Though the lord has innumerable names, the vishnu sahasranama which contains a thousand selected names of the supreme being, is in the nature of a hymn which can be chanted by all. Commentary with word by word meaning by swami chinmayananda. It is used at important times or occasions, or even simply for personal meditation. Then lord krishna who has learnt it from sage upamanyu teaches it to yudishtra. Shiva sahasra namam thousand names of lord shiva from. He who is the universe, the viratpurusha 2 vishnuh. Dec 29, 2018 vishnu sahasranamam 1008 names of lord vishnu posted on december 29, 2018 by temple purohit the legend would have it that at the end of the epic mahabharata war, bhishmacharya was awaiting the sacred hour to depart from his physical body unto the lotus feet of the lord. Vishnu sahasranamam lyrics, benefits, audio names of vishnu.
Acharya sankara reached the feet of his guru, sri govindapaachaarya, and on the bank of narmada, the nambootiriboy from kaaladi got initiated into the secrets of the mahaavaakyas. The one thousand names of lord vishnu and their meanings. Vishnu sahastranaam, names of lord vishnu by chand kumar. Sri vishnu sahasranama stotram trimatacharya bhashyam. Note sample pages those who regularly recite this vishnu sahastranaama written by vayaasaji, overcome all their obstacles and enjoy fame and happiness in life. We will bring out these, a few names every day, to help us ruminate over and inculcate these values and make them an integral part of our personality. Shiva mahimah stotram, a prayer on the miraculous powers of shiva. Plus, one who chants sahasranam daily for min 1 year can see amazing effects provided he does it with proper method, bhakti and. Recited daily by many vaishnavites, devotees of lord vishnu, vishnu sahasranama contains a list of thousand name of lord vishnu. The sri vishnu sahasranam, or the thousand names of vishnu, is an important stotram that is chanted in many temples of vishnu throughout the world. Vishnu lord vishnu vishnu hindu god vishnu the preserver. To further reinforce the values enshrined in vishnu sahasranama, poojya swamiji has given the meaning to each of these names.
Thus, vishnu sahasranama literally means thousand names of lord vishnu. The stotra audio can be found on the pittsburgh temples website at the bottom of this page the sri vaishnava home page also has indepth translations of the names of vishnu. During the discourses on vishnu sahasranamam held at chinmaya chitrakoot, swami sarveshananda provided an extensive introduction to this treatise by going over the context in which the mantras were revealed. Sahasranama means thousand sahasra names nama, and sahasranama stotra is a hymn eulogizing the lord by recounting one thousand of his names. As the light in the sky, vishnu overcomes all darkness and prevails upon the worlds. The world is nourished and sustained by his effulgence. Most of the hindu stotras start with the installation of the lord. Got something very interesting on wikipedia after nath yogi told about vishnu sahasranama. Vishnu the light that permeates from the seeming nothingness to apparent something as creation is worshipped as the lord of the past, the present and the future of the existence. Sri vishnu sahasranama list of 1,000 names of lord vishnu. He who is invoked for oblations 4 bhootabhavyabhavatprabhuh.
Have purchased many items over the years from you with great expectation and pleasure and received them promptly as advertised. Lord vishnu stephen knapp and his books on spiritual. Written in an amicable style this book lends itself to hours of peaceful reading. Mp3 audio vishnu sahasranam is one of the most sacred and chanted stotra by hindus. Full text of vishnu sahasranama with the bhasya of.
Vishnu sahasranamam 1008 names of lord vishnu posted on december 29, 2018 by temple purohit the legend would have it that at the end of the epic mahabharata war, bhishmacharya was awaiting the sacred hour to depart from his physical body unto the lotus feet of the lord. It is recited both as a stotra as well as a namavali. The name vishnu has its roots in a sanskrit word vish, which means to pervade. Vishnu sahasranamam by ms subbulakshmi names in praise.
However, unable to live with the quarrels between his three wives, vishnu eventually sent ganga to shiva and sarawati to brahma. Mention may be made of dattatreya, kapila, dhanvantari, mohini, hayagriva, naranarayana, vedavyasa and yajna. We will bring out these, a few names every day, to help us ruminate over. To clarify lord shivas position, the brahmasamhita offers an analogy. Sri eknath eswaran has written a beautiful treatise of the beloved prayer sree vishnu sahasranama strotram or the thousand names of vishnu the lord. There are immense benefits for chanting any sahasranama stotra. Viusahasranamam, is a list of 1,000 names sahasranama of vishnu, the main deities in hinduism and the supreme god. Dec 14, 2009 this is one of the prayers to be addressed to lord vishnu as soon as you wake up. Vishnu is god the preserver, the sustainer of life, worshipped by millions in his incarnations as rama and krishna. Contemplation upon these can deepen our faith, broaden our dvotion and steel our understanding of the all pervading rality, visnu. Can i read vishnu sahasranamam in parts daily or should it be. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
Recited daily by many vaishnavites, devotees of lord vishnu, vishnu sahasranama contains a list of thousand name of lord vishnu, a premier hindu deity the other two in trilogy are shiva and brahma. Therefore, vishnu may also means he who removes or burns our attachments to material objects. In sanskrit, sahasra means thousand and nama means name. Vishnu the light that permeates from the seeming nothingness to apparent something as creation is worshipped as the lord. The thousand divine names of lord sri maha vishnu, with their meanings in english. Sri vishnu sahasranam stephen knapp and his books on. The spiritual initiation of yudhishthira by bhisma is vishnu sahasranama. Download pdf text of vishnu sahasra namavali here listen and download the audio of vishnu sahasra namavali here.
This represents a number of things, including pure consciousness, the infinite, and the allpervading power. Vishnu sahastranaam, names of lord vishnu by chand. It is recited daily by the devotees of lord vishnu. The thousand divine names of lord sri maha vishnu, with their meanings in english download pdf text of vishnu sahasra namavali here listen and download the audio of vishnu sahasra namavali here sri vishnu sahasra nama is a collection of one thousand names of lord maha vishnu. These include the ten primary avatars see dashavarara, below and descriptions of the qualities, attributes, or aspects of god. When it details or describes one thousand names or qualities of the lord, these also include the blessings that the lord wishes to confer upon his sincere devotees. Does the lord get absolutely defined by these one thousand names. It occurs within the body of the great epic mahabharata.
One thousand names of lord vishnu shree hindu temple and. Vishnu sahasranamam the thousand names of the lord, is the quint essence of the ancient indian thought. As the various sects of hindutradition shaivism, shaktism and vaishnavism grew and spread, it must have become extremely popular to write hymns of a thousand names. Vishnu sahasranamam devotional audio song with hindi, english and tamil lyrics. I adore the primeval lord govinda krishna, vishnu, of whom lord. Nov 25, 2012 vishnu was married to lakshmi the goddess of good fortune, sarawati the goddess of wisdom and ganga the goddess who is the personification of the river ganges. May 9, 2014 sri vishnu sahasranama list of 1,000 names of lord vishnu.
May 01, 2018 vishnu sahasranamam devotional audio song with hindi, english and tamil lyrics. These are gods who descended into this world for a specific task and with an aspect of lord vishnu. Vishnu and his names by eknath easwaran goodreads. Excellent website with vast variety of goods to view and purchase, especially books and idols of hindu deities are amongst my favourite. This page lists names of lord vishnu, which are collectively known as sahasranamavali of lord vishnu. Sri vishnu sahasranama with full devotion and purity of heart. One thousand names of lord the one thousand names of lord vishnu and their meanings. The vedas affirm that god is neither accessible to words nor to mind. Shiv sahasranama is part of ling purana that is 1008 names of lord shiva which is chanted by shri vishnu. In each piece, eknath easwaran selects one of indias traditional thousand names of god and shows its. Vishnu sahasranamam hindi, english, tamil lyrics apps on.
In hinduism, lord vishnu had incarnated as lord venkatachalapathi at tirupati, although this grand form of him is not counted as one of the dasavatars. Vishnu sahasranamam audio for android free download and. Onlooking was lord krishna and ved vyasa the scribe of the mahabarata. Abode affliction andaja bath beautiful becomes beings bestower bheeshma birth bliss body brahmana called cause ceremony chakra chanting chitragupta copulation creation creator deadly deceased. Vishnu sahasranamam is one such ancient, divine script written in sanskrit and chanted stotra by hindus. Vishnu sahasranamam thousand names of maha vishnu in sanskrit. His appearance marks the end of the kali yuga also known as the iron age and the establishment of a new spirituality based on divine revelation and scriptural truths, both of which issue forth directly from the lord, himself. An insight into the thousand names of lord visnu commentary on vishnu sahasranama by i. Naming your little one something inspired by lord vishnu would be a wonderful idea if you are aware of how powerful lord vishnu is. In the tenth part of the padma purana 415th century ce, danta son of bhima and king of vidarbha lists 108 names of vishnu 17. Great sages such as narada, the alvars, and composers including saint tyagaraja have made repeated references to the thousand names of vishnu in their devotional works. Sri vishnu sahasranaamam stotram is organized into three sections. It appears in the santi parva of mahabharata as a conversation between grandsire bhishma and yudhistira.
Bheeshma expresses his inability to the same and requests lord krishna to teach it to yudishtra. Vishnu sahasranamam introduction chinmaya mission dallas. Kalki the tenth and final incarnation of lord vishnu. The person who strung together the thousand names as part of the mahabharata and preserved it for the world was none other than sage veda vyasa, the compiler of the vedas. Apr 08, 2014 in the mahabaratha version which i am giving here yudishtra after hearing the vishnu sahasranama from bheeshma requests him also to teach the thousand names of lord shiva. Lord vishnu facts, avatars, mantra, temples, festivals. I adore the primeval lord govinda krishna, vishnu, of whom lord shiva is a transformation for performing the work of destruction. Once you understand the full story the full depth and beauty of the mantra comes to life. Month panchang dainik panchang assamese panjika bengali panjika tamil panchangam. Find largest collection of hindu mythological names on lord krishna, vishnu, shiva, lakshmi, durga, saraswati. Vishnu sahasranamam the thousand names of vishnu is a list of 1,000 names of lord vishnu. The thousand names of vishnu reiterate a single message. Many other names of lord vishnu are found in the vishnu sahasranam, the thousand names of vishnu, located in the anushasan parva 149. Vishnu sahasranama means the thousand names of vishnu.
Com and find much more mantras, sahasranamas, stotras, 108 names, yantras, nice pictures of vedic demigods. Each name is a pointer indicating the direction towards which the minds attention should turn in order to detect and apprehend the divine reality in the heart of all. Vishnu is commonly depicted as riding on his shoulders. This new edition of ichant for your android phone includes the reciting of 1,000 names of lord vishnu, also known as vishnu sahasranaamavali. What are the advantages of chanting vishnu sahasranama. Vishnu saharanama stotram trimatacharya bhashyam sloka 17. Then came the thousand names of vishnu by bhishma to yudhishthira in krishnas presence on the same occasion. Sri vishnu sahasra nama is a collection of one thousand names of lord maha vishnu. These thousand names of the lord provide us with a thousand clear arrowmarks rising from the known, indicating the unknown. Back of the book manifesting in innumerable forms, the lord sometimes displays all his potencies, and sometimes he displays only a part of his potencies. The thousand names of shiva were first chanted by krishna for the benefit of yudhishthira in the presence of bhishma.
God generate, operate and destroy duties of brahma, vishnu and shiva hence, we can understand that our life is on the whims and fantasies of vishnu. Vishnu sahasranam with audio sahasranaama is one of the most sacred and chanted stotra by hindus. Vishnu sahasranamam is a compilation of a thousand names of lord vishnu composed by sri veda vyasa. In the mahabaratha version which i am giving here yudishtra after hearing the vishnu sahasranama from bheeshma requests him also to teach the thousand names of lord shiva. By chanting shiv sahastra naam of mahadev, vishnu get sudarshan chakra.
It start from name bhav which mean one who start and create universe, protect all. Bhisma replies by saying, that the purest, the most auspicious, the chief among the gods and the father of all the beings is the one who is supreme, referring to lord vishnu. Jun 24, 2017 got something very interesting on wikipedia after nath yogi told about vishnu sahasranama. A great book to treasure and keep, i strongly recommend this book. Ive been looking for a text that would fully cover each of the meanings of the names of lord vishnu.
Lord vishnu is also called nilameghashyama for having a dark blue complexion. Vishnu sahasranamam is one of the most sacred stotras chanted by the hindus. This is a book for daily inspiration, full of personal reminders of what it means. This conversation appears in the prrvabhag of this sahasranama.
It is considered that by doing this you can fulfil all your desire and overcome any difficulty. Vishnu sahasranama thousand ways to the transcendental the sahasranama are the thousand names of lord maha vishnu. Vishnu sahasranamam lyrics, benefits, audio names of. Vishnu sahasranama thousand names of lord vishnu with meaning. The slokas are in sanskrit script and its transliteration and translation in english. It is also one of the most sacred and commonly chanted stotras spiritual chanting. Sri vishnu sahasranama in tamil thousand names of lord. Jan 01, 2002 onlooking was lord krishna and ved vyasa the scribe of the mahabarata.
Lakshmi and padmavati are wives of lord vishnu at tirupati. The lord in the sahasranamam or thousand names, is praised by a hymn in 108 verses composed by the rishi veda vyasa, who is attributed to be a form of vishnu himself. Sri visnusahasranamastotrathe thousand names of lord visnu. Shiva sahasra namam thousand names of lord shiva from mahabharata. Vishnu sahasranama thousand names of lord vishnu with. Every religion in the world worships their god with a different name. When milk is transformed by acids into yogurt, the yogurt is neither the same as nor different from the milk. Sasakti shiva navakam nine stanzas extolling the power of shiva. Sri vishnu sahasranama stotram trimatacharya bhashyam with. Feb 17, 2015 sri vishnu sahasranamavali sri vishnu sahasranamavali is a collection of one thousand names of lord maha vishnu. As the various sects of hindutradition 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. Lord kalki is the tenth and final incarnation of the maha great vishnu avatars.
Thousand names of god the secrets of vishnu sahasranama. It is extremely powerful and offers numerous spiritual benefits. Vishnu sahasranamam hindi, english, tamil lyrics apps. One of the more famous episodes involving the god in this second phase of the world is the legend of the three steps. Dec 10, 2019 vishnu sahasranamam is the thousand names of the lord which was originally chanted by bhishma, on his death bed, in the divine presence of lord krishna himself.
In india, one of the most popular of these litanies is the thousand names of vishnu. The meanings of the names give us an understanding and depth of god as there is a deep connection between the name and the named. Most of the worlds major religions celebrate the holy names of god. Finished reading names of vishnu by eknath easwaran. Of the four states, vishnu as the preserver repersents the dream states svapnavastha. Browse all the 108 108 names of lord vishnu baby names and choose the perfect name for your baby. This page lists names of lord krishna, which are collectively known as sahasranamavali of lord krishna.
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