Vishnu Sahasranama

Vishnu Sahasranama
Vishnusahasranama manuscript, c. 1690
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ReligionHinduism
AuthorVyasa
Verses108
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Vaishnavism
Closeup of Vishnu, seated in the lotus position on a lotus. From depiction of the poet Jayadeva bowing to Vishnu, Gouache on paper Pahari, The very picture of devotion, bare-bodied, head bowed, legs crossed and hands folded, Jayadeva stands at left, with the implements of worship placed before the lotus-seat of Vishnu who sits there, blessing the poet.
Supreme deity
Vishnu / Krishna / Rama
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Dashavatara
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The Vishnu Sahasranama[1] (Sanskrit: विष्णुसहस्रनाम, romanized: viṣṇusahasranāma),[a] is a Sanskrit hymn containing a list of the 1,000 names of Vishnu, one of the main deities in Hinduism and the Supreme God in Vaishnavism. It is one of the most sacred and popular stotras in Hinduism. The most popular version of the Vishnu Sahasranama is featured in the Anushasana Parva of the epic Mahabharata. Other versions exist in the Padma Purana, the Skanda Purana, and the Garuda Purana. There is also a Sikh version of the Vishnu Sahasranama found in the work Sundar Gutka.[2]

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Sahasranama". 2 October 2023.


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