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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 sahasranamas such as the Vishnu Sahasranama, are not found in early Samhita manuscripts, rather found in medieval and later versions of various Samhitas. [9] One of the significant works on Sahasranama is from the sub-school of Ramanuja and the Vishnu Sahasra-namam Bhasya (commentary) by 12th-century Parasara Bhattar.
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 ...
Painting of Vishnu, Crafts Museum, New Delhi, India Hari ( Sanskrit : हरि ) is among the primary epithets of the Hindu preserver deity Vishnu , meaning 'the one who takes away' (sins). [ 1 ] It refers to the one who removes darkness and illusion, the one who removes all obstacles to spiritual progress.
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 ...
'the infallible one', IAST: Acyuta) is an epithet of Vishnu [1] and appears as the 100th [2] and 318th names in the Vishnu Sahasranama. It is also often used in the Bhagavad Gita as a personal name of Krishna. According to Adi Shankara's commentary on the 1000 Names of Vishnu, Achyuta means "one who will never lose his inherent nature and ...
Keshava (Sanskrit: केशव, lit. 'one who has beautiful long hair or the slayer of Keshi', IAST: Keśava) is an epithet of Vishnu in Hindu tradition. [1] The name appears as the 23rd and 648th names in the Vishnu Sahasranama of the Mahabharata.
'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]