Prologue

Harii OM
shuklaambaradharaM vishhNuM shashivarNaM chaturbhujam |
prasannavadanaM dhyaayet sarva vighnopa.shaantaye || (1)

vyaasaM vasishhTha naptaaraM shakteH pautramakalmashham |
paraasharaatmajaM vande shukataataM taponidhim || (2)

vyaasaaya vishhNu-roopaaya vyaasa roopaaya vishhNave |
namo vai brahma nidhaye vaasishhThaaya namo namaH || (3)

avikaaraaya shuddhaaya nityaaya paramaatmane |
sadaika roopa roopaaya vishhNave sarva jishhNave || (4)

yasya smaraNa maatreNa janmasaM saara bandhanaat |
vimuchyate namastasmai vishhNave prabhavishhNave || (5)

|| oM namo vishhNave prabhavishhNave ||

shrii vaishampaayana uvaacha -
shrutvaa dharmaanasheshheNa paavanaani cha sarvashaH |
yudhishhThiraH shaantanavaM punarevaa-bhyabhaashhata || (6)

yudhishhThira uvaacha -
kimekaM daivataM loke kiMvapyekaM paraayaNam |
stuvantaH kaM kamarchantaH praapnuyur-maanavaaH shubham || (7)

ko dharmaH sarvadharmaaNaaM bhavataH paramo mataH |
kin japan muchyate jantur-janmasaM-saara-bandhanaat || (8)

shrii bhiishhma uvaacha -
jagatprabhuM devedevamanantaM purushhottamam |
stuvannaama-sahasreNa purushhaH satatotthitaH || (9)

tameva chaarchayannityaM bhaktyaa purushhamavyayam |
dhyaayan stuvannamasyaM shcha yajamaanastameva cha || (10)

anaadinidhanaM vishhNuM sarvalokamaheshvaram |
lokaadhyakshaM stuvannityaM sarvaduHkhaatigo bhavet || (11)

brahmaNyaM sarvadharmaGYaM lokaanaaM kiirtivardhanam |
lokanaathaM mahadbhuutaM sarvabhuutabhavodbhavam || (12)

eshha me sarvadharmaaNaaM dharmo.adhikatamo mataH |
yadbhaktyaa puNDarii-kaakshaM stavairarchennaraH sadaa || (13)

paramaM yo mayattejaH paramaM yo mahattapaH |
paramaM yo mahad brahma paramaM yaH paraayaNam || (14)

pavitraaNaaM pavitraM yo maNgaLaanaaM cha maNgalam |
daivataM devataanaaM cha bhuutaanaaM yo.avyayaH pitaa || (15)

yataH sarvaaNi bhuutaani bhavantyaadiyugaagame |
yasmiM shcha pralayaM yaanti punareva yugakshaye || (16)

tasya lokapradhaanasya jagannaathasya bhuupate |
vishhNornaamasahasraM me shRuNu paapabhayaapaham || (17)

yaani naamaani gauNaani vikhyaataani mahaatmanaH |
RishhibhiH parigiitaani taani vakshyaami bhuutaye || (18)

RishhirnaamnaaM sahasrasya vedavyaaso mahaamuniH |
chhando.anushhTup tathaa devo bhagavaan devakiisutaH || (19)

amRitaaM shoodbhavo biijaM shaktirdevakii nandanaH |
trisaamaa hrudayaM tasya shaantyarthe viniyujyate || (20)

vishhNuM jishhNuM mahaavishhNuM prabhavishhNuM maheshvaram |
anekaruupa daityaantaM namaami purushhottamam || (21)

asya shrii vishhNordivya sahasranaama stotra mahaamantrasya |

shriivedavyaaso bhagavaanRishhiH |anushhThup chhandaH |
shrii mahaavishhnuH paramaatmaa shriimannaaraayaNo devataa |
amrutaaM shuudbhavo bhaanuriti biijam |
devakii nandanaH srashhTeti shaktiH |
udbhavaH kshobhaNo deva iti paramo mantraH |
shaNkhabhRin.nandakii chakriiti kiilakam |
shaarNga dhanvaa gadaadhara ityastrama |
rathaaNga paaNir akshobhya iti netrama |
trisaamaa saamagaH saameti kavacham |
aanandaM parabrahmeti yoniH |
RituH sudarshanaH kaala iti digbandhaH |
shriivishvaruupa iti dhyaanam |
shriimahaavishhNu priityarthe sahasranaamajape viniyogaH ||

(dhyaanam)

kshiirodhan.vatpradeshe shuchimaNi.vilasatsaikate mauktikaanaam
maalaakLiptaasanasthaH sphaTikamaNi.nibhair.mauktikair.maNDitaaNgaH |

shubhrai.rabhrairadabhrai.ruparivirachitairmuktapiiyuushha varshhaiH
aanandii naH puniiyaadarinalinagadaa shaNkhapaaNirmukundaH ||

bhooH paadaoo yasya naabhirviyadasuranilashchandra sooryau cha netre
karNaavaashaaH shiro dyaurmukhamapi dahano yasya vaasteyamabdhiH |

antaHsthaM yasya vishvaM suranarakhagagobhogigandharvadaityaiH
chitraM raMramyate taM tribhuvana vapushhaM vishhNumiishaM namaami ||

shaantaakaaraM bhujaga-shayanaM padmanaabhaM sureshaM
vishvaakhaaraM gagana-sadRishaM meghavarNaM shubha-aNgam |

lakshmee-kaantaM kamala-nayanaM yogibhir-dhyaana-gamyaM
vande vishhNuM bhava-bhaya-haraM sarva-lokaika-naatham ||

meghashyaamam peethakausheya-vaasam srivata-saangam kausthubhodh-bhaasithaangam |
punyopeytham pundareekayathaksham vande vishnum sarva-lokaika-naatham ||

sashankha chakram sakireeda kundalam sapeetha vastram saraseeruhekshanam |
sahaaravakshah sthalakausthubhasriyam namaami vishnum shirsachaturbhujam ||

chaayaayaam paarijaathasya hemasimhasanopari
aasinamambuda shyama maaya thakshamalankritham |

chandrananam chaturbaahum srivatsangitavakshasam
rukmani satyabhaamaabhyam sahitam krishnam asrayei ||