Vishnu Sahasranama

Sanskrit

विश्वं विष्णुर्वषट्कारो भूतभव्यभवत्प्रभुः । भूतकृद्भूतभृद्भावो भूतात्मा भूतभावनः ॥

Transliteration

Viśvaṃ Viṣṇur Vaṣaṭkāro Bhūta Bhavya Bhavat Prabhuḥ | Bhūtakṛd Bhūta Bhṛd Bhāvo Bhūtātmā Bhūta Bhāvanaḥ ||

Meaning

He is Vishwam (the universe itself), Vishnu (the all-pervading one), Vashatkar (invoked in sacrificial rites), the Lord of the past, present, and future; the Creator of beings, the Sustainer of beings, the essence of all being, the Soul of all creatures, and the One who nourishes all existence.

Sanskrit

पूतात्मा परमात्मा च मुक्तानां परमा गतिः । अव्ययः पुरुषः साक्षी क्षेत्रज्ञोऽक्षर एव च ॥

Transliteration

Pūtātmā Paramātmā Ca Muktānāṃ Paramā Gatiḥ | Avyayaḥ Puruṣaḥ Sākṣī Kṣetrajño'kṣara Eva Ca ||

Meaning

He is the Pure Self, the Supreme Self, and the highest goal of those who are liberated; the Imperishable, the Primal Person, the Witness of all, the Knower of the field of matter, and the Undecaying Absolute.

Sanskrit

योगो योगविदां नेता प्रधानपुरुषेश्वरः । नारसिंहवपुः श्रीमान् केशवः पुरुषोत्तमः ॥

Transliteration

Yogo Yoga Vidāṃ Netā Pradhāna Puruṣeśvaraḥ | Nārasiṃhavapuḥ Śrīmān Keśavaḥ Puruṣottamaḥ ||

Meaning

He is Yoga itself, the leader of those who know Yoga, the Lord of both primordial matter and the individual soul; He who has the body of the man-lion (Narasimha), the glorious, Keshava (slayer of the demon Keshi), and Purushottama (the Supreme Person).

Sanskrit

सर्वः शर्वः शिवः स्थाणुर्भूतादिर्निधिरव्ययः । सम्भवो भावनो भर्ता प्रभवः प्रभुरीश्वरः ॥

Transliteration

Sarvaḥ Śarvaḥ Śivaḥ Sthāṇur Bhūtādir Nidhir Avyayaḥ | Sambhavo Bhāvano Bhartā Prabhavaḥ Prabhur Īśvaraḥ ||

Meaning

He is All (Sarva), the Destroyer (Sharva), the Auspicious (Shiva), the Pillar of the universe (Sthanu), the Source of all beings, the Inexhaustible Treasure; the One who manifests creation, who conceives and nurtures it, who bears it, from whom it all originates, and who is the supreme Lord and Master.

Sanskrit

स्वयम्भूः शम्भुरादित्यः पुष्कराक्षो महास्वनः । अनादिनिधनो धाता विधाता धातुरुत्तमः ॥

Transliteration

Svayambhūḥ Śambhur Ādityaḥ Puṣkarākṣo Mahāsvanaḥ | Anādi Nidhano Dhātā Vidhātā Dhātur Uttamaḥ ||

Meaning

He is self-existent (Svayambhu), conferrer of happiness (Shambhu), radiant as the sun (Aditya), lotus-eyed (Pushkaraksho), of great sound (Mahasvana); He is without beginning or end, the Creator who arranges creation, the Author of destiny, and the highest substratum of all.