विष्णु सहस्रनाम
Vishnu Sahasranama
The thousand names of Vishnu taught by Bhishma in the Mahabharata's Anushasana Parva.
समर्पितभगवान विष्णुvishvn vishnurvashatkaaro bhootabhavyabhavatprabhuh.bhootakridbhootabhridbhaavo bhootaatmaa bhootabhaavanh (1)
pootaatmaa paramaatmaa cha muktaanaan paramaa gatih.avyayh purushh saakshee kshetrajnyo'kshara eva cha (2)
yogo yogavidaan netaa pradhaanapurusheshvarh.naarasinhavapuh shreemaan keshavh purushottamh (3)
sarvh sharvh shivh sthaanurbhootaadirnidhiravyayh.sambhavo bhaavano bhartaa prabhavh prabhureeshvarh (4)
svaynbhooh shambhuraadityh pushkaraaksho mahaasvanh.anaadinidhano dhaataa vidhaataa dhaaturuttamh (5)
aprameyo hrisheekeshh padmanaabho'maraprabhuh.vishvakarmaa manustvashtaa sthavishthh sthaviro dhruvh (6)
agraahyh shaashvath krishno lohitaakshh pratardanh.prabhootastrikakubdhaama pavitrn manggaln param (7)
eeshaanh praanadh praano jyeshthh shreshthh prajaapatih.hiranyagarbho bhoogarbho maadhavo madhusoodanh (8)
eeshvaro vikramee dhanvee medhaavee vikramh kramh.anuttamo duraadharshh kritajnyh kritiraatmavaan (9)
sureshh sharann sharma vishvaretaah prajaabhavh.ahh snvatsaro vyaalh pratyayh sarvadarshanh (10)
ajh sarveshvarh siddhh siddhih sarvaadirachyuth.vrishaakapirameyaatmaa sarvayogavinihsrith (11)
vasurvasumanaah satyh samaatmaa'sammith samh.amoghh pundareekaaksho vrishakarmaa vrishaakritih (12)
rudro bahushiraa babhrurvishvayonih shuchishravaah.amrith shaashvath sthaanurvaraaroho mahaatapaah (13)
sarvagh sarvavidbhaanurvishvakseno janaardanh.vedo vedavidavyanggo vedaanggo vedavit kavih (14)
lokaadhyakshh suraadhyaksho dharmaadhyakshh kritaakrith.chaturaatmaa chaturvyoohashchaturdnshtrashchaturbhujh (15)
bhraajishnurbhojann bhoktaa sahishnurjagadaadijh.anagho vijayo jetaa vishvayonih punarvasuh (16)
upendro vaamanh praanshuramoghh shuchiroorjith.ateendrh sanggrahh sargo dhritaatmaa niyamo yamh (17)
vedyo vaidyh sadaayogee veerahaa maadhavo madhuh.ateendriyo mahaamaayo mahotsaaho mahaabalh (18)
mahaabuddhirmahaaveeryo mahaashaktirmahaadyutih.anirdeshyavapuh shreemaanameyaatmaa mahaadridhrik (19)
maheshvaaso maheebhartaa shreenivaash sataan gatih.aniruddhh suraanando govindo govidaan patih (20)
mareechirdamano hnsh suparno bhujagottamh.hiranyanaabhh sutapaah padmanaabhh prajaapatih (21)
amrityuh sarvadrik sinhh sandhaataa sandhimaan sthirh.ajo durmarshanh shaastaa vishrutaatmaa suraarihaa (22)
gururgurutamo dhaama satyh satyaparaakramh.nimisho'nimishh sragvee vaachaspatirudaaradheeh (23)
agraneergraamaneeh shreemaan nyaayo netaa sameeranh.sahasramoordhaa vishvaatmaa sahasraakshh sahasrapaat (24)
aavartano nivrittaatmaa snvrith sampramardanh.ahh snvartako vahniranilo dharaneedharh (25)
suprasaadh prasannaatmaa vishvadhrigvishvabhugvibhuh.satkartaa satkrith saadhurjahnurnaaraayano narh (26)
asangkhyeyo'prameyaatmaa vishishth shishtakrichchhuchih.siddhaarthh siddhasangkalph siddhidh siddhisaadhanh (27)
vrishaahee vrishabho vishnurvrishaparvaa vrishodarh.vardhano vardhamaanashcha vivikth shrutisaagarh (28)
subhujo durdharo vaagmee mahendro vasudo vasuh.naikaroopo brihadrooph shipivishth prakaashanh (29)
ojastejodyutidharh prakaashaatmaa prataapanh.riddhh spashtaaksharo mantrashchandraanshurbhaaskaradyutih (30)
amritaanshoodbhavo bhaanuh shashabinduh sureshvarh.aushadhn jagath setuh satyadharmaparaakramh (31)
bhootabhavyabhavannaathh pavanh paavano'nalh.kaamahaa kaamakritkaanth kaamh kaamapradh prabhuh (32)
yugaadikridyugaavarto naikamaayo mahaashanh.adrishyo vyaktaroopashcha sahasrajidanantajit (33)
ishto'vishishth shishteshth shikhandee nahusho vrishh.krodhahaa krodhakritkartaa vishvabaahurmaheedharh (34)
achyuth prathith praanh praanado vaasavaanujh.apaannidhiradhishthaanamapramatth pratishthith (35)
skandh skandadharo dhuryo varado vaayuvaahanh.vaasudevo brihadbhaanuraadidevh purandarh (36)
ashokastaaranastaarh shoorh shaurirjaneshvarh.anukoolh shataavarth padmee padmanibhekshanh (37)
padmanaabho'ravindaakshh padmagarbhh shareerabhrit.maharddhirriddho vriddhaatmaa mahaaksho garudadhvajh (38)
atulh sharabho bheemh samayajnyo havirharih.sarvalakshanalakshanyo lakshmeevaan samitinyjayh (39)
viksharo rohito maargo heturdaamodarh sahh.maheedharo mahaabhaago vegavaanamitaashanh (40)
udbhavh kshobhano devh shreegarbhh parameshvarh.karann kaarann kartaa vikartaa gahano guhh (41)
vyavasaayo vyavasthaanh snsthaanh sthaanado dhruvh.pararddhih paramaspashtastushth pushth shubhekshanh (42)
raamo viraamo virajo maargo neyo nayo'nayh.veerh shaktimataan shreshtho dharmo dharmaviduttamh (43)
vaikunthh purushh praanh praanadh pranavh prithuh.hiranyagarbhh shatrughno vyaapto vaayuradhokshajh (44)
rituh sudarshanh kaalh parameshthee parigrahh.ugrh snvatsaro daksho vishraamo vishvadakshinh (45)
vistaarh sthaavarasthaanuh pramaann beejamavyayam.artho'nartho mahaakosho mahaabhogo mahaadhanh (46)
anirvinnh sthavishtho'bhoordharmayoopo mahaamakhh.nakshatranemirnakshatree kshamh kshaamh sameehanh (47)
yajnya ijyo mahejyashcha kratuh satrn sataan gatih.sarvadarshee vimuktaatmaa sarvajnyo jnyaanamuttamam (48)
suvrath sumukhh sookshmh sughoshh sukhadh suhrit.manoharo jitakrodho veerabaahurvidaaranh (49)
svaapanh svavasho vyaapee naikaatmaa naikakarmakrit.vatsaro vatsalo vatsee ratnagarbho dhaneshvarh (50)
dharmagubdharmakriddharmee sadasatksharamaksharam.avijnyaataa sahasraanshurvidhaataa kritalakshanh (51)
gabhastinemih sattvasthh sinho bhootamaheshvarh.aadidevo mahaadevo devesho devabhridguruh (52)
uttaro gopatirgoptaa jnyaanagamyh puraatanh.shareerabhootabhridbhoktaa kapeendro bhooridakshinh (53)
somapo'mritaph somh purujitpurusattamh.vinayo jayh satyasandho daashaarhh saattvataan patih (54)
jeevo vinayitaa saakshee mukundo'mitavikramh.ambhonidhiranantaatmaa mahodadhishayo'ntakh (55)
ajo mahaarhh svaabhaavyo jitaamitrh pramodanh.aanando nandano nandh satyadharmaa trivikramh (56)
maharshih kapilaachaaryh kritajnyo medineepatih.tripadastridashaadhyaksho mahaashringgh kritaantakrit (57)
mahaavaraaho govindh sushenh kanakaanggadee.guhyo gabheero gahano guptashchakragadaadharh (58)
vedhaah svaanggo'jith krishno dridhh sangkarshano'chyuth.varuno vaaruno vrikshh pushkaraaksho mahaamanaah (59)
bhagavaan bhagahaa''nandee vanamaalee halaayudhh.aadityo jyotiraadityh sahishnurgatisattamh (60)
sudhanvaa khandaparashurdaaruno dravinapradh.divhsprik sarvadrigvyaaso vaachaspatirayonijh (61)
trisaamaa saamagh saama nirvaann bheshajn bhishak.snnyaasakrichchhamh shaanto nishthaa shaantih paraayanam (62)
shubhaanggh shaantidh srashtaa kumudh kuvaleshayh.gohito gopatirgoptaa vrishabhaaksho vrishapriyh (63)
anivartee nivrittaatmaa sangksheptaa kshemakrichchhivh.shreevatsavakshaah shreevaash shreepatih shreemataan varh (64)
shreedh shreeshh shreenivaash shreenidhih shreevibhaavanh.shreedharh shreekarh shreyh shreemaanllokatrayaashrayh (65)
svakshh svanggh shataanando nandirjyotirganeshvarh.vijitaatmaa'vidheyaatmaa satkeertishchhinnasnshayh (66)
udeernh sarvatashchakshuraneeshh shaashvatasthirh.bhooshayo bhooshano bhootirvishokh shokanaashanh (67)
archishmaanarchith kumbho vishuddhaatmaa vishodhanh.aniruddho'pratirathh pradyumno'mitavikramh (68)
kaalaneminihaa veerh shaurih shoorajaneshvarh.trilokaatmaa trilokeshh keshavh keshihaa harih (69)
kaamadevh kaamapaalh kaamee kaanth kritaagamh.anirdeshyavapurvishnurveero'nanto dhananyjayh (70)
brahmanyo brahmakrid brahmaa brahma brahmavivardhanh.brahmavid braahmano brahmee brahmajnyo braahmanapriyh (71)
mahaakramo mahaakarmaa mahaatejaa mahoragh.mahaakraturmahaayajvaa mahaayajnyo mahaahavih (72)
stavyh stavapriyh stotrn stutih stotaa ranapriyh.poornh poorayitaa punyh punyakeertiranaamayh (73)
manojavasteerthakaro vasuretaa vasupradh.vasuprado vaasudevo vasurvasumanaa havih (74)
sadgatih satkritih sattaa sadbhootih satparaayanh.shooraseno yadushreshthh sannivaash suyaamunh (75)
bhootaavaaso vaasudevh sarvaasunilayo'nalh.darpahaa darpado dripto durdharo'thaaparaajith (76)
vishvamoortirmahaamoortirdeeptamoortiramoortimaan.anekamoortiravyakth shatamoortih shataananh (77)
eko naikh savh kh kin yat tatpadamanuttamam.lokabandhurlokanaatho maadhavo bhaktavatsalh (78)
suvarnavarno hemaanggo varaanggashchandanaanggadee.veerahaa vishamh shoonyo ghritaasheerachalashchalh (79)
amaanee maanado maanyo lokasvaamee trilokadhrik.sumedhaa medhajo dhanyh satyamedhaa dharaadharh (80)
tejovrisho dyutidharh sarvashastrabhritaan varh.pragraho nigraho vyagro naikashringgo gadaagrajh (81)
chaturmoortishchaturbaahushchaturvyoohashchaturgatih.chaturaatmaa chaturbhaavashchaturvedavidekapaat (82)
samaavarto'nivrittaatmaa durjayo duratikramh.durlabho durgamo durgo duraavaaso duraarihaa (83)
shubhaanggo lokasaaranggh sutantustantuvardhanh.indrakarmaa mahaakarmaa kritakarmaa kritaagamh (84)
udbhavh sundarh sundo ratnanaabhh sulochanh.arko vaajasanh shringgee jayanth sarvavijjayee (85)
suvarnabindurakshobhyh sarvavaageeshvareshvarh.mahaahrado mahaagarto mahaabhooto mahaanidhih (86)
kumudh kundarh kundh parjanyh paavano'nilh.amritaansho'mritavapuh sarvajnyh sarvatomukhh (87)
sulabhh suvrath siddhh shatrujichchhatrutaapanh.nyagrodho'dumbaro'shvatthashchaanooraandhranishoodanh (88)
sahasraarchih saptajihvh saptaidhaah saptavaahanh.amoortiranagho'chintyo bhayakridbhayanaashanh (89)
anurbrihatkrishh sthoolo gunabhrinnirguno mahaan.adhrith svadhrith svaasyh praagvnsho vnshavardhanh (90)
bhaarabhrit kathito yogee yogeeshh sarvakaamadh.aashramh shramanh kshaamh suparno vaayuvaahanh (91)
dhanurdharo dhanurvedo dando damayitaa damh.aparaajith sarvasaho niyantaa'niyamo'yamh (92)
sattvavaan saattvikh satyh satyadharmaparaayanh.abhipraayh priyaarho'rhh priyakrit preetivardhanh (93)
vihaayasagatirjyotih suruchirhutabhugvibhuh.ravirvirochanh sooryh savitaa ravilochanh (94)
ananto hutabhugbhoktaa sukhado naikajo'grajh.anirvinnh sadaamarshee lokaadhishthaanamadbhuth (95)
sanaatsanaatanatamh kapilh kapiravyayh.svastidh svastikritsvasti svastibhuksvastidakshinh (96)
araudrh kundalee chakree vikramyoorjitashaasanh.shabdaatigh shabdasahh shishirh sharvareekarh (97)
akroorh peshalo daksho dakshinh kshaminaan varh.vidvattamo veetabhayh punyashravanakeertanh (98)
uttaarano dushkritihaa punyo duhsvapnanaashanh.veerahaa rakshanh santo jeevanh paryavasthith (99)
anantaroopo'nantashreerjitamanyurbhayaapahh.chaturashro gabheeraatmaa vidisho vyaadisho dishh (100)
Sanskrit Wikisource — Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram
Ancient public-domain Mahabharata text; source transcription is CC BY-SA 4.0
The 100 core name-verses were checked line by line against the cited recension on 2026-09-13. The source itself notes a Sanskrit Documents transcription lineage.