Vishnu Shodasha Nama Stotram
श्री विष्णु षोडशनाम स्तोत्रम् · श्रीविष्णोः षोडशनामस्तोत्रम्
Sixteen names of Vishnu remembered at different moments of daily life.
औषधे चिन्तयेद्विष्णुं भोजने च जनार्दनम्। शयने पद्मनाभं च विवाहे च प्रजापतिम्॥१॥
युद्धे चक्रधरं देवं प्रवासे च त्रिविक्रमम्। नारायणं तनुत्यागे श्रीधरं प्रियसंगमे॥२॥
दुःस्वप्ने स्मर गोविन्दं संकटे मधुसूदनम्। कानने नारसिंहं च पावके जलशायिनम्॥३॥
जलमध्ये वराहं च पर्वते रघुनन्दनम्। गमने वामनं चैव सर्वकार्येषु माधवम्॥४॥
षोडशैतानि नामानि प्रातरुत्थाय यः पठेत्। सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोके महीयते॥५॥
Related prayers
Shantakaram Bhujagashayanam ↗Vishnu Ashtavimshati Nama Stotram ↗Vishnu Shatanama Stotram ↗What does Vishnu Shodasha Nama Stotram mean?
The hymn connects sixteen names and forms of Vishnu with ordinary transitions, journeys and moments of vulnerability.
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Last reviewed: 2026-09-08