara ityastrama |
rathaaNga paaNir akshobhya iti netrama |
trisaamaa saamagaH saameti kavacham |
aanandaM parabrahmeti yoniH |
RituH sudarshanaH kaala iti digbandhaH |
shriivishvaruupa iti dhyaanam |
shriimahaavishhNu priityarthe sahasranaamajape viniyogaH ||

(dhyaanam)

kshiirodhan.vatpradeshe shuchimaNi.vilasatsaikate mauktikaanaam
maalaakLiptaasanasthaH sphaTikamaNi.nibhair.mauktikair.maNDitaaNgaH |

shubhrai.rabhrairadabhrai.ruparivirachitairmuktapiiyuushha varshhaiH
aanandii naH puniiyaadarinalinagadaa shaNkhapaaNirmukundaH ||

bhooH paadaoo yasya naabhirviyadasuranilashchandra sooryau cha netre
karNaavaashaaH shiro dyaurmukhamapi dahano yasya vaasteyamabdhiH |

antaHsthaM yasya vishvaM suranarakhagagobhogigandharvadaityaiH
chitraM raMramyate taM tribhuvana vapushhaM vishhNumiishaM namaami ||

shaantaakaaraM bhujaga-shayanaM padmanaabhaM sureshaM
vishvaakhaaraM gagana-sadRishaM meghavarNaM shubha-aNgam |

lakshmee-kaantaM kamala-nayanaM yogibhir-dhyaana-gamyaM
vande vishhNuM 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 Chant of the 1000 Names of Vishnu Begins Here

AUM namo bhagavate vaasudevaaya |

OM vishvaM vishhNur-vashhaThkaaro bhoota-bhavya-bhavat-prabhuH |
bhoota-kRit bhoota-bhRid bhaavo bhootaatmaa bhootabhaavanaH ||(1)

puutaatmaa paramaatmaa cha muktaanaaM paramaa gatiH |
avyayaH purushaH saakshee kshetrajno akshara eva cha ||(2)

yogo yoga-vidaaM netaa pradhaana-purusheshvaraH |
naarasimha-vapuH shriimaan keshavaH purushottamaH ||(3)

sarvaH sharvaH shivaH sthaaNur bhootaadir nidhir-avyayaH |
saMbhavo bhaavano bhartaa prabhavaH prabhur-eeshvaraH ||(4)



svayaMbhooH shambhur aadityaH pushhkaraaksho mahaasvanaH |
anaadi-nidhano dhaataa vidhaataa dhaaturuttamaH ||(5)

aprameyo hRisheekeshaH padmanaabho-a-maraprabhuH |
vishvakarmaa manustvashhTaa sthavishhThaH sthaviro dhruvaH ||(6)

agraahyaH shaashvataH kRishhNo lohitaakshaH pratardanaH |
prabhootaH trikakub-dhaama pavitraM maNgalaM param ||(7)

eeshaanaH praaNadaH praaNo jyeshhThaH shreshhThaH prajaapatiH |
hiraNya-garbho bhuu-garbho maadhavo madhusuudanaH ||(8)

eeshvaro vikramee dhanvee medhaavee vikramaH kramaH |
anuttamo duraadharshhaH kRitaGYaH kRitir-aatmavaan ||(9)

sureshaH sharaNaM sharma vishva-retaaH prajaa-bhavaH |
ahaH samvatsaro vyaalaH pratyayaH sarvadarshanaH ||(10)

ajaH sarveshvaraH siddhaH siddhiH sarvaadir achyutaH |
vRishhaakapir ameyaatmaa sarva-yoga-viniHssRitaH ||(11)

vasur-vasumanaaH satyaH samaatmaa saMmitaH samaH |
amoghaH puNDareekaaksho vRishhakarmaa vRishhaakRitiH ||(12)

rudro bahu-shiraa babhrur vishvayoniH-shuchi-shravaaH |
amRitaH shaashvataH-sthaaNur-varaaroho mahaatapaaH ||(13)

sarvagaH sarvavid-bhaanuhr-vishhvak-seno janaardanaH |
vedo vedavid-avyaNgo vedaaNgo vedavit kaviH ||(14)

lokaadhyakshaH suraadhyaksho dharmaadhyakshaH kRitaa-kRitaH |
chaturaatmaa chaturvyuuhas-chatur-damshTrash-chatur-bhujaH ||(15)

bhraajishhNur-bhojanaM bhoktaa sahishhNur-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 shriimaan ameyaatmaa mahaadri-dhRik ||(19)

maheshhvaaso mahiibhartaa shreenivaasaH sataaM gatiH |
aniruddhaH suraanando govindo govidaaM-patiH ||(20)