Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Vishnu Sahasra Nama Stotram - 201 to 400

Thousand Names of Lord Vishnu - 201 to 400

When you utter the word, the image comes into your mind. When you think of God's noble qualities, you would like to emulate them. You become a noble man by praising Lord's noble qualities.

In Memory of Our Aunt: Smt. Malapaka Subbalakshmi

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Shloka 22

అమృత్యుః సర్వదృక్ సింహః సంధాతా సంధిమాన్ స్థిరః |

అజో దుర్మర్షణః శాస్తా విశ్రుతాత్మా సురారిహా ‖ 22 ‖

198. Amrityuh: One who does not perish. The entire nature, the universe comes out of him and goes back into him.

199. Sarvadrik: The man who can see all and know all.

200. Simhah: One who destroys. Sri Krishna declared in Bhagavadgita, I am the king of animals, Lion.

201. Sandhaataa (సంధాతా) : He correlates actions and fruits of all persons in this universe.

202. Sandhimaan (సంధిమాన్): He does the action and also experiences the action.

203. Sthirah: Firm, Changeless

204. Ajah: Unborn

205. Durmarshanah: He cannot be attacked and vanquished, The most powerful man.

206. Saastaa: One who rules over the universe.

207. Visrutaatmaa: The pure self (atma).

208. Surarihaa: The destroyer of enemies of angels in the universe. The destroyer of negative tendencies in man

Shloka 23

గురుర్గురుతమో ధామ సత్యః సత్యపరాక్రమః |

నిమిషోఽనిమిషః స్రగ్వీ వాచస్పతిరుదారధీః ‖ 23 ‖

209. Guruh: The teacher who initiates a persons in spiritual practices.

210. Gurutamah: The greatest teacher of scriptures.

211. Dhaama: The Goal of spiritual journey or endeavour.

212. Satyah: The Reality in the Universe.

213. Satyaparaakramah: Lord uses his force in favour of Truth (Satya). He will insist that only truth shall prevail.

214. Nimishah: The person who is thinking inward all the time.

215. Animishah: The person who is observing the universe all the time.

216. Sragvee: The wearer of the garland Vaijayanti.

217. Vaachaspatir-Udaaradheeh: The Lord champions the law. At the same time he is kind (Udaara) person. Whenever a devotee turns to him from physical world, he will answer his prayers. He knows all the people in world are under the spell of maya.

Shloka 24

అగ్రణీగ్రామణీః శ్రీమాన్ న్యాయో నేతా సమీరణః

సహస్రమూర్ధా విశ్వాత్మా సహస్రాక్షః సహస్రపాత్ ‖ 24 ‖

218. Agraneeh: He is the leader for spiritual journey.

219. Graamaneeh: Graama means a collection of many things in Sanskrity. Here graama refers to the entire universe. Lord the head of this collection.

220. Sreeman: Sree means glory. Lord is the glorious person.

221. Nyaayah: He gives every body the ability to use logic to help in arriving at the discovery of soul. He demonstrates that ability in various incarnations.

222. Netaa: The leader. The manager of the machinery of life of this universe.

223. Sameeranah: Administrator of processes of the bodies of living creatures. The dictionary meaning is the breath.

224. Sahasra-Moordha: One who has thousand heads (here it can be interpreted as innumerable heads.

225. Visvaatmaa: The soul or spirit of all beings in the universe.

226. Sahasraakshah: One who has thousand eyes (interpreted as innnumerable eyes).

227. సహస్రపదే (సహస్రపాత్)

228. ఆవర్తనాయ

229. నివ్రుతాత్మనే

230. సంవ్రుతాయ

231. సంప్రమర్దనాయ

232. అహస్సంవర్తకాయ

233. వహ్నయే

234. ఆనిలాయ

235. ధరణీధరాయ

236. సుప్రసాదాయ

237. ప్రసన్నాత్మనే

238. విశ్వద్రుషే

239. విశ్వభుజే

240. విభవే

Avrtano nivrutatma samvrutah sampramardanah

Ahah samvartako vahnir anilo dharani-dharah ..25

Avartano: One who whirls round and round the Samsara-chakra, the wheel of Samsara or worldy existence.

Nivrutatma: One whose being is free or untouched by the bondage of Samsara.

Samvrutah: One who is covered by all-covering Avidya or ignorance.

Sampramardanah: One who delivers destructive blows on all beings through His Vibhutis (power manifestation like Rudra, Yama etc.).

Ahah samvartako: The Lord who, as the sun, regulates the succession of day and night.

Vahnir: One who as fire carries the offerings made to the Devas in sacrifices.

Anilo: One who has no fixed residence.

Dhanani dharah: One who supports the worlds, Adisesha, elephants of the quarters etc.

Suprasadah prasannatma vishva-dhrug vishva-bhug vibhuh

Sat-karta sat-krutah sadhur jahnur narayano narah ..26

Suprasadah: One whose Prasada or mercy is uniquely wonderful, because He gives salvation to Sisupala and others who try to harm Him.

Prasannatma: One whose mind is never contaminated by Rajas or Tamas.Vishva-dhrug: One who holds the universe by his power.

Vishva-bhug: One who eats up or enjoys or protects the worlds.

Vibhuh: One who becomes many from Hiranyagarbha downwards.

Satkarta: One who offers benefits.

Sat-krutah: One who is adored even by those who deserve adoration.

Sadhur: One who acts according to justice.

Jahnuh: One who dissolves all beings in oneself at the time of dissolution.

Narayanah: Nara means Atman. Narayana, that is, one having His residence in all beings.

Narah: He directs everything, the eternal Paramatma is called Nara”.

Asankhyeyo prameyatma visistah shishtakruch chucih

Siddharthah siddha-sankalpah siddhidah siddhisadhanah ..27

Asankhyeyo: One who has no Sankhya or differences of name and form.

Aprameyatma: One whose nature cannot be grasped by any of the means of knowledge.

Visistah: One who excels everything.

Shishtakrch: Shihstam means commandment. So, one who commands everything. Or one who protects shishtas or good men.

Siddharthah: One whose object is always fulfilled.

Siddha-sankalpah: One whose resolutions are always fulfilled.

Siddhidah: One who bestows Siddhi or fulfillment on all who practise disciplines, in accordance with their eligibility.

Siddhisadhanah: One who brings fulfillment to works that deserve the same.

Vrushahi vrushabho vishnur vrushaparva vrushodarah

Vardhano vardhamanascha viviktah shruti-sagarah ..28

Vrushahi: Vrusha means dharma or merit.

Vrushabho: One who showers on the devotees all that they pray for.

Vishnur: One who pervades everything.

Vrushaparva: One who has given as steps (Parvas), observances of the nature of Dharma, to those who want to attain the supreme state.

Vrushodarah: One whose abdomen showers offspring.

Vardhamanascha: One who multiplies in the form of the universe.

Viviktah: One who is untouched and unaffected.

Shruti-sagarah: One to whom all the shruti or Vedic words and sentences flow.

Subhujo durdharo vagmi mahendro vasodo vasuh

Naikarupo bruhad-rupah shipivishtah prakashana ..29

Subhujo: One possessing excellent arms that protect the worlds.

Durdharo: One who holds up the universe – a work which none else can do.

Vagmi: One from whom the words constituting the Veda come out.

Mahendro: The great Lord, that is, the Supreme Being, who is the God of all gods.

Vasudo: One who bestows riches.

Vasuh: One who is himself theVasu.

Naikarupo: One who is without an exclusive form.

Bruhad-rupah: One who has adopted mysterious forms like that of a Boar.

Shipivishtah: Shipi means cow. One who resides in cows as Yagya.

Prakashana: One who illumines everthing.

Ojas tejo dyuti-dharah prakashatma pratapanah

Vruddhah spahstaksharo mantras chandramshur bhaskaradyutih ..30

Ojas tejo duti-dharah: Ojas means inherent vitality. Tejas means puissance and such qualities. Dyuti means radiance. So the word means one who possesses all these qualities.

Prakashatma: One whose form is radiant.

Pratapanah: One who warms the world through the power manifestations like the Sun.

Vruddhah: One who is rich in excellences like Dharma, Gyana (knowledge), Vairagya (renunciation) etc.

Spashstaksharo: He is so called because Omkara, the manifesting sound of the Lord, is Spashta or high pitched.

Mantras: One who manifests as the Mantras of the Rk, Sama, Yajus etc., or one who is known through Mantras.

Chandramshur: He is called `Chandramshu’ or moonlight because just as the moon-light gives relief to men burnt in the heat of the sun, He gives relief and shelter to those who are subjected to the heat of Samsara.

Bhaaskaradyutih -The Effulgence of the Sun. Sun is the centre of the solar system, an eternal exchequer of energy, ever distributing Life and Strength to all living upon the earth; life would have been impossible but for the Sun. At the same time, the Sun stays where he is and he never interferes with life; from afar he blesses life. The Lord who thus from afar blesses by His mere presence is the true Sun of Life, the Atman, the Self- Sree Maha Vishnu

Amrtamshu dbhavo bhanuh shashabinduh sureshvarah

Aushadham jagatah setuh satya-dharma-prarakramah ..31

Amrtamshu dbhavo: The Paramatman from whom Amrutamshu or the Moon originated at the time of the churning of the Milk-ocean.

Bhanuh: One who shines.

Shashabinduh: The word means one who has the mark of the hare, that is the Moon.

Sureshvarah: One who is the Lord of all Devas and those who do good.

Aushadham: One who is the Aushadha or medicine for the great disease of Samsara.

Jagatah setuh: One who is the aid to go across the ocean of Samsara.

Satya-dharma-parakramah: One whose excellences like righteousness, omniscience, puissance, etc. are all true.

Bhuta-bhavya-bhavan-nathah pavanah pavano analah

Kamaha kamakrut kantah kamah kamapradah prabhuh ..32

Bhuta-bhavya-bhavan-nathah: One who is the master for all the beings of the past, future and present.

Pavanah: One who is the purifier.

Pavano: One who causes movement.

Analah: The Jivatma is called Anala because it recognizes Ana or Prana as Himself.

Kamaha: One who destroys the desire-nature in seekers after liberation.

Kamakrut: One who fulfils the wants of pure minded devotees.

Kantah: One who is extremely beautiful.

Kamah: One who is sought after by those who desire to attain the four supreme values of life.

Kamapradah: One who liberally fulfils the desires of devotees.

Prabhuh: One who surpasses all.

Yugadikrud yugavarto naikamayo mahashanah

Adrushyo vyakta-rupascha sahasrajid anantajit ..33

Yugadikrud: One who is the cause of periods of time like Yuga.

Yugavarto: One who as time causes the repetition of the four Yugas beginning with Satya Yuga.

Naikamayo: One who can assume numerous forms of Maya, not one only.

Mahashanah: One who consumes everything at the end of a Kalpa.

Adrushyo: One who cannot be grasped by any of the five organs of knowledge.

Vyakta-rupascha: He is so called because His gross form as universe can be clearly perceived.

Sahasrajid: One who is victorious over innumerable enemies of the Devas in battle.

Anantajit: One who, being endowed with all powers, is victorious at all times over everything.

Ishtovishistah shishtestah sikhandi nahusho vrushah

Krodhaha krodhakrut karta vishva-bahur mahidharah ..34

Ishto: One who is dear to all because He is of the nature of supreme Bliss.

Avishistah: One who resides within all.

Shishtestah: One who is dear to shishta or Knowing Ones.

Sikhandi: Sikhanda means feather of a peacock. One who used it as a decoration for His crown when he adopted the form of a cowherd (Gopa).Nahusho: One who binds all beings by Maya the root `nah’ means bondage.

Vrushah: One who is of the form of Dharma.

Krodhaha: One who eradicates anger in virtuous people.

Krodhakrut karta: One who generates Krodha or anger in evil people.

Vishva-bahur: One who is the support of all or one who has got all beings as His arms.

Mahidharah: Mahi means both earth and worship. So the name means one who supports the earth or receives all forms of worship.

Achyutah prathitah pranah pranado vasavanujah

Apam-nidhir adhishthanam apramattah pratishtitah ..35

Achyutah: One who is without the six transformations beginning with birth.

Prathitah: One who is famous because of His works like creation of the worlds etc.

Pranah: One who as Hiranyagarbha endows all beings with Prana.

Pranado: One who bestows Prana, that is, strength, on Devas and Asuras and also destroys them by withdrawing it.

Vasavanujah: One who was born as younger brother of Indra (Vasava) in His incarnation as Vamana.

Apam-nidhir: The word means collectivity of water or the ocean.

Adhishthanam: The seat or support for everything.

Apramattah: One who is always vigilant in awarding the fruits of actions to those who are entiled to them.

Pratishtitah: One who is supported and established in His own greatness.

Skandah skanda-dharo dhuryo varado vayuvahanah

Vashudevo bruhad-bhanur adidevah purandarah ..36

Skandah: One who drives everything as air.

Skanda-dharo: One who supports Skanda or the righteous path.

Dhuryo: One who bears the weight of the burden of all beings in the form of birth etc.

Varado: One who gives boons.

Vayuvahanah: One who vibrates the seven Vayus or atmospheres beginning with Avaha.

Vashudevo: One who is both Vasu and Deva.

Bruhad-bhanur: The great brilliance.

Adidevah: The Divinity who is the source of all Devas.

Purandarah: One who destroys the cities of the enemies of Devas.

Ashokas-taranas-tarah surah saurir janeshvarah

Anukulah shatavartah padmi padma-nibhekshanah ..37

Ashokas: One without the six defects – sorrow, infatuation, hunger, thirst, birth and death.

Taranas: One who uplifts beings from the ocean of samsara.

Tarah: One who liberates beings from the fear of residence in the womb, birth, old age, death etc.

Surah: One of great prowess, that is, who fulfils the four supreme satisfactions of life – Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha.

Saurih: One who as Krishna as the son of Sura, that is Vasudeva.

Janeshvarah: The Lord of all beings.

Anukulah: One who, being the Atman of all beings, is favorable to all, for no one will act against oneself.

Shatavartah: One who has had several Avataras or incarnations.

Padmi: One having Padma or lotus in his hands.

Padma-nibhekshanah: One with eyes resembling lotus.

Padmanabho aravindakshah padmagarbhah sarirabhrut

Mahardhir ruddho vruddhatma mahaksho garuda-dhvajah ..38

Padmanabho: One who resides in the Nabhi or the central part of the heart-lotus.

Aravindakshah: One whose eyes resemble Aravinda or the Lotus.

Padmagarbhah: One who is fit to be worshipped in the middle of the heart-lotus.

Sarirabhrut: One who supports the bodies of beings, strengthening them in the form of Anna (Food) and Prana.

Mahardhir: One who has enormous Ruddhi or prosperity.

Ruddho: One who is seen as standing in the form of the world.

Vruddhatma: One whose Atma or body is Vruddha or ancient.

Mahaksho: One who has got two or many glorious eyes.

Garuda-dhvajah: One who has got Garuda as his flag.

Atulah sarabho bhimah samayagno havirharih

Sarvalakshana lakshanyo lakshmivan samitinjayah ..39

Atulah: One who cannot be compared to anything else.

Sarabho: The body is called `Sara’ as it is perishable.

Bhimah: One of whom everyone is afraid.

Samayajno: One who knows the time for creation, sustentation and dissolution.

Havir-harih: One who takes the portion of offerings (Havis) in Yajnas.

Sarvalakshana-lakshanyo: The supreme knowledge obtained through all criteria of knowledge i.e. Paramatma.

Lakshmivan: One on whose chest the Goddess Lakshmi is always residing.

Samitinjayah: One who is vicotious in Samiti or war.

Viksharo rohito margo hetur-damodarah sahah

Mahidharo mahabhago vegavan amitashanah ..40

Viksharo: One who is without Kshara or desruction.

Rohito: One who assumed the form of a kind of fish called Rohita.

Margah: One who is sought after by persons seeking Moksha or Liberation.

Hetur: One who is both the instrumental and the material cause of the universe.

Damodarah: One who has very benevolent mind because of disciplines like self-control.

Sahah: One who subordinates everything.

Mahidharo: One who props up the earth in the form of mountain.

Mahabhago: He who, taking a body by His own will, enjoys supreme felicities.

Vegavan: One of tremendous speed.

Amitashanah: He who consumes all the worlds at the time of Dissolution.

Udbhavah kshobhano devan shrigarbhah parameshvarah

Karanam kaaranam karta vikarta gahano guhah ..41

Udbhavah: One who is the material cause of creation.

Kshobhano: One who at the time of creation entered into the Purusha and Prakruti and caused agitation.

Devan: `Divyati’ means sports oneself through creation and other cosmic activities.

Shrigarbhah: One in whose abdomen (Garbha) Shri or His unique manifestation as Samsara has its existence.

Parameshvarah: `Parama’ means the supreme. `Ishvarah’ means one who hold sway over all beings.

Karanam: He who is the most important factor in the generation of this universe.

Kaaranam: He who is the most important factor in the generation of this universe.

Karta: One who is free and is therefore one’s own master.

Vikarta: One who makes this unique universe.

Gahanah: One whose nature, greatness and actions cannot be known by anybody.

Guhah: One who hides one’s own nature with the help of His power of Maya.

Vyavasayo vyavasthanah samsthanah sthanado dhruvah

Parardhih parama-spashtas tushtah pushtah subhekshanah ..42

Vyavasayo: One who is wholly of the nature of knowledge.

Vyavasthanah: He in whom the orderly regulation of the universe rests.

Samsthanah: One in whom all beings dwell in the states of dissolution.

Sthanado: One who gives their particular status to persons like Dhruva according to their Karma.

Dhruva: One who is indestructible.

Parardhih: One who possesses lordliness of this most exalted type.

Parama-spashtas: One in whom `Para’ or supremely glorious `Ma’ or Lakshmi dwells. Or one who is the greatest of all beings without any other’s help.

Tushtah: One who is of the nature of supreme.

Pushtah: One who in fills everything.

Subhekshanah: One whose Ikshanam or vision bestows good on all beings that is, gives liberation to those who want Moksha and enjoyments to those who are after it, and also cuts asunder the knots of the heart by eliminating all doubts.

Ramo viramo virato margo neyo nayonayah

Veera shaktimatam shreshtho dharmo dharma-vid uttamah ..43

Ramo: The eternally blissful on in whom the Yogis find delight.

Viramo: One in whom the Virama or end of all beings takes place.

Virato: One in whom the desire for enjoyments has ceased.

Margo: That path by knowing which the liberation-seeking ascetics attain to immortality.

Neyo: One who directs or leads the Jiva to the Supreme Being through spiritual realization.

Nayo: One who leads, that is, who is the leader in the form of spiritual illumination.

Anayah: One for whom there is no leader.

401 Veera: One who is valorous.

Shaktimatam-shreshtho: One who is the most powerful among all powerful beings like Brahma.

Dharmah: One who supports all beings.

Dharma-viduttamah: The greatest of knower of Dharma. He is called so because all the scriptures consisting of Shrutis and Smrutis form His commandments.