Sri Vishnu Sahasaranama Stotram

Sanskrit, Transliteration and English Translation

1000 Names of Sri Vishnu (Slokas 1-36)

विश्वं विष्णुर्वषट्कारो भूतभव्यभवत्प्रभुः ।
भूतकृद्भूतभृद्भावो भूतात्मा भूतभावनः ॥ १॥

viśvaṁ viṣṇurvaṣaṭkārō bhūtabhavyabhavatprabhuḥ,
bhūtakṛdbhūtabhṛdbhāvō bhūtātmā bhūtabhāvanaḥ. (1)

1. Viśvaṁ: The all or the Universe.
2. Viṣṇuḥ: He who pervades everything.
3. Vaṣaṭkāraḥ: For whom the sacrificial versus are uttered in the yajnas.
4. Bhūta-bhavya-bhavat-prabhuḥ: The one who is the master and beyond the past, present and  the future.
5. Bhūtakṛd: The creator and destroyer of all existences in the universe.
6. Būtabhṛd: One who supports or sustains or governs the universe.
7. Bhāvaḥ: Pure existence.
8. Bhūtātmā: The essence of all beings.
9. Bhūta-bhāvanaḥ: He who originates and develops all Elements.

पूतात्मा परमात्मा च मुक्तानां परमा गतिः ।
अव्ययः पुरुषः साक्षी क्षेत्रज्ञोऽक्षर एव च ॥ २॥

pūtātmā paramātmā ca muktānāṁ paramā gatiḥ,
avyayaḥ puruṣaḥ sākṣī kṣetrajñōkṣara eva ca. (2)

10. Pūtātmā: One whose nature is purity/who is purity.
11. Paramātmā: He who is the supreme one and the Atman.
12. Muktānāṁ paramā gatiḥ: The highest goal of the liberated ones.
13. Avyayaḥ: One for whom there is no decay.
14. Puruṣaḥ: One who abides in the body or pura.
15. Sākṣī: One who witnesses everything.
16. Kṣetrajñaḥ: The knower of the field or body.
17. Akṣara: He who is without destruction.

योगो योगविदां नेता प्रधानपुरुषेश्वरः ।
नारसिंहवपुः श्रीमान् केशवः पुरुषोत्तमः ॥ ३॥

yōgō yōgavidāṁ netā pradhānapuruṣeśvaraḥ,
nārasiṁhavapuḥ śrīmān keśavaḥ puruṣōttamaḥ. (3)

18. Yogaḥ: One attainable through Yoga.
19. Yogavidāṁ netā: The master of those who are established in the above-mentioned  Yoga.
20. Pradhāna-puruṣeśvaraḥ: The master of pradhana or Prakriti and Purusha or Jiva.
21. Nārasiṁha-vapuḥ: One in whom the bodies of a man and a lion are combined.
22. Śrimān: One on whose chest the goddess Shri always dwells.
23. Keśavaḥ: One whose Kesa or locks are beautiful.
24. Puruṣottamaḥ: The greatest among all Purushas.

सर्वः शर्वः शिवः स्थाणुर्भूतादिर्निधिरव्ययः ।
सम्भवो भावनो भर्ता प्रभवः प्रभुरीश्वरः ॥ ४॥

sarvaḥ śarvaḥ śivaḥ sthāṇurbhūtādirnidhiravyayaḥ,
saṁbhavō bhāvanō bhartā prabhavaḥ prabhurīśvaraḥ. (4)

25. Sarvaḥ: The omniscient source of all existence.
26. Śarvaḥ: Destroyer.
27. Śivaḥ: One pure.
28. Sthāṇur: One who is steady, immovable and changeless.
29. Bhūtādiḥ: Source of all elements or existing things.
30. Nidhir-avyayaḥ: The changeless and indestructible Being in whom the whole universe becomes merged and remains in seminal condition at the time of Pralaya or cosmic dissolution.
31. Sambhavaḥ: One born out of His own will as incarnation.
32. Bhāvanaḥ: One who generates the fruits or Karmas of all Jivas for them to enjoy.
33. Bhartā: One who supports the universe as its substratum.
34. Prabhavaḥ: One from whom all the great elements have their birth. Or one who has exalted births as incarnations.
35. Prabhuḥ: One who is an adept in all rites.
36. Iśvaraḥ: One who has unlimited lordliness or power over all things.

स्वयम्भूः शम्भुरादित्यः पुष्कराक्षो महास्वनः ।
अनादिनिधनो धाता विधाता धातुरुत्तमः ॥ ५॥

svayaṁbhūḥ śaṁbhurādityaḥ puṣkarākṣō mahāsvanaḥ,
anādinidhanō dhātā vidhātā dhāturuttamaḥ. (5)

37. Svayambhūḥ: One who exists by Himself, uncaused by any other.
38. Śaṁbhuḥ: One who bestows happiness on devotees.
39. Ādityaḥ: The golden-hued person in the sun's orb.
40. Puṣkarākṣaḥ: One who has eyes resembling the petals of Pushkara or lotus.
41. Mahāsvanaḥ: One from whom comes the great sound – the Veda.
42. Anāndi-nidhanaḥ: The one existence that has neither birth nor death.
43. Dhātā: One who is the support of the universe.
44. Vidhātā: He who generates Karmas and their fruits.
45. Dhāturuttamaḥ: The ultimate support of every thing.

अप्रमेयो हृषीकेशः पद्मनाभोऽमरप्रभुः ।
विश्वकर्मा मनुस्त्वष्टा स्थविष्ठः स्थविरो ध्रुवः ॥ ६॥

aprameyō hṛṣīkeśaḥ padmanābho’maraprabhuḥ,
viśvakarmā manusvtaṣṭā sthaviṣṭhaḥ sthaviro dhruvaḥ. (6)

46. Aprameyaḥ: One who is not measurable or understandable by any of the accepted means of knowledge like sense, perception, inference etc.
47. Hṛṣīkeśaḥ: The master of the senses or He under whose control the senses subsist.
48. Padmanābhaḥ: He in whose navel (nabhi) the lotus (padma), the source of the universe, stands.
49. Amara-prabhuḥ: The master of Amaras or the deathless ones, i.e. the Devas.
50. Viśvakarmā: He whose Karma (work) has resulted in all that exists (Vishvam) or He whose power of creation is unique and wonderful.
51. Manuḥ: He who thinks.
52. Tvaṣṭā: He who makes all beings shrunken (Tanukarana) at the time of cosmic dissolution.
53. Sthaviṣṭaḥ: He who excels in everything in bulk or substantiality.
54. Sthaviraḥ-dhruvaḥ: Eternal One, being the most ancient. It is taken as a single phrase, the name along with its qualification.

अग्राह्यः शाश्वतः कृष्णो लोहिताक्षः प्रतर्दनः ।
प्रभूतस्त्रिककुब्धाम पवित्रं मङ्गलं परम् ॥ ७॥

agrāhyaḥ śāśvataḥ kṛṣṇō lōhitākṣaḥ pratardanaḥ,
prabhūtastrikakubdhāma pavitraṁ maṁgalaṁ param. (7)

55. Agrāhyaḥ: One who cannot be grasped by the organs or knowledge or conceived by the mind.
56. Śāśvataḥ: One who exists at all times.
57. Kṛṣṇaḥ: The existence-Knowledge-Bliss.
58. Lohitākṣaḥ: One whose eyes are tinged red.
59. Pratardanaḥ: Destroyer of all at the time of cosmic dissolution.
60. Prabhūtaḥ: Great because of unique qualities like omnipotence, omniscience etc.
61. Tri-kakub-dhāma: He who is the support (dharma) of the three regions above, below and in the middle.
62. Pavitraṁ: That which purifies everything.
63. Maṅgalaṁ param: Supremely auspicious.

ईशानः प्राणदः प्राणो ज्येष्ठः श्रेष्ठः प्रजापतिः ।
हिरण्यगर्भो भूगर्भो माधवो मधुसूदनः ॥ ८॥

īśānaḥ prāṇadaḥ prāṇō jyeṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ prajāpatiḥ,
hiraṇyagarbhō bhūgarbhō mādhavō madhusūdanaḥ. (8)

64. Īśānaḥ: He who controls and regulates everything.
65. Prāṇadaḥ: One who bestows or activates the Prana, the vital energy.
66. Prāṇaḥ: The Supreme Being.
67. Jyeṣṭhaḥ: The eldest of all; for there is nothing before Him.
68. Śreṣṭhaḥ: One deserving the highest praise.
69. Prajāpatiḥ: The master of all living beings, because He is Ishvara.
70. Hiraṇyagarbhaḥ: One who is Atman of even Brahma the creator.
71. Bhūgarbhaḥ: One who has got the world within Himself.
72. Mādhavaḥ: The Consort of Ma or Mahalakshmi or one who is fit to be known through Madhu-Vidya.
73. Madhusūdanaḥ: The destroyer of the demon Madhu.

ईश्वरो विक्रमी धन्वी मेधावी विक्रमः क्रमः ।
अनुत्तमो दुराधर्षः कृतज्ञः कृतिरात्मवान् ॥ ९॥

īśvarō vikramī dhanvī medhāvī vikramaḥ kramaḥ,
anuttamō durādharṣaḥ kṛtajñaḥ kṛtirātmavān. (9)

74. Īśvaraḥ: The Omnipotent Being.
75. Vikramī: The courageous One.
76. Dhanvī: One armed with bow.
77. Medhāvī: He who has great intelligence capable of grasping all texts.
78. Vikramaḥ: He who crosses (Karmana) i.e. transcends samsara. Or one who has Vih, bird i.e. Garuda as His mount.
79. Kramaḥ: Vishnu is called Kramah, because He is the cause of Kramana or crossing of the ocean of samsara by devotees, or because from Him all Krama or manifestation of the universe, has taken place.
80. Anuttamaḥ: He than whom there is none greater.
81. Durādharṣaḥ: One whom none (Asuras) can overcome.
82. Kṛtajñaḥ: One who knows everything about what has been done (Kruta) by Jivas. Also one who is pleased even with those who offer such simple offerings as leaves, flowers, fruits and water.
83. Kṛtiḥ: The word means what is achieved through all human efforts or works.
84. Ātmavān: One established in his own greatness i.e. requiring no other support than Himself.

सुरेशः शरणं शर्म विश्वरेताः प्रजाभवः ।
अहः संवत्सरो व्यालः प्रत्ययः सर्वदर्शनः ॥ १०॥

sureśaḥ śaraṇaṁ śarma viśvaretāḥ prajābhavaḥ,
ahaḥ saṁvatsarō vyālaḥ pratyayassarvadarśanaḥ. (10)

85. Sureśaḥ: The lord of the Suras or Devas. It can also mean the greatest of those who bestow good.
86. Śaraṇaṁ: One who removes the sorrows of those in distress.
87. Śarma: One who is of the nature of supreme bliss.
88. Viśvaretāḥ: The seed of the universe.
89. Prajābhavaḥ: He from whom all beings have originated.
90. Ahaḥ: Luminous one.
91. Saṁvasaraḥ: As Time is a from of Vishnu, He is called Samvasara or a year.
92. Vyālaḥ: Being ungraspable like a serpent, He is called Vyalah.
93. Pratyayaḥ: One who is of the nature of Pratiti or Prajna (consciousness).
94. Sarva-darśanaḥ: One with eyes everywhere. As the Lord has assumed all forms, the eye-sight of all beings is His.

अजः सर्वेश्वरः सिद्धः सिद्धिः सर्वादिरच्युतः ।
वृषाकपिरमेयात्मा सर्वयोगविनिःसृतः ॥ ११॥

ajaḥ sarveśvaraḥ siddhaḥ siddhiḥ sarvādiracyutaḥ,
vṛṣākapirameyātmā sarvayōgaviniḥsṛtaḥ. (11)

95. Ajah: One who has no birth.
96. Sarveśvaraḥ: The Lord of all Lords or the supreme Lord.
97. Siddhaḥ: One ever established in one's own nature.
98. Siddhiḥ: One who is of the nature of Consciousness in all.
99. Sarvādiḥ: One who is the first cause of all elements.
100. Achyutaḥ: One who never lost and will never lose his inherent nature and powers.
101. Vṛṣākapiḥ: One who shwers all objects of desire.
102. Ameyātmā: One whose form or nature cannot be measured and determined.
103. Sarvayoga-viniḥsṛutaḥ: One who stands aside completely from all bondage.

वसुर्वसुमनाः सत्यः समात्माऽसम्मितः समः ।
अमोघः पुण्डरीकाक्षो वृषकर्मा वृषाकृतिः ॥ १२॥

vasurvasumanāḥ satyaḥ samātmā sammitaḥ samaḥ,
amōghaḥ puṇḍarīkākṣō vṛṣakarmā vṛṣākṛtiḥ. (12)

104. Vasuḥ: One in whom all beings dwell and one who dwells in all beings.
105. Vasumanāḥ: The term Vasu means wealth or riches. Here it indicates greatness. So it means one possessed of a great mind i.e. a mind free from attachments, anger and other evil qualities.
106. Satyaḥ: One whose nature is Truth.
107. Samātmā: One whose mind is Sama, without partiality or anger and thus the same towards all beings.
108. Sammitaḥ: This name and the previous (samatma) occurring together, can be split in two ways – as samātmā + sammitaḥ and as samātmā + asammitaḥ.
109. Samaḥ: One unpertubed at all times.
110. Amoghaḥ: One whose worship will never go in vain, but will bear ample fruits.
111. Puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ: One who has pervaded, i.e. is realized in, the lotus of the heart. Or One whose eyes resemble the petals of a lotus.
112. Vṛṣakarmā: One whose actions are according to Vrushas i.e. Dharma.
113. Vṛṣāakṛtiḥ: One who takes form for the sake of Vrushas or Dharma.

रुद्रो बहुशिरा बभ्रुर्विश्वयोनिः शुचिश्रवाः ।
अमृतः शाश्वतस्थाणुर्वरारोहो महातपाः ॥ १३॥

rudrō bahuśirā babhrurviśvayōniḥ śuciśravāḥ,
amṛtaḥ śāśvataḥ sthāṇurvarārōhō mahātapāḥ. (13)

114. Rudraḥ: One who makes all beings cry at the time of cosmic dissolution.
115. Bahuśirāḥ: One with innumerable heads.
116. Babhruḥ: One who governs the world.
117. Viśvayoniḥ: One who is the cause of the world.
118. Śuciśravāḥ: One whose names and glories are very holy and purifying to be heard.
119. Amṛtaḥ: One who is deathless.
120. Śāśvata-sthāṇuḥ: One who is both eternal and firmly established, unchanging.
121. Varārohaḥ: He whose lap gives the highest blessings.
122. Mahātapāḥ: The austerity connected with creation, which is of the nature of knowledge is of great potency.

सर्वगः सर्वविद्भानुर्विष्वक्सेनो जनार्दनः ।
वेदो वेदविदव्यङ्गो वेदाङ्गो वेदवित् कविः ॥ १४॥

sarvagaḥ sarvavidbhānurviṣvaksenō janārdanaḥ,
vedō vedavidavyaṅgō vedāṅgō vedavit kaviḥ. (14)

123. Sarvagaḥ: One who pervades everything, being of the nature of their material cause.
124. Sarvavid-bhānuḥ: One who is omniscient and illumines everything.
125. Viṣvakśenaḥ: He before whom all Asura armies get scattered.
126. Janārdanaḥ: One who inflicts suffering on evil men.
127. Vedaḥ: He who is of the form of the Veda.
128. Vedavid: One who knows the Veda and its meaning.
129. Avyaṅgaḥ: One who is self-fulfilled by knowledge and other great attributes and is free from every defect.
130. Vedāṅgaḥ: He to whom the Vedas stand as organs.
131. Vedavit: One who knows all the Vedas.
132. Kaviḥ: One who sees everything.

लोकाध्यक्षः सुराध्यक्षो धर्माध्यक्षः कृताकृतः ।
चतुरात्मा चतुर्व्यूहश्चतुर्दंष्ट्रश्चतुर्भुजः ॥ १५॥

lōkādhyakṣaḥ surādhyakṣō dharmādhyakṣaḥ kṛtākṛta:
caturātmā caturvyūhaścaturdaṁṣṭraścaturbhujaḥ. (15)

133. Lokādhyakṣaḥ: He who witnesses the whole universe.
134. Surākādhyakṣaḥ: One who is the overlord of the protecting Divinities of all regions.
135. Dharmādhyakṣaḥ: One who directly sees the merits (Dharma) and demerits (Adharma) of beings by bestwing their due rewards on all beings.
136. Kṛtākṛtaḥ: One who is an effect in the form of the worlds and also a non-effect as their cause.
137. Caturātmā: One who for the sake of creation, sustentation and dissolution assumes forms.
138. Chaturvyūhaḥ: One who adopts a fourfold manifestation.
139. Chatur-daṁṣṭraḥ: One with four fangs in His Incarnation as Nisimha.
140. Chatur-bhujaḥ: One with four arms.

भ्राजिष्णुर्भोजनं भोक्ता सहिष्णुर्जगदादिजः ।
अनघो विजयो जेता विश्वयोनिः पुनर्वसुः ॥ १६॥

bhrājiṣṇurbhōjanaṁ bhōktā sahiṣṇurjagadādijaḥ,
anaghō vijayō jetā viśvayōniḥ punarvasuḥ. (16)

141. 141. Bhrājiṣṇuḥ: One who is pure luminosity.
142. Bhojanam: Prakruti or Maya is called Bhojanam or what is enjoyed by the Lord.
143. Bhoktā: As he, purusha, enjoys the prakruti, He is called the enjoyer or Bhokta.
144. Sahiṣṇuḥ: As He suppresses Asuras like Kiranyaksha, He is Sahishnu.
145. Jagadādhijaḥ: One who manifested as Hiranyagarbha by Himself at the beginning of creation.
146. Anaghaḥ: The sinless one.
147. Vijayaḥ: One who has mastery over the whole universe by virtue of his six special excellences like omnipotence, omniscience etc. known as Bhagas.
148. Jetā: One who is naturally victorious over beings, i.e. superior to all beings.
149. Viśvayoniḥ: The source of the universe.
150. Punarvasuḥ: One who dwells again and again in the bodies as the Jivas.

उपेन्द्रो वामनः प्रांशुरमोघः शुचिरूर्जितः ।
अतीन्द्रः सङ्ग्रहः सर्गो धृतात्मा नियमो यमः ॥ १७॥

upendrō vāmanaḥ prāṁśuramōghaḥ śucirūrjitaḥ.
atīndraḥ saṅgrahaḥ sargō dhṛtātmā niyamō yama. (17)

151. Upendraḥ: One born as the younger brother of Indra.
152. Vāmanaḥ: One who, in the form of Vamana (dwarf), went begging to Bali.
153. Prāṁśuḥ: One of great height.
154. Amoghaḥ: One whose acts do not go in vain.
155. Śuchiḥ: One who purifies those who adore and praise Him.
156. Ūrjitaḥ: One of infinite strength.
157. Atīndraḥ: One who is superior to Indra by His inherent attributes like omnipotence, omniscience etc.
158. Saṅgrahaḥ: One who is of the subtle form of the universe to be created.
159. Sargaḥ: The creator of Himself
160. Dhṛtātmā: One who is ever in His inherent form or nature, without the transformation involved in birth and death.
161. Niyamaḥ: One who appoints His creatures in particular stations.
162. Yamaḥ: One who regulates all, remaining within them.

वेद्यो वैद्यः सदायोगी वीरहा माधवो मधुः ।
अतीन्द्रियो महामायो महोत्साहो महाबलः ॥ १८॥

vedyō vaidyaḥ sadāyōgī vīrahā mādhavō madhuḥ,
atīndriyō mahāmāyō mahōtsāhō mahābalaḥ. (18)

163. Vedyaḥ: One who has to be known by those who aspire for Mokshas.
164. Vaidhyaḥ: One who knows all Vidyas or branches of knowledge.
165. Sadāyogī: One who is ever experienceble, being ever existent.
166. Vīrahā: One who destroys heroic Asuras for the protection of Dharma.
167. Mādhavaḥ: One who is the Lord or Master of Ma or knowledge.
168. Madhuḥ: Honey, because the Lord gives joy, just like honey.
169. Atīndriyaḥ: One who is not knowable by the senses.
170. Mahāmāyaḥ: One who can cause illusion even over other great illusionists.
171. Mahotsāhaḥ: One who is ever busy in the work of creation, sustentation and dissolution.
172. Mahābalaḥ: The strongest among all who have strength.

महाबुद्धिर्महावीर्यो महाशक्तिर्महाद्युतिः ।
अनिर्देश्यवपुः श्रीमानमेयात्मा महाद्रिधृक् ॥ १९॥

mahābuddhirmahāvīryō mahāśaktirmahādyutiḥ,
anirdeśyavapuḥ śrīmānameyātmā mahādridhṛk. (19)

173. Mahābuddiḥ: The wisest among the wise.
174. Mahāvīryaḥ: The most powerful one, because Ignorance which is the cause of Samsara is His great power.
175. Mahāśaktiḥ: One with great resources of strength and skill.
176. Mahādyutiḥ: One who is intensely brilliant both within and without.
177. Anirdeśya-vapuḥ: One who cannot be indicated to another as: 'He is this', because He cannot be objectively known.
178. Śrīmān: One endowed with greatness of every kind.
179. Ameyātmā: The Spirit with intelligence that cannot be measured by any one.
180. Mahādridhṛk: One who held up the great mountain 'Mandara' at the time of the churning of the Milk Ocean and also Govardhana in his Krishna incarnation.

महेष्वासो महीभर्ता श्रीनिवासः सतां गतिः ।
अनिरुद्धः सुरानन्दो गोविन्दो गोविदां पतिः ॥ २०॥

maheṣvāsō mahībhartā śrīnivāsaḥ satāṁ gatiḥ,
aniruddhaḥ surānandō gōvindō gōvidāṁ patiḥ. (20)

181. Maheṣvāsaḥ: One equipped with the great bow.
182. Mahībhartā: One who held up the earth submerged in Pralaya waters.
183. Śrīnivāsaḥ: One on whose chest the Goddess Shri, eternal in nature, dwells.
184. Satāṁgatiḥ: One who bestows the highest destiny attainable, to all holy men.
185. Aniruddhaḥ: One who has never been obstructed by any one or anything from manifesting in various forms.
186. Surānandaḥ: One who bestows joy on all divinities.
187. Govindaḥ: Gau means words. Thou pervadest all words, giving them power. Therefore sages call the Govinda.
188. Govidāṁ patiḥ: Gau means words. One who knows them is Govid. He who is the master of words is indicated by this name.

मरीचिर्दमनो हंसः सुपर्णो भुजगोत्तमः ।
हिरण्यनाभः सुतपाः पद्मनाभः प्रजापतिः ॥ २१॥

marīcirdamanō haṁsaḥ suparṇō bhujagōttamaḥ,
hiraṇyanābhaḥ sutapāḥ padmanābhaḥ prajāpati (21)

189. Marīciḥ: The supreme power and impressiveness seen in persons endowed with such qualities.
190. Damanaḥ: One who in the form of Yama inflicts punishments on those who tread the path of unrighteousness.
191. Haṁsaḥ: One who removes the fear of Samsara from those who practise the sense of identity with Him.
192. Suparṇaḥ: One who has two wings in the shape of Dharma and Adharma.
193. Bhujagottamaḥ: One who is the greatest among those who move on Bhujas or arms, that is, serpents. The great serpents like Ananta and Vasuki are the powers of Vishnu, so he has come to have this name.
194. Hiraṇyanābhaḥ: From whose golden navel arose the lord of creation Brahmā.
195. Sutapāḥ: One who performs rigorous austerities at Badarikashrama as Nara and Narayana.
196. Padmanābhaḥ: One whose navel is beautifully shaped like lotus.
197. Prajāpatiḥ: The father of all beings, who are His children.

अमृत्युः सर्वदृक् सिंहः सन्धाता सन्धिमान् स्थिरः ।
अजो दुर्मर्षणः शास्ता विश्रुतात्मा सुरारिहा ॥ २२॥

amṛtyuḥ sarvadṛk siṁhaḥ sandhātā sandhimān sthiraḥ,
ajō durmarṣaṇaḥ śāstā viśrutātmā surārihā. (22)

198. Amṛtyuḥ: One who is without death or its cause.
199. Sarvadṛk: One who sees the Karmas of all Jivas through His inherent wisdom.
200. Simhaḥ: One who does Himsa or destruction.
201. Sandhātā: One who unites the Jivas with the fruits of their actions.
202. Sandhimān: One who is Himself the enjoyer of the fruits of actions.
203. Sthiraḥ: One who is always of the same nature.
204. Ajaḥ: The root 'Aj' has got as meanings both 'go' and 'throw'. So the name means One who goes into the hearts of devotees or One who throws the evil Asuras to a distance, i.e. destroys them.
205. Durmarṣaṇaḥ: One whose might the Asuras cannot bear.
206. Śasta: One who instructs and directs all through the scriptures.
207. Vishrutatma: One who is specially known through signifying terms like Truth, Knowledge, etc.
208. Surārihā: One who destroys the enemies of Suras or Devas.

गुरुर्गुरुतमो धाम सत्यः सत्यपराक्रमः ।
निमिषोऽनिमिषः स्रग्वी वाचस्पतिरुदारधीः ॥ २३॥

gururgurutamō dhāmaḥ satyaḥ satyaparākramaḥ,
nimiṣō nimiṣaḥ sragvī vācaspatirudāradhīḥ. (23)

209. Guruḥ: The greatest teacher.
210. Gurutamaḥ: One who is the teacher of all forms of knowledge.
211. Dhāma: The Supreme Light.
212. Satyaḥ: One who is embodied as virtue of truth specially.
213. Satyaparākamaḥ: One of unfailing valour.
214. Nimiṣaḥ: One whose eye-lids are closed in Yoga-nidra.
215. Animiṣaḥ: One who is ever awake.
216. Sragvī: One who has on Him the necklace called Vaijayanti, which is strung with the subtle aspects of the five elements.
217. Vācaspatir-udāradhīḥ: Being the master of Vak or word i.e. knowledge, He is called so. As his intellect perceives everything, He is Udaradhih. Both these epithets together constitute one name.

अग्रणीर्ग्रामणीः श्रीमान् न्यायो नेता समीरणः ।
सहस्रमूर्धा विश्वात्मा सहस्राक्षः सहस्रपात् ॥ २४॥

agraṇīrgrāmaṇīḥ śrīmān nyāyō netā samīraṇaḥ,
sahasramūrdhā viśvātmā sahasrākṣaḥ sahasrapāt. (24)

218. Agraṇīḥ: One who leads all liberation-seekers to the highest status.
219. Grāmaṇīḥ: One who has the command over Bhutagrama or the collectivity of all beings.
220. Śrīmān: One more resplendent than everything.
221. Nyāyaḥ: The consistency which runs through all ways of knowing and which leads one to the truth of Non-duality.
222. Netā: One who moves this world of becoming.
223. Samīraṇaḥ: One who in the form of breath keeps all living beings functioning.
224. Sahasramūrdhā: One with a thousand, i.e. innumerable, heads.
225. Viśvātmā: The soul of the universe.
226. Sahasrākṣaḥ: One with a thousand or innumerable eyes.
227. Sahasrapāt: One with a thousand, i.e. innumerable legs.

आवर्तनो निवृत्तात्मा संवृतः सम्प्रमर्दनः ।
अहः संवर्तको वह्निरनिलो धरणीधरः ॥ २५॥

āvartanō nivṛttātmā saṁvṛtaḥ saṁpramardanaḥ,
ahaḥ saṁvartakō vahniranilō dharaṇīdharaḥ. (25)

228. Āvrtanaḥ: One who whirls round and round the Samsara-chakra, the wheel of Samsara or worldy existence.
229. Nivṛttātmā: One whose being is free or untouched by the bondage of Snamsara.
230. Saṁvṛtaḥ: One who is covered by all-covering Avidya or ignorance.
231. Sampramardanaḥ: One who delivers destructive blows on all beings through His Vibhutis (power manifestation like Rudra, Yama etc.).
232. Ahaḥ-saṁvartakaḥ: The Lord who, as the sun, regulates the succession of day and night.
233. Vahniḥ: One who as fire carries the offerings made to the Devas in sacrifices.
234. Anilaḥ: One who has no fixed residence.
235. Dharaṇī-dharaḥ: One who supports the worlds, Adisesha, elephants of the quarters, etc.

सुप्रसादः प्रसन्नात्मा विश्वधृग्विश्वभुग्विभुः ।
सत्कर्ता सत्कृतः साधुर्जह्नुर्नारायणो नरः ॥ २६॥

suprasādaḥ prasannātmā viśvadhṛgviśvabhugvibhuḥ,
satkartā satkṛtaḥ sādhurjahnurnārāyaṇō naraḥ. (26)

236. Suprasādaḥ: One whose Prasada or mercy is uniquely wonderful, because He gives salvation to Sisupala and others who try to harm Him.
237. Prasannātmā: One whose mind is never contaminated by Rajas or Tamas.
238. Viśvadhṛg: One who holds the universe by his power.
239. Viśvabhug: One who eats up or enjoys or protects the worlds.
240. Vibhuḥ: One who takes various forms.
241. Satkartā: One who offers benefits.
242. Satkṛtaḥ: One who is adored even by those who deserve adoration.
243. Sādhuḥ: One who acts according to justice.
244. Jahnuḥ: One who dissolves all beings in oneself at the time of dissolution.
245. Nārāyaṇaḥ: Nara means Atman. Narayana, that is, one having His residence in all beings.
246. Naraḥ: He directs everything, the eternal Paramatma is called Nara.

असङ्ख्येयोऽप्रमेयात्मा विशिष्टः शिष्टकृच्छुचिः ।
सिद्धार्थः सिद्धसङ्कल्पः सिद्धिदः सिद्धिसाधनः ॥ २७॥

asaṅkhyeyō’prameyātmā viśiṣṭaḥ śiṣṭakṛcchuciḥ,
siddhārthaḥ siddhasaṅkalpaḥ siddhidaḥ siddhisādhanaḥ. (27)

247. Asaṅkhyeyaḥ: One who has no Sankhya or differences of name and form.
248. Aprameyātmā: One whose nature cannot be grasped by any of the means of knowledge.
249. Viśiṣṭaḥ: One who excels everything.
250. Śiṣṭakṛt: One who commands everything. Or one who protects shishtas or good men.
251. Suciḥ: Pure
252. Siddhārthaḥ: One whose object is always fulfilled.
253. Siddhasaṅkalpaḥ: One whose resolutions are always fulfilled.
254. Siddhidaḥ: One who bestows Siddhi or fulfillment on all who practise disciplines, in accordance with their eligibility.
255. Siddhisādhanaḥ: One who brings fulfillment to works that deserve the same.

वृषाही वृषभो विष्णुर्वृषपर्वा वृषोदरः ।
वर्धनो वर्धमानश्च विविक्तः श्रुतिसागरः ॥ २८॥

vṛṣāhī vṛṣabhō viṣṇurvṛṣaparvā vṛṣōdaraḥ,
vardhanō vardhamānaśca viviktaḥ śrutisāgaraḥ. (28)

256. Vṛṣāhī: Vrusha means dharma or merit.
257. Vṛṣābhaḥ: One who showers on the devotees all that they pray for.
258. Viṣṇuḥ: One who pervades everything.
259. Vṛṣaparva: One who has given as steps (Parvas), observances of the nature of Dharma, to those who want to attain the supreme state.
260. Vṛṣodaraḥ: One whose abdomen showers offspring.
261. Vardhanaḥ: One who increases the ecstasy of His devotees.
262. Vardhamānaḥ: One who multiplies in the form of the universe.
263. Viviktaḥ: One who is untouched and unaffected.
264. Śrutisāgaraḥ: One to whom all the shruti or Vedic words and sentences flow.

सुभुजो दुर्धरो वाग्मी महेन्द्रो वसुदो वसुः ।
नैकरूपो बृहद्रूपः शिपिविष्टः प्रकाशनः ॥ २९॥

subhujō durdharō vāgmī mahendrō vasudō vasuḥ,
naikarūpō bṛhadrūpaḥ śipiviṣṭaḥ prakāśanaḥ. (29)

265. Subhujaḥ: One possessing excellent arms that protect the worlds.
266. Durdharaḥ: One who holds up the universe – a work which none else can do.
267. Vāgmi: One from whom the words constituting the Veda come out.
268. Mahendraḥ: The great Lord, that is, the Supreme Being, who is the God of all gods.
269. Vasudaḥ: One who bestows riches.
270. Vasuḥ: One who is himself the Vasu.
271. Naikarūpaḥ: One who is without an exclusive form.
272. Bṛhadrūpaḥ: One who has adopted mysterious forms like that of a Boar.
273. Śipiviṣṭaḥ: Shipi means cow. One who resides in cows as Yajna.
274. Prakāśanaḥ: One who illumines everthing.

ओजस्तेजोद्युतिधरः प्रकाशात्मा प्रतापनः ।
ऋद्धः स्पष्टाक्षरो मन्त्रश्चन्द्रांशुर्भास्करद्युतिः ॥ ३०॥

ōjastejōdyutidharaḥ prakāśātmā pratāpanaḥ,
ṛddhaḥ spaṣṭākṣarō mantraścandrāṁśurbhāskaradyutiḥ. (30)

275. Ōjas-tejō-dyuti-dharaḥ: One who is endowed with strength, vigour and brilliance.
276. Prakāśātmā: One whose form is radiant.
277. Pratāpanaḥ: One who warms the world through the power manifestations like the Sun.
278. Ṛddhaḥ: One who is rich in excellences like Dharma, Gyana (knowledge), Vairagya (renunciation) etc.
279. Spaṣṭākṣaraḥ: He is so called because Omkara, the manifesting sound of the Lord, is Spashta or high pitched.
280. Mantraḥ: One who manifests as the Mantras of the Rk, Sama, Yajus etc., or one who is known through Mantras.
281. Candrāṁśuḥ: He is called 'Chandramshu' or moonlight because just as the moon-light gives relief to men burnt in the heat of the sun, He gives relief and shelter to those who are subjected to the heat of Samsara.
282. Bhāskara-dyutiḥ: He who has the effulgence of the sun.

अमृतांशूद्भवो भानुः शशबिन्दुः सुरेश्वरः ।
औषधं जगतः सेतुः सत्यधर्मपराक्रमः ॥ ३१॥

amṛtāṁśūdbhavō bhānuḥ śaśabinduḥ sureśvaraḥ,
auṣadhaṁ jagataḥ setuḥ satyadharmaparākramaḥ. (31)

283. Amṛtāṁśūdbhavaḥ: The Paramatman from whom Amrutamshu or the Moon originated at the time of the churning of the Milk-ocean.
284. Bhānuḥ: One who shines.
285. Śaśabinduḥ: The word means one who has the mark of the hare, that is the Moon.
286. Sureśvaraḥ: One who is the Lord of all Devas and those who do good.
287. Auṣadham: One who is the Aushadha or medicine for the great disease of Samsara.
288. Jagataḥ setuḥ: One who is the aid to go across the ocean of Samsara.
289. Satya-dharma-parākramaḥ: One whose excellences like righteousness, omniscience, puissance, etc. are all true.

भूतभव्यभवन्नाथः पवनः पावनोऽनलः ।
कामहा कामकृत्कान्तः कामः कामप्रदः प्रभुः ॥ ३२॥

bhūtabhavyabhavannāthaḥ pavanaḥ pāvano’nalaḥ,
kāmahā kāmakṛtkāntaḥ kāmaḥ kāmapradaḥ prabhuḥ. (32)

290. Bhūta-bhavya-bhavan-nāthaḥ: One who is the master for all the beings of the past, future and present.
291. Pavanaḥ: One who is the purifier.
292. Pāvanaḥ: One who causes movement.
293. Analaḥ: The Jivatma is called Anala because it recognizes Ana or Prana as Himself.
294. Kāmahā: One who destroys the desire-nature in seekers after liberation.
295. Kāmakṛt: One who fulfils the wants of pure minded devotees.
296. Kantaḥ: One who is extremely beautiful.
297. Kāmaḥ: One who is sought after by those who desire to attain the four supreme values of life.
298. Kāmapradaḥ: One who liberally fulfils the desires of devotees.
299. Prabhuḥ: One who surpasses all.

युगादिकृद्युगावर्तो नैकमायो महाशनः ।
अदृश्यो व्यक्तरूपश्च सहस्रजिदनन्तजित् ॥ ३३॥

yugādikṛdyugāvartō naikamāyō mahāśanaḥ,
adṛśyō vyaktarūpaśca sahasrajidanantajit. (33)

300. Yugādikṛd: One who is the cause of periods of time like Yuga.
301. Yugāvartaḥ: One who as time causes the repetition of the four Yugas beginning with Satya Yuga.
302. Naikamāyaḥ: One who can assume numerous forms of Maya, not one only.
303. Mahāśanaḥ: One who consumes everything at the end of a Kalpa.
304. Adṛśyaḥ: One who cannot be grasped by any of the five organs of knowledge.
305. Vyaktarūpaḥ: He is so called because His gross form as universe can be clearly perceived.
306. Sahasrajit: One who is victorious over innumerable enemies of the Devas in battle.
307. Anantajit: One who, being endowed with all powers, is victorious at all times over everything.

इष्टोऽविशिष्टः शिष्टेष्टः शिखण्डी नहुषो वृषः ।
क्रोधहा क्रोधकृत्कर्ता विश्वबाहुर्महीधरः ॥ ३४॥

iṣṭō’viśiṣṭaḥ śiṣṭeṣṭaḥ śikhaṇḍī nahuṣō vṛṣaḥ,
krōdhahā krōdhakṛtkartā viśvabāhurmahīdharaḥ. (34)

308. Iṣṭaḥ: One who is dear to all because He is of the nature of supreme Bliss.
309. Aviśiṣṭaḥ: One who resides within all.
310. Śiṣṭeṣṭaḥ: One who is dear to shishta or Knowing Ones.
311. Śikhaṇḍī: Sikhanda means feather of a peacock. One who used it as a decoration for His crown when he adopted the form of a cowherd (Gopa).
312. Nahuṣaḥ: One who binds all beings by Maya the root 'nah' means bondage.
313. Vṛṣaḥ: One who is of the form of Dharma.
314. Krōdhahā: One who eradicates anger in virtuous people.
315. Krōdhakṛt-kartā: One who generates Krodha or anger in evil people.
316. Viśvabāhuḥ: One who is the support of all or one who has got all beings as His arms.
317. Mahīdharaḥ: Mahi means both earth and worship. So the name means one who supports the earth or receives all forms of worship.

अच्युतः प्रथितः प्राणः प्राणदो वासवानुजः ।
अपांनिधिरधिष्ठानमप्रमत्तः प्रतिष्ठितः ॥ ३५॥

acyutaḥ prathitaḥ prāṇaḥ prāṇadō vāsavānujaḥ,
apāṁnidhiradhiṣṭhānamapramattaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ. (35)

318. Acyutaḥ: One who is without the six transformations beginning with birth.
319. Prathitaḥ: One who is famous because of His works like creation of the worlds etc.
320. Prāṇaḥ: One who as Hiranyagarbha endows all beings with Prana.
321. Prāṇadaḥ: One who bestows Prana, that is, strength, on Devas and Asuras and also destroys them by withdrawing it.
322. Vāsavānujaḥ: One who was born as younger brother of Indra (Vasava) in His incarnation as Vamana.
323. Apāṁ nidhiḥ: The word means collectivity of water or the ocean.
324. Adhiṣṭhānam: The seat or support for everything.
325. Apramattaḥ: One who is always vigilant in awarding the fruits of actions to those who are entiled to them.
326. Pratiṣṭhitaḥ: One who is supported and established in His own greatness.

स्कन्दः स्कन्दधरो धुर्यो वरदो वायुवाहनः ।
वासुदेवो बृहद्भानुरादिदेवः पुरन्दरः ॥ ३६॥

skandaḥ skandadharō dhuryō varadō vāyuvāhanaḥ,
vāsudevō bṛhadbhānurādidevaḥ purandaraḥ. (36)

327. Skandaḥ: One who drives everything as air.
328. Skanda-dharaḥ: One who supports Skanda or the righteous path.
329. Dhuryaḥ: One who bears the weight of the burden of all beings in the form of birth etc.
330. Varadaḥ: One who gives boons.
331. Vāyuvāhanaḥ: One who vibrates the seven Vayus or atmospheres beginning with Avaha.

332. Vāsudevaḥ: One who is both Vasu and Deva.
333. Bṛhadbhānuḥ: The great brilliance.
334. Ādidevaḥ: The Divinity who is the source of all Devas.
335. Purandaraḥ: One who destroys the cities of the enemies of Devas.

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