Vishnu Sahasranamam - Thousand Names Chant of Shree Tirupati Balaji Venkateshwara Govinda

|| Sri Vishnu Sahasranamam ||
(derived from tradition)
Om
shuklAmbaradharam vishNum shashivarNam chaturbhujam |
prasanna vadanam dhyAyet sarva vigna upashAntaye ||
yasya dvirada vak trAdhyAh pArishadhyAh parah shatam |
vignam nignanti satatam vishwaksenam tamAshraye ||
vyAsam vashishTa napthAram shakte pouthram akalmasham |
parAsharAtmajam vande shukhatAtam taponidhim ||
vyAsAya vishNu rUpAya vyAsarUpAya vishNave |
namo vai brahmanidhaye vAsishTAya namo namaH ||
avikArAya shuddhAya nityAya paramAtmane |
sadhaikarUpa rUpAya vishNave sarva jishNave ||
yasya smaraNa mAthreNa janma samsAra bandhanAt |
vimuchyate namastasmai vishNave prabha vishNave |
Om namo vishNave prabha vishNave ||

(from Mahabharata)
sri vaishampAyana uvAcha:
shrutvA dharmAn asheshena pAvanAni cha sarvashaH |
yudhishTira shAntanavam punarevAbhya bhAshathaH ||
yudhishTira uvAcha:
kim ekam daivatham loke kim vApyekam parAyaNam |
stuvantha kam kamarchantha prApnuyur mAnavAh shubham ||
ko dharma sarva dharmANAm bhavata paramo mathaH |
kim japan muchyate jantur janma samsAra bandhanAth ||
sri bhishma uvacha:
jagatprabhum deva devam anantham purushottamam |
stuvan nAma sahasreNa purusha satathotthithaH ||
tameva chArchayan nityam bhaktyAh purusham avyayam |
dhyAyan stuvan namasyamscha yajamAnas tameva cha ||
anAdhi nidhanam vishNum sarva loka maheshwaram |
lokAdhyaksham stuvan nityam sarva dukkhAdhigo bhaveth ||
brahmaNyam sarva dharmagnyam lokAnAm kIrti vardhanam |
lokanAtham mahad bhUtham sarva bhUta bhavodh bhavam ||
esha me sarva dharmANAm dharmo dhikathamo mathaH |
yadbhaktyAh punDarIkAksham sthavairarchen naras sadAH ||
paramam yo mahat teja paramam yo mahat tapaH |
paramam yo mahadh brahma paramam ya parAyaNam ||
pavitrANAm pavitram yo mangaLAnAm cha mangaLam |
daivatam devatAnAm cha bhUtAnAm yovyaya pitA ||
yatha sarvANi bhUthAni bhavanthyAdhi yugAgame |
yasmimscha praLayam yAnthi punareva yugakshaye ||
tasya loka pradhAnasya jagannAthasya bhUpathe |
vishNor nAma sahasram me sRNu pApa bhayApaham ||
yAni nAmAni gouNAni vikhyAtAni mahAtmanaH |
rishibhi pari geetAni tAni vakshyAmi bhUtaye ||

(derived from tradition)
rishir nAmnAm sahasrasya vedavyAso mahamuniH |
chandhonushTup tatA devo bhagavAn devaki sutaH ||
amRthAm shUdhbhavo bIjam shaktir devaki nandanaH |
trisAma hRdayam tasya shAntyarte viniyujyate ||
vishNum jishNum mahAvishNum prabavishNum maheshwaram |
anekarUpa daityAntam namAmi purshottamam ||

NyAsam
asya sri vishNOr divya sahasranAma stotra mahA mantrasya |
sri vedavyAso bhagavAn RshiH |
anushTup chandaH |
sri mahAvishNu paramAtmA sriman nArAyaNo devatA |
amRthAm shUdbhavo bhAnuriti bIjam |
devaki nandana srashTeti shaktiH |
udbhavaH kshobaNo deva iti paramo mantraH |
shankabhRn nandakI chakreeti keelakam |
shArangadhanvA gadhAdhara ityastram |
rathAngapANi rakshobhya iti netram |
trisAma sAmaka sAmeti kavacham |
aanandam parabrahmeti yoniH |
Rthu sudarshana kAla iti digbandhaH |
sri vishwarUpa iti dhyAnam |
sri mahAvishNu prItyarte sahasranAma jape viniyogaH||
DhyAnam
kshIro dhanvat pradeshe shuchimaNi vilasat saikate mouktikAnAm |
mAlA kluptA sanastha sphaTikamaNi nibhair mouktikair maNDitAngaH |
shubhrai rabhrai radhabhrair upari virachitair mukta pIyUsha varshaiH |
aanandhi na punIya darinaLina gadA shankhapANir mukundaH |
bhU pAdhou yasya nAbhir viyadha suranilas chandro sUryou cha netreH |
karNA vAshAh shiro dhyour mukamapi dahano yasya vAsteya mabdhiH |
antastham yasya vishwam sura nara khaga go bhogi gandharva daithyaiH |
chitram ramram yate tam tribhuvana vapusham vishNu mIsham namAmi ||
Om namo bhagavate vAsudevAya
shAntAkAram bhujaga shayanam padmanAbham suresham |
vishwAdhAram gagana sadRsham meghavarNam shubhAngam ||
lakshmikAntam kamalanayanam yogihRd dhyAna gamyam |
vande vishNum bhava bhaya haram sarva lokaika nAtham ||
megashyAmam pItakousheya vAsam srivatsAnkam kousthubod bhAsi thAnkam |
punyOpetham pundarIkAyatAksham vishNum vande sarva lokaika nAtham ||
namas samasta bhUtAnAm aadhi bhUtAya bhUbRthe |
aneka rUpa rUpAya vishNave praba vishNave ||
sashanka chakram sakirITa kuNDalam sapeeta vastram sarasIru hekshaNam |
sahAra vakshasthala shobhi kausthubham namAmi vishNum shirasA
chaturbhujam ||
chAyAyAm pArijAtasya hemasimhAsano pari |
aasInamam bhutha shyAmam aayatAksham alankRtam ||
chandrAnanam chatur bAhum srivatsAnkita vakshasam |
rukmiNi satyabhAmAbhyam sahitam krishNamAsraye ||
(Sahasranama)
Om vishwasmai namaH
bhUtha kRdh bhUdha bRdh bhAvo, bhUtAtmA bhUta bhAvanaH ||
avyayah purushah sAkshi kshetrajnyokshara eva cha ||
nArasimhavapuh shrImAn keshava purushottamaH ||
sambhavo bhAvano barthA prabhavah prabhurIshwaraH ||
anAdhi nidhano dhAthA vidhAta dhAturuttamaH ||
vishwakarmA manustvashTA sthavishTa sthaviro dhRvaH ||
prabhUthas trika kubdhAma pavitram mangaLam param ||
hiraNya garbho bhU garbho mAdhavo madhusUdanaH ||
anutthamo dhurAdharshah kRtagnya kRthirAtmavAn ||
aha samvatsaro vyALah prathyayah sarvadarshanaH ||
vRshAka pirameyAtmA sarvayoga vinisruthaH ||
amoghah pundarIkAksho vRshakarmA vRshAkRthiH ||
amRtah shAshwata sthANur varAroho mahAtapAH ||
vedo vedavidhavyango vedAngo vedavith kaviH ||
chaturAtmA chaturvyUhas chatur damshTras chaturbhujaH ||
anagho vijayo jethA vishwa yonih punarvasuH ||
ateendrah sangrahah sargo dhRtAtmA niyamo yamaH ||
atheendriyo mahAmAyo mahotsAho mahabalaH ||
anirdeshyavapuh shrImAn ameyAtmA mahAdhri dhRk ||
aniruddhah surAnandho govindo govidhAm pathiH ||
hiraNya nAbhas suthapA padmanAbhah prajApatiH ||
ajo durmarshanah shAsthA vishrutAtmA surArihA ||
nimisho nimishah sragvi vAchaspati rudhAradhiH ||
sahasra mUrdhA vishwAtmA sahasrAkshah sahasrapAth ||
aha samvarthako vahni ranilo dharaNeedharaH ||
satkartA satkRdhah sAdhur jahnur nArAyaNo naraH ||
siddhArthah siddha sankalpah siddhidhah siddhi sAdhanaH ||
vardhano vardhamAnascha viviktah shruti sAgaraH ||
naikarUpo bRhad rUpah sipivishTah prakAshanaH ||
ruddhas spashTAksharo mantras chandrAmshur bhAskaradhyuthiH ||
oushadham jagatah sethuh satyadharma parAkramaH ||
kAmahA kAmakRth kAnthah, kAmah-kAma pradhah prabhuH ||
adRshyo vyakta rUpascha sahasra jidha nandajith ||
krodhahA krodhakRth karthA vishwabhAhur maheedharaH ||
apAn nidhira dhishTAna mapramatthah prathishTitaH ||
vAsudevo bRhadbhAnu rAdhidevah purandaraH ||
anukUlas shathA varthah padmI padma nibhekshaNaH ||
mahardhir Rddho vRddhAtmA mahAksho garuDa dhwajaH ||
sarva lakshaNa lakshaNyo lakshmIvAn samithinjayaH ||
maheedharo mahAbhAgo vegavAna-mithAshanaH ||
karaNam kAraNam karthA vikarthA gahano guhaH ||
pararddhih parama spashTas thushTa-pushTah shubhekshaNaH ||
vIrah shakti matAm sreshTo dharmo dharma viduttamaH ||
hiraNya garbhah shatrughno vyApto vAyuradhokshajaH ||
ugrah samvatsaro daksho vishrAmo vishwadakshiNaH ||
arttho-anarttho mahAkosho mahAbhogo mahAdhanaH ||
nakshatra nemir nakshatrI kshamaH-kshAmah samIhanaH ||
sarva darshI vimukthAthmA sarvajnyo nyAna mutthamam ||
manoharo jithakrodho vIrabAhur vidhAraNaH ||
vatsaro vatsalo vathsI, ratnagarbho dhaneshwaraH ||
avignyAthA sahasrAmshur vidhAthA kRthalakshaNaH ||
aadhidevo mahAdevo devesho devabRdh guruH ||
sharIra bhUtha bRdh bhokthA kapIndro bhUridakshiNaH ||
vinayo jayas satyasandho dAshArhas sAtvathAm pathiH ||
ambho nidhira nanthAthmA mahodha dhishayonthakaH ||
aanando-nandano-nandas satyadharmA trivikramaH ||
tripadhas tridha shAdyaksho mahAshrunga kRthAntha kRth ||
guhyo gabheero gahano, guptas chakra gadhAdharaH ||
varuNo-vAruNo-vRksha pushkarAksho mahAmanAH ||
aadityo jyothirAdityas sahishNur gathisatthamaH ||
divaspRk sarvadhRg vyAso vAchaspati rayonijaH ||
sannyAsa kRch chhama shAntho nishTA shAnthi parAyaNam ||
gohito gopatir gopthA vRshabhAksho vRshapriyaH ||
srivatsa-vakshAs srIvAsa srIpathis srImathAm varaH ||
srI-dharas srI-karas shreyas, shrImAn lokathra yAshrayaH ||
vijithAthmA vidheyAthmA satkIrthis chhinna samshayaH ||
bhUshayo bhUshaNo bhUthir vishokas shokhanAshanaH ||
aniruddho prathiratha pradhyumno mithavikramaH ||
trilokAthmA trilokesha keshava keshihA harihiH ||
anirdeshyavapur vishNur vIronantho dhananjayaH ||
brahmavidh brAhmaNo brahmI, brahmaNyo brAhmaNa priyaH ||
mahAkrathur mahAyajvA mahAyagnyo mahAhaviH ||
pUrNa pUrayithA puNya puNyakeerthi ranAmayaH ||
vasupradho vAsudevo vasur vasumanA haviH ||
sUraseno yadhusreshTas sannivAsas suyAmunaH ||
darpahA darpadho dRptho, durdharo thAparAjithaH ||
anekamUrthir avyakthas shathamUrthir shathAnanaH ||
lokabandhur lokanAtho mAdhavo bhaktavatsalaH ||
vIrahA vishamas shUnyo gRthAshI rachalas chalaH ||
sumedhA medhajo dhanya satyamedhA dharAdharaH ||
pragraho nigraho vyagro naikashrungo gadhAgrajaH ||
chatur-aatmA chatur-bhAvas, chatur-veda vidhekapAth ||
durlabho durgamo durgo durAvAso durArihA ||
indrakarmA mahAkarmA kRthakarmA kRthAgamaH ||
arko vAja-sanas shrungI jayantas sarvavij jayI ||
mahAhradho mahAgartho mahAbhUtho mahAnidhiH ||
amRthA-shom Rthavapus sarvajnyas sarvatho mukhaH ||
nyagrodho dhumbarosvatthas chANUrAndhra nishUdhanaH ||
amUrthi ranagho chinthyo bhayakRdh bhayanAshanaH ||
adRthas svadRthas svAsya prAgvamsho vamshavardhanaH ||
aashrama-shramaNa kshAmas suparNo vAyuvAhanaH ||
aparAjitha sarvasaho niyanthA niyamoyamaH ||
abhiprAya priyAr-horha priyakRth preethi vardhanaH ||
ravir virochanas sUrya savithA ravilochanaH ||
anirviNNas sadhAmarshI lokAdhishTAna madbhuthaH ||
svastidhas svastikRth svasti svastibhuk svastidakshiNaH ||
shabdhAthigas shabdha saha shishiras sarvarIkaraH ||
vidhwattamo veethabhaya punyashravaNa kIrthanaH ||
vIrahA rakshaNas santho jIvana paryavasthithaH ||
chaturashro gabhIrAtmA vidhisho vyAdhisho dhishaH ||
janano jana janmAdhir bhImo bhIma parAkramaH ||
oordhvagas sathpathAchAra prANadha praNava paNaH ||
tattvam tattva vidhekAtmA janma mrityu jarAthigaH ||
yagnyo yagnya pathir yajvA yagnyAngo yagnya vAhanaH ||
yagnyAntakRdh yagnyaguhyam annamannAdha evacha ||
devakinandanas srashTA kshitheesha pApa nAshanaH ||
rathAngapANi rakshobhya sarva praharaNAyudhaH |
sarva praharaNAyudha om nama ithi ||
shrImAn nArAyaNo vishNur vAsudevobhi rakshathuH |
srI vAsudevobhi rakshatyom nama ithi ||

(Phala Shruti)
ithItham kIrthanIyasya keshavasya mahAthmanaH |
nAmnAm sahasram divyAnAm asesheNa prakIrthitham ||
ya idham shruNuyAn nityam yaschApi parikIrthayeth |
nAshubham prApnuyAth kinchith somuthrehacha mAnavaH ||
vedAnthago brAhmaNas syAdh kshatriyo vijayI bhaveth |
vaishyo dhana samRddhas syAdh shUdras sukhama vApnuyAth ||
dharmArthi prApnuyAth dharmam arthArthI chArttha mApnuyAth |
kAmAnavApnuyAth kAmI prajArthI chApnuyAth prajAH ||
bhaktimAn yas sadotthAya suchis tadkadha mAnasaH |
sahasram vAsudevasya nAmnAm etat prakIrtayeth ||
yasha prApnothi vipulam yAthi prAthAnyamevacha |
achalAm sriya mApnothi sreya prApnothyanutthamam ||
na bhayam kvachithApnothi vIryam thejascha vinthathi |
bhavathyarogo dhyuthimAn balarUpa guNAnvithaH ||
rogArttho muchyathe rogAth baddho muchyetha bandhanAth |
bhayAn muchyetha bIthasthu muchyethApanna aapathaH ||
durgAn yadhidharath yAsu purushah purushottamam |
stuvan nAma sahasreNa nityam bhakti samanvithaH ||
vAsudevAs srayo marthyo vAsudeva parAyaNaH |
sarva pApa vishuddhAtmA yAthi brahma sanAthanam ||
na vAsudevasya bhaktAnAm ashubham vidyathe kvachith |
janma mrityu jarA vyAdhi bhayam naivo pajAyate ||
imam sthava madhIyAna sraddhA bhakti samanvithaH |
yujyethAtma suka kshAnti sri dhrithi smriti kIrthibhiH ||
na krodho nacha mAthsaryam na lobho nAshubhAmathiH |
bhavanthi krithapuNyAnAm bhaktAnAm purushottame ||
dhyous sachandrArka nakshatrA kam disho bhUrmahodhadhiH |
vAsudevasya vIryeNa vidhru thAni mahAtmanAH ||
sasurAsura gandharvam sayakshoraga rAkshasam |
jagat vase varttha thedham krishNasya sacharAcharam ||
indriyANi mano buddhis sattvam thejo balam druthiH |
vAsudevAth mahAn yAhu kshetram kshetrajnya evacha ||
sarvAga mAnA-mAchAra prathamam parikalpyathe |
aachAra prathamo dharmo dharmasya prabhur achyuthaH ||
rishaya pitaro devA mahAbhUthAni dhAtavaH |
jangamA jangaman chedham jagan nArAyaNodhbhavam ||
yogo jnyAnam tathA sAnkhyam vidhyAs shilpAdhi karmacha |
vedAs shAstrANi vignyAnam etat sarvam janArdhanAth ||
eko vishNur mahathbhUtam pRthak bhUtAnya nekashaH |
trIn lokAn vyApya bhUthAtmA bunkthe vishwabhu gavyayaH ||
imam stavam bhagavatho vishNor vyAsena kIrthitham |
patethya iccheth purusha shreya prApthum sukhAni cha ||
vishweshwara majam devam jagatha prabhu mavyayam |
bhajanthi ye pushkarAksham nate yAnthi parAbhavam |
na te yAnthi parAbhavom nama ithi ||

(Mahabharata and tradition)
arjuna uvAcha:
padmapatra visAlAksha padmanAbha surotthama |
bhaktAnAm anurakthAnAm trAdhA bhava janArdhana ||
sri bhagawAn uvAcha:
yo mAm nAma sahasreNa sthothumicchathi pANDava |
sohamekena shlokena stuta eva na samshaya |
stuta eva na samshaya om nama ithi ||
vyAsa uvAcha:
vAsanAth vAsudevasya vAsitham bhuvanatrayam |
sarvabhUtha nivAsosi vAsudeva namostu te |
sri vAsudeva namostuta om nama ithi ||
keno pAyena lagunA vishNor nAma sahasrakam |
paTyate paNDitair nityam shrotumicchAmyaham prabho ||
iishwara uvAcha:
sri rAma rAma rAmethi rame rAme manorame |
sahasranAma thatthulyam rAma nAma varAnane |
rAma nAma varAnane om nama ithi ||
namosthvananthAya sahasramUrthaye sahasrapAdAkshi shiroru bAhave |
sahasranAmne purushAya shAshwate sahasrakoTi yugadhAriNe namaH |
sahasrakoTi yuga dhariNe om nama ithi ||
sanjaya uvAcha:
yatra yogeshwara krishNo yatra pArtho dhanurdharaH |
tatra srIr vijayo bhUthir dhruvA neethir mathir mama ||
sri bhagawAn uvAcha:
ananyAs chintha yantho mAm ye janA paryupAsathe |
teshAm nityAbhiyukthAnAm yogakshemam vahAmyaham ||
parithrANAya sAdhUnAm vinAshAyacha dushkRtAm |
dharmasamsthApa nArthAya sambhavAmi yuge yuge ||
aartthA vishaNNAs shithi lAscha bheethA goreshucha vyAdishu vartthamAnAH |
sankIrthya nArAyaNa shabda mAthram vimukta dukkhAs sukhino bhavantu ||
kAyena vAchA manasendriyairvA buddhyAtmanAvA prakRte svabhAvAt |
karomi yadyat sakalam parasmai nArAyaNAyeti samarppayAmi ||
yadakshara pada-bhrashTam mAtra hInantu yad bhavet |
tatsarvam kshyamyatAm deva nArAyaNa namostute ||
visarga bindu mAtrANi pada pAdAksharANi cha |
nyUnAni chAtirikdhAni kshamasva purushottamah ||