ॐ Vishnu Sahasranama — 1000 Names of Lord Vishnu

श्री विष्णु सहस्रनाम

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Source: Mahabharata, Anushasana Parva · Narrated by Bhishma to Yudhishthira

ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय

The Vishnu Sahasranama (विष्णु सहस्रनाम) is one of the most sacred hymns of Hinduism — a garland of one thousand divine names of Lord Vishnu, the Preserver and Protector of the Universe. It is found in the Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva, Chapter 149), where the dying Bhishma reveals these names to Yudhishthira on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Each name is a jewel-like expression of one of Vishnu's infinite divine qualities, forms, and cosmic functions. Regular recitation is believed to bestow liberation, peace, and the highest grace.

Invocation · मंगलाचरण

Yasya smaraṇamātreṇa janma-saṁsāra-bandhanāt
Vimucyate namas tasmai Viṣṇave prabha-viṣṇave

By the mere remembrance of whose name, one is freed from the bondage of birth and the cycle of existence — salutations to that all-pervading Vishnu.

The 1000 Sacred Names · सहस्र नाम

Phala Shruti · फलश्रुति

The Benefits of Recitation

"Yāni nāmāni gauṇāni vikhyātāni mahātmanaḥ,
ṛṣibhiḥ parigītāni tāni vakṣyāmi bhūtaye."

He who recites these Thousand Names of Vishnu with devotion shall be freed from all sins, attain long life, health, prosperity, fame, and ultimately the supreme state of liberation (Moksha). These names, declared by the great sage Bhishma, are the most potent of all prayers.

Benefits of daily recitation:

• Removes all sins accumulated over lifetimes
• Grants health, wealth, wisdom and progeny
• Protects from all evil and calamity
• Fulfills all righteous desires
• Leads to liberation (Moksha) from the cycle of birth and death
• Makes the devotee dear to Lord Vishnu

Concluding Prayer · समापन श्लोक

ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय नमः
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Namah

श्री कृष्ण गोविन्द हरे मुरारे। हे नाथ नारायण वासुदेव।।
Shri Krishna Govinda Hare Murare | He Natha Narayana Vasudeva

 Sarve Jana Sukhino Bhavantu — May All Beings Be Happy 

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