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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 Sahasranama, a type of nama-stotra, is a litany of a thousand names for a particular deity. Sahasranama means "1000 names"; Sahasra means 1000 and nama means names. For example, Vishnu Sahasranama means 1000 names of Vishnu. [6] Other nama-stotras may include 100 or 108 epithets of the deity. According to Hinduism, the names of God are ...
The Hanuman Sahasranama, is a Hanuman stotra told by Valmiki. Its origin is unknown, but it is often attributed to the deity Rama. [21] Tantrikas chant the Bhavani Nāma Sahasra Stuti and the Kali Sahasranāma. While the Vishnu and Shiva Sahasranāmas are popular amongst all Hindus, the Lalita Sahasranama is mostly
The prayer made by Gajendra on this occasion became a famous hymn in praise of Vishnu called the Gajendra Stuti. This hymn was later inducted as the first and foremost hymn of the Vishnu Sahasranama (The work that is composed of the 1,000 names of Vishnu). [4]
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.
' "roped around the abdomen" ' [1] is the 367th name of Vishnu from the Vishnu Sahasranama. The various meanings of the name are given as follows: "The Lord when He was tied with a cord (dāma) around His waist (udara)", denoting a divine pastime in which Krishna's mother Yashoda bound him for being mischievous.
Madhusudana (Sanskrit: मधुसूदन, romanized: Madhusūdana) is an epithet of Vishnu or Krishna [1] and is the 73rd [2] name in the Vishnu Sahasranama. According to Adi Sankara 's commentary on the Vishnu Sahasranama , Madhusudana means the "destroyer of Madhu ".
Hrishikesha (Sanskrit: हृषीकेश; IAST: Hṛṣīkēśa) lit. ' 'lord of the senses' ' is an epithet of the Hindu preserver deity Vishnu. [1] It is the 47th name in the Vishnu Sahasranama.