|| Vishnu Sahasranamam - With Translation ||

SLOKAS 97-108

Sloka 97

Araudrah kundali chakri vikramyurjita-shasanah
Shabdatigah shabdasahah sisirah sarvari-karah​

Araudrah: Action, attachment and anger these three are Raudra. The Lord is one whose desires are all accomplished, so He has no attachment or aversion. So He is free from theRaudras mentioned above.
Kundali: One who has taken the form of Adisesha.
Chakri: One who sports in his hand the discus named Sudarshana, which is the category known as Manas, for the protection of all the worlds.
Vikrami: Vikrama means taking a stride, as also courage.
Urjita-shasanah: One whose dictates in the form of shrutis and smrutis are of an extremely sublime nature.
Shabdatigah: One who cannot be denoted by any sound because He has none of the characteristics, which could be grasped by sound.
Sabdasahah: One who is the purport of all Vedas.
Sisirah: One who is the shelter to those who are bruning in the three types of wordly fires – sufferings arising from material causes, psychological causes and spiritual causes.
Sarvari-karah: For those in bondage, the Atman is like Sarvari (night) and for an enlightened one the state of samsara is like night (Sarvari). So the Lord is called the one who generates Sarvari or night for both the enlightened and the bound ones.

Sloka 98

Akrurah peshalo daksho dakshinah kshiminam varah
Vidvattamo vitabhayah punya-shravana-kirtanah​

Akrurah: One who is without cruelty.
Peshalo: One who is handsome in regard to His actions, mind, word and body.
Daksho: One who is fullgrown, strong and does every thing quickly, such a person is Daksha.
Dakshinah: This word is also means the same as the above Nama.
Kshiminam varah: The greatest among the patient ones, because He is more patient than all Yogis noted for patience.
Vidvattamo: He who has got the unsurpassable and all-inclusive knowledge of everything.
Vitabhayah: One who, being eternally free and the Lord of all, is free from the fear of trnsmigratory life.
Punya-shravana-kirtanah: One to hear about whom and to sing of whom is meritorious.

Sloka 99

Uttarano dushkrutiha punyo duh-svapna-nasanah
Viraha rakshanah santo jivanah paryavasthitah​

Uttarano: One who takes beings over to the other shore of the ocean of Samsara.
Dushkrutiha: One who effaces the evil effects of evil actions. Or one who destroys those who perform evil.
Punyo: One who bestows holiness on those who remember and adore Him.
Duh-svapna-nasanah: When adored and meditated upon, He saves one from dreams foreboding danger. Hence He is called so.
Viraha: One who frees Jivas from bondage and thus saves them from the various transmigratory paths by bestowing liberation on them.
Rakshanah: One who, assuming the Satvaguna, protects all the three worlds.
Santo: Those who adopt the virtuous path are called good men (Santah).
Jivanah: One who supports the lives of all beings as Prana.
Paryavasthitah: One who remains pervading everywhere in this universe.

Sloka 100

Ananta-rupo ananta-shri jitamanyur bhayapahah
Chaturashro gabhiratma vidisho vyadisho dishah​

Ananta-rupo: One who has innumerable forms, as He dwells in this all-comprehending universe.
Ananta-shri: One whose Shri (glory) is infinite.
Jitamanyur: One who has overcome anger.
Bhayapahah: One who destroys the fears of beings from Samsara.
Chaturashro: One who is just, because He bestows on Jivas the fruits of their Karma.
Gabhiratma: One whose nature is unfathomable.
Vidisho: One who distributes various furits of actions to persons differing in their forms according to competency.
Vyadisho: One who gives to Indra and other deities directions according to their varied functions.
Dishah: One who in the form of the Vedas bestows the fruits of their ritualistic actions on different beings.

Sloka 101

Anadi bhurbhuvo lakshmih suviro ruchirangadah
Janano janajanmadir bhimo bhima-parakramah​

Anandi: One who has no beginning because He is the ultimate cause of all.
Bhurbhuvo: ‘Bhu’ means support. One who is the support (Bhu) of even the earth, which is known to support all things.
Lakshmih: He who is the bestower of all that is auspicious to the earth besides being its supporter.
Suviro: One who has many brilliant ways of manifestation.
Ruchirangadah: One who has very attractive armlets.
Janano: One who gives brith to living beings.
Jana-janmadir: One who is the root cause of the origin of Jivas that come to have embodiment.
Bhimo: One who is the cause of fear.
Bhima-parakramah: One whose power and courage in His incarnations were a cause of fear for the Asuras.

Sloka 102

Adharanilayo dhata pushpahasah prajagarah
Urdhvagah sat-pathacharah pranadah pranavah panah​

Adharanilayo: One who is the support of even all the basic supporting factors like the five elements – Ether, Air, Fire, Water and Earth.
Adhata: One who is one’s own support and therefore does not require another support.
Pushpahasah: One whose manifestation as the universe resembles the Hasa or blooming of buds into flowers.
Prajagarah: One who is particularly awake, because He is eternal Awareness.
Urdhvagah: One who is above everything.
Sat-pathacharah: One who follows the conduct of the good.
Pranadah: One who givesback life to dead ones as in the case of Parik****.
Pranavah: Pranava (Om) the manifesting sound symbol of Brahman. As He is inseparably related with Pranava, He is called Pranava.
Panah: It comes from the root ‘Prana’ meaning transaction. So one who bestows the fruits of Karma on all according to their Karma.

Sloka 103

Prmanam prananilayah pranabhrut pranajivanah
Tatvam tatvavidekatma janma-mrutyu-jaratigah​

Pramanam: One who is self-certifying, as He is Pure Consciousness.
Prananilayah: The home or dissolving ground of the Pranas.
Pranabhrut: One who strengthens the Pranas as food (Anna).
Pranajivanah: He who keeps alive human beings with Vayus (airs) known as Prana, Apana etc., Tattvam: “the Reality” –that which is eternal, the essence. “That which one gains in subjective realization is the self,” Sree Narayana
Tatvavid: One who knowns His own true nature.
Ekatma: One who is the sole being and the spirit (Atma) in all.
Janma-mrutyu-jaratigah: One who subsists without being subject to the six kinds of transformations – being born, existing, temporarily, growing, transforming, decaying and dying.

Sloka 104

Bhurbhuvah svastarus-tarah savita prapitamahah
Yagyo yagya-patir-yajva yagyango yagya-vahanah​

Bhur-bhuvah-svastarus: The three Vyahrutis Bhuh, Bhuvah, Svah are said to be the essence of the Veda.
Tarah: One who helps Jivas to go across the ocean of Samsara.Savita: He who generates all the worlds.
Prapitamahah: One who is the father of Brahma and therefore the grandfather of all.
Yagyo: One who is of the form of Yagya.
Yagya-patir: One who is the protector and the master of the Yagyas.
Yajva: One who manifests as the performer of a Yagya.
Yagyango: All the parts of His body as the incarnate Cosmic Boar are identified with the parts of a yagya.
Yagya-vahanah: One who supports the Yagya which yield various fruits.

Sloka 105

Yagyabhrud yagyakrud yagyi yagyabhrug yagyasadhanah
Yagyanantakrud yagyaguhyam annam annada eva cha​

Yagyabhrud: He is so called, because He is the protector and supporter of all yagyas.
Yagyakrud: One who performs Yagya at the beginnig and end of the world.
Yagyi: One who is the Principal.
Yagyabhrug: One who is the enjoyer of Yagya or Protector of Yagya.
Yagyasadhanah: One to whom the Yagya is the approach.
Yagyanantakrud: One who is the end or the furits of yagya.
Yagyaguhyam: The gyana yagya or the sacrifice of knowledge, which is the esoteric (Guhyam) of all the yagyams.
Annam: That which is eaten by living beings. Or He who eats all beings.
Annada eva cha: One who is the eater of the whole world as food. The word Eva is added to show that He is also Anna, the food eaten.

Sloka 106

Atmayonih svayamjato vaikhanah samagayanah
Devaki-nandanah srashtha ksitishah papanashanah​

Atmayonih: One who is the source of all; that is, there is no material cause other than Himself for the universe.
Svayam-jato: He is also the instrumental cause.
Vaikhanah: One who excavated the earth, taking a unique form.
Samagayanah: One who recites the Sama chants.
Devakidddd-nandanah: The Son of Devaki in the incarnation as Krishna.
Srashtha: The creator of all the worlds.
K****ishah: A master of the world. Here it denotes Rama.
Papanashanah: He who destroys the sins of those who adore Him, meditate upon Him, remember and sing hymns of praise on Him.

Sloka 107

Shankhabrun -nandaki chakri sharangadhnva gadadharah
Rathanga panirakshobhyah sarva-praharanayudhah​

Shankhabrun: One who sports the conch known as Panchajanya, which stands for Tamasahamkara, of which the five elements are born.
Nandaki: One who has in His hand the sword known as Nandaka, which stands for Vidya (spiritual illumination).
Chakri: One who sports the discus known as Sudarshana, which stands for the Rajasahamkara, out of which the Indriyas have come.
Sharnga-dhanvaa :“One who aims his unerring bow called Saarnga.” This bow of Narayana is glorified in our texts as representing the Ego, as the ‘apex’ of all the sense organs, Ahankaara-Tattva. In this concluding Stanza, the instruments of Blessing in sree Narayana’s hands are remembered with reverence and devotion.
Gadadharah: One who has the mace known as the Kaumodaki, which stands for the category of Buddhi.
Rathangapani: One in whose hand is a wheel (Chakra).
Rakshobhyah: One who cannot be upset by anything, because He controls all the above-mentioned weapons.
Sarva-praharana-yudhah: There is no rule that the Lord has got only the above-mentioned weapons. All things, which can be used for contacting or striking, are His weapons.

Sloka 108

Sree Sarva-praharanaayudhah Om Namah iti
Vanamali gadi sharangi shankhi chakri cha nandaki
Shriman narayano vishnur-vasudevo-abhirakshatu ..108 - (3 times)


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CONCLUDING VERSES

1. Itidam Kirtaniyasya Keshavasya Mahatmanahah
Naamnaam Sahasram Divyaanaam Asheshena Prakeerthitham

(In the above verses have been given a complete enumeration of the thousand divine names of the the Great Being Keshava, who is the fit object for all praise and prayer.)

2. Ya Idam Srunuyaan Nityam Yaschaapi Parikeertayet
Naashubham Praapnuyaat Kinchit Somutreha Cha Maanavah

(Nothing evil or inauspicious will befall a man here or hereafter who daily hears or repeats these names)

3. Vedan-tago bramhana-syat kshatriyo vijayee bavet
Vaisyo dhana-samru-ddhasyat shhoodra sukha mavap-nuyat

4. Dharmarthee prapnu-yatdharmam artharthee chartha mapnuyat
Kamana-vapnuyat-kamee prajarthee chapnu-yat-prajam

5. Bhaktimaan Yah Sadotthyaaya Suchis-tadgata Maanasahah
Sahasram Vaasudevasya Naamnaam Etat Prakeertayet

(Whichever devoted man, getting up early in the morning and purifying himself, repeats this hymn devoted to Vaasudeva, with a mind that is concentrated on Him.. )

6. Yashah Prapnoti Vipulam Jnaati Praadhaanyam Eva Cha
Achalaam Sriyam Aapnoti Sreyah Praapnotyanuttamam

(That man attains to great fame, leadership among his peers, wealth that is secure and the supreme good unsupassed by anything....)

7. Na Bhayam Kvachid Aapnoti Veeryam Tejasya Vindati
Bhavatyarogo Dyutimaan Bala-roopa-gunaanvitahah

(He will be free from all fears and be endowed with great courage and energy and he will be free from diseases. Beauty of form, strength of body and mind, and virtuous character will be natural to him.)

8. Rogarto muchyate rogat baddho muchyeta bandhanat Bhaya nmuchyeta bheetastu muchye tapanna apadha

9.Durganya-titara tyashu purushah purusho-ttamam Stuva nnama-saha-srena nityam bhakti saman-vitah

10. Vaasudeva-ashrayo Martyo Vaasudeva Paraayanahah
Sarva Paapa Vishudhaatmaa Yaati Brahma Sanaatanam

(Free from all sins, a man devoted to Vaasudeva and completely dependent on Him attains to the eternal status of Brahman.)

11.Na vasu-deva bhakta-nam ashubham vidyate kvachit
Janma mrithyu jara vyadhi bhayam naivapa jayate

(No inauspicious things can happen to a devotee of Vasudeva. The person will conquer the cycle of birth, death, fear and disease.)

12.Emam stava madhee-yanah shraddha-bhakti sama-nvitah
Yujye tatam sukha-kshantih shree-dhrati smruti keertibhih

(One who reads this hymn every day with devotion and attention attains peace of mind, patience, prosperity, mental stability, memory and reputation.)

13.Na krodho na matsaryam na lobho na shubha-matih
Bhavanti kruta punyanam bhakta-nam puru-shottame

(Such a person is not caught by anger, binding, jealousy, or any inauspicious event. Such a bhakta becomes a "punyatma" and merges with the Purshottama (i.e. supreme being))

14.Dhyou sachan-drarka nakshatra kham disho bhoorma-hodadhih
Vasu-devasya veeryena vidhrutani mahat-manah

15.Sa-sura-sura gandharvam sa-yaksho-raga raksha-sam
Jaga-dvashe varta-tedam krishnasya sachara-charam

16.Indri-yani mano-buddhih satvam tejo-balam dhrutih
Vasu-devatma kanyahuh kshetram-kshetragyna eva cha

17.Sarva-gamana macharah prathamam pari-kalpate
Aachara prabhavo dharmo dharmasya pradhu-rachyutah

(All scriptures consider right conduct as the foremost requisite. Dharma is based upon right conduct, and Dharma, Achyuta is the master.)

18.Rushayah pitaro devah maha-bhootani dhatavah
Jangama-jangamam chedam jagannaraya-nodbhavam

(The rishis, pitrus, the devas, the great elements and in fact all things moving and unmoving constituting this universe have originated from Naaraayana. )

19.Yogo gynanam tatha sankhyam vidya shilpadi karma-cha
Vedah shasthrani vigynana etat-sarvam janar-danat

(The Yoga, Jnaana, Saamkya, sciences, arts, works, Vedas, scriptures, spiritual illumination -- all these have originated from Janaardhana.)

20.Eko-vishnu rmaha-dbhootam prutha-gbhoota nyanekasah
Trilon-lokan-vyapya-bhootatma bhujkte vishva-bhugavyayah

(Mahaavishnu is the one all-comprehending being who appears as many. He is the essence of all brings, the consumer of the world, the indestructible one, and the master of all. Pervading all the three worlds, He enjoys all entities constituting them. )

21.Emam stavam bhagavato vishnor-vyasena keertitam
Pathedya echhet purushah shreyah praptum sukhani-cha

(Whoever desires advancement and happiness should repeat this devotional hymn on Vishnu composed by Vyaasa.)

22.Vishve-shvara majam devam jagatah prabhu mavyam
Bhajanti ye pushka-raksham nate yanti para-bhavam
Na te yanti para-bhavam om nama iti

(Never will defeat attend on a man who adores the Lotus-eyed One, who is the Master of all the worlds. Who is birthless, and out of whom the worlds have originated, and into whom they dissolve.)

ARJUNA UVACHA

Padma-patra visha-laksha padma-nabha suro-ttama
Bhaktana manu-raktanam trata bhava janar-dana “23”

SHREE BHAGAVAN UVACHA

Yo-mam nama saha-srena stotu michhati pandava
Sho ha mekena shlokena stuta eva na samshayah “24”
Stita eva na samshaya om nama iti

VYASA UVACHA

Vasa-naad vasu devsaya vasitham te jaga-thrayam
Sarva-butha nivaso si vaasu-deva namo stute “25”
Vasu-deva namostute om nama iti

PARVATI UYVACHV

Keno-paayena laghunaa vishnur-nama saha-skrakam
Patyate pamditeh nityam shortu michha myaham prabho “26”

ESHWARA UVACHA

Shree-rama ram rameti rame raame mano-rame
Saha-sranaama tattulyam raama-naama varaa-nane “27”
Raama-naama varaa-nana om nama iti (The above 2 lines read 2 times)

BRAMHO UVACHA

Namo stvana-ntaya saha-sramurtayeSaha-srapaa-dakshi shiroru-bahave Saha-sranaamne puru-shaya shashvateSaha-srakoti-yuga-dharine namah“28”

Saha-srakoti yuga-dharina om nama iti

SANJAYA UVACHA

Yatra yoge-shvarah krushno yatra paardho dhanur-dharah Tatra-shreeh vijayo bhutih dhruva neetih mati rmama “29”

SHREE BHAGA-VAANU-VACHA

Ananya-schanta-yanto mam ye janaah paryu-panate
Tesham nitya-bhiyuktanaam yoga-kshemam vaha-myaham “30”
Pari-tranaya sabhunaam vinaa-shaya cha dushkrutam
Dharam samstha-panardhaya sambha-vami yuge yuge “31”
Aartha-vishanna-****hila-schabhitah
ghoreshucha-vyadhi-varthamanah
Samkeertya-narayana-shabda-matram
vimukta-duhghah-sukhino-bhavanti ..32
Kayena vaachha mana-sendhriyerva
Buddhyatma-naavaa prakrute-svabha-vaat
Karomi yadyat sakalam parasmai
Naaraa-yanayeti samarpa-yame
Sarvam shree-krishnar-panamastu
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Dear Csyde,

:welcome

Yeah it had been my long time wish to memorize the sloka and chant daily.. I have started doing that few days back, so went on a search for the meaning...

Thought it would be useful if shared, hence posted... :thumbsup

 

Dear CS,

You are welcome!!

But I am a girl... Please, no need of Sir/mam...

Thanks,

 

Dear Sister,

Sairam!

Thanks for the motivation... Yeah as mentioned, its my long time desire to read and understand many of these slokas... :thumbsup

Yeah take your time for reading, happy reading....