01. Vishnu Sahasranamam 1 to 50

Question 1

1. Viśvam

विश्वं

Answer 1

1.Viśvam

विश्वं

The one that manifests as the universe

Question 2

2. Viṣṇuḥ (258,657)

विष्णु:

Answer 2

2. Viṣṇuḥ (258,657)

विष्णु:

The one who pervades everything

Question 3

3. Vaṣaṭkāraḥ

वषट्कार:

Answer 3

3. Vaṣaṭkāraḥ

वषट्कार:

The one invoked through vaṣat.

Question 4

4. Bhūtabhavyabhavatprabhuḥ

भूतभव्यभवत्प्रभु:

Answer 4

4. Bhūtabhavyabhavatprabhuḥ

भूतभव्यभवत्प्रभु:

The Lord of the past, future and present

Question 5

5. Bhūtakr̥t

भूतकृत

Answer 5

5. Bhūtakr̥t

भूतकृत

The Creator of beings or the destroyer of beings

Question 6

6. Bhūtabhr̥t

भूतभृत

Answer 6

6. Bhūtabhr̥t

भूतभृत

The sustainer of beings

Question 7

7. Bhāvaḥ

भाव:

Answer 7

7. Bhāvaḥ

भाव:

Existence

Question 8

8. Bhūtātmā

भूतात्मा

Answer 8

8. Bhūtātmā

भूतात्मा

The ātmā of all

Question 9

9. Bhūtabāvanaḥ

भूतभावन:

Answer 9

9. Bhūtabāvanaḥ

भूतभावन:

The creator and sustainer of all things

Question 10

10. Pūtātmā

पूतात्मा

Answer 10

10. Pūtātmā

पूतात्मा

The pure self

Question 11

11. Paramātmā

परमात्मा

Answer 11

11. Paramātmā

परमात्मा

The limitless

Question 12

12. Muktānām paramā gatiḥ

मुक्तानांपरमागति:

Answer 12

12. Muktānām paramā gatiḥ

मुक्तानांपरमागति:

The ultimate goal of those who are liberated

Question 13

13. Avyayaḥ

अव्ययः

Answer 13

13. Avyayaḥ

अव्ययः

The one free from decline and destruction

Question 14

14. Puruṣaḥ

पुरुषः

Answer 14

14. Puruṣaḥ

पुरुषः

The indweller of the city

Question 15

15. Sākṣī

साक्षी

Answer 15

15. Sākṣī

साक्षी

The witness (of everything)

Question 16

16. Kṣetrajṅaḥ

क्षेत्रज्ञ:

Answer 16

16. Kṣetrajṅaḥ

क्षेत्रज्ञ:

The knower of the world of objects

Question 17

17. Akṣaraḥ

अक्षर:

Answer 17

17. Akṣaraḥ

अक्षर:

The immutable

Question 18

18. Yogaḥ

योगः

Answer 18

18. Yogaḥ

योगः

The one to be attained through yoga

Question 19

19. Yogavidām netā

योगविदांनेता

Answer 19

19. Yogavidām netā

योगविदांनेता

The leader of those, who know yoga

Question 20

20. Pradhānapuruṣeśvaraḥ

प्रधानपुरुषेश्वर:

Answer 20

20. Pradhānapuruṣeśvaraḥ

प्रधानपुरुषेश्वर:

The Lord of pradhāna and purusha

Question 21

21. Nārasiṁhavapuḥ

नारसिंहवपु:

Answer 21

21. Nārasiṁhavapuḥ

नारसिंहवपु:

The one with the body of a man-lion

Question 22

22. Srīmān (also words 178,220,613)

श्रीमान

Answer 22

22. Srīmān (also words 178,220,613)

श्रीमान

The one who has Lakṣmi (on His chest)

Question 23

23. Keśavaḥ

केशव :

Answer 23

23. Keśavaḥ

केशव :

The one who has beautiful hair

Question 24

24. Puruṣhottamaḥ

पुरुषोत्तमः

Answer 24

24. Puruṣhottamaḥ

पुरुषोत्तमः

The foremost, the exalted among men

Question 25

**25. Sarvaḥ** **सर्व:**

Answer 25

**25. Sarvaḥ** **सर्व:** **The one who is (the source of) all**

Question 26

**26. Śarvaḥ** **शर्व:**

Answer 26

**26. Śarvaḥ** **शर्व:** **The destroyer**

Question 27

**27. Śivaḥ** **शिव:**

Answer 27

**27. Śivaḥ** **शिव:** **The auspicious**

Question 28

**28. Sthāṇuḥ** **स्थाणु:**

Answer 28

**28. Sthāṇuḥ** **स्थाणु:** **The one who is firm, immovable**

Question 29

**29. Bhūtādiḥ** **भूतादि:**

Answer 29

**29. Bhūtādiḥ** **भूतादि:** **The source of all beings**

Question 30

**30. Nidhiravyayaḥ** **निधिरव्ययः**

Answer 30

**30. Nidhiravyayaḥ** **निधिरव्ययः** **The indestructible receptacle**

Question 31

**31. Saṁbhavaḥ** **संभव:**

Answer 31

**31. Saṁbhavaḥ** **संभव:** **The one whose manifestations are by His own will**

Question 32

**32. Bhāvanaḥ** **भावन:**

Answer 32

**32. Bhāvanaḥ** **भावन:** **The giver of the fruits of action**

Question 33

**33. Bharta** **भर्ता**

Answer 33

**33. Bharta** **भर्ता** **The sustainer of the universe**

Question 34

**34. Prabhavaḥ** **प्रभव:**

Answer 34

**34. Prabhavaḥ** **प्रभव:** **The source of the elements**

Question 35

**35. Prabhuḥ** **प्रभु:**

Answer 35

**35. Prabhuḥ** **प्रभु:** **The one who has unsurpassed skill**

Question 36

**36. Īśvara** **ईश्वर:**

Answer 36

**36. Īśvara** **ईश्वर:** **The one with unlimited lordship**

Question 37

**37. Svayaṁbhuḥ** **स्वयंभू:**

Answer 37

**37. Svayaṁbhuḥ** **स्वयंभू:** **The self-existent**

Question 38

**38. Śaṁbhuḥ** **संभू:**

Answer 38

**38. Śaṁbhuḥ** **संभू:** **The giver of happiness**

Question 39

**39. Ādityah** **आदित्य:**

Answer 39

**39. Ādityah** **आदित्य:** **The one, who obtains in the sun‘s orb as golden coloured**

Question 40

**40. Puskaraksah** **पुष्कराक्ष:**

Answer 40

**40. Puskaraksah** **पुष्कराक्ष:** **The lotus-eyed**

Question 41

**41. Mahāsvanāḥ** **महास्वन:**

Answer 41

**41. Mahāsvanāḥ** **महास्वन:** **The one with the great (adorable or venerable) sound**

Question 42

**42. Anādinidhanaḥ** **अनाधिनिधन:**

Answer 42

**42. Anādinidhanaḥ** **अनाधिनिधन:** **The one without any birth or death**

Question 43

**43. Dhātā** **धाता**

Answer 43

**43. Dhātā** **धाता** **The support of the universe**

Question 44

**44. Vidhātā (also 484)** **विधाता**

Answer 44

**44. Vidhātā (also 484)** **विधाता** **The giver of the fruits of action**

Question 45

**45. Dhāturuttamaḥ** **धातुरुत्तमः**

Answer 45

**45. Dhāturuttamaḥ** **धातुरुत्तमः** **The exalted sustainer**

Question 46

**46. Aprameyaḥ** **अप्रमेयः**

Answer 46

**46. Aprameyaḥ** **अप्रमेयः** **The one who is not an object of knowledge**

Question 47

**47. Hṛṣīkeśaḥ** **ह्रीषीकेश:**

Answer 47

**47. Hṛṣīkeśaḥ** **ह्रीषीकेश:** **The Lord of the senses**

Question 48

**48. Padmanābhaḥ (also words 196, 346)** **पद्मनाभ:**

Answer 48

**48. Padmanābhaḥ (also words 196, 346)** **पद्मनाभ:** **The one who has a lotus in His navel.**

Question 49

**49. Amaraprabhuḥ** **अमरप्रभु:**

Answer 49

**49. Amaraprabhuḥ** **अमरप्रभु:** **The Lord of the devas**

Question 50

**50. Viśvakarmā** **विश्वकर्मा**

Answer 50

**50. Viśvakarmā** **विश्वकर्मा** **The creator of the universe**