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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 December 2024. Hindu religious hymn Vishnu Sahasranama Vishnusahasranama manuscript, c. 1690 Information Religion Hinduism Author Vyasa Verses 108 Part of a series on Vaishnavism Supreme deity Vishnu Rama Important deities Dashavatara Matsya Kurma Varaha Narasimha Vamana Parasurama Rama Balarama ...
The Garuda Purana (chapter XV) [25] and the "Anushasana Parva" of the Mahabharata both list over 1000 names for Vishnu, each name describing a quality, attribute, or aspect of God. Known as the Vishnu Sahasranama, Vishnu here is defined as 'the omnipresent'. Other notable names in this list include : Hari; Lakshmikanta; Jagannatha; Janardana ...
The Narayaniya Sahasranama is a condensed form of Narayaniyam consisting of 1000 names of Vishnu. It is carefully created collections, of all the namas (names) of Vishnu's avatars, that appear sequentially and chapter-wise in the Narayaniyam. It was composed by Ayyappan Kariyat, an Ayurveda vaidya.
The word is a compound of sahasra "thousand" and nāman "name". A Sahasranāma often includes the names of other deities, suggesting henotheistic equivalence and/or that they may be attributes rather than personal names. [5] Thus the Ganesha Sahasranama list of one thousand names includes Brahma, Vishnu, Shakti, Shiva, Rudra, SadaShiva and ...
Kamadeva, also called Manmatha, is the god of love, a son of Vishnu. Rati is the goddess of love and pleasure, the consort of Kamadeva. Garuda is the eagle demigod mount of Vishnu. Shesha is the serpent demigod mount of Vishnu. Nandi is the bull mount of Shiva. Vasuki is the second king of the nagas .
Govinda is a name of Krishna and also appears as the 187th and 539th name of Vishnu in the Vishnu Sahasranama, the 1,000 names of Vishnu. [3] According to Adi Shankara's commentary on Vishnu Sahasranama, translated by Swami Tapasyananda, Govinda has four meanings: [3] The sages call Krishna "Govinda" as he pervades all the worlds, giving them ...
'twenty-four forms') [1] is the representation of twenty-four aspects of the deity Vishnu in Hindu iconography. [2] These aspects are described to represent the central tenets of the Pancharatra tradition. They are believed to be the most significant of the thousand names of the deity featured in the Vishnu Sahasranama. [3]
Titles and names of Krishna (22 P) Pages in category "Names of Vishnu" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.