Vishnu Sahasranama

One should meditate upon Lord Vishnu who wears white garments, who is all-pervading, who is bright as the moon, who has four arms, and who has a pleasant countenance — for the removal of all obstacles.

Salutations to Lord Vishnu, the all-powerful, by whose mere remembrance one is freed from the bondage of birth and the cycle of worldly existence.

Om — (1) Vishvam — He who is the universe itself, (2) Vishnuh — He who pervades everything, (3) Vashatkaarah — He for whom the sacrificial exclamation Vashat is made, (4) Bhuta-Bhavya-Bhavat-Prabhuh — The Lord of past, future, and present, (5) Bhutakrit — The creator of all beings, (6) Bhutabhrit — The sustainer of all beings, (7) Bhavah — He who is pure existence, (8) Bhutatma — The soul of all beings, (9) Bhutabhavanah — He who nourishes all beings.

(10) Putatma — The pure soul, (11) Paramatma — The Supreme Soul, (12) Muktanam Parama Gatih — The supreme goal of the liberated, (13) Avyayah — The imperishable, (14) Purushah — He who dwells in the body, (15) Sakshi — The witness of all, (16) Kshetragnah — The knower of the field (body), (17) Aksharah — The indestructible, He who never perishes.

(18) Yogah — He who is yoga itself, (19) Yogavidam Neta — The guide of the knowers of yoga, (20) Pradhana-Purusheshvarah — The Lord of Pradhana (primordial matter) and Purusha (soul), (21) Narasimha-Vapuh — He who has the form of Narasimha (man-lion), (22) Shriman — The possessor of Shri (Lakshmi/beauty), (23) Keśavah — Lord of Brahma and Shiva, or He with beautiful hair, (24) Purushottamah — The Supreme Person, the best among all beings.

(25) Sarvah — He who is everything, (26) Sharvah — The destroyer, (27) Shivah — The auspicious one, (28) Sthanuh — The firm and immovable, (29) Bhutadih — The origin of all beings, (30) Nidhih — The treasure in whom all things rest, (31) Avyayah — The imperishable, (32) Sambhavah — He who manifests by his own will, (33) Bhavanah — He who gives existence to all, (34) Bharta — The sustainer of all, (35) Prabhavah — The source of all creation, (36) Prabhuh — The almighty Lord, (37) Ishvarah — The supreme controller.

(38) Svayambhuh — The self-born, (39) Shambhuh — The bestower of happiness, (40) Adityah — Son of Aditi (as Vamana), (41) Pushkarakshah — The lotus-eyed one, (42) Mahasvanah — He of the great voice (Pranava/Om), (43) Anadi-Nidhanah — He who has no beginning or end, (44) Dhata — The supporter of all, (45) Vidhata — The ordainer of destiny, (46) Dhatur-Uttamah — The subtlest and greatest element.

Thus have been completely sung the thousand divine names of the great-souled Keshava, who is worthy of being praised. (This marks the beginning of the Phala Shruti — the section on benefits.)

The person who listens to this daily or recites it shall never encounter any inauspiciousness, either in this world or in the next.