Vishnu is the God the Preserver, the sustainer of life, worshipped by millions in his incarnation as Rama and Krishna. The thousand names reiterate a single message the Lord is everything, everywhere. His names evoke the qualities that elevate our lives forgiveness, beauty, tenderness, compassion, and love.

Sahasranama means thousand (sahasra) names (nama), and Sahasranama Stotra is a hymn eulogizing the Lord by recounting one thousand of His names. As the various sects of Hindu-tradition (Shaivism, Shaktism, and Vaishnavism) grew and spread, it must have become extremely popular to write hymns of a thousand names for the primary Deity of worship.

1000 names of Lord Vishnu with meaning

1. om viśvasmai namaḥ – ॐ विश्वस्मै नमः।
Salutations to the plenum – fill in all respects
2. om viṣṇave namaḥ – ॐ विष्णवे नमः।
Salutations to the one who pervades everything in the universe.
3. om vaṣaṭ-kārāya namaḥ – ॐ वषट्काराय नमः।
Salutations to the controller & director of the universe.
4. om bhūta-bhavya bhavat-prabhave namaḥ – ॐ भूतभव्यभवत्प्रभवे नमः।
Salutations to the master of all things past, present and future
5. om bhūta-krte namaḥ – ॐ भूतकृते नमः।
Salutations to the one who creates everything without depending on anything.
6. om bhūta-bhrte namaḥ – ॐ भूतभृते नमः।
Salutations to the supporter of all, who bears all things.
7. om bhāvāya namaḥ – ॐ भावाय नमः।
Salutations to the existent one
8. om bhūtātmane namaḥ – ॐ भूतात्मने नमः।
Salutations to the Over-self of all being
9. om bhūta-bhāvanāya namaḥ – ॐ भूतभावनाय नमः।
Salutations to the nourisher of all beings
10. om pūtātmane namaḥ – ॐ पूतात्मने नमः।
Salutations to the pure self — who in spite of being the over-self of all beings he remains
unaffected by Material Nature.
11. om paramātmane namaḥ – ॐ पूतात्मने नमः।
Salutations to the Supreme Self
12. om muktānām paramā-gataye namaḥ – ॐ मुक्तानां परमगतये नमः।
Salutations to the Supreme goal of the liberated ones (muktas)
13. om avyayāya namaḥ – ॐ अव्ययाय नमः।
Salutations to him who rejects none, no one who makes an effort to reach Him is sent away.
14. om puruṣāya namaḥ – ॐ पुरुषाय नमः।
Salutations to the generous one who bestows boons in plenty.
15. om sakṣiṇe namaḥ – ॐ साक्षिणे नमः।
Salutations to the supreme witness who sees all things.
16. om kṣetrajñāya namaḥ – ॐ क्षेत्रज्ञाय नमः।
Salutations to the knower of all fields of action and the particular place to which to send the
liberated ones (muktas)
17. om akṣarāya namaḥ – ॐ अक्षराय नमः।
Salutations to him who never wanes or diminishes in any manner.
18. om yogāya namaḥ – ॐ योगाय नमः।
Salutations to him who is the means to salvation.
19. om yoga-vidāṃ-netre namaḥ – ॐ योगविदां नेत्रे नमः।
Salutations to him Who guides the practitioners of yoga.
20. om pradhāna puruṣeśvarāya namaḥ – ॐ प्रधानपुरुषेश्वराय नमः।
Salutations to the Lord of primordial matter and jivas
21. om nārasiṃha vapuṣe namaḥ – ॐ नारसिंहवपुषे नमः।
Salutations to the one who incarnated as a Man-lion.
22. om śrīmate namaḥ – ॐ श्रीमते नमः।
Salutations to him of a lovely form which is supernal and divine.
23. om keśavāya namaḥ – ॐ केशवाय नमः।
Salutations to him who has lovely locks of hair.
24. om puruṣottamāya namaḥ – ॐ पुरुषोत्तमाय नमः।
Salutations to the Supreme Person.
25. om sarvasmai namaḥ – ॐ सर्वस्मै नमः।
Salutations to the All who transcends everything.
26. om śarvāya namaḥ – ॐ शर्वाय नमः।
Salutations to the remover of all that is negative.
27. om śivāya namaḥ – ॐ शिवाय नमः।
Salutations to the giver of auspiciousness
28. om sthānave namaḥ – ॐ स्थाणवे नमः।
Salutations to the firm one, who is firm in granting blessings.
29. om bhūtādaye namaḥ – ॐ भूतादये नमः।
Salutations to him who is eagerly resorted to by all
30. om nidhaye avyayāya namaḥ – ॐ निधये अव्ययाय नमः।
Salutations to the inexhaustible treasure, that is worthy of protection by the devotee.
31. om śambhavāya namaḥ – ॐ सम्भवाय नमः।
Salutations to the one who manifests himself even though he is as precious as a hidden treasure.
32. om bhāvanāya namaḥ – ॐ भावनाय नमः।
Salutations to the Saviour who repeatedly takes birth.
33. om bhartre namaḥ – ॐ भर्त्रे नमः।
Salutations to the Supporter through nourishing all things
34. om prabhavāya namaḥ – ॐ प्रभवाय नमः।
Salutations to him of exalted birth of a sublime nature.
35. om prabhave namaḥ – ॐ प्रभवे नमः।
Salutations to the one who is all powerful.
36. om iśvarāya namaḥ – ॐ ईश्वराय नमः।
Salutations to the Supreme Monarch.
37. om svāyaṃbhuve namaḥ – ॐ स्वयम्भुवे नमः।
Salutations to the one who is Self-manifest.
38. om śaṃbhave namaḥ – ॐ शम्भवे नमः।
Salutations to the source of bliss for all sentient beings.
39. om ādityāya namaḥ – ॐ आदित्याय नमः।
Salutations to the divinity in the Sun.
40. om puṣkarākṣāya namaḥ – ॐ पुष्कराक्षाय नमः।
Salutations to the Lotus-eyed One.
41. om maha-svanāya namaḥ – ॐ महास्वनाय नमः।
Salutations to the one who is matilfest through the venerable sentence the Gāyatri mantra which
is the essence of all the three Vedas.
42. om anādi-nidhanāya namaḥ – ॐ अनादिनिधनाय नमः।
Salutations to him who is without beginning or end.
43. om dhātre namaḥ – ॐ धात्रे नमः।
Salutations to the Creator
44. om vidhātre namaḥ – ॐ विधात्रे नमः।
Salutations to the Producer who develops the foetus and makes it take birth.
45. om dhātur-uttamāya namaḥ – ॐ धातुरुत्तमाय नमः।
Salutations to him who is superior to the creator Brahma.
46. om aprameyāya namaḥ – ॐ अप्रमेयाय नमः।
Salutations to the one who is immeasurable by the mind and instruments of mortals.
47. om hrṣīkesāya namaḥ – ॐ अप्रमेयाय नमः।
Salutations to the controller of the sense organs of mortals.
48. om padmanābhāya namaḥ – ॐ पद्मनाभाय नमः।
Salutations to the one with the lotus-navel from which Lord Brahma appeared.
49. om amara-prabhave namaḥ – ॐ पद्मनाभाय नमः।
Salutations to the Lord of the immortals
50. om viśvakarmane namaḥ – ॐ विश्वकर्मणे नमः।
Salutations to the ultimate agent of all actions that are done in the Cosmos.
51. om manave namaḥ – ॐ मनवे नमः।
Salutations to him who wills the projection of the universe.
52. om tvaṣṭre namaḥ – ॐ त्वष्ट्रे नमः।
Salutations to the sculptor who fashions all the diverse forms of nature.
53. om sthaviṣṭhāya namaḥ – ॐ स्थविष्ठाय नमः।
Salutations to the immense one of exceedingly great magnitude.
54. om sthavirāya namaḥ – ॐ स्थविराय ध्रुवाय नमः।
Salutations to the eternal one who is always existent.
55. om dhruvāya namaḥ –
Salutations to the immutable one
56. om agrāhyāya namah – ॐ अग्रह्याय नमः।
Salutations to the Inscrutable one
57. om śāśvatāya namaḥ – ॐ शाश्वताय नमः।
Salutations to the perpetually active one.
58. om kṛṣṇāya namaḥ – ॐ कृष्णाय नमः।
Salutations to the joyful one who is always full of delight.
59. om lohitākṣāya namaḥ – ॐ लोहिताक्षाय नमः।
Salutations to the red-eyed one with eyes like lotuses.
60. om pratardanāya namaḥ – ॐ प्रतर्दनाय नमः।
Salutations to the destroyer of the cosmos
61. om prabhūtāya namaḥ – ॐ प्रभूताय नमः।
Salutations to the one who remains affluent in spite of the loss of the universe.
62. om trikakub-dhāmne namaḥ – ॐ त्रिककुब्धाम्ने नमः।
Salutations to the tenant of the three realms — physical, mental and spiritual.
63. om pavitrāya namaḥ – ॐ पवित्राय नमः।
Salutations to the immaculate one who is never contaminated.
64. om maṅgalāya -parasmai namaḥ – ॐ मङ्गलाय परस्मै नमः।
Salutations to the embodiment of auspiciousness opposed to all that is inauspicious.
65. om īśānāya namaḥ – ॐ ईशानाय नमः।
Salutations to the Controller of the universe.
66. om praṇādāya namaḥ – ॐ प्राणदाय नमः।
Salutations to the giver of life to the ever-free host of nitya-muktas who dwell in Vaikuntha.
67. om prāṇāya namaḥ – ॐ प्राणाय नमः।
Salutations to the one who is Life itself
68. om jyeṣṭhāya namaḥ – ॐ ज्येष्ठाय नमः।
Salutations to the praise-worthy one who is praised by the ever-free host.
69. om śreṣṭhāya namaḥ – ॐ श्रेष्ठाय नमः।
Salutations to the Pre-eminent one among all the celestial beings.
70. om prajāpataye namaḥ – ॐ प्रजापतये नमः।
Salutations to the Lord of the celestials (Suris)
71. om hiraṇya-garbhāya namaḥ – ॐ हिरण्यगर्भाय नमः।
Salutations to the indweller of heaven, the supreme abode.
72. om bhū-garbhāya namaḥ – ॐ भूगर्भाय नमः।
Salutations to the Protector of the earth (Bhu) who is his consort.
73. om mādhavāya namaḥ – ॐ माधवाय नमः।
Salutations to the consort of Lakshmi the universal mother.
74. om madhu-sūdanāya namaḥ – ॐ मधुसूदनाय नमः।
Salutations to the slayer of Madhu (sweetness)- the demon that hinders spiritual progress.
75. om iśvarāya namaḥ – ॐ ईश्वराय नमः।
Salutations to the Ruler whose will is unimpeded.
76. om vikramine namaḥ – ॐ विक्रमिणे नमः।
Salutations to the omnipotent one who projects and retracts the universe by his mere will.
77. om dhanvine namaḥ – ॐ धन्विने नमः।
Salutations to the Archer who operates the bow of Ahamkara (egoism).
78. om medhāvine namaḥ – ॐ मेधाविने नमः।
Salutations to the omniscient one who knows everything.
79. om vikramāya namaḥ – ॐ विक्रमाय नमः।
Salutations to the rider of Garuda who is the embodiment of the three Vedas.
80. om kramāya namaḥ – ॐ क्रमाय नमः।
Salutations to the prosperous one who is master of the eternal and transcendent grandeur.
81. om anuttamāya namaḥ – ॐ अनुत्तमाय नमः।
Salutations to the unsurpassed one who is superior to all beings.
82. om duradharsāya namaḥ – ॐ दुराधर्षाय नमः।
Salutations to the one who is unassailable by any sentient being.
83. om kṛtajñāya namaḥ – ॐ कृतज्ञाय नमः।
Salutations to the gratefull one who remembers every tiny act of goodwill shown to him.
84. om kṛte namaḥ – ॐ कृतये नमः।
Salutations to the (virtuous) act itself
85. om āmavate namaḥ – ॐ आत्मवते नमः।
Salutations to the possessor of sentient modes which are his intimate and personal property.
86. om sureśāya namaḥ – ॐ सुरेशाय नमः।
Salutations to the Lord of the gods
87. om śaraṇāya namaḥ – ॐ शरणाय नमः।
Salutations to the Supreme Refuge
88. om śamaṇe namaḥ – ॐ शर्मणे नमः।
Salutations to the supernal Bliss
89. om viśva-retase namaḥ – ॐ विश्वरेतसे नमः।
Salutations to him who has projected the creation.
90. om prajā-bhavāya namaḥ – ॐ प्रजाभवाय नमः।
Salutations to the abode of living beings who are attracted to Him.
91. om ahne namaḥ – ॐ अन्हे नमः।
Salutations to him who never forsakes any being.
92. om saṃvatsarāya namaḥ – ॐ संवत्सराय नमः।
Salutations to the one who lives [for others].
93. om vyālāya namaḥ – ॐ व्यालाय नमः।
Salutations to the one accepts all those who surrender to him.
94. om pratyayāya namaḥ – ॐ प्रत्ययाय नमः।
Salutations to the reliable one in whom confidence can be securely placed.
95. om sarva-darśanāya namaḥ – ॐ सर्वदर्शनाय नमः।
Salutations to him who displays all his glory
96. om ajāya namaḥ – ॐ अजाय नमः।
Salutations to him remover of all obstacles that obstruct access to him.
97. om sarveśvarāya namaḥ – ॐ सर्वेश्वराय नमः।
Salutations to him who reaches all as swiftly as possible
98. om siddhāya namaḥ – ॐ सिद्धाय नमः।
Salutations to the one who always abides for the sake of those who love him.
99. om siddhaye namaḥ – ॐ सिद्धये नमः।
Salutations to the Supreme Goal
100. om sarvādaye namaḥ – ॐ सर्वादये नमः।
Salutations to the source of all.
101. om acyutāya namaḥ – ॐ अच्युताय नमः।
Salutations to him who is never separated from those who have taken refuge in him.
102. om vṛṣa-kapaye namaḥ – ॐ वृषाकपये नमः।
Salutations to the one who is Varaha – Dharma incarnate, in the form of a cosmic boar.
103. om ameyātmane namaḥ – ॐ अमेयात्मने नमः।
Salutations to him whose essential nature is incomprehensible.
104. om sarva-yoga-viniḥ-sṛtāya namaḥ – ॐ सर्वयोगविनिःसृताय नमः।
Salutations to him who can be obtained by any means whatsoever.
105. om vasave namaḥ – ॐ वसवे नमः।
Salutations to the indweller who is pleased even with a tiny degree of devotion.
106. om vasu-manase namaḥ – ॐ वसुमनसे नमः।
Salutations to Him who considers his devotees as his treasure.
107. om satyāya namaḥ – ॐ सत्याय नमः।
Salutations to him who is well-disposed towards the upright.
108. om samātmane namaḥ – ॐ समात्मने नमः।
Salutations to him who is equally disposed to all, regardless of their social differences.
109. om sammitāya namaḥ – ॐ सम्मिताय नमः।
Salutations to him who has been correctly understood by those who love him
110. om samāya namaḥ – ॐ समाय नमः।
Salutations to him who is unbiased towards all those who surrender to him.
111. om amoghāya namaḥ – ॐ अमोघाय नमः।
Salutations to the one with whom contact is always beneficial.
112. om puṇḍarīkākṣāya namaḥ – ॐ पुण्डरीकाक्षाय नमः।
Salutations to the one who is the eye to the spiritual realm.
113. om vṛsa-karmane namaḥ – ॐ वृषकर्मणे नमः।
Salutations to the one who performs righteous actions.
114. om vṛṣākrtaye namaḥ – ॐ वृषाकृतये नमः
Salutations to the one who is of the form of Dharma.
115. om rudrāya namaḥ – ॐ रुद्राय नमः।
Salutations to him who makes devotees weep with joy.
116. om bahu-śirase namaḥ – ॐ बहुशिरसे नमः।
Salutations to the many headed one who appears as Ananta Shesha.
117. om babhrave namaḥ – ॐ बभ्रवे नमः।
Salutations to the Supporter of the entire cosmos.
118. om viśva-yonaye namaḥ – ॐ विश्वयोनये नमः।
Salutations to him who associates with everyone through the Ananta form.
119. om śuci-śravase namaḥ – ॐ शुचिश्रवसे नमः।
Salutations to the one who listens clearly to the sincere words of the devotees.
120. om amṛtāya namaḥ – ॐ अमृताय नमः।
Salutations to the ambrosial one of limitless sweetness.
121. om śāśvatāya sthanave namaḥ – ॐ शाश्वतस्थाणवे नमः।
Salutations to the eternal and steady one
122. om varārohāya namaḥ – ॐ वरारोहाय नमः।
Salutations to the Supreme object of attainment.
123. om mahā-tapase namaḥ – ॐ महातपसे नमः।
Salutations to the one who is endowed with great power of introspection.
124. om sarva-gāya namaḥ – ॐ सर्वगाय नमः।
Salutations to him who reaches everywhere and everyone.
125. om sarva-vide namaḥ – ॐ सर्वविद्भानवे नमः।
Salutations to him who obtains all.
126. om bhānave namaḥ –
Salutations to the resplendent one who remains unchanged through the act of projecting the universe.
127. om viśvakṣenāya namaḥ – ॐ विश्वक्सेनाय नमः।
Salutations to him whose army extends in all directions.
128. om janārdanāya namaḥ – ॐ जनार्दनाय नमः।
Salutations to the destroyer of antagonists
129. om vedāya namaḥ – ॐ वेदाय नमः।
Salutations to the propounder of the Vedas
130. om veda-vide namaḥ – ॐ वेदविदे नमः।
Salutations to the knower of the Vedas
131. om avyaṅgāya namaḥ – ॐ अव्यङ्गाय नमः।
Salutations to the one who is not deficient in any branch of the Vedic sciences.
132. om vedāṅgāya namaḥ – ॐ वेदाङ्गाय नमः।
Salutations to him who has the Veda as his body, ie. through which he is revealed.
133. om veda-vide namaḥ – ॐ वेदविदे नमः।
Salutations to him who makes people practice what is enjoined in the Veda,
134. om kavaye namaḥ – ॐ कवये नमः।
Salutations to him who sees beyond physical perception.
135. om lokadhyakṣāya namaḥ – ॐ लोकाध्यक्षाय नमः।
Salutations to the authority of all those who are eligible for the practice of Dharma.
136. om suradhyakṣāya namaḥ – ॐ सुराध्यक्षाय नमः।
Salutations to the controller of the gods,
137. om dharmādhyakṣāya namaḥ – ॐ धर्माध्यक्षाय नमः।
Salutations to the administrator of Dharma.
138. om krtakrtāya namaḥ – ॐ कृताकृताय नमः।
Salutations to the dispenser of the fruits of action,
139. om caturātmane namaḥ – ॐ चतुरात्मने नमः।
Salutations to him who is aware in the fourfold state – (waking, sleep, dream and transcendent)
140. om catur-vyūhāya namaḥ – ॐ चतुर्व्यूहाय नमः।
Salutations to him who has four hypostatic manifestations (Vasudeva, Sankarshana, Anirudha and Pradyumna),
141. om catur-daṃṣṭrāya namaḥ – ॐ चतुर्द्रंष्त्राय नमः।
Salutations to him who has four prominent teeth.
142. om catur-bhujāya namaḥ – ॐ चतुर्भुजाय नमः।
Salutations to him who has four arms.
143. om bhrājiṣṇave namaḥ – ॐ भ्राजिष्णवे नमः।
Salutations to the effulgent one.
144. om bhojanāya namaḥ – ॐ भोजनाय नमः।
Salutations to the supreme object of enjoyment.
145. om bhoktre namaḥ – ॐ भोक्त्रे नमः।
Salutations to the Supreme enjoyer.
146. om sahiṣṇave namaḥ – ॐ सहिष्णवे नमः।
Salutations to the forgiver who is extremely tolerant.
147. om jagad-ādijāya namaḥ – ॐ जगदादिजाय नमः।
Salutations to the one who is manifest at the beginning of the projection of the universe.
148. om anaghāya namaḥ – ॐ अनघाय नमः।
Salutations to the sinless one,
149. om vijayāya namaḥ – ॐ विजयाय नमः।
Salutations to the one who is victory personified,
150. om jetre namaḥ – ॐ जेत्रे नमः।
Salutations to the vanquisher of both Brahma and Siva.
151. om viśva-yonaye namaḥ – ॐ विश्वयोनये नमः।
Salutations to the cause of the universe.
152. om punar-vasave namaḥ – ॐ पुनर्वसवे नमः।
Salutations to him who pervades the creation from within.
153. om upendrāya namaḥ – ॐ उपेन्द्राय नमः।
Salutations to the younger brother of Indra (the last of the Adityas).
154. om vāmanāya namaḥ – ॐ वामनाय नमः।
Salutations to the one who appeared as the dwarf Vamana.
155. om prāṃśave namaḥ – ॐ प्रांशवे नमः।
Salutations to the tall one, who expanded his form to encompass the universe.
156. om amoghāya namaḥ – ॐ अमोघाय नमः।
Salutations to him who is never purposeless.
157. om sucaye namaḥ – ॐ शुचये नमः।
Salutations to the pure one, who expects nothing in return from anyone.
158. om ūirjitāya namaḥ – ॐ उर्जिताय नमः।
Salutations to him who is endowed with strength,
159. om atindrāya namaḥ – ॐ अतीन्द्राय नमः।
Salutations to him who excels Indra in prowess.
160. om saṅgrahāya namaḥ – ॐ सङ्ग्रहाय नमः।
Salutations to the one who is easily accessible.
161. om sargāya namaḥ – ॐ सर्गाय नमः।
Salutations to the self-projected one.
162. om dhṛtātmane namaḥ – ॐ धृतात्मने नमः।
Salutations to the saviour of jivas.
163. om niyamāya namaḥ – ॐ नियमाय नमः।
Salutations to the Emperor who overcame even emperor Bali.
164. om yamāya namaḥ – ॐ यमाय नमः।
Salutations to the one who governs all things.
165. om vedyāya namaḥ – ॐ वेद्याय नमः।
Salutations to the one who can be realised.
166. om vaidyāya namaḥ – ॐ वैद्याय नमः।
Salutations to the knower of all knowledge.
167. om sadā-yogine namaḥ – ॐ सदायोगिने नमः।
Salutations to him who is forever vigilant.
168. om vīraghne namaḥ – ॐ वीरघ्ने नमः।
Salutations to the slayer of the malicious.
169. om mādhavāya namaḥ – ॐ माधवाय नमः।
Salutations to the propounder of knowledge of the Supreme Goal.
170. om madhave namaḥ – ॐ मधवे नमः।
Salutations to him who is sweet like honey to the wise.
171. om atindriyāya namaḥ – ॐ अतीन्द्रियाय नमः।
Salutations to him who is beyond the grasp of the senses.
172. om mahāmāyāya namaḥ – ॐ महामायाय नमः।
Salutations to him who is possessed of the power of enchantment (Māya).
173. om mahotsāhāya namaḥ – ॐ महोत्साहाय नमः।
Salutations to the greatly enthusiastic one who possesses complete sovereignty.
174. om mahā-balāya namaḥ – ॐ महाबलाय नमः।
Salutations to him who has immense power over nature.
175. om mahā-buddhaye namaḥ – ॐ महाबुधाय नमः।
Salutations to the possessor of unlimited knowledge.
176. om mahā-viryāya namaḥ – ॐ महावीराय नमः।
Salutations to him who is of great creative potency who remains unchanged, though everything else changes.
177. om mahā-śaktaye namaḥ – ॐ महाशक्तये नमः।
Salutations to him who is of immense power of achievement.
178. om mahā-dyutaye namaḥ – ॐ महाद्युतये नमः।
Salutations to him who is of great splendour, needing no assistance whatsoever from others.
179. om anirdeśya-vapuśe namaḥ – ॐ अनिर्देश्यवपुषे नमः।
Salutations to him who is possessed of an indescribable form comprised of these above
mentioned 6 attributes.
180. om śrīmate namaḥ – ॐ श्रीमते नमः।
Salutations to the beautiful one.
181. om ameyātmane namaḥ – ॐ अमेयत्मने नमः।
Salutations to him who is of an inscrutable nature.
182. om mahādridhṛṣe namaḥ – ॐ महाद्रिधृशे नमः।
Salutations to the bearer of the great mountain Mandara (as Kurma the Divine turtle).
183. om mahesvāsāya namaḥ – ॐ महेश्वासाय नमः।
Salutations to the wielder of the mighty bow.
184. om mahī-bhartre namaḥ – ॐ महीभर्त्रे नमः।
Salutations to the bearer of the earth.
185. om śrīnivāsāya namaḥ – ॐ श्रीनिवासाय नमः।
Salutations to him in whom Lakshmi resides.
186. om satāṅ-gataye namaḥ – ॐ सतांगतये नमः।
Salutations to the refuge of the righteous.
187. om aniruddhāya namaḥ – ॐ अनिरुद्धाय नमः।
Salutations to the irresistible one.
188. om surānandāya namaḥ – ॐ सुरानन्दाय नमः।
Salutations to the Source of delight to the gods.
189. om govindāya namaḥ – ॐ गोविन्दाय नमः।
Salutations to the recipient of praise from the gods.
190. om govidāṃ-pataye namaḥ – ॐ गोविदांपतये नमः।
Salutations to the protector of the knowers of the Veda.
191. om maricaye namaḥ – ॐ मरीचये नमः।
Salutations to the ray of light who reveals himself even to the blind.
192. om damanāya namaḥ – ॐ दमनाय नमः।
Salutations to the dispeller of the afflicting heat of worldly life.
193. om haṃsāya namaḥ – ॐ हंसाय नमः।
Salutations to the great swan who moves with an enchanting gait.
194. om supamāya namaḥ – ॐ सुपर्णाय नमः।
Salutations to him who is possessed of lovely plumage when manifest as Garuda.
195. om bhujagottamāya namaḥ – ॐ भुजगोत्तमाय नमः।
Salutations to the lord of the Serpent Adishesha (who acts as his couch).
196. om hiraṇya-nabhāya namaḥ – ॐ हिरण्यनाभाय नमः।
Salutations to him who is possessed of a lovely navel.
197. om sutapase namaḥ – ॐ सुतपसे नमः।
Salutations to the possessor of Supreme Wisdom.
198. om padma-nābhāya namaḥ – ॐ पद्मनाभाय नमः।
Salutations to the lotus-naveled one.
199. om prajāpataye namaḥ – ॐ प्रजापतये नमः।
Salutations to the lord of beings.
200. om amṛtyave namaḥ – ॐ अमृत्यवे नमः।
Salutations to the enemy of Death
201. om sarva-dṛṣe namaḥ – ॐ सर्वदृशे नमः।
Salutations to him who perceives all.
202. om siṃhāya namaḥ – ॐ सिंहाय नमः।
Salutations to the one who is like a Lion in majesty.
203. om sandhātre namaḥ – ॐ सन्धाद्ते नमः।
Salutations to him who makes his devotees join him.
204. om sandhimate namaḥ – ॐ सन्धिमते नमः।
Salutations to him whose association is permanent.
205. om sthirāya namaḥ – ॐ स्थिराय नमः।
Salutations to the stable one – who is firm in his commitment to his devotees.
206. om ajāya namaḥ – ॐ अजाय नमः।
Salutations to the birthless one who emerged from a pillar to protect his devotee Prahlada.
207. om durmarṣanāya namaḥ – ॐ दुर्मर्षणाय नमः।
Salutations to the unassailable one.
208. om śastre namaḥ – ॐ शास्त्रे नमः।
Salutations to the chastiser of those who cause suffering to other beings.
209. om viśrutātmane namaḥ – ॐ विश्रुतात्मने नमः।
Salutations to him whose exploits are heard with wonder.
210. om surārighne namaḥ – ॐ सुरारिघ्ने नमः।
Salutations to the slayer of the demons like Hiranyakṣha and Hiratiyakashipu.
211. om gurur-guru-tamāya namaḥ – ॐ गुरुतमाय नमः।
Salutations to the foremost among all preceptors who confer the highest teachings.
212. om dhāmne namaḥ –
Salutations to the Supreme Resting place during the cosmic deluge.
213. om satyāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Good who showered blessings on Manu.
214. om satya-parākramāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who is of truthful deeds – that are in harmony with thought and speech.
215. om nimiśāya namaḥ
Salutations to him whose eyes are closed (towards the unrighteous).
216. om animiṣāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who is ever awake (towards the righteous).
217. om sragvine namaḥ
Salutations to him who is adorned with a garland.
218. om vācaspataye namaḥ
Salutations to the lord of speech who elaborated on the Vedic teachings through the Matsya
Purana.
219. om udārādhiye namaḥ || 23 ||
Salutations to him whose comprehension is so vast.
220. om agraṇye namaḥ
Salutations to the guide to the Highest Abode.
221. om grāmanye namaḥ
Salutations to the leader of the hosts of celestial beings.
222. om śrīmate namaḥ
Salutations to him who is endowed with opulence – transcendent, Glory and Sovereignty.
223. om nyāyāya namaḥ
Salutations to the just judge.
224. om netre namaḥ
Salutations to him who is who carries out the behest of his devotees.
225. om samīranāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who is whose actions are delightful.
226. om sahasra-mūrdhne namaḥ
Salutations to the thousand-headed one who is omniscient.
227. om viśvātmane namaḥ
Salutations to the all-pervading one.
228. om sahasrākṣāya namaḥ
Salutations to the thousand-eyed one who sees everything.
229. om sahasra-pade namaḥ || 24 ||
Salutations to him who has a thousand feet – is present everywhere in the cosmos.
230. om āvartanāya namaḥ
Salutations to him Who turns the wheel of Samsara.
231. om nivṛttātmane namaḥ
Salutations to him whose nature transcends everything knowable.
232. om samvṛtāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who remains hidden.
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233. om sampramardanāya namaḥ
Salutations to the dispeller of darkness.
234. om ahas-samvartakāya namaḥ
Salutations to the rotator of days for whom time is but a toy.
235. om vahnaye namaḥ
Salutations to the bearer of the galaxies in space.
236. om anilāya namaḥ
Salutations to the giver of life, of which the wind is a tiny factor.
237. om dharaṇī-dharāya namaḥ || 25 ||
Salutations to the support of the earth and those things which support the universe.
238. om suprasadāya namaḥ
Salutations to the conferrer of favours.
239. om prasann-ātmane namaḥ
Salutations to the clear-minded one.
240. om viśva-srṣṭre namaḥ
Salutations to the one who projects the cosmos from within himself
241. om viśva-bhug-vibhave namaḥ
Salutations to him who pervades and protects all things.
242. om sat-kartre namaḥ
Salutations to him who honours the upright.
243. om sat-krtāya namaḥ
Salutations to the laudable one.
244. om sādhave namaḥ
Salutations to the malleable one.
245. om jahnave namaḥ
Salutations to the concealer.
246. om narāyanāya namaḥ
Salutations to the substrata of all sentient beings and matter.
247. om narāya namaḥ || 26 ||
Salutations to the imperishable one.
248. om asaṅkhyeyāya namaḥ
Salutations to the innumerable one.
249. om apramey-ātmane namaḥ
Salutations to him of immeasurable glory.
250. om viśiṣṭhāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who is Superior to all beings.
251. śiṣṭha-krite namaḥ
Salutations to him who treats everyone with deference.
252. om śucaye namaḥ
Salutations to the pure one.
253. om siddharthāya namaḥ
Salutations to the owner of all desirable things.
254. om siddha-saṅkalpāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who is of infallible will and determination and achieves all his desires by
merely willing it.
255. om siddhi-dāya namaḥ
Salutations to the bestower of the 8 occult powers.
256. om siddhi-sādhanāya namaḥ || 27 ||
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Salutations to him who is the means as well as the goal.
257. om vṛṣāhiṇe namaḥ
Salutations to him whose day is the most auspicious – when he is approached for protection.
258. om vṛṣabhāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who showers his grace on those who take refuge in him.
259. om viṣṇave namaḥ
Salutations to the pervader of all things.
260. om vṛṣa-parvaṇe namaḥ
Salutations to him who is reached by following the progressive steps of Dharma.
261. om vṛṣodarāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who is the container of Dharma
262. om vardhanāya namaḥ
Salutations to the nourisher.
263. om vardha-mānāya namaḥ
Salutations to the flourishing one.
264. om viviktāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who is unique and extraordinary.
265. om śruti-sāgarāya namaḥ || 28 ||
Salutations to the final ocean for the rivers of the Vedas.
266. om subhujāya namaḥ
Salutations to the beautiful armed one.
267. om durdharāya namaḥ
Salutations to the irresistible one.
268. om vāgmine namaḥ
Salutations to the worthy object of praise.
269. om mahendrāya namaḥ
Salutations to the affluent one who has supreme suzerainty.
270. om vasudāya namaḥ
Salutations to the giver of prosperity to the needy.
271. om vasave namaḥ
Salutations to the greatest treasure itself
272. om naika-rūpāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who is of multifarious forms.
273. om bṛhad-rūpāya namaḥ
Salutations to the immensity who expands in all directions.
274. om śipiviṣṭāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who pervades the rays of light.
275. om prakāśanāya namaḥ || 29 ||
Salutations to him who revealed himself in the cosmic form (to Arjuna).
276. om ojas-tejo-dyuti-dharāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who is endowed with strength, vigour and brilliance.
277. om prakāśātmane namaḥ
Salutations to him who is of wide-spread fame admitted to even by fools.
278. om pratāpanāya namaḥ
Salutations to the scorcher of foes.
279. om ṛddhāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who is endowed with munificence.
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280. om spaṣṭākṣarāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who speaks clearly.
281. om mantrāya namaḥ
Salutations to him whose body is the mystic formula – mantra.
282. om candrāṃśave namaḥ
Salutations to him who is possessed of efflugent rays like the moon.
283. om bhāskara-dyutaye namaḥ || 30 ||
Salutations to him who is refulgent like the sun.
284. om amrtāṃśūdbhavāya namaḥ
Salutations to the source of the ambrosial moon,
285. om bhānave namaḥ
Salutations to the lustrous sun.
286. om śaśibindave namaḥ
Salutations to him who disowns the malicious.
287. om sureśvarāya namaḥ
Salutations to the God of gods.
288. om ausadhāya namaḥ
Salutations to the panacea who mitigates the travails of Samsara.
289. om jagatas-setave namaḥ
Salutations to the bridge of the universe who separates the positive from the negative.
290. om satya-dharma-parākramāya namaḥ || 31 ||
Salutations to him whose qualities and exploits are perfect.
291. om bhūta-bhavya-bhavan-nathāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Lord of all in the past, present and the future.
292. om pavanāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who moves like the wind.
293. om pāvanāya namaḥ
Salutations to the purifier who purifies even the agents of purification like the Ganga.
294. om analāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who is insatiate and is never satisfied even with his own benevolence.
295. om kāmaghne namaḥ
Salutations to the destroyer of all desires.
296. om kāma-krte namaḥ
Salutations to the creator of desirable things.
297. om kāntāya namaḥ
Salutations to the charming one.
298. om kāmāya namaḥ
Salutations to the god of love.
299. om kāma-pradāya namaḥ
Salutations to the gratifter who pleases all those who love and desire him.
300. om prabhave namaḥ || 32 ||
Salutations to the all-powerfull Lord.
301. om yugādi-kṛte namaḥ
Salutations to the creator of the aeon.
302. om yugāvartāya namaḥ
Salutations to the turner of time.
303. om naika-mayāya namaḥ
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Salutations to him of multifarious wonders.
304. om mahāśanāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who has a voracious appetite (who swallows all the galaxies) during the
dissolution of the universe.
305. om adṛśyāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who is invisible and whose deeds are inscrutable.
306. om vyakta-rūpāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who also has a manifest divine form cognised by the sages.
307. om sahasra-jite namaḥ
Salutations to the conqueror of thousands of aeons of Time.
308. om ananta-jite namaḥ || 33 ||
Salutations to him who radiates with a boundless light.
309. om iṣṭāya namaḥ
Salutations to the desirable one
310. om aviśistāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who treats all alike.
311. om śiṣṭeṣṭāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who is desired by the righteous sages such as Markandeya.
312. om śikhandine namaḥ
Salutations to him who has the nature of lordship.
313. om nahuṣāya namaḥ
Salutations to the binder who envelops the jivas with the bonds of Māya.
314. om vṛṣāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who drenches with rays of ambrosia all those that are weary of material life.
315. om krodhaghne namaḥ
Salutations to him who has relinquished anger at the request of the sage Kashyapa.
316. om krodha-kṛte namaḥ
Salutations to him who showed anger to the wicked kings.
317. om kartre namaḥ
Salutations to the destroyer the evil king Kartavirya who was the cause of his anger.
318. om viśva-bāhave namaḥ
Salutations to him whose arms are intended for the good of the world.
319. om mahī-dharāya namaḥ || 34 ||
Salutations to the protector of the universe who removes the burden of evil forces.
320. om acyutāya namaḥ
Salutations to him whose status is never diminished even though born among lesser beings.
321. om prathitāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who has a vast reputation.
322. om prānāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Life-breath of those who completely surrender to him.
323. om prāṇadāya namaḥ
Salutations to the giver of life and strength to the gods during the churning of the ocean in
search for the nectar of immortality.
324. om vāsavānujāya namaḥ
Salutations to the younger brother of Indra
325. om apām-nidhaye namaḥ
Salutations to the sustainer of the ocean during the churning process.
326. om adhiṣṭhanāya namaḥ
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Salutations to the foundation who (as Kurma) Supported the mountain Mandara acting as the
churning rod.
327. om apramattāya namaḥ
Salutations to the vigilant one who kept watch during the churning.
328. om pratiṣṭhitāya namaḥ || 35 ||
Salutations to him who is completely self-dependent.
329. om skandāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who desiccates (the evil doers).
330. om skanda-dharāya namaḥ
Salutations to the supporter of Skanda the general of the gods.
331. om dhuryāya namaḥ
Salutations to the chief or prop.
332. om varadāya namaḥ
Salutations to the generous one who grants favours.
333. om vāyu-vāhanāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who rides upon the winds.
334. om vāsudevāya namaḥ
Salutations to the omnipresent one who plays in the cosmos.
335. om bṛhad-bhānave namaḥ
Salutations to him who is of immense effulgence.
336. om ādidevāya namaḥ
Salutations to the primeval God.
337. om purandarāya namaḥ || 36 ||
Salutations to the destroyer of cities (of the Asuras).
338. om aśokāya namaḥ
Salutations to the dispeller of sorrow.
339. om tāraṇāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who helps others to cross over the ocean of Samsara.
340. om tārāya namaḥ
Salutations to the saviour from suffering.
341. om śūrāya namaḥ
Salutations to the valiant and heroic one.
342. om sauraye namaḥ
Salutations to the son of Vasudeva.
343. om janeśvarāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Lord of the people.
344. om anukūlāya namaḥ
Salutations to the amiable one.
345. om śatāvartāya namaḥ
Salutations to him whose bounty flows like a hundred rapids.
346. om padmine namaḥ
Salutations to the bearer of a lotus.
347. om padma-nibhekṣanāya namaḥ || 37 ||
Salutations to him whose glances are as graceful as gently moving lotus blossoms.
348. om padma-nābhāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who has a lotus-like navel.
349. om aravindākṣāya namaḥ
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Salutations to him who has lotus-like eyes.
350. om padma-garbhāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who dwells within the lotus of the heart.
351. om śarīra-bhṛte namaḥ
Salutations to the protector of the physical bodies of his devotees whom he regards as his own.
352. om mahāṛddhaye namaḥ
Salutations to the greatly opulent one.
353. om ṛddhāya namaḥ
Salutations to the prosperous one who prospers from the prosperity of his devotees.
354. om vṛddhātmane namaḥ
Salutations to him who is of great maturity,
355. om mahākṣāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who rides upon a sturdy vehicle.
356. om garuḍa-dhvajāya namaḥ || 38 ||
Salutations to him has Garuda as his ensign.
357. om atulāya namaḥ
Salutations to the inimitable one with no equal.
358. om sarabhāya namaḥ
Salutations to the destroyer of those who transgress the bounds of ethics.
359. om bhīmāya namaḥ
Salutations to the formidable one who keeps the devas in line.
360. om sama-yajñāya namaḥ
Salutations to the knower of all conventions of the cosmic administrators.
361. om havir-haraye namaḥ
Salutations to him who receives the offerings.
362. om sarva-lakṣana-lakṣanyāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who is appropriately distinguished by all the symbols which define him as the
supreme Lord
363. om lakṣmīvate namaḥ
Salutations to him who is always accompanied by Lakshmi.
364. om samitiñjāyaya namaḥ || 39 ||
Salutations to the victor in all battles because of Lakṣmi’s assistance.
365. om vikṣarāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who never wanes.
366. om rohitāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who is of ruddy-complexion like the inside of a lotus.
367. om margāya namaḥ
Salutations to the most sought after one.
368. om hetave namaḥ
Salutations to the Cause of the achievements of the devotees.
369. om dāmodarāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who contains the entire universe in his belly.
370. om sahāya namaḥ
Salutations to the tolerant one who allowed himself to be bound and chastised by Yashoda.
371. om mahī-dharāya namaḥ
Salutations to the benefactor of the world.
372. om mahā-bhāgāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who is extremely fortunate, having been chosen by Nila Devi, Rukmini, 16,000
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princesses and the Gopis.
373. om vegavate namaḥ
Salutations to him who is expeditious and displayed his awesome powers even as a child.
374. om amitāśanāya namaḥ || 40 ||
Salutations to the voracious consumer who swallowed all the offerings kept for Indra.
375. om udbhavāya namaḥ
Salutations to the remover of the bondage of Samsara.
376. om kṣobhanāya namaḥ
Salutations to the creator of commotion in the minds of the wicked.
377. om devāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who enjoys himself by sporting with the jivas.
378. om śrī-garbhāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who is always copulating with Lakṣhmi.
379. om parameśvarāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Supreme Lord.
380. om karaṇāya namaḥ
Salutations to the means who facilitates the attaining of himself
381. om kāraṇāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who causes others to act.
382. om kartre namaḥ
Salutations to the Agent of all actions.
383. om vikartre namaḥ
Salutations to him who is influenced by his devotees and changes accordingly.
384. om gahanāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who is profound and inscrutable.
385. om guhāya namaḥ || 41 ||
Salutations to the Saviour.
386. om vyavasāyāya namaḥ
Salutations to the pivot of the galaxies.
387. om vyavaṣṭhānāya namaḥ
Salutations to the basis for the divisions of time.
388. om saṃsthānāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Final end.
389. om sthānadāya namaḥ
Salutations to the giver of the supreme abode.
390. om dhruvāya namaḥ
Salutations to the stationary one around whom everything else revolves.
391. om pararddhaye namaḥ
Salutations to him who has a plethora of noble qualities.
392. om parama-spaṣtāya namaḥ
Salutations to him whose glory is explicit.
393. om tuṣṭāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who is easily pleased.
394. om puṣṭhāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who is replete with positive qualities.
395. om śubhekṣanāya namaḥ || 42 ||
Salutations to the auspicious-eyed one.
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396. om rāmāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who delights in the delight of others.
397. om virāmāya namaḥ
Salutations to him before whom all are powerless.
398. om virato-mārgāya namaḥ
Salutations to the unattached one who is universally popular.
399. om neyāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who is manipulated by his devotees.
400. om nayāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who guides all towards himself
401. om anayāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who cannot be driven away by malefactors.
402. om virāya namaḥ
Salutations to the cause of trepidation (to evil doers).
403. om śaktimatāṃ-śreṣṭhāya namaḥ
Salutations to the greatest amongst the powerful.
404. om dharmāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who is virtue incarnate.
405. om dharma-vid-uttamāya namaḥ || 43 ||
Salutations to the foremost among the dharma-conscious.
406. om vaikuṇṭhāya namaḥ
Salutations to the remover of all obstacles to union
407. om puruṣāya namaḥ
Salutations to the sanctifier from all contamination by sin.
408. om prāṇāya namaḥ
Salutations to the vital breath of the universe.
409. om prāṇadāya namaḥ
Salutations to the giver of life to even inanimate objects.
410. om praṇamāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who makes others bow before him by virtue of his qualities.
411. om pṛthave namaḥ
Salutations to the illustrious one of great renown.
412. om hiraṇya-garbhāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who is subject of meditation, concealed in the hearts of all.
413. om śatrughnāya namaḥ
Salutations to the slayer of the inimical demons of the senses (like Ravana) with the arrows of
wisdom.
414. om vyāptāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who is full of love and affection towards all without discrimination.
415. om vāyave namaḥ
Salutations to him who rushes towards those who approach him.
416. om adhokṣajāya namaḥ || 44 ||
Salutations to him who is never diminished even though enjoyed by all.
417. om ṛtave namaḥ
Salutations to him who penetrates the hearts of all through his unique and charming qualities.
418. om sudarśanāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who is of delightful appearance like the full Moon.
419. om kalāya namaḥ
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Salutations to the magnetic one who attracts all towards himself.
420. om parameṣṭhine namaḥ
Salutations to the lord of the Supreme Abode.
421. om parigrahāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who takes all with him.
422. om ugrāya namaḥ
Salutations to the formidable one.
423. om saṃvatsarāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who resides in the nether regions, reclining upon Ananta Shesha.
424. om dakṣāya namaḥ
Salutations to the adroit one who is quick in destroying evil.
425. om viśrāmāya namaḥ
Salutations to the resting place for those who are weary of Samsara.
426. om viśva-dakṣināya namaḥ || 45 ||
Salutations to him who is universally well-disposed.
427. om vistārāya namaḥ
Salutations to him who spreads himself everywhere destroying Kali — the spirit of strife.
428. om sthāvara-sthānave namaḥ
Salutations to him who is tranquil after the establishment of Dharma.
429. om pramānāya namaḥ
Salutations to the supreme Authority.
430. om bijāyāvyayāya namaḥ