Viṣhṇu Sahasranāmam 2 - Bhisma Uvacha



Viṣhṇu Sahasranāmam 2

śrī bhīṣma uvāca


jagat - prabhuṁ deva devam anaṁtaṁ puruṣ-ōttamam |
stuvan nāma- sahasreṇa puruṣaḥ sata-tōtthitaḥ || 1.9  

The supreme ("uttamam") Purusha, who is ever up and working for the welfare of all, the Lord ("prabhum") of the world ("jagat") the endless ("anantam") – Sri Maha Vishnu.

tameva cār - cayan - nityaṁ bhaktyā puruṣam  avyayam |
dhyāyan stuvan namas - yaṁśca yaja-mānas - tameva ca || 1.10  

The supreme ("uttamam") Purusha, who is ever up and working for the welfare of all, the Lord ("prabhum") of the world ("jagat") the endless ("anantam") – Sri Maha Vishnu.

anādi nidhanaṁ viṣṇuṁ sarvalōka - maheśvaram |
lōkā - dhyakṣaṁ  stuvan - nityaṁ sarva- duḥkhā -tigō bhavet || 1.11

The greatest Dharma is the one Vishnu, who has neither a beginning (Aadi) nor an end (Nidhanam), the supreme Lord ("maheshwaram") of the world. All creatures can go beyond the bonds of samsar, “and he goes beyond all sorrows” who daily ("nityam") chants ("stuvan") the sahasranaamas and within glorifies “the knower of the world” (Lokaadhyaksha).

brahmaṇ-yaṁ  sarva - dharmajñaṁ lōkā-nāṁ kīrti  vardhanam |
lōka-nāthaṁ  mahad-bhūtaṁ sarva-bhūta   bhavōdh bhavam || 1.12

He is the protector of the brahmA and the veda. He is the knower of all Dharmas. He is the enhancer of the reputation of all beings. He is the supreme Brahman. Out of Him all beings and the whole of samsAra have come out.

eṣa-me sarva - dharmā - ṇāṁ dharmō adhikat-amō mataḥ
yad - bhaktyā  puṁḍarī - kākṣaṁ stavair - arcen  naraḥ-sadā || 1.13 

To adore the Lotus-eyed One always with hymns of praise recited with devotion- I consider this to be superior to all other forms of dharma.

paramaṁ-yō   mahat - tejaḥ paramaṁ-yō   mahat - tapaḥ |
paramaṁ-yō  mahad-brahma paramaṁ-yaḥ  parā - yaṇam || 1.14

He who is the great ("mahat") effulgence ("tejah"); He who is the Great controller ("tapah"); He who is the Supreme All-Pervading Truth; ("brahma") he who is the Highest (Param) Goal (Ayanam)-the Lord Vishnu.

pavitrāṇāṁ  pavitraṁ-yō maṁgalā - nāṁ  ca -maṁgalam |
daivataṁ  devatā - nāṁ-ca bhūtā - nāṁ  yō  avyayaḥ - pitā || 1.15

He who is ("yo") the very sanctity ("pavitram") that sanctifies all sacred things ("pavitraanaam"); he who is most auspicious ("mangalam"); he who is the god ("devataa") of gods ("daivatam"); he who is the eternal ("avyayah") father ("pitaa") of all creatures ("bhootaanaam") is the one god – VISHNU.

yataḥ  sarvāṇi  bhūtāni bhavaṁt- yādi  yugā - game |
yas - miṁśca  pralayaṁ  yāṁti punareva   yugak - ṣaye || 1.16

He is the One from whom all beings come into existence at the beginning of a cycle of time, and He is also the One into whom they all dissolve at the end of the cycle.

tasya  lōka  pradhān-asya jagan - nāthasya  bhūpate |
viṣṇōr   nāma - sahasram me śruṇu -pāpa  bhayā - baham || 1.17

Hear from me the hymn that is constituted of a 'thousand names' of that vishNu who is the master of the universe, who is the subject of discourse of all scriptures, and who is the eraser of all sins and fear of samsAra.

yāni -nāmāni  gau-ṇāni vikhyā - tāni   mahāt - manaḥ |
ṛiṣibhiḥ   pari - gītāni tāni  vakṣ-yāmi  bhūtaye || 1.18

I am giving for the benefit of all those names of His which are far-famed, which are indicative of His attributes, and which find a place in the exalted hymns of the Rshis."

r̥iṣi  nām-nāṁ sahasrasya veda - vyāsō mahā - muniḥ |
chandah- anuṣṭup  tathā  devō bhagavān  devakī-  sutaḥ || 1.19

The great vedavyAsa is the Rshi of these Thousand Names of vishNu; anushtup is its metre. The presiding diety is Lord Krishna, devakI's son.

amr̥tāṁ  -  śūdbhavō  bījaṁ śaktir -  devaki - nandana |
trisāmā  hr̥dayaṁ   tasya śānt-yarthe  vini- yujyate || 1.20

The seed is He who is born in the lunar race; Its power is the Name, "The son of devakI". The heart is the name "One who is sung by three important sAmA hymns". the purpose is the attainment of peace.

viṣṇuṁ  jiṣṇuṁ  mahā - viṣṇuṁ prabha - viṣṇuṁ  maheśvaram |
aneka - rūpa   daityāṁ - taṁ namāmi  puruṣōttamam || 1.21

I bow to vishNu, the victorious, the All-pervading, the Mighty, the Lord of All, the Enemy of daityas (demons) of many forms and the Best of persons.


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