🐚 Lord Vishnu Devotion Peace Vishnu

Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram

🔁 జప సంఖ్య: 1 Complete recitation daily or on Ekadashi
🌅 ఉత్తమ సమయం: Brahma Muhurtham, Ekadashi, and Saturday mornings
🕉️ Authentic Sacred Text
Sanskrit Text (संस्कृतम्)
शुक्लाम्बरधरं विष्णुं शशिवर्णं चतुर्भुजम् ।
प्रसन्नवदनं ध्यायेत् सर्वविघ्नोपशान्तये ॥
यस्य द्विरदवक्त्राद्याः पारिषद्याः परः शतम् ।
विघ्नं निघ्नन्ति सततं विष्वक्सेनं तमाश्रये ॥

॥ ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय ॥
विश्वं विष्णुर्वषट्कारो भूतभव्यभवत्प्रभुः ।
भूतकृद्भूतभृद्भावो भूतात्मा भूतभावनः ॥
Telugu Script (తెలుగు లిపి)
శుక్లాంబరధరం విష్ణుం శశివర్ణం చతుర్భుజమ్ ।
ప్రసన్నవదనం ధ్యాయేత్ సర్వవిఘ్నోపశాంతయే ॥
యస్య ద్విరదవక్త్రాద్యాః పారిషద్యాః పరః శతమ్ ।
విఘ్నం నిఘ్నంతి సతతం విష్వక్సేనం తమాశ్రయే ॥

॥ ఓం నమో భగవతే వాసుదేవాయ ॥
విశ్వం విష్ణుర్వషట్కారో భూతభవ్యభవత్ప్రభుః ।
భూతకృద్భూతభృద్భావో భూతాత్మా భూతభావనః ॥
English / Roman Transliteration (IAST)
Śuklāmbaradharaṁ Viṣṇuṁ Śaśivarṇaṁ Caturbhujam |
Prasannavadanaṁ Dhyāyet Sarvavighnopaśāntaye ||
Yasya Dviradavaktrādyāḥ Pāriṣadyāḥ Paraḥ Śatam |
Vighnaṁ Nighnanti Satataṁ Viṣvaksenaṁ Tamāśraye ||

|| Oṁ Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevāya ||
Viśvaṁ Viṣṇur-Vaṣaṭkāro Bhūta-Bhavya-Bhavat-Prabhuḥ |
Bhūtakṛd-Bhūtabhṛd-Bhāvo Bhūtātmā Bhūtabhāvanaḥ ||

🌟 Spiritual Meaning & Word-by-Word Translation

Meditating upon Lord Vishnu, clothed in white, glowing like the moon, four-armed and serene, for the pacification of all obstacles. He is the universe, all-pervading, master of past, present, and future, creator and sustainer of all beings.

📿 How to Chant: Method, Posture & Purity

Sit facing East or North on a clean mat, recite with clear pronunciation and reverence.

📜 Traditional Significance & Scriptural Origin

Expounded by Bhishma to Yudhishthira in the Mahabharata, with commentaries by Adi Shankaracharya and Parasara Bhattar.

✨ Benefits Traditionally Associated With This Mantra

Traditionally believed to balance planetary influences, alleviate chronic anxiety, and cultivate spiritual peace. Devotees commonly chant this for domestic harmony and spiritual upliftment.

📖 Vedic Commentary & In-Depth Context

Found in the Anushasana Parva of the Mahabharata, Bhishma Pitamaha gave this hymn to Yudhishthira on the bed of arrows as the supreme, effortless path to liberation. Chanting the 1,000 names dissolves planetary distress, restores peace, and awakens devotion.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a short verse equal to the Sahasranama?

Yes, tradition holds that the verse "Sri Rama Rama Rameti Rame Rame Manorame..." carries the spiritual fruit of the thousand names.