Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram

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अजो महार्हः स्वाभाव्यो जितामित्रः प्रमोदनः। आनन्दो नन्दनो नन्दः सत्यधर्मा त्रिविक्रमः॥५६॥

He is ajaḥ – unborn and eternal, untouched by the cycle of birth and death; mahārhaḥ – of supreme worth and honor; svābhāvyaḥ – existing by His own nature, needing nothing external to be; jitāmitraḥ – the conqueror of all enemies, both within and without; and pramōdanaḥ – the source of boundless joy and delight. He is ānandaḥ – the very embodiment of bliss; nandanaḥ – one who gladdens the hearts of His devotees; nandaḥ – the source of joy itself; satyadharmā – whose very nature is truth and righteousness; and trivikramaḥ – the one who measured the three worlds in His divine stride, signifying His limitless reach and supremacy.

english translation

महर्षिः कपिलाचार्यः कृतज्ञो मेदिनीपतिः। त्रिपदस्त्रिदशाध्यक्षो महाशृङ्गः कृतान्तकृत्॥५७॥

He is maharṣiḥ – the great seer of divine truth; khapilāchāryaḥ – the ancient sage Kapila, teacher of Sāṁkhya philosophy; kṛtajnaḥ – ever grateful and mindful of those who serve Him; and mēdinīpatiḥ – the true Lord and protector of the Earth. He is tripadaḥ – the one who took three great strides as Trivikrama to reclaim the worlds; tridaśādhyakṣaḥ – the overseer of the thirty-three gods; mahāśṛṅgaḥ – the mighty-horned one, referring to His form as Matsya (the fish) with a great horn; and kṛtāntakṛt – the one who brings about the end of time, dissolving all creation at will.

english translation

महावराहो गोविन्दः सुषेणः कनकाङ्गदी। गुह्यो गभीरो गहनो गुप्तश्चक्रगदाधरः॥५८॥

He is mahāvarāhaḥ – the great boar incarnation who lifted the Earth from the cosmic ocean; gōvindaḥ – the protector of cows and the Earth, and the one who is known through the Vedas; suṣēṇaḥ – adorned with a divine and auspicious army or entourage; and kanakāṅgadī – the one who wears radiant golden armlets, symbolic of His divine splendor. He is guhyaḥ – mysterious and hidden from ordinary perception; gabhīraḥ – unfathomable in depth and wisdom; gahanaḥ – profoundly complex and vast in nature; guptaḥ – always protected and beyond reach; and chakra-gadādharaḥ – the wielder of the divine discus and mace, ever ready to protect dharma.

english translation

वेधाः स्वाङ्गोऽजितः कृष्णो दृढः संकर्षणोऽच्युतः। वरुणो वारुणो वृक्षः पुष्कराक्षो महामनाः॥५९॥

He is vēdhaḥ – the creator and source of all beings; svāṅgaḥ – one who manifests the universe from His own limbs; ajitaḥ – unconquerable and supreme; kṛṣṇaḥ – dark-complexioned, charming, and the all-attractive one; dṛḍhaḥ – firm and unshakable in purpose; saṅkarṣaṇaḥ – the force that draws all beings toward liberation; and achyutaḥ – the one who never falls from His true nature. He is varuṇaḥ – the divine ruler of cosmic waters and moral law; vāruṇaḥ – belonging to or connected with Varuṇa’s powers; vṛkṣaḥ – the eternal tree of life sheltering all beings; puṣkarākṣaḥ – lotus-eyed, full of grace and compassion; and mahāmanāḥ – vast-minded, whose thoughts encompass the entire universe.

english translation

भगवान् भगहाऽऽनन्दी वनमाली हलायुधः। आदित्यो ज्योतिरादित्यः सहिष्णुर्गतिसत्तमः॥६०॥

He is the all-glorious Lord (bhagavān) who dispels worldly attachments (bhagahā) and radiates divine joy (anandī); adorned with a garland of forest blooms (vanamālī) and wielding the plough as His powerful emblem (halāyudhaḥ), He embodies strength, simplicity, and sacred delight. He is ādityaḥ – radiant like the sun among the celestial beings; jyōtirādityaḥ – the supreme source of light and illumination; sahiṣṇuḥ – patient and tolerant in the face of all; and gatisattamaḥ – the most exalted goal for those who seek liberation

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