Sri Visnusahasranamastotram: The Thousand Names of Lord Visnu by Gita Press
Requirements: Any PDF Reader, Sanskrit, 1.9 MB
Overview: The Vishnu Sahasranaama was composed by Sri Veda Vyaasa, the author of the Puraanas, and we meet this great chant in his classical work, the Mahaabaarata, Prince Yudhisthira, the eldest of the pandavas, at the end of the war approached Bheeshma Pitaamaha, when the mighty grandsire of the Kuru family was lying on the bed of arrows, unconquered and in conquerable, awaiting the scared hour of his departure to the feet of the lord.
Genre: Non-Fiction » General » Religion & Spirituality
Yudhishthira, the righteous, asked six questions,
1)kimekam daivatam loke kim vāpyekam parāyaṇam
2)stuvantaḥ kam kamarcantaḥ prāpnuyurmānavāḥ śubham
3)ko dharmaḥ sarva dharmāṇām bhavataḥ paramo mataḥ
4)kim japan mucyate jantuḥ janmasamsārabandhanāt ”
5)In this universe Who is the one (ekam) refuge (parāyaṇam) for all? Who (kim) is the greatest (ekam) Lord (daivatam) in the world (loke)?
6) By eulogising (sthuvantaḥ) whom (kam) can a person (mānavāḥ) reach auspiciousness (śubham) (peace and prosperity)? By worshipping (archantaḥ) whom can a person reach auspiciousness (peace and prosperity)? What (kah) is, in thy opinion, the Greatest Dharma of all Dharmas? By (kim) chanting whose name, can a "creature" (jantuh) proceed beyond
(muchyate) the bonds (bandhanāt) of samsāra?
Bhishma answers by stating that mankind will be free from all sorrows by chanting the "Vishnusahasranāma", which are the thousand names of the all-pervading Supreme Being Vishnu, who is the master of all the worlds, the supreme light, the essence of the universe and who is Brahman. All matter animate and inanimate reside in him, and he in turn resides within all matter. Bheeshma, the constant devotee of Krishna, the gigantic Man of Action, calmly answered them all. This is how we find the “Thousand Names of Lord Vishnu” introduced in the immortal classic of the Hindus, the Mahabharat.
It’s recommended to chant AUM/OM before chanting anyone of the 1000 Vishnu name when you perform your daily pooja routine.
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