
Source: Mahabharata, Anushasana Parva Narrated by: Bhishma Pitamaha to Yudhishthira
ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय
The Vishnu Sahasranama is one of the most powerful hymns in Hinduism. It contains 1000 divine names of Lord Vishnu, each describing His infinite glories, forms, and cosmic functions. Reciting these names with devotion is believed to bring peace, protection, prosperity, and ultimate liberation (Moksha).
Invocation
Yasya smaraṇamātreṇa janma-saṁsāra-bandhanāt Vimucyate namas tasmai Viṣṇave prabha-viṣṇave
By merely remembering Him, one is freed from the cycle of birth and death. Salutations to that all-pervading Lord Vishnu.
The Complete List of 1000 Names of Lord Vishnu
- Vishvam
- Vishnuh
- Vashatkaarah
- Bhuutabhavyabhavatprabhuh
- Bhuutakrit
- Bhuutabhrit
- Bhaavah
- Bhuutaatmaa
- Bhuutabhaavanah
- Pootaatmaa
- Paramaatmaa
- Muktaanaam Paramaa Gatih
- Avyayah
- Purushah
- Saakshi
- Kshetrajnah
- Aksharah
- Yogah
- Yogavidaam Netaa
- Pradhaanapurusheshvarah
- Naarasimhavapuh
- Shreemaan
- Keshavah
- Purushottamah
- Sarvah
- Sharvah
- Shivah
- Sthaanuh
- Bhootaadir
- Nidhiravyayah
- Sambhavah
- Bhaavah
- Bhavanah
- Bhartaa
- Prabhavah
- Prabhuh
- Eeshvarah
- Svayambhuh
- Shambhuh
- Aadityas
- Pushkaraakshah
- Mahaasvanah
- Anaadi-nidhanah
- Dhaataa
- Vidhaataa
- Dhaaturuttamah
- Aprameyah
- Hrisheekeshah
- Padmanaabhah
- Amaraprabhuh
- Vishvakarmaa
- Manuh
- Tvashthaa
- Sthavishthhah
- Sthaviro Dhruvah
- Agraahyah
- Shaashvatah
- Krishnah
- Lohitaakshah
- Pratardanah
- Prabhoota
- Trikakubdhaama
- Pavitram
- Mangalam Param
- Eeshanah
- Praanadah
- Praanah
- Jyeshthah
- Shreshthah
- Prajaapatih
- Hiranyagarbhah
- Bhoogarbhah
- Maadhavah
- Madhusoodanah
- Eeshvarah
- Vikramee
- Dhanvee
- Medhaaviee
- Vikramah
- Kramah
- Anuttamah
- Duraadharshah
- Kritajnah
- Kritiih
- Aatmavaan
- Suresah
- Sharanam
- Sharma
- Vishvaretaah
- Prajabhavah
- Ahah
- Samvatsarah
- Vyaalah
- Pratyayah
- Sarvadarshanah
- Ajah
- Sarveshvarah
- Siddhah
- Siddhih
- Sarvaadir
- Achyutah
- Vrishaakapih
- Ameyaatmaa
- Sarva Yoga Vinissritah
- Vasuh
- Vasumanaah
- Satyah
- Samaatmaa
- Sammitah
- Samah
- Amoghah
- Pundareekaakshah
- Vrishakarmaa
- Vrishaakritih
- Rudrah
- Bahushiraah
- Babhruh
- Vishvayonih
- Shuchi Shravah
- Amritah
- Shaashvata-sthaanuh
- Varaarohah
- Mahaatalah
- Sarabhah
- Simhah
- Sandhaataa
- Sandhimaan
- Sthirah
- Ajah
- Durmarshanah
- Shaastaa
- Vishrutaatmaa
- Suraarighna
- Guruh
- Gurutamah
- Dhaama
- Satyah
- Satya paraakramah
- Nimishah
- Animishah
- Sragvee
- Vaachaspatir Udaaradheeh
- Agraanee
- Graamanee
- Shreemaan
- Nyaayah
- Netaa
- Sameeranah
- Sahasramoordhaah
- Vishvaatmaa
- Sahasraakshah
- Sahasrapaat
- Aavartanah
- Nivritaatmaa
- Samvritah
- Sampramardanah
- Ahah Samvartakah
- Vahnih
- Anilah
- Dharaneedharah
- Suprasaadah
- Prasannaatmaa
- Vishvadhrik
- Vishvabhug Vibhuh
- Satkartaa
- Satkritah
- Saadhuh
- Jahnuh
- Naaraayanah
- Narah
- Asankheyyah
- Aprameyaatmaa
- Vishishtah
- Shishttakrit
- Shuchih
- Siddhaartha
- Siddhasankalpah
- Siddhidah
- Siddhi Saadhannah
- Vrishaalee
- Vishvarokah
- Suurajah
- Shaurityh
- Shruta Keerti
- Uttaaranah
- Durvidheyah
- Durnireekshaah
- Durjayah
- Duratigamah
- Durlabhah
- Durgamah
- Durgah
- Duraavaasah
- Duraariha
- Shubhaangah
- Lokasaarangah
- Sutantuh
- Tantuvardhanah
- Indrakarmaa
- Mahaakarmaa
- Kritakarmaa
- Kritagamah
- Uddbhavah
- Sundarah
- Sundah
- Ratnannaabhah
- Sulocanah
- Arkah
- Vaajasanah
- Shringee
- Jayantah
- Sarvavijjayi
- Suvarnabinduh
- Akshobhyah
- Sarva Vaageeshvareshvarah
- Mahaahradah
- Mahaagartah
- Mahabhutah
- Mahaanidhih
- Kumudah
- Kundarah
- Kundah
- Parjanyah
- Paavnah
- Anilah
- Amritaashah
- Amritavapuh
- Sarvajna
- Sarvato Mukhah
- Sulabhah
- Suvratah
- Siddhah
- Shatrujit
- Shatrutaapanah
- Nyagrodah
- Udumbarah
- Ashvatthah
- Chaanooraandhra Nishuudanah
- Sahasraarchih
- Saptajihvah
- Saptaidhah
- Saptavaahanah
- Amoorti
- Anagha
- Achintya
- Bhayakrit
- Bhayanaashanah
- Anuh
- Brihat
- Krishshah
- Sthoolah
- Gunabhrit
- Nirgunah
- Mahaan
- Adhrittah
- Svadhritah
- Svaasyah
- Praagvamsho
- Vamshavardhanah
- Bhaaraabhrit
- Kathitah
- Yogee
- Yogeeshaha
- Sarvakaama-dah
- Aashramah
- Shramanah
- Kshaamah
- Suparnah
- Vaayuvaahanah
- Dhanurdharah
- Dhanurvedo
- Dandah
- Damayitaa
- Damah
- Aparaajitah
- Sarvasaho
- Aniyantaa
- Niyamah
- Ayamah
- Sattvavaan
- Saattvikah
- Satyah
- Satya-dharma-paraaylanah
- Abhipraayah
- Priyaarhah
- Arhah
- Priyakrit
- Preetivardhanah
- Vihaayasgatih
- Jyotih
- Suruchih
- Hutatbhug
- Vibhuh
- Raveeh
- Virochana
- Soorvah
- Suryadah
- Suralokadhrik
- Anantah
- Hutabhugvibhuh
- Shishirah
- Sharvaree
- Vaapih
- Naabhih
- Nandih
- Pundareekaakshah
- Sumaanasah
- Bhaktavastarah
- Suvarnadah
- Kanakaangadee
- Guhyah
- Gabheerah
- Gahanah
- Guptah
- Chakragadaadharah
- Vedhaah
- Svaangah
- Ajitah
- Krishnah
- Dridhah
- Sankarshanochyutah
- Varunah
- Vaarunah
- Vrikshah
- Pushkaraakshah
- Mahaamanaah
- Bhagavaan
- Bhagahaa
- Aanandee
- Vanamaalee
- Halaayudhah
- Aadityah
- Jyotiraadityah
- Sahishnuh
- Gatisattamah
- Sudhanvaa
- Khandaparashuh
- Daarunah
- Dravinapradah
- Divah Sprik
- Sarvadrik Vyaaso
- Vaachaspatir Ayonijah
- Trisaamaa
- Saamagah
- Saama
- Nirvaanam
- Bheshajam
- Bhishak
- Sannyaasakrit
- Shamah
- Shaantah
- Nishthaa
- Shaantih
- Paraayanam
- Shubhaangah
- Shaantidah
- Srashttaa
- Kumudah
- Kuvaleshaayah
- Gohitah
- Gopatiih
- Goptaa
- Vrisha Bheksho
- Vrishapriyah
- Anivartee
- Nivrittaatmaa
- Samksheptaa
- Kshemakrit
- Shivah
- Shreevatsa-vakshaah
- Shrevaasah
- Sripatih
- Shrimataam Varah
- Shreedah
- Shreeshah
- Shreenivaasah
- Shreenidhih
- Shreevibhaavanah
- Shreederah
- Shreekaro
- Shreyah
- Shreemaan
- Lokatrayaashrayah
- Svakshah
- Svaangah
- Shataanandah
- Nandih
- Jyotirganeeshvarah
- Vijitatmaa
- Vidheyatmaa
- Satkeetih
- Naadanah
- Balih
- Shakindrah
- Durdharah
- Dubhah
- Mahendrah
- Vasudah
- Vasuh
- Naaikarupah
- Brihadroopaah
- Shipivishtah
- Prakaashanah
- Ojastejo Dyutidharah
- Prakaashaatmaa
- Prataapanah
- Riddhah
- Spashttaaksharah
- Mantrah
- Chandraamshuh
- Bhaaskaradyutih
- Amritaamshoodbhavah
- Bhaarah
- Bhritah
- Bhritimaan
- Bhavyah
- Samriddhah
- Samriddhimaan
- Samriddhiih
- Shubhah
- Vigatajvarah
- Swasthah
- Swaastidah
- Swaahaa
- Swadhaa
- Akarmaakrit
- Dharmaadharma-vivikta
- Virivikta Spashttah
- Havishmaan
- Yajushpatiih
- Yajah
- Yajnapatiih
- Yajvaa
- Yajnaangah
- Yajnavaahanah
- Yajnabhrid
- Yajnakrit
- Yajnee
- Yajnabhug
- Yajnasaadhakah
- Yajnaantakrit
- Yajnaguhyam
- Annam
- Annaadah
- Aatmayonah
- Svayamjaatah
- Vaikhaanah
- Saamagaayanah
- Devakee-nandanah
- Shrishtaa
- Kshitishah
- Paapanaashanah
- Sankhabrit
- Nandakee
- Chakree
- Shaarngadhrik
- Gadaadharah
- Rathangapaanir
- Akshobhyah
- Sarva Praharanaayudhah
- Sarvopaya Vyabharganah
- Sarvavit
- Sarvatobhadrah
- Sarvagah
- Sarvavidbhava
- Suvaksah
- Suradah
- Sarvajit
- Sarvajeeva
- Sakshat
- Sumanah
- Sudhih
- Subhujah
- Sukaraah
- Sulabhah
- Suvratah
- Sutapaa
- Suraah
- Saraah
- Sarasah
- Satyah
- Satyaprakaasha
- Tejovrisho
- Dyutidharah
- Sarvashastraabhritaavarh
- Pragrahah
- Nigrahah
- Vyagrah
- Naaikashringah
- Gadaagrajah
- Chaturmurtih
- Chaturbaahuh
- Chaturdamshtrah
- Chaturgatiih
- Chaturvyoohah
- Chaturbhaavatmaa
- Chaturvedavid
- Ekapaat
- Samaavartah
- Nivritaatmaa
- Durdharah
- Durrvidheyah
- Durbhaagah
- Bhavaasundara
- Sushenaah
- Kanakangadi
- Guhyah
- Gambheerah
- Gabheeraatmaa
- Guptah
- Chakragadaadharah
- Vedhaah
- Svaangah
- Ajitah
- Krishnah
- Dridhah
- Sankarshanah
- Achyutah
- Varuno
- Vaarunah
- Vrikshah
- Pushkaraakshah
- Mahaamanaah
- Bhagavaan
- Bhagahaa
- Aanandee
- Vanamaalee
- Halaayudhah
- Aadityah
- Jyotiraadityah
- Sahishnuh
- Gatisattamah
- Sudhanvaa
- Khandaparashuh
- Daarunah
- Dravinapradah
- Divyah
- Sarvasampad
- Sudhanvaa
- Vrajabhuupatiih
- Skandah
- Skanda-dharah
- Dhuryah
- Varadah
- Vaayuvaahanah
- Vaasudevah
- Brihad Bhaanuh
- Aadideva
- Purandarah
- Ashokah
- Taaranah
- Taaraah
- Shoorasenaah
- Yudhishhthirah
- Sannivaasinaam Varah
- Naikajaah
- Bahusyaamah
- Stavapriyah
- Parasmaijyotih
- Parasmai Dhaama
- Paramaah
- Paratparah
- Pavitraah
- Mangalam Param
- Pavitram
- Mangalam
- Shucheh
- Bhaktipriyah
- Bhaktikrit
- Bhakteh
- Bhaktivardhanah
- Bhaktapriyah
- Bhaktikartaa
- Bhaktanam Priyakrit
- Niraakaarah
- Anaakaarah
- Vyaktaavyaktah
- Sanatanah
- Viraat
- Vishvaroopah
- Vishvabhug
- Vishvatmaa
- Vishvasambhavah
- Chhaturtmaa
- Chaturtaah
- Trikaalagnyah
- Trigunaateetah
- Trigunaatmakah
- Swabhaavashudhah
- Madhavah
- Trivikramah
- Varaadhah
- Vaamanah
- Praanshuh
- Amaogha
- Shuchih
- Urjitah
- Ateendra
- Samsrahah
- Sargah
- Dhritaatmaa
- Niyamah
- Yamah
- Vedyah
- Vaidyah
- Sadaayogee
- Veerahaa
- Maadhavah
- Madhu
- Ateendriyo
- Mahamaayo
- Mahotsaaho
- Mahaabalah
- Mahaabuddhih
- Mahaaveeryah
- Mahashaktih
- Mahaadhritih
- Mahesvaashah
- Mahabhogo
- Mahaaisvaryah
- Mahaaviryah
- Mahaasaktih
- Mahaadyutih
- Anirdeshaanvapuh
- Shriman
- Ameyaatmaa
- Mahaadridhrk
- Maheshvaasah
- Maheebhartaa
- Harinah
- Shyamalah
- Pratardanah
- Ishaanh
- Shabd Brahman
- Shabd-Brahmanah
- Sahasrapaat
- Pavitraah
- Paramam Dhaam
- Sarvagnyah
- Sarvatobhadrah
- Sarvakaranaanam Kaaranam
- Suvepatuh
- Bhootabhavana
- Bhuutaatmaa
- Bhuutadhrit
- Bhuutabhaavanah
- Bhuuteshvarah
- Bhuutakrit
- Bhuutapaalah
- Bhuutanamaskrtah
- Prasaadah
- Prasannaatmaa
- Vishvadhrik
- Vishvabhrit
- Vibhuh
- Satkartaa
- Satkritah
- Saadhu
- Jahnuh
- Naaraayanah
- Narah
- Akrooraah
- Prakramaah
- Adhivaahanam
- Dhaaranah
- Charanah
- Lokottamah
- Maheejayah
- Sarvalokeshvarah
- Lokaadhyakshaah
- Lokaguruh
- Lokabandhuh
- Lokanathaah
- Lokaatmaa
- Lokasaarangah
- Lokarakshakah
- Maadhavah
- Bhaktavatsalah
- Bhaktapriyah
- Bhakti-gamyah
- Bhaktapaalakaah
- Bhaktavishvasah
- Bhaktaabhayankart
- Bhakteshvarah
- Bhaktarakshah
- Bhaktanandapradah
- Muktidah
- Mukteh
- Muktaatmaa
- Muktipriyah
- Muktidaataa
- Muktimaan
- Muktishvarah
- Mokshapradah
- Mokshadah
- Moksho
- Moksheshvarah
- Moksha Maargatmane
- Shreepatih
- Shreevaasah
- Shreemaan
- Shreenidhih
- Shreevibhaavanah
- Shreedharah
- Shreekarah
- Shreyah
- Shreevatsa Vakshaah
- Shreenilayah
- Shreemaan Maheshvarah
- Nityashuddhah
- Nityabuddha
- Nityamukta
- Sanatanah
- Nityah
- Nityaanandah
- Nityaprakaashakaah
- Aatmajyotih
- Aatmaramah
- Aatmashaktih
- Paramaatmaa
- Parameshvarah
- Paramjyotih
- Paramdhaama
- Paramaanandam
- Param Brahma
- Paratvam
- Pareshvara
- Parabrahma
- Paraat Parah
- Omkaaro
- Omkaara-priyah
- Omkaara-roopah
- Omkaara-atmanah
- Omkaara-saaraah
- Omkaara-gamyah
- Omkaara-nidhih
- Pranavah
- Pranaveshvarah
- Turiyah
- Turiyaateetah
- Aksharah
- Parabrahma Svaroopah
- Jagatkaranam
- Jagatpaalah
- Jagadbharttaa
- Jagannaathah
- Jagadaatmaa
- Jagatpitaa
- Jaganmaatraa
- Jagatsakshee
- Jagadbandhuh
- Jagadguruh
- Vishvamuurtih
- Vishvesvarah
- Vishvabhaavanah
- Vishvapaalah
- Vishvadhrtaah
- Vishvasiddhih
- Vishvarakshakah
- Vishvaadhaarah
- Sudarshanah
- Sudarshanapriyah
- Chakradhaarakah
- Chakranaamaa
- Chakrapaanihah
- Gadaadharah
- Gadaapriyah
- Gadapaanihah
- Gadaanaamaa
- Saarngadhanvaa
- Saarngapriyah
- Saarngapaanihah
- Shankhabhrit
- Shankhanaadaah
- Shankhapaanikah
- Shankhapriyo
- Panchajanya
- Nandakee
- Khetakadhrik
- Shreevatsa-ankitaah
- Kaustubhadhaarakaah
- Kaustubhaalankaraah
- Vaijayanteedhrik
- Tulaseemaline
- Tulaseevana-priyah
- Pitaambara-dhrik
- Peetaambara-priyah
- Pitaavaashah
- Neelaambara
- Kaliyugapaavana
- Kalimala-naashana
- Kaliyugaantaka
- Garudasthaa
- Garudapriyah
- Garudaatmaa
- Garudeshah
- Garudaeshvarah
- Anantasheshashaayi
- Anantah
- Anantaroopah
- Anantashayanaah
- Naaraayanah
- Mahaavisnuh
- Mahaaprabhu
- Maheshvarah
- Mahaadevah
- Mahaatmaa
- Mahaayogee
- Mahaaviryah
- Mahaabalah
- Mahaabuddhi
- Mahaasakti
- Mahaatejas
- Mahaadyutih
- Mahaayashaa
- Mahaakaayah
- Mahaadhaama
- Mahaisvaryah
- Maheshhvarah
- Nirgunah
- Nirakaarah
- Nirvisesho
- Niranjanah
- Nisprapancoh
- Nirupaadhi
- Niraashraya
- Nishkalaah
- Nishkriyah
- Nishkaamah
- Nirupaplava
- Nityah
- Nitya-shuddhah
- Nitya-buddhah
- Niraalambanah
- Svaatmaaraamo
- Sudhanshuuh
- Sudhaakarah
- Sudhaam Paati
- Sudhaa Vaapih
- Sudhaa Saarih
- Sudhaa-bhavah
- Sudhipriyo
- Sukhapradah
- Sukheshvarah
- Sukhinaam Varah
- Svastikshamaah
- Svastidah
- Svaahaa
- Svadhaa
- Svastim
- Avyayaprabhu
- Avyayah
- Vyayah
- Vyayaateetah
- Kutasthah
- Kutanirmaatre
- Sarvaadharah
- Sarvesho
- Sarvah
- Sarvavaryo
- Sarvanaamaa
- Sarvaroopah
- Sarvashaktih
- Sarvakaraanaah
- Sarvaadhaaraah
- Sarvabhootatmaa
- Sarvabhootaadih
- Sarvabhootabhaavanah
- Sarvabhooteshvarah
- Sarvah-saakhaa
- Sarvavijnaana-sampannah
- Sarvaloka-priyah
- Sarvaopayah
- Sarvaananda-mayah
- Sarvaanandah
- Sarvottamah
- Sarveshvareshvarah
- Sarvam
- Sarveshvarah
- Sarvaatmaa
- Sarvapaapahaaraah
- Sarvabhayaapahaarah
- Sarvadukhapramaardanah
- Sarvakaamapradaah
- Sarvasanpadvidhaayanah
- Sarvamangaladaah
- Sarvashubhapradaah
- Sarvajit
- Sarvashreshthaah
- Sarvakalyaanapradaah
- Ameyah
- Vikramah
- Kramah
- Anutamah
- Duraadharshah
- Kritajnah
- Kritiih
- Aatmavaan
- Dharmaadharma-vivekajnah
- Maanah
- Maaninaam Varah
- Vedaangavid
- Vedaviduttamah
- Vedaantakrit
- Vedaantavid
- Vedo
- Vedaangas
- Vedavit
- Kavih
- Lokaadhyakshah
- Suraadhyakshah
- Dharmadhyakshah
- Kritaakritah
- Chaturaatmaa
- Chaturavishaah
- Chaturbaahuh
- Chaturvyoohah
- Chaturgatiih
- Chaturveda
- Ekapaad
- Samaavartah
- Nivritaatmaa
- Durdharah
- Durdrishtah
- Garuda-dhvajah
- Atulah
- Sharabhah
- Bheemah
- Samaayajnah
- Havirharih
- Sarvalakshana Laksanyah
- Lakshmeevan
- Samitinjayah
- Viksharah
- Rohitah
- Maargah
- Hetuh
- Daamodaran
- Sahah
- Maheedharah
- Mahaabaago
- Vegavaan
- Amitaashanah
- Udbhavah
- Kshobhano
- Devah
- Shreegarbhah
- Parameshvarah
- Karanam
- Kaaranam
- Kartaa
- Vikartaa
- Gahanah
- Guhah
- Vyavasaayo
- Vyavasthaanah
- Samsthaanah
- Sthaanado
- Dhruvah
- Pararddhih
- Paramaspashtah
- Tushttah
- Pushtah
- Shubhekshanah
- Raamah
- Viraamah
- Virajo
- Maargah
- Neyo
- Nayah
- Anayo
- Veerah
- Shaktimataam Shreshtho
- Dharmah
- Dharmaviduttamah
- Vaikunthaah
- Purushah
- Praanah
- Praanadah
- Pranavaah
- Prituh
- Hiranyagarbhah
- Shatrughnah
- Vyaaptah
- Vaayuh
- Adhokshajah
- Rituh
- Sudarshanah
- Kaalah
- Parameshthee
- Parigrahah
- Ugrah
- Samvatsarah
- Dakshah
- Vishraamo
- Vishvadakshinaah
- Vistaarah
- Sthaavarasthaanuh
- Pramaanam
- Beejamavyayam
Phala Shruti – Benefits of Recitation
Reciting the Vishnu Sahasranama with devotion removes all sins, grants long life, good health, wealth, fame, and leads to Moksha. It is especially beneficial for NRIs seeking mental peace, protection, and spiritual connection while living abroad.
Concluding Prayer
ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय नमः
Shri Krishna Govinda Hare Murare He Natha Narayana Vasudeva
Sarve Jana Sukhino Bhavantu – May All Beings Be Happy



































































































































