Vishnu Sahasranama Namavali

Viṣṇu Sahasranāma Nāmāvalī

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Oṃ Viśvāya Namaḥ |
Oṃ Viṣṇave Namaḥ |
Oṃ Vaṣaṭkārāya Namaḥ |
Oṃ Bhūtabhavyabhavatprabhave Namaḥ |
Oṃ Bhūtakṛte Namaḥ |
Oṃ Bhūtabhṛte Namaḥ |
Oṃ Bhāvāya Namaḥ |
Oṃ Bhūtātmane Namaḥ |
Oṃ Bhūtabhāvanāya Namaḥ |
Oṃ Pūtātmane Namaḥ |
Oṃ Paramātmane Namaḥ |
Oṃ Muktānāṃ Paramāgataye Namaḥ |
Oṃ Avyayāya Namaḥ |
Oṃ Puruṣāya Namaḥ |
Oṃ Sākṣiṇe Namaḥ |
Oṃ Kṣetrajñāya Namaḥ |
Oṃ Akṣarāya Namaḥ |
Oṃ Yogāya Namaḥ |
Oṃ Keśavāya Namaḥ |
Oṃ Puruṣottamāya Namaḥ |
Oṃ Śivāya Namaḥ |
Oṃ Sambhavāya Namaḥ |
Oṃ Bhāvanāya Namaḥ |
Oṃ Prabhave Namaḥ |
Oṃ Īśvarāya Namaḥ |
Oṃ Svayambhuve Namaḥ |
Oṃ Ādityāya Namaḥ |
Oṃ Padmanābhāya Namaḥ |
Oṃ Anādiniḍhanāya Namaḥ |
Oṃ Hṛṣīkeśāya Namaḥ |
Oṃ Kṛṣṇāya Namaḥ |
Oṃ Mādhavāya Namaḥ |
Oṃ Madhusūdanāya Namaḥ |
Oṃ Vikramiṇe Namaḥ |
Oṃ Dhānvine Namaḥ |
Oṃ Anuttamāya Namaḥ |
Oṃ Kṛtajñāya Namaḥ |
Oṃ Sureśāya Namaḥ |
Oṃ Viśvāya Namaḥ |
Oṃ Acyutāya Namaḥ |
Iti Śrī Viṣṇusahasranāmāvalī (Prathama Śatam) Samāptā ॥
Oṃ Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevāya ॥

About this namavali — Vishnu

A Namavali is a litany of the divine names of a deity — 108 or 1008 epithets, each revealing a different quality or legend. Chanting the names with "Om" before each and "Namah" after is a complete puja in itself, traditionally performed with flowers or akshata offered at the feet of the deity with every name.

How to chant

Keep a small bowl of flowers or rice grains beside the deity. With each name, offer a single flower or a pinch of grains while chanting. Move steadily through the list without rushing — the offering of attention matters more than the offering itself.

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