श्रीविष्णुसहस्रनामस्तोत्रम्

Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram

Author: Bhagavan Veda Vyasa (Mahabharata) · Deity: VISHNU · Category: SAHASRANAMA · 🪔 Diwali Lakshmi Puja 🪔 Vaikuntha Ekadashi 🪔 Krishna Janmashtami 🪔 Sri Rama Navami

Lord Vishnu adorned in pure white garments

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Verse 1

शुक्लाम्बरधरं विष्णुं शशिवर्णं चतुर्भुजम् । प्रसन्नवदनं ध्यायेत् सर्वविघ्नोपशान्तये ॥ १ ॥

śuklāmbaradharaṃ viṣṇuṃ śaśivarṇaṃ caturbhujam | prasannavadanaṃ dhyāyet sarvavighnopaśāntaye || 1 ||

For the pacification of all obstacles, let us meditate on Lord Vishnu, who is robed in immaculate white garments, whose complexion is luminous like the moon, who possesses four divine arms, and whose countenance radiates blissful grace.

The Cosmic All-Pervading Vishnu

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Verse 2

विश्वं विष्णुर्वषट्कारो भूतभव्यभवत्प्रभुः । भूतकृद् भूतभृद् भावो भूतात्मा भूतभावनः ॥ २ ॥

viśvaṃ viṣṇurvaṣaṭkāro bhūtabhavyabhavatprabhuḥ | bhūtakṛd bhūtabhṛd bhāvo bhūtātmā bhūtabhāvanaḥ || 2 ||

He is the Universe (Vishvam), the All-Pervading One (Vishnu), the Sacrificial Invocator (Vashatkara), the Lord of past, present, and future. He is the Creator of all beings, the Sustainer of all existence, the Pure Being, the Inmost Soul of all entities, and the Source of their spiritual elevation.

Sources, Canonical Reference & Credits

Mahabharata, Anushasana Parva, Chapter 149. Imparted by Bhishma Pitamaha to King Yudhishthira on the battlefield of Kurukshetra in the presence of Lord Krishna.