Thousands of years ago, during the epic war of the Mahabharata, the great warrior Bhishma Pitamah, wounded and lying on a bed of arrows, awaited his destined hour of death. Though pierced with pain, his mind remained calm and filled with divine wisdom. Lord Krishna, along with the Pandavas, approached him, seeking knowledge before his departure from the world.
At that moment, Yudhishthira, the eldest Pandava, posed a profound question to Bhishma:
"Who is the supreme being in this universe? Who should we worship to gain peace, prosperity, and liberation?"
With great reverence, Bhishma answered by reciting the Vishnu Sahasranamam — the "Thousand Names of Vishnu." This powerful hymn, embedded within the Anushasana Parva of the Mahabharata, extolled the many divine qualities and manifestations of Lord Vishnu, the sustainer of the universe. Though written down by sage Vyasa, the verses were spoken by Bhishma, making him the seer of this sacred chant.
Why It Was Written and Its Daily Purpose
The Vishnu Sahasranamam was spoken to guide humanity towards inner peace, righteous living (dharma), and the ultimate goal of liberation (moksha). Each name of Vishnu is not just a label but a key to understanding the divine nature present within all beings. It was composed to give people a simple yet powerful practice to remember the Supreme, even amidst life's battles.
In daily life, chanting or meditating upon these thousand names serves several purposes:
Mental peace through divine focus
Spiritual protection and removal of fear
Cultivation of devotion, humility, and strength
In Advaita Vedanta terms, it helps shift the mind from ego-bound identity to the infinite Self, using Vishnu’s names as stepping stones to realize that Vishnu (all-pervading consciousness) is our true nature.
ඕං ශුක්ලාංබරධරං විෂ්ණුං ශශිවර්ණං චතුර්භුජම් ।
ප්රසන්නවදනං ධ්යායේත් සර්වවිඝ්නෝපශාංතයේ ॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
ඕං ශුක්ලාංබරධරං විෂ්ණුං
The one who wears a white garment, Lord Vishnu (the all-pervading presence),
ශශිවර්ණං චතුර්භුජම්
Who is moon-like in complexion and has four arms (symbolizing omnipotence and completeness),
ප්රසන්නවදනං ධ්යායේත්
One should meditate upon his serene and cheerful face,
සර්වවිඝ්නෝපශාංතයේ
For the removal or pacification of all obstacles.
Commentary:
This verse presents Lord Vishnu as a symbol of pure consciousness — the formless Self visualized with divine qualities to support meditation. His white robe and moon-like glow represent sattva—purity and peace—while his four arms reflect the total powers of creation, sustenance, dissolution, and protection, all aspects of the one non-dual Self appearing as the world.
යස්යද්විරදවක්ත්රාද්යාඃ පාරිෂද්යාඃ පරඃ ශතම් ।
විඝ්නං නිඝ්නංති සතතං විෂ්වක්සේනං තමාශ්රයේ ॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
යස්යද්විරදවක්ත්රාද්යාඃ පාරිෂද්යාඃ පරඃ ශතම්
Of whom, there are hundreds of attendants, starting with those having elephant faces (like Ganesha),
විඝ්නං නිඝ්නංති සතතං
Who constantly destroy all obstacles,
විෂ්වක්සේනං තමාශ්රයේ
I take refuge in විෂ්වක්සේන (the all-pervading commander).
Commentary:
This verse invokes Vishvaksena, the divine force of inner and outer order, whose attendants—like the elephant-faced Ganesha—symbolize strength and wisdom that remove obstacles on the seeker’s path.
පූර්ව පීඨිකා
ව්යාසං වසිෂ්ඨ නප්තාරං ශක්තේඃ පෞත්රමකල්මෂම් ।
පරාශරාත්මජං වංදේ ශුකතාතං තපෝනිධිම් ॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
ව්යාසං වසිෂ්ඨ නප්තාරං
I bow to Vyaasa, the grandson of Vasishtha,
ශක්තේඃ පෞත්රමකල්මෂං
The pure, sinless grandson of Sakti,
පරාශරාත්මජං වංදේ
Son of Paraasara — I offer my salutations,
ශුකතාතං තපෝනිධිං
Father of Shuka, and a treasure of spiritual austerity.
Commentary:
This verse honors Vyāsa for his pure lineage and profound wisdom. As son of Parāśara and father of Śuka, he links generations of enlightened sages and made Vedantic truths widely accessible through works like the Mahābhārata and Vishnu Sahasranāma.
ව්යාසාය විෂ්ණු රූපාය ව්යාසරූපාය විෂ්ණවේ ।
නමෝ වෛ බ්රහ්මනිධයේ වාසිෂ්ඨාය නමෝ නමඃ ॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
ව්යාසාය විෂ්ණු රූපාය
Salutations to Vyaasa, who is the very form of Vishnu,
ව්යාසරූපාය විෂ්ණවේ
And to Vishnu, who has taken the form of Vyaasa,
නමෝ වෛ බ්රහ්මනිධයේ
I bow to the one who is the very treasure of Brahman,
වාසිෂ්ඨාය නමෝ නමඃ
Salutations again and again to the descendant of Sage Vasishtha.
අවිකාරාය ශුද්ධාය නිත්යාය පරමාත්මනේ ।
සදෛක රූප රූපාය විෂ්ණවේ සර්වජිෂ්ණවේ ॥ 5 ॥
Meaning:
අවිකාරාය ශුද්ධාය
To the one who is unchanging and pure,
නිත්යාය පරමාත්මනේ
To the eternal, supreme Self,
සදෛක රූප රූපාය
To the one whose form is always the same (unchanging essence despite apparent diversity),
විෂ්ණවේ සර්වජිෂ්ණවේ
To Vishnu, the all-pervading and all-conquering one.
යස්ය ස්මරණමාත්රේණ ජන්මසංසාරබංධනාත් ।
විමුච්යතේ නමස්තස්මෛ විෂ්ණවේ ප්රභවිෂ්ණවේ ॥ 6 ॥
Meaning:
යස්ය ස්මරණමාත්රේණ
By the mere remembrance of whom,
ජන්මසංසාරබංධනාත්
One is freed from the bondage of birth and the cycle of worldly existence,
විමුච්යතේ නමස්තස්මෛ
Is liberated — my salutations to that being (Vishnu),
විෂ්ණවේ ප්රභවිෂ්ණවේ
To Vishnu, the all-pervading, all-powerful One.
ඕං නමෝ විෂ්ණවේ ප්රභවිෂ්ණවේ ।
Meaning:
ඕං
all-pervading Reality
නමෝ විෂ්ණවේ
I bow to Vishnu, the all-pervading presence.
ප්රභවිෂ්ණවේ
I bow to Vishnu, the all-powerful and origin of all existence.
ශ්රී වෛශංපායන උවාච
ශ්රුත්වා ධර්මා නශේෂේණ පාවනානි ච සර්වශඃ ।
යුධිෂ්ඨිරඃ ශාංතනවං පුනරේවාභ්ය භාෂත ॥ 7 ॥
Meaning:
ශ්රී වෛශංපායන උවාච
Sage Vaiśaṁpāyana said:
ශ්රුත්වා ධර්මා නශේෂේණ
Having fully heard all the righteous duties,
පාවනානි ච සර්වශඃ
And the teachings that are purifying in every way,
යුධිෂ්ඨිරඃ ශාංතනවං පුනරේවාභ්ය භාෂත
Yudhiṣṭhira once again addressed Bhīṣma, the son of Śāntanu.
Commentary:
This verse marks a pivotal moment: Yudhiṣṭhira, despite hearing exhaustive teachings on dharma (righteous living), still seeks a deeper, final truth — showing that outer duties alone do not quench the quest for liberation (mokṣa). In Advaita Vedanta, this is the mark of a mature seeker: one who turns from mere action (karma) to knowledge (jñāna), desiring to know the Self (Ātman).
Bhīṣma, lying on the bed of arrows, represents one who has transcended bodily suffering and speaks from Self-realized clarity. Yudhiṣṭhira’s further questions lead directly to the Vishnu Sahasranāma, a hymn that not only glorifies Vishnu but reveals him as Brahman — the non-dual, all-pervading Self. In our daily life, this teaches us that ethical living is essential, but ultimately we must seek the unchanging truth within, through devotion, inquiry, and remembrance of the Self.
යුධිෂ්ඨිර උවාච
කිමේකං දෛවතං ලෝකේ කිං වාऽප්යේකං පරායණං
ස්තුවංතඃ කං කමර්චංතඃ ප්රාප්නුයුර්මානවාඃ ශුභම් ॥ 8 ॥
Meaning:
යුධිෂ්ඨිර උවාච
Yudhiṣṭhira asked:
කිමේකං දෛවතං ලෝකේ
Who is the one deity in the world (worthy of highest worship)?
කිං වාऽප්යේකං පරායණං
Or what is the one ultimate refuge (for all beings)?
ස්තුවංතඃ කං කමර්චංතඃ
Whom should one praise and worship,
ප්රාප්නුයුර්මානවාඃ ශුභම්
To attain the highest good (śubham)?
Commentary:
Yudhiṣṭhira’s question is not casual—it is universal and timeless. After learning all forms of dharma from Bhīṣma, he now asks about the highest truth: Who is the one ultimate reality worth knowing, praising, and worshipping? What is the one goal toward which all human effort should be directed?
In Advaita Vedanta, these questions point directly to the Self (Ātman), which is non-different from Brahman, the unchanging consciousness that pervades all. The "one God" is not a personal deity limited by form, but the formless Vishnu, the all-pervading awareness that manifests as everything. “Śubham” here is mokṣa — liberation from the cycle of birth and death, attained not through many paths, but by realizing the One.
කෝ ධර්මඃ සර්වධර්මාණාං භවතඃ පරමෝ මතඃ ।
කිං ජපන්මුච්යතේ ජංතුර්ජන්මසංසාර බංධනාත් ॥ 9 ॥
Meaning:
කෝ ධර්මඃ සර්වධර්මාණාං
What is the highest dharma among all types of dharma?
භවතඃ පරමෝ මතඃ
Which do you consider as the supreme?
කිං ජපන්මුච්යතේ ජංතුර්
By chanting what can a being be liberated,
ජන්මසංසාර බංධනාත්
janturjanmasaMsaara baMdhanaat
ශ්රී භීෂ්ම උවාච
ජගත්ප්රභුං දේවදේව මනංතං පුරුෂෝත්තමම් ।
ස්තුවන්නාම සහස්රේණ පුරුෂඃ සතතෝත්ථිතඃ ॥ 10 ॥
Meaning:
ශ්රී භීෂ්ම උවාච
Bhīṣma said:
ජගත්ප්රභුං දේවදේවං
(Worship) the Lord of the universe, the God of all gods,
අනංතං පුරුෂෝත්තමං
The Infinite One, the Supreme Person,
ස්තුවන්නාම සහස්රේණ
Praising with the thousand names,
පුරුෂඃ සතතෝත්ථිතඃ
The one who is constantly devoted (attains the highest good).
Commentary:
Here, Bhīṣma answers Yudhiṣṭhira’s deep spiritual questions by directing him to the one Reality — Vishnu, the Supreme Person (puruṣottama), who is both the infinite Self (ananta) and the Lord of all (jagat-prabhuṁ). Praising Him through the Sahasranāma (1000 names) is more than ritual; it's a transformative practice of remembering the Self, the unmoving, all-pervading consciousness described in Advaita Vedanta as Brahman.
තමේව චාර්චයන්නිත්යං භක්ත්යා පුරුෂමව්යයම් ।
ධ්යායන් ස්තුවන්නමස්යංශ්ච යජමානස්තමේව ච ॥ 11 ॥
Meaning:
තමේව චාර්චයන්නිත්යං
Constantly worshipping that very Being,
භක්ත්යා පුරුෂමව්යයං
The imperishable Supreme Person, with devotion,
ධ්යායන් ස්තුවන්නමස්යංශ්ච
Meditating upon, praising, and bowing to Him,
යජමානස්තමේව ච
The seeker truly worships Him alone (in all forms of worship)
අනාදි නිධනං විෂ්ණුං සර්වලෝක මහේශ්වරම් ।
ලෝකාධ්යක්ෂං ස්තුවන්නිත්යං සර්ව දුඃඛාතිගෝ භවේත් ॥ 12 ॥
Meaning:
අනාදි නිධනං විෂ්ණුං
Vishnu, who is without beginning or end — the eternal one,
සර්වලෝක මහේශ්වරං
The supreme Lord of all worlds,
ලෝකාධ්යක්ෂං ස්තුවන්නිත්යං
One who constantly praises the Lord of all beings,
සර්ව දුඃඛාතිගෝ භවේත්
Becomes free from all sorrow.
බ්රහ්මණ්යං සර්ව ධර්මජ්ඤං ලෝකානාං කීර්ති වර්ධනම් ।
ලෝකනාථං මහද්භූතං සර්වභූත භවෝද්භවම් ॥ 13 ॥
Meaning:
බ්රහ්මණ්යං සර්ව ධර්මජ්ඤං
(He is) the protector of spiritual wisdom and the knower of all righteous paths.
ලෝකානාං කීර්ති වර්ධනං
He increases the glory of all beings (through his grace and example).
ලෝකනාථං මහද්භූතං
He is the Lord of the worlds and the great cosmic Being.
සර්වභූත භවෝද්භවම්
He is the origin of the existence of all beings.
ඒෂ මේ සර්ව ධර්මාණාං ධර්මෝऽධික තමෝමතඃ ।
යද්භක්ත්යා පුංඩරීකාක්ෂං ස්තවෛරර්චේන්නරඃ සදා ॥ 14 ॥
Meaning:
ඒෂ මේ සර්ව ධර්මාණාං
This, among all dharmas,
ධර්මෝऽධික තමෝමතඃ
Is regarded as the highest and most supreme dharma (by me),
යද්භක්ත්යා පුංඩරීකාක්ෂං
That by which a person, with devotion, worships the Lotus-eyed Vishnu,
ස්තවෛරර්චේන්නරඃ සදා
Always worships Him through hymns of praise.
පරමං යෝ මහත්තේජඃ පරමං යෝ මහත්තපඃ ।
පරමං යෝ මහද්බ්රහ්ම පරමං යඃ පරායණම් । 15 ॥
Meaning:
පරමං යෝ මහත්තේජඃ
He who is the supreme brilliance or radiance,
පරමං යෝ මහත්තපඃ
He who is the supreme austerity or spiritual force,
පරමං යෝ මහද්බ්රහ්ම
He who is the supreme Brahman (ultimate knowledge and reality),
පරමං යඃ පරායණම්
He who is the highest and final refuge.
පවිත්රාණාං පවිත්රං යෝ මංගළානාං ච මංගළම් ।
දෛවතං දේවතානාං ච භූතානාං යෝऽව්යයඃ පිතා ॥ 16 ॥
Meaning:
පවිත්රාණාං පවිත්රං යෝ
He who is the purest of the pure,
මංගළානාං ච මංගළං
The most auspicious among all auspicious things,
දෛවතං දේවතානාං ච
The deity of all deities, or the God above all gods,
භූතානාං යෝऽව්යයඃ පිතා
The imperishable father of all beings.
යතඃ සර්වාණි භූතානි භවංත්යාදි යුගාගමේ ।
යස්මිංශ්ච ප්රලයං යාංති පුනරේව යුගක්ෂයේ ॥ 17 ॥
Meaning:
යතඃ සර්වාණි භූතානි භවංත්යාදි යුගාගමේ
From whom all beings arise at the beginning of the cosmic cycle,
යස්මිංශ්ච ප්රලයං යාංති පුනරේව යුගක්ෂයේ
And into whom they merge again at the end of the cosmic cycle.
තස්ය ලෝක ප්රධානස්ය ජගන්නාථස්ය භූපතේ ।
විෂ්ණෝර්නාම සහස්රං මේ ශ්රුණු පාප භයාපහම් ॥ 18 ॥
Meaning:
තස්ය ලෝක ප්රධානස්ය
Of Him who is the ruler of all worlds,
ජගන්නාථස්ය භූපතේ
Of Vishnu, the Lord of the universe, O King,
විෂ්ණෝර්නාම සහස්රං මේ
The thousand names of Vishnu from me (now listen),
ශ්රුණු පාප භයාපහම්
Listen, as they destroy sin and fear.
යානි නාමානි ගෞණානි විඛ්යාතානි මහාත්මනඃ ।
ඍෂිභිඃ පරිගීතානි තානි වක්ෂ්යාමි භූතයේ ॥ 19 ॥
Meaning:
යානි නාමානි ගෞණානි
Those descriptive names (epithets),
විඛ්යාතානි මහාත්මනඃ
That are well-known names of the Supreme Being,
ඍෂිභිඃ පරිගීතානි
Which have been sung by the sages,
තානි වක්ෂ්යාමි භූතයේ
I shall now recite those names for the benefit of all.
ඍෂිර්නාම්නාං සහස්රස්ය වේදව්යාසෝ මහාමුනිඃ ॥
ඡංදෝऽනුෂ්ටුප් තථා දේවෝ භගවාන් දේවකීසුතඃ ॥ 20 ॥
Meaning:
ඍෂිර්නාම්නාං සහස්රස්ය
The sage (seer) of the thousand names is Vyāsa,
වේදව්යාසෝ මහාමුනිඃ
the great sage.
ඡංදෝऽනුෂ්ටුප් තථා
The meter of the hymn is Anuṣṭup.
දේවෝ භගවාන් දේවකීසුතඃ
The deity is Bhagavān Krishna, the son of Devakī.
අමෘතාං ශූද්භවෝ බීජං ශක්තිර්දේවකිනංදනඃ ।
ත්රිසාමා හෘදයං තස්ය ශාංත්යර්ථේ විනියුජ්යතේ ॥ 21 ॥
Meaning:
අමෘතාං ශූද්භවෝ බීජං
The seed (bīja) is the one who is born of the nectar of immortality (i.e., Vishnu, the immortal Self).
ශක්තිර්දේවකිනංදනඃ
The power (śakti) is Krishna, the son of Devakī.
ත්රිසාමා හෘදයං තස්ය
Its heart (essence) is the threefold Sāma (symbolizing the unity of all Vedic knowledge).
ශාංත්යර්ථේ විනියුජ්යතේ
It is employed for the purpose of attaining peace.
Commentary:
This verse encodes the spiritual structure of the Vishnu Sahasranāma as a sacred mantra. The bīja (seed) is the immortal essence — Vishnu as the source of amṛta, the deathless Self. The śakti (power) is Krishna, symbolizing divine presence in action. The heart of the mantra is Tri-Sāma, the integration of all Vedic knowledge, which in Advaita points to Self-knowledge (Ātma-jñāna) as the core of all scripture.
The verse concludes by saying the Sahasranāma is used for śānti — peace. In Advaita, true peace is not circumstantial but arises from recognizing that the Self is unborn, undying, and all-pervading. This verse, therefore, reminds us that chanting or meditating on the names is not merely devotional but a means of abiding in the Self’s stillness, leading to the dissolution of mental agitation and the realization of inner freedom.
විෂ්ණුං ජිෂ්ණුං මහාවිෂ්ණුං ප්රභවිෂ්ණුං මහේශ්වරම් ॥
අනේකරූප දෛත්යාංතං නමාමි පුරුෂෝත්තමම් ॥ 22 ॥
Meaning:
විෂ්ණුං ජිෂ්ණුං මහාවිෂ්ණුං
I bow to Vishnu, the victorious, the great pervader,
ප්රභවිෂ්ණුං මහේශ්වරං
The almighty Vishnu, the supreme Lord,
අනේකරූප දෛත්යාංතං
He of many forms, the destroyer of demons,
නමාමි පුරුෂෝත්තමම්
I bow to the Supreme Being, the highest Self.
පූර්වන්යාසඃ
අස්ය ශ්රී විෂ්ණෝර්දිව්ය සහස්රනාම ස්තෝත්ර මහාමංත්රස්ය ॥
ශ්රී වේදව්යාසෝ භගවාන් ඍෂිඃ ।
අනුෂ්ටුප් ඡංදඃ ।
ශ්රීමහාවිෂ්ණුඃ පරමාත්මා ශ්රීමන්නාරායණෝ දේවතා ।
අමෘතාංශූද්භවෝ භානුරිති බීජම් ।
දේවකීනංදනඃ ස්රෂ්ටේති ශක්තිඃ ।
උද්භවඃ, ක්ෂෝභණෝ දේව ඉති පරමෝමංත්රඃ ।
ශංඛභෘන්නංදකී චක්රීති කීලකම් ।
ශාර්ඞ්ගධන්වා ගදාධර ඉත්යස්ත්රම් ।
රථාංගපාණි රක්ෂෝභ්ය ඉති නේත්රම් ।
ත්රිසාමාසාමගඃ සාමේති කවචම් ।
ආනංදං පරබ්රහ්මේති යෝනිඃ ।
ඍතුස්සුදර්ශනඃ කාල ඉති දිග්බංධඃ ॥
ශ්රීවිශ්වරූප ඉති ධ්යානම් ।
ශ්රී මහාවිෂ්ණු ප්රීත්යර්ථේ සහස්රනාම ජපේ පාරායණේ විනියෝගඃ ।
Meaning:
අස්ය ශ්රී විෂ්ණෝර්දිව්ය සහස්රනාම ස්තෝත්ර මහාමංත්රස්ය
Of this divine Thousand-Name Stotra (hymn) of Śrī Viṣṇu, the great mantra
ශ්රී වේදව්යාසෝ භගවාන් ඍෂිඃ
The sage (RuShiH) of this mantra is the divine Bhagavān Śrī Vedavyāsa.
අනුෂ්ටුප් ඡංදඃ
The metre (chandas) is Anuṣṭup
ශ්රීමහාවිෂ්ණුඃ පරමාත්මා ශ්රීමන්නාරායණෝ දේවතා
Śrī Mahāviṣṇu, the Supreme Self (paramaatmaa), also known as Śrīmannārāyaṇa, is the deity.
අමෘතාංශූද්භවෝ භානුරිති බීජං
The seed (beejaM) of the mantra is ‘amRutaaMSoodbavO bhaanuriti’ – ‘born of the nectar-moon, the radiant one’
දේවකීනංදනඃ ස්රෂ්ටේති ශක්තිඃ
The power (SaktiH) is in – the Creator, son of Devakī.
උද්භවඃ, ක්ෂෝභණෝ දේව ඉති පරමෝමංත්රඃ
The supreme mantra is: ‘udbhavaH, kShObhaNO dEva’ – ‘He who appears and stirs (creation)’.
ශංඛභෘන්නංදකී චක්රීති කීලකම්
The key (kīlaka) is ‘He who bears the conch, sword Nandaka, and discus (chakra)’.
ශාර්ඞ්ගධන්වා ගදාධර ඉත්යස්ත්රම්
The weapon (astra) is ‘He who wields the bow Śārṅga and the mace Gadā’.
රථාංගපාණි රක්ෂෝභ්ය ඉති නේත්රං
The eye (netra, representing vision or insight) is ‘rathaaMgapaaNi’ (He who has the wheel of the chariot as His hand) for protection.
ත්රිසාමාසාමගඃ සාමේති කවචම්
The armor (kavacham) is ‘trisaamaasaamagah’ – He who is the essence and singer of all the three Samas (sacred hymns).
ආනංදං පරබ්රහ්මේති යෝනිඃ
The source (yOniH) is ‘aanaMdaM parabrahma’ – the Supreme Absolute Reality that is Bliss.
ඍතුස්සුදර්ශනඃ කාල ඉති දිග්බංධඃ
The boundary of directions (digbaMdhaH) is secured by invoking: ‘Rutu (season), sudarSanaH (divine discus), kaala (time)’.
ශ්රීවිශ්වරූප ඉති ධ්යානං
The meditation is upon – the One whose form is the entire universe.
ශ්රී මහාවිෂ්ණු ප්රීත්යර්ථේ සහස්රනාම ජපේ පාරායණේ විනියෝගඃ
The purpose is for the delight of Śrī Mahāviṣṇu, this thousand-name japa and recitation is undertaken.
Commentary:
This invocation is not just a ritualistic prelude—it is a deeply symbolic alignment of the self with the Absolute. In Advaita Vedanta, where all forms are expressions of the One Reality (Brahman), these elements—ṛṣi, chandaḥ, devatā, bīja, śakti, etc.—represent facets of our inner Self. The ṛṣi (seer) symbolizes intuition, the chandas (meter) represents order, the devatā (deity) is the Self appearing as form, and the bīja and śakti are the creative impulse within consciousness.
කරන්යාසඃ
විශ්වං විෂ්ණුර්වෂට්කාර ඉත්යංගුෂ්ඨාභ්යාං නමඃ
අමෘතාං ශූද්භවෝ භානුරිති තර්ජනීභ්යාං නමඃ
බ්රහ්මණ්යෝ බ්රහ්මකෘත් බ්රහ්මේති මධ්යමාභ්යාං නමඃ
සුවර්ණබිංදු රක්ෂෝභ්ය ඉති අනාමිකාභ්යාං නමඃ
නිමිෂෝऽනිමිෂඃ ස්රග්වීති කනිෂ්ඨිකාභ්යාං නමඃ
රථාංගපාණි රක්ෂෝභ්ය ඉති කරතල කරපෘෂ්ඨාභ්යාං නමඃ
Meaning:
විශ්වං විෂ්ණුර්වෂට්කාර ඉත්යංගුෂ්ඨාභ්යාං නමඃ
The thumbs represent willpower; invoking Viṣṇu here sanctifies action rooted in universal order.
අමෘතාං ශූද්භවෝ භානුරිති තර්ජනීභ්යාං නමඃ
Index fingers symbolize direction and knowledge; the moon and sun represent reflective and direct consciousness.
බ්රහ්මණ්යෝ බ්රහ්මකෘත් බ්රහ්මේති මධ්යමාභ්යාං නමඃ
The middle fingers signify balance; these names invoke Viṣṇu as both relative and absolute Reality.
සුවර්ණබිංදු රක්ෂෝභ්ය ඉති අනාමිකාභ්යාං නමඃ
The ring fingers relate to commitment; here Viṣṇu is the inner light and our guardian.
නිමිෂෝऽනිමිෂඃ ස්රග්වීති කනිෂ්ඨිකාභ්යාං නමඃ
The little fingers represent humility; Viṣṇu is beyond time (blink) and yet adorned with love (garland).
රථාංගපාණි රක්ෂෝභ්ය ඉති කරතල කරපෘෂ්ඨාභ්යාං නමඃ
The hands are tools of action; Viṣṇu as protector and wielder of the wheel ensures righteousness in all deeds.
අංගන්යාසඃ
සුව්රතඃ සුමුඛඃ සූක්ෂ්ම ඉති ජ්ඤානාය හෘදයාය නමඃ
සහස්රමූර්තිඃ විශ්වාත්මා ඉති ඓශ්වර්යාය ශිරසේ ස්වාහා
සහස්රාර්චිඃ සප්තජිහ්ව ඉති ශක්ත්යෛ ශිඛායෛ වෂට්
ත්රිසාමා සාමගස්සාමේති බලාය කවචාය හුං
රථාංගපාණි රක්ෂෝභ්ය ඉති නේත්රාභ්යාං වෞෂට්
ශාංගධන්වා ගදාධර ඉති වීර්යාය අස්ත්රායඵට්
ඍතුඃ සුදර්ශනඃ කාල ඉති දිග්භංධඃ
Meaning:
සුව්රතඃ සුමුඛඃ සූක්ෂ්ම ඉති ජ්ඤානාය හෘදයාය නමඃ
These names represent purity, friendliness, and subtlety—all qualities essential for inner knowledge.
සහස්රමූර්තිඃ විශ්වාත්මා ඉති ඓශ්වර්යාය ශිරසේ ස්වාහා
The head, seat of identity and intellect, is surrendered to the Supreme Self appearing in all forms.
සහස්රාර්චිඃ සප්තජිහ්ව ඉති ශක්ත්යෛ ශිඛායෛ වෂට්
These names invoke the radiant, transformative power of Viṣṇu as energy (śakti) anchored at the crown.
ත්රිසාමා සාමගස්සාමේති බලාය කවචාය හුං
The Sāma Veda's musical rhythm is invoked as spiritual protection and inner strength.
රථාංගපාණි රක්ෂෝභ්ය ඉති නේත්රාභ්යාං වෞෂට්
The vision guided by Viṣṇu's power is purified to perceive truth and resist illusion.
ශාංගධන්වා ගදාධර ඉති වීර්යාය අස්ත්රායඵට්
Symbolizing divine courage and discipline to destroy ignorance and ego.
ඍතුඃ සුදර්ශනඃ කාල ඉති දිග්භංධඃ
All directions are sanctified and protected by the order of time and divine vision.
ධ්යානම්
ක්ෂීරෝධන්වත්ප්රදේශේ ශුචිමණි-විලස-ත්සෛකතේ-මෞක්තිකානාං
මාලා-කॢප්තාසනස්ථඃ ස්ඵටික-මණිනිභෛ-ර්මෞක්තිකෛ-ර්මංඩිතාංගඃ ।
ශුභ්රෛ-රභ්රෛ-රදභ්රෛ-රුපරිවිරචිතෛ-ර්මුක්ත පීයූෂ වර්ෂෛඃ
ආනංදී නඃ පුනීයා-දරිනලිනගදා ශංඛපාණි-ර්මුකුංදඃ ॥ 1 ॥
Line by Line Meaning:
ක්ෂීරෝධන්වත්ප්රදේශේ ශුචිමණි-විලස-ත්සෛකතේ-මෞක්තිකානාං
In the region near the Ocean of Milk (kSheerOdhanvatpradESE), on sands that sparkle with pure, radiant jewels and are strewn with pearls...
මාලා-කॢප්තාසනස්ථඃ ස්ඵටික-මණිනිභෛ-ර්මෞක්තිකෛ-ර්මංඩිතාංගඃ
Seated on a throne adorned with garlands, whose body is decorated with pearl ornaments and gems resembling crystal.
ශුභ්රෛ-රභ්රෛ-රදභ්රෛ-රුපරිවිරචිතෛ-ර්මුක්ත පීයූෂ වර්ෂෛඃ
With pure white clouds above, arranged in the sky, raining down showers of divine nectar (amṛta).
ආනංදී නඃ පුනීයා-දරිනලිනගදා ශංඛපාණි-ර්මුකුංදඃ
May මුකුංද, the joy-giver, who holds the lotus, mace, and conch, purify us and fill us with bliss.
Sloka Meaning:
In the region of the Milky Ocean, on a beach glittering with pearls and radiant gems, seated on a garlanded throne, with a body adorned by crystals and pearls, surrounded by divine clouds showering blissful nectar — may Lord මුකුංද, who holds the lotus, mace, and conch, bless and purify us, and grant us supreme joy.
භූඃ පාදෞ යස්ය නාභිර්විය-දසුර නිලශ්චංද්ර සූර්යෞ ච නේත්රේ
කර්ණාවාශාඃ ශිරෝද්යෞර්මුඛමපි දහනෝ යස්ය වාස්තේයමබ්ධිඃ ।
අංතඃස්ථං යස්ය විශ්වං සුර නරඛගගෝභෝගි ගංධර්වදෛත්යෛඃ
චිත්රං රං රම්යතේ තං ත්රිභුවන වපුශං විෂ්ණුමීශං නමාමි ॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
භූඃ පාදෞ යස්ය නාභිර්විය-දසුර නිලශ්චංද්ර සූර්යෞ ච නේත්රේ
The Earth (භූඃ) is His feet, His navel is the sky (නාභිḥ = වියත්), the abode of gods is His chest, the Moon and Sun are His eyes.
කර්ණාවාශාඃ ශිරෝද්යෞර්මුඛමපි දහනෝ යස්ය වාස්තේයමබ්ධිඃ
The directions are His ears, the heavens His head, fire is His mouth, and the ocean is His stomach.
අංතඃස්ථං යස්ය විශ්වං සුර නරඛගගෝභෝගි ගංධර්වදෛත්යෛඃ
The entire universe resides within Him, along with gods (sura), humans (nara), birds (khaga), animals (go), serpents (bhOgi), celestial musicians (gandharva), and demons (daitya).
චිත්රං රං රම්යතේ තං ත්රිභුවන වපුශං විෂ්ණුමීශං නමාමි
To that Viṣṇu, the Lord of the three worlds (tribhuvana), whose form is the universe (vapuṣaṁ), and in whom this wondrous cosmic play unfolds—I bow (namaami).
ඕං නමෝ භගවතේ වාසුදේවාය!
Meaning:
ඕං නමෝ භගවතේ වාසුදේවාය!
I bow to Bhagavān, To Vāsudeva, which refers to Krishna, the son of Vasudeva, and more broadly, to the indwelling Lord of the universe.
ශාංතාකාරං භුජගශයනං පද්මනාභං සුරේශං
විශ්වාධාරං ගගනසදෘශං මේඝවර්ණං ශුභාංගම් ।
ලක්ෂ්මීකාංතං කමලනයනං යෝගිහෘර්ධ්යානගම්යම්
වංදේ විෂ්ණුං භවභයහරං සර්වලෝකෛකනාථම් ॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
ශාංතාකාරං භුජගශයනං පද්මනාභං සුරේශං
I bow to Viṣṇu, who has a peaceful form (śānta-ākāram), who rests on the serpent (bhujaga-śayanam), who has a lotus in his navel (padmanābham), and who is the Lord of the gods (sura-īśam).
විශ්වාධාරං ගගනසදෘශං මේඝවර්ණං ශුභාංගම්
Who is the support of the universe (viśvādhāram), who is vast like the sky (gagana-sadṛśam), who has the color of a rain-cloud (megha-varṇam), and whose form is auspicious and radiant (śubhāṅgam).
ලක්ෂ්මීකාංතං කමලනයනං යෝගිහෘර්ධ්යානගම්යම්
Who is the beloved of Lakṣmī (lakṣmī-kāntam), who has lotus-like eyes (kamala-nayanam), and who is accessible to the hearts of yogis through meditation (yogi-hṛd-dhyāna-gamyam).
වංදේ විෂ්ණුං භවභයහරං සර්වලෝකෛකනාථම්
I bow to Viṣṇu, the remover of the fear of worldly existence (bhava-bhaya-haram), and the one and only Lord (eka-nātham) of all the worlds (sarva-loka).
මේඝශ්යාමං පීතකෞශේයවාසං
ශ්රීවත්සාකං කෞස්තුභෝද්භාසිතාංගම් ।
පුණ්යෝපේතං පුංඩරීකායතාක්ෂං
විෂ්ණුං වංදේ සර්වලෝකෛකනාථම් ॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
මේඝශ්යාමං පීතකෞශේයවාසං
I bow to Viṣṇu, whose complexion is dark like a rain-filled cloud (megha-śyāmam) and who wears yellow silk garments (pīta-kauśeya-vāsam).
ශ්රීවත්සාකං කෞස්තුභෝද්භාසිතාංගම්
He bears the sacred mark Śrīvatsa on His chest and His form shines with the Kaustubha gem, radiating divine brilliance.
පුණ්යෝපේතං පුංඩරීකායතාක්ෂං
He is endowed with all merit and virtue (puṇya-upetam) and has wide lotus-like eyes (puṇḍarīka-āyata-akṣam).
විෂ්ණුං වංදේ සර්වලෝකෛකනාථම්
I bow to Viṣṇu, who is the sole Lord (eka-nātha) of all the worlds (sarva-loka).
නමඃ සමස්ත භූතානාං ආදි භූතාය භූභෘතේ ।
අනේකරූප රූපාය විෂ්ණවේ ප්රභවිෂ්ණවේ ॥ 5॥
Meaning:
නමඃ සමස්ත භූතානාං ආදි භූතාය භූභෘතේ
Salutations to the One who is the origin of all beings and the sustainer of the world.
අනේකරූප රූපාය විෂ්ණවේ ප්රභවිෂ්ණවේ
To the One who appears in countless forms — to Viṣṇu, the all-pervading and supremely powerful Lord — I offer my salutations.
සශංඛචක්රං සකිරීටකුංඩලං
සපීතවස්ත්රං සරසීරුහේක්ෂණම් ।
සහාර වක්ෂඃස්ථල ශෝභි කෞස්තුභං
නමාමි විෂ්ණුං ශිරසා චතුර්භුජම් । 6॥
Meaning:
සශංඛචක්රං සකිරීටකුංඩලං
Who holds the conch and discus and is adorned with crown and earrings.
සපීතවස්ත්රං සරසීරුහේක්ෂණං
Who wears yellow garments and whose eyes are as lovely and gentle as lotus petals.
සහාර වක්ෂඃස්ථල ශෝභි කෞස්තුභං
Whose chest is adorned with beautiful garlands and the shining Kaustubha gem.
නමාමි විෂ්ණුං ශිරසා චතුර්භුජම්
I bow with my head to Lord Viṣṇu, the four-armed, all-pervading one.
ඡායායාං පාරිජාතස්ය හේමසිංහාසනෝපරි
ආසීනමංබුදශ්යාමමායතාක්ෂමලංකෘතම් ॥ 7 ॥
Meaning:
ඡායායාං පාරිජාතස්ය
In the shade of the celestial Pārijāta tree
හේමසිංහාසනෝපරි
Seated upon a golden throne
ආසීනමංබුදශ්යාමම්
Seated, with a complexion like that of a raincloud
ආයතාක්ෂමලංකෘතම්
With large, expansive eyes and adorned with ornaments
චංද්රානනං චතුර්බාහුං ශ්රීවත්සාංකිත වක්ෂසම්
රුක්මිණී සත්යභාමාභ්යාං සහිතං කෘෂ්ණමාශ්රයේ ॥ 8 ॥
Meaning:
චංද්රානනං චතුර්බාහුං
I meditate on the One whose face is like the moon and who has four arms.
ශ්රීවත්සාංකිත වක්ෂසම්
Whose chest bears the mark of Śrīvatsa” — symbolic of prosperity, auspiciousness, and the inseparable presence of the Divine Feminine (Lakṣmī).
රුක්මිණී සත්යභාමාභ්යාං සහිතං
“Who is accompanied by Rukmiṇī and Satyabhāmā” — showing the divine in union with both wisdom and power.
කෘෂ්ණමාශ්රයේ
“I take refuge in Lord Kṛṣṇa.”
පංචපූජ
ලං - පෘථිව්යාත්මනේ ගංථං සමර්පයාමි
හං - ආකාශාත්මනේ පුෂ්පෛඃ පූජයාමි
යං - වාය්වාත්මනේ ධූපමාඝ්රාපයාමි
රං - අග්න්යාත්මනේ දීපං දර්ශයාමි
වං - අමෘතාත්මනේ නෛවේද්යං නිවේදයාමි
සං - සර්වාත්මනේ සර්වෝපචාර පූජා නමස්කාරාන් සමර්පයාමි
ංඑඅනින්ග්:
ඃඑ ඉස් ථෙ ශුප්රෙමෙ ඍලෙර් (), who performs actions upholding righteousness (ව්ṛṣඅකර්ම්ā), and who is the very embodiment of dharma (ව්ṛṣāක්ṛතිḥ).
රුද්රෝ බහුශිරා බභ්රුර්විශ්වයෝනිඃ ශුචිශ්රවාඃ ।
අමෘතඃ ශාශ්වතස්ථාණුර්වරාරෝහෝ මහාතපාඃ ॥ 13 ॥
Meaning:
රුද්රෝ බහුශිරා බභ්රුර්විශ්වයෝනිඃ ශුචිශ්රවාඃ
He is Rudra, the fierce and compassionate; He has many heads (i.e., forms); He is tawny or radiant in form; the source of the universe; and whose fame is pure and sacred.
අමෘතඃ ශාශ්වතස්ථාණුර්වරාරෝහෝ මහාතපාඃ
He is immortal, eternal, firm and unshaken, graceful and best to attain, and possessed of great austerity and inner fire.
සර්වගඃ සර්ව විද්භානුර්විෂ්වක්සේනෝ ජනාර්දනඃ ।
වේදෝ වේදවිදව්යංගෝ වේදාංගෝ වේදවිත්කවිඃ ॥ 14 ॥
Meaning:
සර්වගඃ සර්ව විද්භානුර්විෂ්වක්සේනෝ ජනාර්දනඃ
He is the all-pervading one (sarvagaḥ), the knower of all (sarvavid), the radiant light (bhānuḥ), the one with universal army (viśvaksenaḥ), and the One who uplifts all beings (janārdanaḥ).
වේදෝ වේදවිදව්යංගෝ වේදාංගෝ වේදවිත්කවිඃ
He is the Veda itself (vedo), the knower of the Vedas (vedavid), perfect and without defect (avyangaḥ), the limbs of the Veda (vedāṅgaḥ), the knower of all Vedic branches (vedavit), and the seer or sage (kaviḥ).
ලෝකාධ්යක්ෂඃ සුරාධ්යක්ෂෝ ධර්මාධ්යක්ෂඃ කෘතාකෘතඃ ।
චතුරාත්මා චතුර්ව්යූහශ්චතුර්දංෂ්ට්රශ්චතුර්භුජඃ ॥ 15 ॥
Meaning:
ලෝකාධ්යක්ෂඃ සුරාධ්යක්ෂෝ ධර්මාධ්යක්ෂඃ කෘතාකෘතඃ
He is the overseer of the worlds (lokādhyakṣaḥ), the overseer of the gods (surādhyakṣaḥ), the supervisor of dharma (dharmādhyakṣaḥ), and the one who is both the cause of action and the result of inaction (kṛtākṛtaḥ).
හතුරාත්මා චතුර්ව්යූහශ්චතුර්දංෂ්ට්රශ්චතුර්භුජඃ
He is the one with fourfold nature (caturātmā), the one who manifests in four divine forms (caturvyūhaḥ), the one with four tusks or fangs (caturdaṁṣṭraḥ), and the one with four arms (caturbhujaḥ).
භ්රාජිෂ්ණුර්භෝජනං භෝක්තා සහිෂ්ණුර්ජගදාදිජඃ ।
අනඝෝ විජයෝ ජේතා විශ්වයෝනිඃ පුනර්වසුඃ ॥ 16 ॥
Meaning:
භ්රාජිෂ්ණුර්භෝජනං භෝක්තා සහිෂ්ණුර්ජගදාදිජඃ
He is brilliant and radiant (bhrājiṣṇuḥ), the sustenance for all beings (bhojanam), the enjoyer of all offerings (bhoktā), extremely patient (sahiṣṇuḥ), and the origin of the universe (jagad-ādijaḥ).
අනඝෝ විජයෝ ජේතා විශ්වයෝනිඃ පුනර්වසුඃ
He is sinless and pure (anaghaḥ), ever-victorious (vijayaḥ), the conqueror (jetā), the womb of the universe (viśvayoniḥ), and the one who returns again and again for the good of the world (punarvasuḥ).
උපේංද්රෝ වාමනඃ ප්රාංශුරමෝඝඃ ශුචිරූර්ජිතඃ ।
අතීංද්රඃ සංග්රහඃ සර්ගෝ ධෘතාත්මා නියමෝ යමඃ ॥ 17 ॥
Meaning:
උපේංද්රෝ වාමනඃ ප්රාංශුරමෝඝඃ ශුචිරූර්ජිතඃ
He is Upendra (the younger brother of Indra), Vāmana (the brahmachari form), tall and majestic (prāṁśuḥ), infallible (amoghaḥ), pure (śuciḥ), and full of strength and vitality (ūrjitaḥ).
අතීංද්රඃ සංග්රහඃ සර්ගෝ ධෘතාත්මා නියමෝ යමඃ
He is greater than Indra (atīndraḥ), the summarizer and integrator (saṅgrahaḥ), the source of creation (sargaḥ), self-controlled (dhṛtātmā), the law of restraint (niyamaḥ), and the enforcer of self-discipline (yamaḥ).
වේද්යෝ වෛද්යඃ සදායෝගී වීරහා මාධවෝ මධුඃ ।
අතීංද්රියෝ මහාමායෝ මහෝත්සාහෝ මහාබලඃ ॥ 18 ॥
Meaning:
වේද්යෝ වෛද්යඃ සදායෝගී වීරහා මාධවෝ මධුඃ
This line celebrates Lord Vishnu as the supreme focus of all true knowledge and realization (වේද්යෝ), the divine physician who cures the afflictions of worldly existence (වෛද්යඃ), eternally established in pure union with the Self (සදායෝගී), the mighty vanquisher of inner and outer foes (වීරහා), the gracious consort of Lakshmi—the source of all wealth and auspiciousness (මාධවෝ), and the inherently sweet Lord who also destroys the demon Madhu (මධුඃ).
අතීංද්රියෝ මහාමායෝ මහෝත්සාහෝ මහාබලඃ
This line proclaims Him to be beyond the reach of the senses and only realized through inner perception (අතීංද්රියෝ), the great wielder of cosmic illusion that manifests the universe (මහාමායෝ), overflowing with boundless divine zeal and purposeful action (මහෝත්සාහෝ), and endowed with immeasurable strength that upholds and protects all creation (මහාබලඃ).
මහාබුද්ධිර්මහාවීර්යෝ මහාශක්තිර්මහාද්යුතිඃ ।
අනිර්දේයවපුඃ ශ්රීමානමේයාත්මා මහාද්රිධෘක් ॥ 19 ॥
Meaning:
මහාබුද්ධිර්මහාවීර්යෝ මහාශක්තිර්මහාද්යුතිඃ
This line celebrates the Lord’s මහාබුද්ධිර්මහාවීර්යෝ—supreme wisdom and unparalleled courage—alongside මහාශක්තිර්—boundless power—and මහාද්යුතිඃ—dazzling brilliance.
අනිර්දේයවපුඃ ශ්රීමානමේයාත්මා මහාද්රිධෘක්
This line proclaims Him as අනිර්දේශ්යවපුඃ—of indescribable form—ශ්රීමානමේයාත්මා—resplendent glory and immeasurable Self—and මහාද්රිධෘක්—the great upholder who steadfastly supports all.
මහේශ්වාසෝ මහීභර්තා ශ්රීනිවාසඃ සතාංගතිඃ ।
අනිරුද්ධඃ සුරානංදෝ ගෝවිංදෝ ගෝවිදාං පතිඃ ॥ 20 ॥
Meaning:
මහේශ්වාසෝ මහීභර්තා ශ්රීනිවාසඃ සතාංගතිඃ
This line exalts the Lord as the supreme master even over Shiva (මහේශ්වාසෝ), the sustaining pillar of the earth (මහීභර්ත්āḥ), the divine dwelling of Lakshmi (ශ්රීනිව්āසḥ), and the one whose association grants auspicious fellowship and noble company (සත්āṅගතිḥ).
අනිරුද්ධඃ සුරානංදෝ ගෝවිංදෝ ගෝවිදාං පතිඃ
This line proclaims Him as invincible and unconquerable (අනිරුද්ධḥ), the source of bliss for the gods (සුර්āනංදො), Govinda—the protector of the herd of beings (ඝොවිංදො)—and the lord of cows and of those who know the Vedas (ඝොව්īද්āṃ පතිḥ).
මරීචිර්දමනෝ හංසඃ සුපර්ණෝ භුජගෝත්තමඃ ।
හිරණ්යනාභඃ සුතපාඃ පද්මනාභඃ ප්රජාපතිඃ ॥ 21 ॥
Meaning:
මරීචිර්දමනෝ හංසඃ සුපර්ණෝ භුජගෝත්තමඃ
This line celebrates Lord Vishnu as මරීචිර්දමනෝ—the radiant cosmic principle that disciplines and illumines the universe—along with හංසඃ and සුපර්ණෝ representing the supreme spirit and the all-pervasive, winged existence, and as භුජගෝත්තමඃ—the foremost among the serpent powers that support and sustain cosmic order.
හිරණ්යනාභඃ සුතපාඃ පද්මනාභඃ ප්රජාපතිඃ
This line proclaims Him as හිරණ්යනාභඃ—the golden-naveled source from which all creation emerges—සුතපාඃ—the ancient ascetic whose tapas upholds the cosmos—පද්මනාභඃ—the lotus-naveled origin of manifested beings—and ප්රජපතිඃ—the sovereign Lord and progenitor of all life.
අමෘත්යුඃ සර්වදෘක් සිංහඃ සංධාතා සංධිමාන් ස්ථිරඃ ।
අජෝ දුර්මර්ෂණඃ ශාස්තා විශ්රුතාත්මා සුරාරිහා ॥ 22 ॥
අමෘත්යුඃ සර්වදෘක් සිංහඃ සංධාතා සංධිමාන් ස්ථිරඃ
This line honors Lord Vishnu as the deathless one (අමෘත්යුඃ), the all-seeing seer of creation (සර්වදෘක්), majestic like a lion (සිංහඃ), the cosmic establisher and binder of all existence (සංධාතා and සංධිමාන්), and the ever-steady, unshakable foundation of the universe (ස්ථිරඃ).
අජෝ දුර්මර්ෂණඃ ශාස්තා විශ්රුතාත්මා සුරාරිහා
This line proclaims Him as unborn and eternal (අජෝ), the formidable dispenser of divine justice (දුර්මර්ෂණඃ), the righteous enforcer of cosmic law (ශාස්තා), the ever-renowned self (විශ්රුතාත්මා), and the vanquisher of the gods’ foes (සුරාරිහා).
ගුරුර්ගුරුතමෝ ධාම සත්යඃ සත්යපරාක්රමඃ ।
නිමිෂෝऽනිමිෂඃ ස්රග්වී වාචස්පතිරුදාරධීඃ ॥ 23 ॥
Meaning:
ගුරුර්ගුරුතමෝ ධාම සත්යඃ සත්යපරාක්රමඃ
This line extols Lord Vishnu as the supreme teacher of teachers and refuge of the universe (ගුරුර්ගුරුතමෝ ධාම), the embodiment of ultimate truth (සත්යඃ) whose valor goes beyond all truths (සත්යපරාක්රමඃ).
නිමිෂෝऽනිමිෂඃ ස්රග්වී වාචස්පතිරුදාරධීඃ
This line praises Him as eternally vigilant—beyond even a blink of an eye (නිමිෂෝऽනිමිෂඃ)—the source of joyous melody (ස්රග්වී), the lord of speech and eloquence (වාචස්පතිර්), and the magnanimous ruler of all realms (උදාරධීඃ).
අග්රණීග්රාමණීඃ ශ්රීමාන් න්යායෝ නේතා සමීරණඃ
සහස්රමූර්ධා විශ්වාත්මා සහස්රාක්ෂඃ සහස්රපාත් ॥ 24 ॥
Meaning:
අග්රණීග්රාමණීඃ ශ්රීමාන් න්යායෝ නේතා සමීරණ
This line praises the Lord as the foremost among leaders and guides. He is අග්රණීග්රාමණීඃ, the supreme commander who leads all others; ශ්රීමාන්, radiant with divine wealth and auspiciousness; න්යායඃ, the very embodiment of justice; නේතා, the one who directs all beings toward righteousness; and සමීරණඃ, the life-giver who sustains all with the vital breath.
සහස්රමූර්ධා විශ්වාත්මා සහස්රාක්ෂඃ සහස්රපාත්
This line describes His cosmic form. සහස්රමූර්ධා means He has a thousand heads, representing His omnipresence across all beings. විශ්වාත්මා declares Him as the Soul of the Universe. සහස්රාක්ෂඃ is the all-seeing Lord with a thousand eyes, and සහස්රපාත් signifies that He moves through all creatures, having a thousand feet — He is present in every step, every eye, every thought.
ආවර්තනෝ නිවෘත්තාත්මා සංවෘතඃ සංප්රමර්දනඃ ।
අහඃ සංවර්තකෝ වහ්නිරනිලෝ ධරණීධරඃ ॥ 25 ॥
Meaning:
ආවර්තනෝ නිවෘත්තාත්මා සංවෘතඃ සංප්රමර්දනඃ
This line reveals the Lord as the great cosmic force that governs all cycles. ආවර්තනෝ is the one who causes the cycles of creation and dissolution to revolve endlessly. නිවෘත්තාත්මා indicates His transcendental nature — beyond desire and action, ever free. සංවෘතඃ means He is hidden or veiled, not easily perceived by ordinary vision. සංප්රමර්දනඃ is the mighty destroyer who eliminates all that must pass, clearing the way for renewal.
අහඃ සංවර්තකෝ වහ්නිරනිලෝ ධරණීධරඃ
This line praises His elemental and cosmic powers. අහඃ refers to Him as the day itself — the source of light and time. සංවර්තකඃ is the fire of cosmic dissolution that destroys the universe at the end of a cycle. වහ්නිඃ and අනිලඃ declare Him as fire and wind — two primal forces of nature. ධරණීධරඃ is the supporter of the Earth, He who upholds the world and maintains its balance.
සුප්රසාදඃ ප්රසන්නාත්මා විශ්වධෘග්විශ්වභුග්විභුඃ ।
සත්කර්තා සත්කෘතඃ සාධුර්ජහ්නුර්නාරායණෝ නරඃ ॥ 26 ॥
Meaning:
සුප්රසාදඃ ප්රසන්නාත්මා විශ්වධෘග්විශ්වභුග්විභුඃ
This line describes the Lord as ever-blissful and all-encompassing. සුප්රසාදඃ means He is extremely gracious, ever-pleased and bestows His favor easily. ප්රසන්නාත්මා refers to His serene and pure inner nature, untouched by agitation. විශ්වධෘක් signifies the One who supports and sustains the entire cosmos. විශ්වභුක් indicates He is the enjoyer of all experiences in the universe. විභුඃ affirms His all-pervading majesty — the infinite presence behind all existence.
සත්කර්තා සත්කෘතඃ සාධුර්ජහ්නුර්නාරායණෝ නරඃ
This line praises His righteous and divine persona. සත්කර්තා is He who honors the noble and righteous. සත්කෘතඃ means He is revered and worshipped by the virtuous. සාධුඃ declares Him as the essence of goodness and virtue. ජහ්නුහ් refers to the one who withholds or restrains — controlling the flow of creation. නාරායණඃ is the Supreme Being dwelling in all waters and hearts, while නරඃ reveals Him as the primordial Man — the eternal Self appearing in human form.
අසංඛ්යේයෝऽප්රමේයාත්මා විශිෂ්ටඃ ශිෂ්ටකෘච්ඡුචිඃ ।
සිද්ධාර්ථඃ සිද්ධසංකල්පඃ සිද්ධිදඃ සිද්ධි සාධනඃ ॥ 27 ॥
Meaning:
අසංඛ්යේයෝऽප්රමේයාත්මා විශිෂ්ටඃ ශිෂ්ටකෘච්ඡුචිඃ
This line glorifies the Lord as beyond human grasp and yet the creator of order. අසංඛ්යේයඃ means He is innumerable — His forms, powers, and glories cannot be counted. අප්රමේයාත්මා indicates that His true nature cannot be measured or comprehended by intellect or logic. විශිෂ්ටඃ means He is unique, distinguished from all else. ශිෂ්ටකෘත් describes Him as the creator of righteous beings — those who uphold dharma. ශුචිඃ means He is pure — untouched by any defect or impurity.
ඉද්ධාර්ථඃ සිද්ධසංකල්පඃ සිද්ධිදඃ සිද්ධි සාධනඃ
This line celebrates His perfection and power to grant success. සිද්ධාර්ථඃ means all His purposes are fulfilled — He is the one whose goals are always accomplished. සිද්ධසංකල්පඃ refers to Him as one whose will is instantly effective — His very intention becomes reality. සිද්ධිදඃ is the giver of success, especially spiritual attainments. සිද්ධි සාධනඃ indicates He is both the goal (siddhi) and the means (saadhana) — the path and the destination in all efforts toward liberation.
වෘෂාහී වෘෂභෝ විෂ්ණුර්වෘෂපර්වා වෘෂෝදරඃ ।
වර්ධනෝ වර්ධමානශ්ච විවික්තඃ ශ්රුතිසාගරඃ ॥ 28 ॥
Meaning:
වෘෂාහී වෘෂභෝ විෂ්ණුර්වෘෂපර්වා වෘෂෝදරඃ
This line presents the Lord as the essence of dharma. වෘෂාහී means He is the controller or master of righteousness (dharma). වෘෂභඃ refers to Him as the bull — the symbol of dharma and strength. විෂ්ණුඃ proclaims Him as the all-pervading one, the sustainer of all. වෘෂපර්වා signifies that dharma itself is the path to reach Him. වෘෂෝදරඃ means He bears dharma within — it is housed in His very being.
වර්ධනෝ වර්ධමානශ්ච විවික්තඃ ශ්රුතිසාගරඃ
This line reveals His ever-expanding and profound nature. වර්ධනඃ means He is the nourisher — He causes all beings to grow and flourish. වර්ධම්āනඃ indicates that He is ever-growing, infinitely expanding in glory and consciousness. විවික්තඃ means He is untouched, detached, and beyond worldly entanglements. ශ්රුතිසාගරඃ declares Him to be the ocean of the Vedas — vast, deep, and the ultimate source of all scriptural wisdom.
සුභුජෝ දුර්ධරෝ වාග්මී මහේංද්රෝ වසුදෝ වසුඃ ।
නෛකරූපෝ බෘහද්රූපඃ ශිපිවිෂ්ටඃ ප්රකාශනඃ ॥ 29 ॥
Meaning:
සුභුජෝ දුර්ධරෝ වාග්මී මහේංද්රෝ වසුදෝ වසුඃ
This line describes the Lord’s might, eloquence, and generosity. උභුජහ් means He enjoys both worldly and spiritual offerings — the Lord who partakes of all that is given with devotion. දුර්ධරඃ indicates He is difficult to conquer or restrain — none can overcome His will. වාග්මී refers to Him as supremely eloquent — the master of speech and expression. මහේංද්රඃ is the great ruler, greater even than Indra, king of the gods. වසුදඃ means He is the giver of wealth, and වසුඃ means He is wealth itself — the very essence of all that is valuable.
නෛකරූපෝ බෘහද්රූපඃ ශිපිවිෂ්ටඃ ප්රකාශනඃ
This line praises His divine manifestations and radiant nature. නෛකරූපඃ means He has many forms — appearing in countless shapes and manifestations to suit the needs of the devotees. බෘහද්රූපඃ signifies His vast, immense cosmic form that encompasses all. ශිපිවිෂ්ටඃ is a Vedic term referring to His presence as pure light or one pervading everything with brilliance. ප්රකාශනඃ means He is illumination itself — the revealer of all knowledge, the light behind all understanding.
ඕජස්තේජෝද්යුතිධරඃ ප්රකාශාත්මා ප්රතාපනඃ ।
ඍද්දඃ ස්පෂ්ටාක්ෂරෝ මංත්රශ්චංද්රාංශුර්භාස්කරද්යුතිඃ ॥ 30 ॥
Meaning:
ඕජස්තේජෝද්යුතිධරඃ ප්රකාශාත්මා ප්රතාපනඃ
The One who possesses ඕජස් (vital strength), ටෙජස් (spiritual radiance), and ඩ්යුති (brilliance); He is ඵ්රකාශාත්මා – whose very nature is pure light and consciousness, and ඵ්රතාපනඃ – who energizes, empowers, and enlivens all of creation, much like the Sun.
ඍද්දඃ ස්පෂ්ටාක්ෂරෝ මංත්රශ්චංද්රාංශුර්භාස්කරද්යුතිඃ
He is ඍද්ධඃ – praised and worshipped by the wise, ශ්පෂ්ටාක්ෂරඃ – clearly expressed in the sounds of the Vedas, ංඅංත්රඃ – the very embodiment of sacred chants, and He shines like ඡංද්රාංසුඃ – the gentle rays of the moon, and භ්හාස්කර-ද්යුතිඃ – the blazing light of the sun.
අමෘතාංශූද්භවෝ භානුඃ ශශබිංදුඃ සුරේශ්වරඃ ।
ඖෂධං ජගතඃ සේතුඃ සත්යධර්මපරාක්රමඃ ॥ 31 ॥
Meaning:
අමෘතාංශූද්භවෝ භානුඃ ශශබිංදුඃ සුරේශ්වරඃ
He is අමෘතාංශූද්භවඃ – born from or associated with the immortal nectar (or the moon which is the source of amruta);
භානුඃ – the radiant Sun who dispels darkness;
ශශබිංදුඃ – the drop or essence of the moon, symbolic of purity and coolness;
and සුරේශ්වරඃ – the supreme Lord and ruler of all the devas.
ඖෂධං ජගතඃ සේතුඃ සත්යධර්මපරාක්රමඃ
He is ඖෂධම් – the divine medicine, the ultimate remedy for the suffering of the world;
ජගතඃ සේතුඃ – the bridge or support that upholds and connects the worlds, ensuring cosmic order;
and සත්යධර්ම-පරාක්රමඃ – the one whose power (paraakrama) is rooted in Truth (සත්යම්) and Righteousness (ධර්ම), and who establishes these through divine strength.
භූතභව්යභවන්නාථඃ පවනඃ පාවනෝऽනලඃ ।
කාමහා කාමකෘත්කාංතඃ කාමඃ කාමප්රදඃ ප්රභුඃ ॥ 32 ॥
Meaning:
භූතභව්යභවන්නාථඃ පවනඃ පාවනෝऽනලඃ
He is the supreme master (නාථඃ) of all that was (භූත), is (භව්ය), and will be (භවන්);
He is පවනඃ, the one who moves and enlivens all things like the vital wind,
පාවනඃ, the one who purifies all,
and අනලඃ, the fire that transforms and burns away impurity.
කාමහා කාමකෘත්කාංතඃ කාමඃ කාමප්රදඃ ප්රභුඃ
He who transcends and destroys worldly desire (කාමහා), yet also brings forth and fulfills noble desires (කාමකෘත්); He is the beloved Lord (කාංතඃ), the essence of divine longing itself (කාමඃ), the giver of righteous fulfillment (කාමප්රදඃ), and the supreme master over all desire and power (ප්රභුඃ).
යුගාදි කෘද්යුගාවර්තෝ නෛකමායෝ මහාශනඃ ।
අදෘශ්යෝ ව්යක්තරූපශ්ච සහස්රජිදනංතජිත් ॥ 33 ॥
Meaning:
යුගාදි කෘද්යුගාවර්තෝ නෛකමායෝ මහාශනඃ
He is යුගාදි-කෘත් – the originator of every yuga (cosmic age),
යුගාවර්තඃ – the force behind the cyclical revolution of time itself;
He operates through නෛකමායඃ – countless divine illusions and forms;
and as මහාශනඃ – He consumes and dissolves all at the end of time, signifying His role as both creator and destroyer.
අදෘශ්යෝ ව්යක්තරූපශ්ච සහස්රජිදනංතජිත්
He is අදෘශ්යඃ – invisible to the senses and beyond ordinary perception,
yet ව්යක්තරූපඃ – manifesting in visible and tangible forms for the sake of devotees;
He is සහස්රජිත් – the conqueror of thousands (countless enemies, desires, or obstacles),
and අනංතජිත් – the one who has triumphed over the infinite, ever-victorious and beyond all limitations.
ඉෂ්ටෝऽවිශිෂ්ටඃ ශිෂ්ටේෂ්ටඃ ශිඛංඩී නහුෂෝ වෘෂඃ ।
ක්රෝධහා ක්රෝධකෘත්කර්තා විශ්වබාහුර්මහීධරඃ ॥ 34 ॥
Meaning:
ඉෂ්ටෝऽවිශිෂ්ටඃ ශිෂ්ටේෂ්ටඃ ශිඛංඩී නහුෂෝ වෘෂඃ
He who is deeply cherished (ඉෂ්ටඃ) and distinguished by excellence (විශිෂ්ටඃ), most adored by the noble and virtuous (ශිෂ්ටේෂ්ටඃ); He is the adorned and valiant Lord (ශිඛංඩී), majestic like the ancient king NahuSha (නහුෂඃ), and the very embodiment of righteousness and strength (වෘෂඃ).
ක්රෝධහා ක්රෝධකෘත්කර්තා විශ්වබාහුර්මහීධරඃ
He who ends all wrath (ක්රෝධහා) and governs it when needed (ක්රෝධකෘත්කර්තා); the one whose divine arms embrace and uphold the universe (විශ්වබාහුඃ), and who firmly supports the Earth and all existence like an unshakable foundation (මහීධරඃ).
අච්යුතඃ ප්රථිතඃ ප්රාණඃ ප්රාණදෝ වාසවානුජඃ ।
අපාංනිධිරධිෂ්ඨානමප්රමත්තඃ ප්රතිෂ්ඨිතඃ ॥ 35 ॥
Meaning:
අච්යුතඃ ප්රථිතඃ ප්රාණඃ ප්රාණදෝ වාසවානුජඃ
He is අච්යුතඃ – the unfailing and unchanging one; ප්රථිතඃ – widely renowned across all worlds; He is ප්රාණඃ – the vital life-force in all beings, and ප්රාණදඃ – the giver of that life; as වාසවානුජඃ, He is the divine younger brother of Indra, who descended for the protection of dharma.
අපාංනිධිරධිෂ්ඨානමප්රමත්තඃ ප්රතිෂ්ඨිතඃ
He is the boundless reservoir of cosmic waters (අපාංනිධිඃ), the very ground and base upon which all existence rests (අධිෂ්ඨානම්); ever-watchful and aware in His governance (අප්රමත්තඃ), and unwaveringly established in His supreme nature (ප්රතිෂ්ඨිතඃ).
ස්කංදඃ ස්කංදධරෝ ධුර්යෝ වරදෝ වායුවාහනඃ ।
වාසුදේවෝ බෘහද්භානුරාදිදේවඃ පුරංධරඃ ॥ 36 ॥
Meaning:
ස්කංදඃ ස්කංදධරෝ ධුර්යෝ වරදෝ වායුවාහනඃ
He is ශ්කංදඃ – the leader of divine forces and the essence of strength; ශ්කංදධරඃ – the one who bears that strength and upholds divine power; ධුර්යඃ – the bearer of responsibilities in the cosmic order; වරදඃ – the gracious giver of boons; and වායුවාහනඃ – He who moves with the swiftness of the wind and rides the power of air as His vehicle.
වාසුදේවෝ බෘහද්භානුරාදිදේවඃ පුරංධරඃ
He is Vආසුදේවඃ – the indwelling Lord of all beings, born as the son of Vasudeva; බෘහද්භානුඃ – of vast and radiant light; ආදිදේවඃ – the primordial and first among the gods; and පුරංධරඃ – the destroyer of cities, symbolizing the conqueror of ego and ignorance in the spiritual journey.
අශෝකස්තාරණස්තාරඃ ශූරඃ ශෞරිර්ජනේශ්වරඃ ।
අනුකූලඃ ශතාවර්තඃ පද්මී පද්මනිභේක්ෂණඃ ॥ 37 ॥
Meaning:
අශෝකස්තාරණස්තාරඃ ශූරඃ ශෞරිර්ජනේශ්වරඃ
He who is free from all sorrow (අශොකඃ), the uplifting force who guides souls across worldly bondage (තාරණඃ), and the ultimate refuge and savior (තාරඃ); He is the valiant protector of righteousness (ශූරඃ), born in the lineage of Vasudeva (ශෞරිඃ), and the supreme ruler of all beings (ජනේශ්වරඃ).
අනුකූලඃ ශතාවර්තඃ පද්මී පද්මනිභේක්ෂණඃ
He is ever gracious and supportive of His devotees (අනුකූලඃ), the one who manifests in countless divine forms and cycles (ශතාවර්තඃ); He holds the lotus symbolizing purity (පද්මී), and His eyes are as serene and beautiful as lotus petals (පද්මනිභේක්ෂණඃ).
පද්මනාභෝऽරවිංදාක්ෂඃ පද්මගර්භඃ ශරීරභෘත් ।
මහර්ධිරෘද්ධෝ වෘද්ධාත්මා මහාක්ෂෝ ගරුඩධ්වජඃ ॥ 38 ॥
Meaning:
පද්මනාභෝऽරවිංදාක්ෂඃ පද්මගර්භඃ ශරීරභෘත්
He is ඵද්මනාභඃ – from whose navel the cosmic lotus arises, symbolizing creation;
ආරවිංදාක්ෂඃ – whose eyes are like blooming lotuses, full of compassion and depth;
ඵද්මගර්භඃ – in whom the source of creation lies as a subtle womb;
and ශරීරභෘත් – the one who supports and sustains all bodies and forms in the universe.
මහර්ධිරෘද්ධෝ වෘද්ධාත්මා මහාක්ෂෝ ගරුඩධ්වජඃ
He whose brilliance is vast and supreme (මහර්ධිඃ), who is deeply revered in all worlds (ඍද්ධඃ); the ancient and timeless Self (වෘද්ධාත්මා), whose gaze perceives all realms (මහාක්ෂඃ), and who bears the emblem of Garuḍa on His standard as a symbol of divine sovereignty (ගරුඩධ්වජඃ).
අතුලඃ ශරභෝ භීමඃ සමයජ්ඤෝ හවිර්හරිඃ ।
සර්වලක්ෂණලක්ෂණ්යෝ ලක්ෂ්මීවාන් සමිතිංජයඃ ॥ 39 ॥
Meaning:
අතුලඃ ශරභෝ භීමඃ සමයජ්ඤෝ හවිර්හරිඃ
He is අතුලඃ – incomparable in power and glory; fierce and majestic like the mythical ශරභ; awe-inspiring in strength and presence (භීමඃ); the knower and essence of all sacred rituals (සමයජ්ජඃ); and the enjoyer of all sacrificial offerings (හවිඃ-හරිඃ), who absorbs the essence of yajñas as the inner Self.
සර්වලක්ෂණලක්ෂණ්යෝ ලක්ෂ්මීවාන් සමිතිංජයඃ
He is සර්වලක්ෂණලක්ෂණ්යඃ – the most distinguished among all who possess divine qualities; ලක්ෂ්මීවාන් – ever united with Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and auspiciousness; and සමිතිංජයඃ – the victorious one in every divine assembly, battle, or cosmic conflict, ever triumphant in preserving dharma.
වික්ෂරෝ රෝහිතෝ මාර්ගෝ හේතුර්දාමෝදරඃ සහඃ ।
මහීධරෝ මහාභාගෝ වේගවානමිතාශනඃ ॥ 40 ॥
Meaning:
වික්ෂරෝ රෝහිතෝ මාර්ගෝ හේතුර්දාමෝදරඃ සහඃ
He who is වික්ශරඃ, the undiminishing and ever-flowing truth, appearing in the reddish glow of dawn like ऱොහිතඃ; He is the very මාර්ගඃ – the path to liberation, the හෙතුඃ – cause behind all existence, the tender-hearted ඩාමොදරඃ who allowed Himself to be bound by love, and සහඃ – the embodiment of strength, patience, and endurance.
මහීධරෝ මහාභාගෝ වේගවානමිතාශනඃ
He is මහීධරඃ – the one who upholds the Earth with divine steadiness, මහාභාගඃ – supremely blessed and glorious, වෙගවාන් – swift and unstoppable in His divine actions, and අමිතාශනඃ – the limitless consumer of all offerings and creations, yet ever complete and undiminished.
උද්භවඃ, ක්ෂෝභණෝ දේවඃ ශ්රීගර්භඃ පරමේශ්වරඃ ।
කරණං කාරණං කර්තා විකර්තා ගහනෝ ගුහඃ ॥ 41 ॥
Meaning:
උද්භවඃ, ක්ෂෝභණෝ දේවඃ ශ්රීගර්භඃ පරමේශ්වරඃ
He is උද්භවඃ – the origin from whom all creation arises; ක්ෂෝභණඃ – the one who stirs the universe into activity; the supreme දේවඃ – radiant and divine; ශ්රීගර්භඃ – holding within Himself all auspiciousness and prosperity; and පරමේශ්වරඃ – the highest Lord, transcending all deities and realms.
කරණං කාරණං කර්තා විකර්තා ගහනෝ ගුහඃ
He is the ultimate කරණම් – the instrument of all action, and කාරණම් – the cause behind all existence; the කර්තා – doer of all deeds, and විකර්තා – the one who performs through infinite forms; ගහනඃ – unfathomable in depth, and ගුහඃ – the one who dwells in the secret cave of the heart, hidden from ordinary perception.
ව්යවසායෝ ව්යවස්ථානඃ සංස්ථානඃ ස්ථානදෝ ධ්රුවඃ ।
පරර්ධිඃ පරමස්පෂ්ටඃ තුෂ්ටඃ පුෂ්ටඃ ශුභේක්ෂණඃ ॥ 42 ॥
Meaning:
ව්යවසායෝ ව්යවස්ථානඃ සංස්ථානඃ ස්ථානදෝ ධ්රුවඃ
He is the unwavering will that drives all existence (ව්යවසායඃ), the one who establishes and upholds universal order (ව්යවස්ථානඃ), the very structure of creation itself (සංස්ථානඃ), the giver of rightful positions to all beings (ස්ථානදඃ), and the eternal, immovable reality that remains constant amidst change (ධ්රුවඃ).
පරර්ධිඃ පරමස්පෂ්ටඃ තුෂ්ටඃ පුෂ්ටඃ ශුභේක්ෂණඃ
He is of supreme excellence and spiritual wealth (පරර්ධිඃ), the highest truth that shines clearly to the realized (පරමස්පෂ්ටඃ); ever content in His own nature (තුෂ්ටඃ), the nourisher of all beings (පුෂ්ටඃ), and the one whose very glance is auspicious and filled with divine grace (ශුභේක්ෂණඃ).
රාමෝ විරාමෝ විරජෝ මාර්ගෝනේයෝ නයෝऽනයඃ ।
වීරඃ ශක්තිමතාං ශ්රේෂ්ඨෝ ධර්මෝධර්ම විදුත්තමඃ ॥ 43 ॥
Meaning:
රාමෝ විරාමෝ විරජෝ මාර්ගෝනේයෝ නයෝऽනයඃ
He is ऱාමඃ – the source of bliss and strength; the supreme විරාමඃ in whom all journeys and efforts come to peaceful rest; විරජඃ – untouched by any impurity; the path of truth itself (මාර්ගඃ), the one who leads with wisdom (නයඃ), and beyond all duality of right and wrong (අනයඃ).
වීරඃ ශක්තිමතාං ශ්රේෂ්ඨෝ ධර්මෝධර්ම විදුත්තමඃ
He is වීරඃ – the valiant Lord, unmatched in courage; the most exalted among those with divine power (ශක්තිමතාං ශ්රේෂ්ඨඃ); and the highest knower of what is righteous and unrighteous (ධර්මෝ-ධර්ම-විද්-උත්තමඃ), ever guiding all beings with flawless discernment.
වෛකුංඨඃ පුරුෂඃ ප්රාණඃ ප්රාණදඃ ප්රණවඃ පෘථුඃ ।
හිරණ්යගර්භඃ ශත්රුඝ්නෝ ව්යාප්තෝ වායුරධෝක්ෂජඃ ॥ 44 ॥
Meaning:
වෛකුංඨඃ පුරුෂඃ ප්රාණඃ ප්රාණදඃ ප්රණවඃ පෘථුඃ
He is Vඓකුංඨඃ – the supreme abode of bliss beyond all sorrow, the eternal ඵුරුෂඃ who pervades all existence; He is the very life-force itself (ප්රාණඃ), the one who bestows it upon all beings (ප්රාණදඃ); the sacred sound ප්රණවඃ (Om) that represents the Absolute; and පෘථුඃ – vast, expansive, and all-encompassing in form and glory.
හිරණ්යගර්භඃ ශත්රුඝ්නෝ ව්යාප්තෝ වායුරධෝක්ෂජඃ
He is ඃඉරණ්යගර්භඃ – the golden womb from which all creation springs; ශත්රුඝ්නඃ – the destroyer of all enemies, both internal and external; ව්යාප්තඃ – present everywhere, pervading all things; වායුඃ – subtle and life-sustaining like the wind; and අධෝක්ෂජඃ – the transcendent Lord, beyond perception by the senses or intellect.
ඍතුඃ සුදර්ශනඃ කාලඃ පරමේෂ්ඨී පරිග්රහඃ ।
උග්රඃ සංවත්සරෝ දක්ෂෝ විශ්රාමෝ විශ්වදක්ෂිණඃ ॥ 45 ॥
Meaning:
ඍතුඃ සුදර්ශනඃ කාලඃ පරමේෂ්ඨී පරිග්රහඃ
He is ඍතුඃ – the divine cycle of seasons that sustains order in nature; ශුදර්ශනඃ – the one with the brilliant and auspicious vision that removes ignorance and evil; ඛාලඃ – the eternal time itself that governs all beings; ඵරමේෂ්ඨී – the supreme Lord seated above all; and ඵරිග්රහඃ – the one who embraces and contains all within Himself.
උග්රඃ සංවත්සරෝ දක්ෂෝ විශ්රාමෝ විශ්වදක්ෂිණඃ
He is ඌග්රඃ – fierce and formidable in destroying adharma; ශංවත්සරඃ – the cycle of the cosmic year that marks divine order; ඩක්ෂඃ – skilled and capable in all actions; Vඉශ්රාමඃ – the ultimate resting place and refuge of all beings; and Vඉශ්වදක්ෂිණඃ – the benefactor who gives freely and graciously to the entire universe.
විස්තාරඃ ස්ථාවර ස්ථාණුඃ ප්රමාණං බීජමව්යයම් ।
අර්ථෝऽනර්ථෝ මහාකෝශෝ මහාභෝගෝ මහාධනඃ ॥ 46 ॥
Meaning:
විස්තාරඃ ස්ථාවර ස්ථාණුඃ ප්රමාණං බීජමව්යයං
He is විස්තාරඃ – the infinite expansion of all that exists; the unmoving support behind all that is steady and fixed (ස්ථාවර), and the firm, unshakable presence at the core of reality (ස්ථාණුඃ); He is the ultimate measure of truth (ප්රමාණං), the eternal seed of all creation (බීජම්), and imperishable in nature (අව්යයං).
අර්ථෝऽනර්ථෝ මහාකෝශෝ මහාභෝගෝ මහාධනඃ
He is the true essence of meaning and value (අර්ථඃ), and yet beyond all worldly gains and losses (අනර්ථඃ); He is the vast treasure-house of all wealth and knowledge (මහාකෝශඃ), the supreme enjoyer of divine bliss (මහාභෝගඃ), and the source of inexhaustible prosperity (මහාධනඃ).
අනිර්විණ්ණඃ ස්ථවිෂ්ඨෝ භූද්ධර්මයූපෝ මහාමඛඃ ।
නක්ෂත්රනේමිර්නක්ෂත්රී ක්ෂමඃ, ක්ෂාමඃ සමීහනඃ ॥ 47 ॥
Meaning:
අනිර්විණ්ණඃ ස්ථවිෂ්ඨෝ භූද්ධර්මයූපෝ මහාමඛඃව්
He is අනිර්විණ්ණඃ – never disheartened, ever full of divine enthusiasm; ස්ථවිෂ්ඨඃ – immense and powerful in form and presence; He is the one who upholds the Earth and its principles (භූද්ධර්මයූපඃ) like a sacred pillar of righteousness, and the supreme sacrifice itself (මහාමඛඃ), into which all sacred offerings ultimately reach.
නක්ෂත්රනේමිර්නක්ෂත්රී ක්ෂමඃ, ක්ෂාමඃ සමීහනඃ
He is the cosmic wheel that governs the stars (නක්ෂත්රනෙමිඃ) and the Lord of all stellar powers (නක්ෂත්රී); He is ක්ෂමඃ – infinitely patient and forgiving, ක්ෂාමඃ – accepting even austerity or simplicity, and සමීහනඃ – ever desiring the welfare of all beings.
යජ්ඤ ඉජ්යෝ මහේජ්යශ්ච ක්රතුඃ සත්රං සතාංගතිඃ ।
සර්වදර්ශී විමුක්තාත්මා සර්වජ්ඤෝ ජ්ඤානමුත්තමම් ॥ 48 ॥
Meaning:
යජ්ඤ ඉජ්යෝ මහේජ්යශ්ච ක්රතුඃ සත්රං සතාංගතිඃ
He is යජ්ජඃ – the very essence of sacrifice, the sacred act itself; ඉජ්යඃ – the one who is worshipped through offerings; මහෙජ්යශ්ච – the greatest among all who are worshipped; He is ක්රතුඃ – the Vedic ritual, සත්රං – the sacrificial session, and සතාංගතිඃ – the ultimate refuge and goal of the virtuous and the truthful.
සර්වදර්ශී විමුක්තාත්මා සර්වජ්ඤෝ ජ්ඤානමුත්තමං
He is සර්වදර්ශී – the all-seeing one, who perceives everything across space and time; විමුක්තාත්මා – ever-liberated and beyond bondage; සර්වජ්ජඃ – the knower of all; and ජ්ජානමුත්තමං – the highest knowledge itself, beyond which nothing remains to be known.
සුව්රතඃ සුමුඛඃ සූක්ෂ්මඃ සුඝෝෂඃ සුඛදඃ සුහෘත් ।
මනෝහරෝ ජිතක්රෝධෝ වීර බාහුර්විදාරණඃ ॥ 49 ॥
Meaning:
සුව්රතඃ සුමුඛඃ සූක්ෂ්මඃ සුඝෝෂඃ සුඛදඃ සුහෘත්
He is සුව්රතඃ – firm in noble vows and divine discipline; සුමුඛඃ – ever radiant with a pleasing and auspicious face; සූක්ෂ්මඃ – subtle and all-pervading, unseen yet present everywhere; සුඝෝෂඃ – whose divine sound is pleasing and powerful; සුඛදඃ – the bestower of true happiness; and සුහෘත් – the dearest well-wisher and friend of all beings.
මනෝහරෝ ජිතක්රෝධෝ වීර බාහුර්විදාරණඃ
He is මනෝහරඃ – captivating to the mind and heart, drawing all toward Him; ජිතක්රෝධඃ – who has completely conquered anger; වීරබාහුඃ – whose mighty arms protect the righteous and uphold dharma; and විදාරණඃ – the fierce one who tears apart evil and destroys all forms of ignorance.
ස්වාපනඃ ස්වවශෝ ව්යාපී නෛකාත්මා නෛකකර්මකෘත්। ।
වත්සරෝ වත්සලෝ වත්සී රත්නගර්භෝ ධනේශ්වරඃ ॥ 50 ॥
Meaning:
ස්වාපනඃ ස්වවශෝ ව්යාපී නෛකාත්මා නෛකකර්මකෘත්
He is ස්වාපනඃ – the one who withdraws the universe into rest during cosmic dissolution; ස්වවශඃ – fully self-governed, acting by His own divine will; ව්යාපී – all-pervading, present in all realms; නෛකාත්මා – manifesting in many forms while remaining the One; and නෛකකර්මකෘත් – the performer of countless actions through all beings and processes in the cosmos.
වත්සරෝ වත්සලෝ වත්සී රත්නගර්භෝ ධනේශ්වරඃ
He is වත්සරඃ – the very cycle of time and seasons; වත්සලඃ – tenderly loving and compassionate to all; වත්සී – the divine protector of all creatures as His children; රත්නගර්භඃ – who holds the treasures of the universe within Himself; and ධනේශ්වරඃ – the true Lord and source of all wealth and prosperity.
ධර්මගුබ්ධර්මකෘද්ධර්මී සදසත්ක්ෂරමක්ෂරම්।
අවිජ්ඤාතා සහස්ත්රාංශුර්විධාතා කෘතලක්ෂණඃ ॥ 51 ॥
Meaning:
ධර්මගුබ්ධර්මකෘද්ධර්මී සදසත්ක්ෂරමක්ෂරම්
He is the guardian of righteousness (ධර්මගුප්), the one who establishes and performs dharma in all its forms (ධර්මකෘත් ධර්මී); He is both සදසත් – the manifest and the unmanifest, the known and the unknown; and He is ක්ෂරම්-අක්ෂරම් – both the perishable and the imperishable, encompassing all dualities within Himself.
අවිජ්ඤාතා සහස්ත්රාංශුර්විධාතා කෘතලක්ෂණඃ
He is අවිජ්නාතා – unknowable by the mind and intellect, yet ever-present; සහස්රාංශුඃ – radiant like a thousand suns; විධාතා – the divine creator and ordainer of all destinies; and කෘතලක්ෂණඃ – the one who has perfectly defined and manifested all signs, forms, and laws of the universe.
ගභස්තිනේමිඃ සත්ත්වස්ථඃ සිංහෝ භූත මහේශ්වරඃ ।
ආදිදේවෝ මහාදේවෝ දේවේශෝ දේවභෘද්ගුරුඃ ॥ 52 ॥
Meaning:
ගභස්තිනේමිඃ සත්ත්වස්ථඃ සිංහෝ භූත මහේශ්වරඃ
He is ගභස්තිනේමිඃ – the radiant hub around which the cosmic rays revolve; සත්ත්වස්ථඃ – ever established in purity, clarity, and balance; He is සිංහඃ – majestic and fearless like a lion, and භූතමහේශ්වරඃ – the supreme Lord who governs all created beings and elemental forces.
ආදිදේවෝ මහාදේවෝ දේවේශෝ දේවභෘද්ගුරුඃ
He is ආදිදේවඃ – the first and original deity before all others; මහාදෙවඃ – the greatest of all divine beings; දෙවෙශඃ – the Lord of the gods; and දෙවභෘත්ගුරුඃ – the guiding teacher even to the divine hosts.
උත්තරෝ ගෝපතිර්ගෝප්තා ජ්ඤානගම්යඃ පුරාතනඃ ।
ශරීර භූතභෘද් භෝක්තා කපීංද්රෝ භූරිදක්ෂිණඃ ॥ 53 ॥
Meaning:
උත්තරෝ ගෝපතිර්ගෝප්තා ජ්ඤානගම්යඃ පුරාතනඃ
He is උත්තරඃ – the highest and ultimate goal beyond all limitations; ගොපතිර් – the divine Lord of all beings; ගොප්තා – the protector who lovingly safeguards the universe; ජ්නාන-ගම්යඃ – attainable only through true knowledge; and පුරාතනඃ – ancient beyond time, yet ever present.
ශරීර භූතභෘද් භෝක්තා කපීංද්රෝ භූරිදක්ෂිණඃ
He is the sustainer of all bodies and elements (ශරීර-භූත-භෘත්); the true experiencer and enjoyer of all offerings (භෝක්තා); He is කපීංද්රඃ – Lord of strength and agility, often associated with Hanuman or the ruler of vanaras; and භූරිදක්ෂිණඃ – the most generous giver, offering boundless gifts to His devotees.
සෝමපෝऽමෘතපඃ සෝමඃ පුරුජිත් පුරුසත්තමඃ ।
විනයෝ ජයඃ සත්යසංධෝ දාශාර්හඃ සාත්වතාං පතිඃ ॥ 54 ॥
Meaning:
සෝමපෝऽමෘතපඃ සෝමඃ පුරුජිත් පුරුසත්තමඃ
He is සෝමපඃ – the receiver and enjoyer of the sacred soma offering; අමෘතපඃ – the one who partakes of the nectar of immortality; He is සෝමඃ – pleasing, soothing, and radiant like the moon; පුරුජිත් – the conqueror of many enemies and forces of ignorance; and පුරුශත්තමඃ – the highest and noblest among all beings.
විනයෝ ජයඃ සත්යසංධෝ දාශාර්හඃ සාත්වතාං පතිඃ
He is විනයඃ – the embodiment of humility and discipline; ජයඃ – ever-victorious in upholding dharma; සත්යසංධඃ – unwavering in truth and promise; දාශාර්හඃ – born in the noble Yadava clan; and සාත්වතාං පතිඃ – the supreme Lord and protector of the Sātvata lineage of the devotees.
ජීවෝ විනයිතා සාක්ෂී මුකුංදෝऽමිත වික්රමඃ ।
අංභෝනිධිරනංතාත්මා මහෝදධි ශයෝංතකඃ ॥ 55 ॥
Meaning:
ජීවෝ විනයිතා සාක්ෂී මුකුංදෝऽමිත වික්රමඃ
He is ජීවඃ – the indwelling life-force in all beings; විනයිත්ā – the humble one who teaches by example; සාක්ෂ්ī – the eternal witness of all thoughts and actions; මුකුංදඃ – the giver of liberation; and අමිත-වික්රමඃ – the one whose strides and powers are immeasurable, surpassing all limits.
අංභෝනිධිරනංතාත්මා මහෝදධි ශයෝංතකඃ
He is අංභොනිධිඃ – the ocean itself, symbolizing vastness and depth; අනංතාත්මා – the infinite Self with no beginning or end; මහෝදධි-ශයඃ – the one who rests upon the great cosmic ocean in serene transcendence; and අංතකඃ – the Lord who brings closure to the cycle of creation at the time of dissolution.
අජෝ මහාර්හඃ ස්වාභාව්යෝ ජිතාමිත්රඃ ප්රමෝදනඃ ।
ආනංදෝऽනංදනෝනංදඃ සත්යධර්මා ත්රිවික්රමඃ ॥ 56 ॥
Meaning:
අජෝ මහාර්හඃ ස්වාභාව්යෝ ජිතාමිත්රඃ ප්රමෝදනඃ
He is අජඃ – unborn and eternal, untouched by the cycle of birth and death; මහාර්හඃ – of supreme worth and honor; ස්වාභාව්යඃ – existing by His own nature, needing nothing external to be; ජිතාමිත්රඃ – the conqueror of all enemies, both within and without; and ප්රමෝදනඃ – the source of boundless joy and delight.
ආනංදෝऽනංදනෝනංදඃ සත්යධර්මා ත්රිවික්රමඃ
He is ආනංදඃ – the very embodiment of bliss; නංදනඃ – one who gladdens the hearts of His devotees; නංදඃ – the source of joy itself; සත්යධර්මා – whose very nature is truth and righteousness; and ත්රිවික්රමඃ – the one who measured the three worlds in His divine stride, signifying His limitless reach and supremacy.
මහර්ෂිඃ කපිලාචාර්යඃ කෘතජ්ඤෝ මේදිනීපතිඃ ।
ත්රිපදස්ත්රිදශාධ්යක්ෂෝ මහාශෘංගඃ කෘතාංතකෘත් ॥ 57 ॥
Meaning:
මහර්ෂිඃ කපිලාචාර්යඃ කෘතජ්ඤෝ මේදිනීපතිඃ
He is මහර්ෂිඃ – the great seer of divine truth; ඛපිලාචාර්යඃ – the ancient sage Kapila, teacher of Sāṁkhya philosophy; කෘතජ්නඃ – ever grateful and mindful of those who serve Him; and මේදිනීපතිඃ – the true Lord and protector of the Earth.
ත්රිපදස්ත්රිදශාධ්යක්ෂෝ මහාශෘංගඃ කෘතාංතකෘත්
He is ත්රිපදඃ – the one who took three great strides as Trivikrama to reclaim the worlds; ත්රිදශාධ්යක්ෂඃ – the overseer of the thirty-three gods; මහාශෘංගඃ – the mighty-horned one, referring to His form as Matsya (the fish) with a great horn; and කෘතාංතකෘත් – the one who brings about the end of time, dissolving all creation at will.
මහාවරාහෝ ගෝවිංදඃ සුෂේණඃ කනකාංගදී ।
ගුහ්යෝ ගභීරෝ ගහනෝ ගුප්තශ්චක්ර ගදාධරඃ ॥ 58 ॥
Meaning:
මහාවරාහෝ ගෝවිංදඃ සුෂේණඃ කනකාංගදී
He is මහාවරාහඃ – the great boar incarnation who lifted the Earth from the cosmic ocean; ගෝවිංදඃ – the protector of cows and the Earth, and the one who is known through the Vedas; සුෂේණඃ – adorned with a divine and auspicious army or entourage; and කනකාංගදී – the one who wears radiant golden armlets, symbolic of His divine splendor.
ගුහ්යෝ ගභීරෝ ගහනෝ ගුප්තශ්චක්ර ගදාධරඃ
He is ගුහ්යඃ – mysterious and hidden from ordinary perception; ගභීරඃ – unfathomable in depth and wisdom; ගහනඃ – profoundly complex and vast in nature; ගුප්තඃ – always protected and beyond reach; and චක්ර-ගදාධරඃ – the wielder of the divine discus and mace, ever ready to protect dharma.
වේධාඃ ස්වාංගෝऽජිතඃ කෘෂ්ණෝ දෘඪඃ සංකර්ෂණෝऽච්යුතඃ ।
වරුණෝ වාරුණෝ වෘක්ෂඃ පුෂ්කරාක්ෂෝ මහාමනාඃ ॥ 59 ॥
Meaning:
වේධාඃ ස්වාංගෝऽජිතඃ කෘෂ්ණෝ දෘඪඃ සංකර්ෂණෝऽච්යුතඃ
He is වේධඃ – the creator and source of all beings; ස්වාංගඃ – one who manifests the universe from His own limbs; අජිතඃ – unconquerable and supreme; කෘෂ්ණඃ – dark-complexioned, charming, and the all-attractive one; දෘඪඃ – firm and unshakable in purpose; සංකර්ෂණඃ – the force that draws all beings toward liberation; and අච්යුතඃ – the one who never falls from His true nature.
වරුණෝ වාරුණෝ වෘක්ෂඃ පුෂ්කරාක්ෂෝ මහාමනාඃ
He is වරුණඃ – the divine ruler of cosmic waters and moral law; වාරුණඃ – belonging to or connected with Varuṇa’s powers; වෘක්ෂඃ – the eternal tree of life sheltering all beings; පුෂ්කරාක්ෂඃ – lotus-eyed, full of grace and compassion; and මහාමනාඃ – vast-minded, whose thoughts encompass the entire universe.
භගවාන් භගහාऽऽනංදී වනමාලී හලායුධඃ ।
ආදිත්යෝ ජ්යෝතිරාදිත්යඃ සහිෂ්ණුර්ගතිසත්තමඃ ॥ 60 ॥
Meaning:
භගවාන් භගහාऽऽනංදී වනමාලී හලායුධඃ
He is the all-glorious Lord (භගවාන්) who dispels worldly attachments (භගහා) and radiates divine joy (අනංදී); adorned with a garland of forest blooms (වනමාලී) and wielding the plough as His powerful emblem (හලායුධඃ), He embodies strength, simplicity, and sacred delight.
ආදිත්යෝ ජ්යෝතිරාදිත්යඃ සහිෂ්ණුර්ගතිසත්තමඃ
He is ආදිත්යඃ – radiant like the sun among the celestial beings; ජ්යොතිරාදිත්යඃ – the supreme source of light and illumination; සහිෂ්ණුඃ – patient and tolerant in the face of all; and ගතිසත්තමඃ – the most exalted goal for those who seek liberation
සුධන්වා ඛංඩපරශුර්දාරුණෝ ද්රවිණප්රදඃ ।
දිවඃස්පෘක් සර්වදෘග්ව්යාසෝ වාචස්පතිරයෝනිජඃ ॥ 61 ॥
Meaning:
සුධන්වා ඛංඩපරශුර්දාරුණෝ ද්රවිණප්රදඃ
He is the mighty warrior armed with divine weapons — the bow and the axe (සුධන්වා, ඛංඩපරශුඃ) — who appears fierce and formidable to the unrighteous (දාරුණඃ), yet is the compassionate benefactor who freely bestows wealth and blessings upon the devoted (ද්රවිණප්රදඃ).
දිවඃස්පෘක් සර්වදෘග්ව්යාසෝ වාචස්පතිරයෝනිජඃ
He is දිවඃස්පෘක් – whose glory reaches the heavens; සර්වදෘක් – the all-seeing seer; ව්යාසඃ – the compiler of divine knowledge; වාචස්පතිර් – master of wisdom and eloquence; and අයෝනිජඃ – the one not born of a womb, eternal and self-existent.
ත්රිසාමා සාමගඃ සාම නිර්වාණං භේෂජං භිෂක් ।
සන්යාසකෘච්ඡමඃ ශාංතෝ නිෂ්ඨා ශාංතිඃ පරායණම් ॥ 62 ॥
Meaning:
ත්රිසාමා සාමගඃ සාම නිර්වාණං භේෂජං භිෂක්
He is ත්රිසාමා – the essence of all three types of Saama chants; සාමගඃ – the master of those who sing the Vedic melodies; සාම – the harmony and melody itself; He is නිර්වාණම් – the supreme liberation beyond suffering; භේෂජම් – the divine remedy for worldly bondage; and භිෂක් – the healer of all afflictions, physical and spiritual.
සන්යාසකෘච්ඡමඃ ශාංතෝ නිෂ්ඨා ශාංතිඃ පරායණම්
He is සන්යාසකෘත් – the giver and establisher of renunciation; ශමඃ – inner quietude and control of the mind; ශාංතඃ – deeply peaceful by nature; නිෂ්ඨා – the firm foundation and goal of spiritual practice; ශාංතිඃ – the embodiment of perfect peace; and පරායණම් – the ultimate refuge and destination for all seekers.
ශුභාංගඃ ශාංතිදඃ ස්රෂ්ටා කුමුදඃ කුවලේශයඃ ।
ගෝහිතෝ ගෝපතිර්ගෝප්තා වෘෂභාක්ෂෝ වෘෂප්රියඃ ॥ 63 ॥
Meaning:
ශුභාංගඃ ශාංතිදඃ ස්රෂ්ටා කුමුදඃ කුවලේශයඃ
He is ශුභාංගඃ – whose limbs radiate beauty and auspiciousness; ශාංතිදඃ – the giver of inner and outer peace; ස්රෂ්ටා – the creator of the cosmos; කුමුදඃ – who delights in the joy of devotees; and කුවලේශයඃ – the indwelling Lord of the Earth, who resides over the entire terrestrial realm.
ගෝහිතෝ ගෝපතිර්ගෝප්තා වෘෂභාක්ෂෝ වෘෂප්රියඃ
He is ගෝහිතඃ – the well-wisher of cows and the Earth; ගොපතිඃ – the protector of all beings, especially the humble and innocent; ගොප්තා – the guardian who shields all creation; වෘෂභාක්ෂඃ – whose eyes are as strong, noble, and steady as the bull, symbol of dharma; and වෘෂප්රියඃ – the one who loves righteousness and those who follow the path of dharma.
අනිවර්තී නිවෘත්තාත්මා සංක්ෂේප්තා ක්ෂේමකෘච්ඡිවඃ ।
ශ්රීවත්සවක්ෂාඃ ශ්රීවාසඃ ශ්රීපතිඃ ශ්රීමතාංවරඃ ॥ 64 ॥
Meaning:
අනිවර්තී නිවෘත්තාත්මා සංක්ෂේප්තා ක්ෂේමකෘච්ඡිවඃ
He is the steadfast one (අනිවර්තී) who never retreats from His divine role; whose nature is beyond worldly desires (නිවෘත්තාත්මා); He draws the universe back into Himself at the time of dissolution (සංක්ෂේප්තා), ensures the protection and welfare of all beings (ක්ෂේමකෘත්), and radiates auspiciousness in all He does (ශිවඃ).
ශ්රීවත්සවක්ෂාඃ ශ්රීවාසඃ ශ්රීපතිඃ ශ්රීමතාංවරඃ
He bears the sacred mark ශ්රීවත්ස on His chest (ශ්රීවත්සවක්ෂාඃ), is the divine abode of Lakshmi (ශ්රීවාසඃ), her eternal Lord (ශ්රීපතිඃ), and the highest among all who possess divine wealth, radiance, and excellence (ශ්රීමතාංවරඃ).
ශ්රීදඃ ශ්රීශඃ ශ්රීනිවාසඃ ශ්රීනිධිඃ ශ්රීවිභාවනඃ ।
ශ්රීධරඃ ශ්රීකරඃ ශ්රේයඃ ශ්රීමාँල්ලෝකත්රයාශ්රයඃ ॥ 65 ॥
Meaning:
ශ්රීදඃ ශ්රීශඃ ශ්රීනිවාසඃ ශ්රීනිධිඃ ශ්රීවිභාවනඃ
He is the giver of prosperity and auspiciousness (ශ්රීදඃ), the Lord and master of all wealth and grace (ශ්රීශඃ), the eternal abode of Lakshmi and all divine fortune (ශ්රීනිවාසඃ), the very treasure of prosperity itself (ශ්රීනිධිඃ), and the one who manifests and multiplies abundance everywhere (ශ්රීවිභාවනඃ).
ශ්රීධරඃ ශ්රීකරඃ ශ්රේයඃ ශ්රීමාँල්ලෝකත්රයාශ්රයඃ
He is ශ්රීධරඃ – the bearer of Lakshmi upon His chest, ශ්රීකරඃ – the one who bestows auspiciousness, ශ්රෙයඃ – the highest good and ultimate spiritual benefit, ශ්රීමාන් – eternally united with divine wealth, and ලෝකත්රයාශ්රයඃ – the refuge and foundation for all the three worlds.
ස්වක්ෂඃ ස්වංගඃ ශතානංදෝ නංදිර්ජ්යෝතිර්ගණේශ්වරඃ ।
විජිතාත්මාऽවිධේයාත්මා සත්කීර්තිච්ඡින්නසංශයඃ ॥ 66 ॥
Meaning:
ස්වක්ෂඃ ස්වංගඃ ශතානංදෝ නංදිර්ජ්යෝතිර්ගණේශ්වරඃ
He is ස්වක්ෂඃ – whose form is radiant and pleasing to behold, ස්වංගඃ – whose limbs are divine and complete in themselves; He is ශතානංදඃ – the source of infinite bliss, නංදිඃ – the one who brings joy to all devotees, ජ්යොතිඃ – the embodiment of divine light, and ගණේශ්වරඃ – the Lord of all celestial leaders and divine hosts.
විජිතාත්මාऽවිධේයාත්මා සත්කීර්තිච්ඡින්නසංශයඃ
He is විජිතාත්මා – one who has mastered His own being, විධේයාත්මා – whose nature willingly conforms to uphold dharma; He is සත්කීර්තිඃ – famed for noble and eternal glory, and චින්නසංශයඃ – the one who cuts through all doubts for those who seek Him, bringing clarity and liberation.
උදීර්ණඃ සර්වතශ්චක්ෂුරනීශඃ ශාශ්වතස්ථිරඃ ।
භූශයෝ භූෂණෝ භූතිර්විශෝකඃ ශෝකනාශනඃ ॥ 67 ॥
Meanung:
උදීර්ණඃ සර්වතශ්චක්ෂුරනීශඃ ශාශ්වතස්ථිරඃ
He is උදීර්ණඃ – exalted above all, ever-rising in glory; සර්වතශ්චක්ෂුඃ – whose vision pervades in all directions and sees all things; අනීශඃ – independent, ruled by none, yet the ruler of all; ශාශ්වත-ස්ථිරඃ – eternal and unshakably firm, the foundation of all that lasts.
භූශයෝ භූෂණෝ භූතිර්විශෝකඃ ශෝකනාශනඃ
He is භූශයඃ – the one who adorns all worlds with His presence, භූෂණඃ – the ornament and glory of creation; භූතිඃ – the source of true prosperity; විශෝකඃ – untouched by sorrow, and ශෝකනාශනඃ – the remover of grief for all who surrender to Him.
අර්චිෂ්මානර්චිතඃ කුංභෝ විශුද්ධාත්මා විශෝධනඃ ।
අනිරුද්ධෝऽප්රතිරථඃ ප්රද්යුම්නෝऽමිතවික්රමඃ ॥ 68 ॥
Meaning:
අර්චිෂ්මානර්චිතඃ කුංභෝ විශුද්ධාත්මා විශෝධනඃ
He is අර්චිෂ්මාන් – radiant with divine brilliance; අර්චිතඃ – worshipped with deep reverence by gods and sages; කුංභඃ – the cosmic vessel, containing all creation within Himself; විශුද්ධාත්මා – whose inner being is supremely pure; and විශෝධනඃ – the purifier who removes all impurities of the heart and mind.
අනිරුද්ධෝऽප්රතිරථඃ ප්රද්යුම්නෝऽමිතවික්රමඃ
He is අනිරුද්ධඃ – the irresistible force, impossible to obstruct; අප්රතිරථඃ – unconquerable even in divine battle; ප්රද්යුම්නඃ – the embodiment of divine love and prosperity; and අමිතවික්රමඃ – whose strides and valor are immeasurable, surpassing all limits.
කාලනේමිනිහා වීරඃ ශෞරිඃ ශූරජනේශ්වරඃ ।
ත්රිලෝකාත්මා ත්රිලෝකේශඃ කේශවඃ කේශිහා හරිඃ ॥ 69 ॥
Meaning:
කාලනේමිනිහා වීරඃ ශෞරිඃ ශූරජනේශ්වරඃ
He is කාලනේමිනිහා – the destroyer of the asura Kālanemi, symbolizing victory over time-bound evil; වීරඃ – the heroic one, bold and fearless; ශෞරිඃ – born in the lineage of Sura (as the son of Vasudeva); and ශූරජනේශ්වරඃ – the supreme Lord of all heroes and noble warriors.
ත්රිලෝකාත්මා ත්රිලෝකේශඃ කේශවඃ කේශිහා හරිඃ
He is ත්රිලෝකාත්මා – the very Self of all three worlds; ත්රිලෝකේශඃ – their supreme ruler and sustainer; කේශවඃ – the one with beautiful, radiant hair and also the slayer of the demon Kesi; කේශිහා – specifically the one who destroyed the demon Kesi; and හරිඃ – the remover of sins, sufferings, and ignorance.
කාමදේවඃ කාමපාලඃ කාමී කාංතඃ කෘතාගමඃ ।
අනිර්දේශ්යවපුර්විෂ්ණුර්වීරෝऽනංතෝ ධනංජයඃ ॥ 70 ॥
Meaning:
කාමදේවඃ කාමපාලඃ කාමී කාංතඃ කෘතාගමඃ
He is කාමදේවඃ – the divine fulfiller of noble desires; කාමපාලඃ – the protector and regulator of righteous longing; කාමී – one who lovingly desires the well-being of all; කාංතඃ – the supremely beautiful and beloved Lord; and කෘතාගමඃ – the author and establisher of the sacred scriptures and codes of spiritual law.
අනිර්දේශ්යවපුර්විෂ්ණුර්වීරෝऽනංතෝ ධනංජයඃ
He is අනිර්දේශ්යවපුඃ – whose form is beyond all description and limitation; විෂ්ණුඃ – all-pervading and sustaining the universe; වීරඃ – ever-heroic and courageous; අනංතඃ – infinite, without beginning or end; and ධනංජයඃ – the conqueror of wealth, who bestows both spiritual and material prosperity.
බ්රහ්මණ්යෝ බ්රහ්මකෘද් බ්රහ්මා බ්රහ්ම බ්රහ්මවිවර්ධනඃ ।
බ්රහ්මවිද් බ්රාහ්මණෝ බ්රහ්මී බ්රහ්මජ්ඤෝ බ්රාහ්මණප්රියඃ ॥ 71 ॥
Meaning:
බ්රහ්මණ්යෝ බ්රහ්මකෘද් බ්රහ්මා බ්රහ්ම බ්රහ්මවිවර්ධනඃ
He is බ්රහ්මණ්යඃ – ever devoted to upholding sacred knowledge and protecting those who live by it; බ්රහ්මකෘත් – the one who establishes and creates Brahmanical order; බ්රහ්මා – the creator of the universe; බ්රහ්ම – the eternal, infinite reality itself; and බ්රහ්මවිවර්ධනඃ – the one who nourishes and promotes the growth of spiritual wisdom and Vedic knowledge.
බ්රහ්මවිද් බ්රාහ්මණෝ බ්රහ්මී බ්රහ්මජ්ඤෝ බ්රාහ්මණප්රියඃ
He is බ්රහ්මවිත් – the knower of the absolute truth; බ්රාහ්මණඃ – the essence of the spiritual priesthood and Vedic tradition; බ්රහ්මී – ever united with the power of Brahma (creative intelligence); බ්රහ්මජ්නඃ – the one who realizes and reveals Brahman; and බ්රාහ්මණප්රියඃ – the beloved of those who live a life of truth, austerity, and sacred learning.
මහාක්රමෝ මහාකර්මා මහාතේජා මහෝරගඃ ।
මහාක්රතුර්මහායජ්වා මහායජ්ඤෝ මහාහවිඃ ॥ 72 ॥
Meaning:
මහාක්රමෝ මහාකර්මා මහාතේජා මහෝරගඃ
He whose every movement spans the cosmos (මහාක්රමඃ), whose divine actions are of the highest order (මහාකර්මා), whose brilliance is unmatched and illuminating to all worlds (මහාතේජාඃ), and who manifests as the mighty cosmic serpent sustaining the universe (මහෝරගඃ).
මහාක්රතුර්මහායජ්වා මහායජ්ඤෝ මහාහවිඃ
He is the greatest of sacrificial rites (මහාක්රතුඃ), the supreme performer of sacred offerings (මහායජ්වා), the yajña itself in its divine essence (මහායජ්නඃ), and the ultimate oblation offered in devotion (මහාහවිඃ)
ස්තව්යඃ ස්තවප්රියඃ ස්තෝත්රං ස්තුතිඃ ස්තෝතා රණප්රියඃ ।
පූර්ණඃ පූරයිතා පුණ්යඃ පුණ්යකීර්තිරනාමයඃ ॥ 73 ॥
Meaning:
ස්තව්යඃ ස්තවප්රියඃ ස්තෝත්රං ස්තුතිඃ ස්තෝතා රණප්රියඃ
He is ස්තව්යඃ – the one worthy of all praise; ස්තවප්රියඃ – delighted by sincere hymns and glorification; He is Himself the sacred hymn (ස්තොත්රම්), the act of praise (ස්තුතිඃ), and the one who praises through inspired hearts (ස්තොතා); He is also රණප්රියඃ – ever pleased by righteous battle, where dharma is defended with valor.
පූර්ණඃ පූරයිතා පුණ්යඃ පුණ්යකීර්තිරනාමයඃ
He is පූර්ණඃ – complete and full in Himself, lacking nothing; පූරායිතා – the fulfiller of the wishes and needs of all beings; පුණ්යඃ – pure and sacred in essence; පුණ්යකීර්තිඃ – whose fame is holy and uplifting; and අනාමයඃ – free from all suffering, and the source of healing for those in pain.
මනෝජවස්තීර්ථකරෝ වසුරේතා වසුප්රදඃ ।
වසුප්රදෝ වාසුදේවෝ වසුර්වසුමනා හවිඃ ॥ 74 ॥
Meaning:
මනෝජවස්තීර්ථකරෝ වසුරේතා වසුප්රදඃ
He is මනෝජවඃ – whose movement and grace are swifter than the mind itself, reaching devotees even before they call; තීර්ථකරඃ – the sanctifier who transforms any place into a holy pilgrimage by His presence; වසුරේතාඃ – the divine source from which all abundance and life flow forth; and වසුප්රදඃ – the one who graciously bestows all forms of prosperity, both worldly and spiritual.
වසුප්රදෝ වාසුදේවෝ වසුර්වසුමනා හවිඃ
He is වසුප්රදඃ – the ceaseless giver of divine riches; වාසුදේවඃ – the indwelling Lord of all beings, ever present and all-pervading; වසුඃ – the essence of goodness and wealth; වසුමනාඃ – whose divine mind is absorbed in the welfare of the universe; and හවිඃ – the sacred offering in every act of worship, received by Him alone in all forms.
සද්ගතිඃ සත්කෘතිඃ සත්තා සද්භූතිඃ සත්පරායණඃ ।
ශූරසේනෝ යදුශ්රේෂ්ඨඃ සන්නිවාසඃ සුයාමුනඃ ॥ 75 ॥
Meaning:
සද්ගතිඃ සත්කෘතිඃ සත්තා සද්භූතිඃ සත්පරායණඃ
He is සද්ගතිඃ – the ultimate and noble destination for all souls; සත්කෘතිඃ – the embodiment of virtuous action and sacred conduct; සත්තා – the eternal existence underlying all being; සද්භූතිඃ – the source of all that is good and real; and සත්පරායණඃ – the supreme refuge of those who walk the path of truth and righteousness.
ශූරසේනෝ යදුශ්රේෂ්ඨඃ සන්නිවාසඃ සුයාමුනඃ
He is ශූරසෙනඃ – born in the noble dynasty of the Soorasenas; යදුශ්රේෂ්ඨඃ – the greatest among the Yadus; සන්නිවාසඃ – the divine dwelling place of peace and auspiciousness; and සුයාමුනඃ – whose leelas and presence sanctify the sacred banks of the Yamuna River.
භූතාවාසෝ වාසුදේවඃ සර්වාසුනිලයෝऽනලඃ ।
දර්පහා දර්පදෝ දෘප්තෝ දුර්ධරෝऽථාපරාජිතඃ ॥ 76 ॥
Meaning:
භූතාවාසෝ වාසුදේවඃ සර්වාසුනිලයෝऽනලඃ
As භූතාවාසඃ, He is the indwelling support of all beings, the one who resides in and upholds all creation; known as වාසුදේවඃ, He pervades everything as both immanent and transcendent; being සර්වාසුනිලයඃ, He is the resting place of all life energies; and as අනලඃ, He burns like fire – the purifying, dynamic force in all existence.
දර්පහා දර්පදෝ දෘප්තෝ දුර්ධරෝऽථාපරාජිතඃ
He crushes arrogance as දර්පහා, empowers the noble with rightful pride as දරපදඃ, shines with divine majesty as දෘප්තඃ, is impossible to restrain as දුර්ධරඃ, and forever unconquered as අපරාජිතඃ, standing above all as the invincible protector of dharma.
විශ්වමූර්තිර්මහාමූර්තිර්දීප්තමූර්තිරමූර්තිමාන් ।
අනේකමූර්තිරව්යක්තඃ ශතමූර්තිඃ ශතානනඃ ॥ 77 ॥
Meaning:
විශ්වමූර්තිර්මහාමූර්තිර්දීප්තමූර්තිරමූර්තිමාන්>
He is විශ්වමූර්තිඃ – the form of the entire universe itself, මහාමූර්තිඃ – whose divine manifestation encompasses all vastness, දීප්තමූර්තිඃ – blazing with spiritual radiance, and yet අමූර්තිමාන් – beyond all physical form, formless in His true nature as pure Consciousness.
අනේකමූර්තිරව්යක්තඃ ශතමූර්තිඃ ශතානනඃ
He appears as අනේකමූර්තිඃ – in countless divine forms, අව්යක්තඃ – yet remains unmanifest and subtle beyond perception; He is ශතමූර්තිඃ – possessing a hundred aspects or forms that uphold creation, and ශතානනඃ – the one with infinite faces, reflecting the presence of the Divine in every being and every direction.
ඒකෝ නෛකඃ ස්තවඃ කඃ කිං යත්තත් පදමනුත්තමම් ।
ලෝකබංධුර්ලෝකනාථෝ මාධවෝ භක්තවත්සලඃ ॥ 78 ॥
Meaning:
ඒකෝ නෛකඃ ස්තවඃ කඃ කිං යත්තත් පදමනුත්තමං
He is ඒකහ් – the One without a second, and yet නෛකඃ – manifesting as the many; He is the essence of all hymns and praise (ස්තවඃ), the mystery behind the questions of "Who?" and "What?" (කඃ, කිං), and ultimately that supreme, unsurpassable goal – තත් පදං අනුත්තමම් – the highest abode beyond all duality.
ලෝකබංධුර්ලෝකනාථෝ මාධවෝ භක්තවත්සලඃ
He is ලෝකබංධුඃ – the true friend and well-wisher of the world, ලෝකනාථඃ – the sovereign Lord of all realms, මාධවඃ – the consort of Lakshmi and the master of all knowledge, and භක්තවත්සලඃ – deeply affectionate toward His devotees, ever responding to their love with compassion and grace.
සුවර්ණවර්ණෝ හේමාංගෝ වරාංගශ්චංදනාංගදී ।
වීරහා විෂමඃ ශූන්යෝ ඝෘතාශීරචලශ්චලඃ ॥ 79 ॥
Meaning:
සුවර්ණවර්ණෝ හේමාංගෝ වරාංගශ්චංදනාංගදී
He is සුවර්ණවර්ණඃ – glowing with a golden hue, symbolizing purity and divinity; හේමාංගඃ – with limbs resplendent like gold; වරාංගඃ – possessing the most beautiful and auspicious form; and චංදනාංගදී – adorned with fragrant sandalwood paste and divine ornaments, radiating sacred charm and serenity.
වීරහා විෂමඃ ශූන්යෝ ඝෘතාශීරචලශ්චලඃ
He is වීරහා – the vanquisher of mighty warriors and evil forces; විෂමඃ – beyond comparison or duality; ශූන්යඃ – appearing as emptiness to those bound by illusion, yet full in His own Self; ඝෘතාශීඃ – whose very nourishment is sacred and pure like clarified butter; අචලඃ – unmoving and constant as the Truth, and චලඃ – yet also dynamic, pervading all that moves in creation.
අමානී මානදෝ මාන්යෝ ලෝකස්වාමී ත්රිලෝකධෘත් ।
සුමේධා මේධජෝ ධන්යඃ සත්යමේධා ධරාධරඃ ॥ 80 ॥
Meaning:
අමානී මානදෝ මාන්යෝ ලෝකස්වාමී ත්රිලෝකධෘත්
He is අමානී – free from pride, though all-glorious; මානදඃ – the giver of honor to the deserving; මාන්යඃ – revered and worthy of the highest respect; He is ලෝකස්වාමී – the sovereign Lord of all worlds, and ත්රිලෝකධෘත් – the sustainer of the three realms, upholding them through His unshakable presence.
සුමේධා මේධජෝ ධන්යඃ සත්යමේධා ධරාධරඃ
He is සුමේධා – endowed with supreme and auspicious intellect; මේධජඃ – born of sacred knowledge or Vedic wisdom; ධන්යඃ – truly blessed and the giver of blessings; සත්යමේධා – whose wisdom is rooted in eternal Truth; and ධරාධරඃ – the one who supports the Earth itself, like the cosmic axis around which all turns.
තේජෝऽවෘෂෝ ද්යුතිධරඃ සර්වශස්ත්රභෘතාංවරඃ ।
ප්රග්රහෝ නිග්රහෝ ව්යග්රෝ නෛකශෘංගෝ ගදාග්රජඃ ॥ 81 ॥
Meaning:
තේජෝऽවෘෂෝ ද්යුතිධරඃ සර්වශස්ත්රභෘතාංවරඃ
He is තේජෝ’වෘෂඃ – the radiant shower of divine brilliance, like a sacred rain of spiritual energy; ද්යුතිධරඃ – the bearer of immense splendor and light; and සර්වශස්ත්රභෘතාංවරඃ – the supreme among all wielders of weapons, master of every celestial weapon and protector of dharma.
ප්රග්රහෝ නිග්රහෝ ව්යග්රෝ නෛකශෘංගෝ ගදාග්රජඃ
He is ප්රග්රහඃ – the controller who guides beings toward righteousness; නිග්රහඃ – the subduer of the wicked and unrighteous; ව්යග්රඃ – ever alert and engaged in cosmic responsibility; නෛකශෘංගඃ – appearing in many forms of power and might, like with numerous horns or peaks of strength; and ගදාග්රජඃ – the elder of Gada, signifying His royal lineage and seniority among divine warriors.
චතුර්මූර්ති ශ්චතුර්බාහු ශ්චතුර්ව්යූහ ශ්චතුර්ගතිඃ ।
චතුරාත්මා චතුර්භාවශ්චතුර්වේදවිදේකපාත් ॥ 82 ॥
Meaning:
චතුර්මූර්ති ශ්චතුර්බාහු ශ්චතුර්ව්යූහ ශ්චතුර්ගතිඃ
He is චතුර්මූර්තිඃ – manifesting in four divine forms (like Vasudeva, Sankarshana, Pradyumna, and Aniruddha); චතුර්බාහුඃ – possessing four arms, symbolic of His all-pervading power and omnidirectional protection; චතුර්ව්යූහඃ – the one who projects Himself into fourfold aspects for cosmic functions; and චතුර්ගතිඃ – the goal of all four paths of liberation (karma, jnana, bhakti, and yoga).
චතුරාත්මා චතුර්භාවශ්චතුර්වේදවිදේකපාත්
He is චතුරාත්මා – present in the four states of consciousness (waking, dreaming, deep sleep, and turiya); චතුර්භාවඃ – the cause and essence of the fourfold creation; චතුර්වේදවිත් – the knower and revealer of all four Vedas; and එකපාත් – though manifesting in many ways, He remains the One undivided Reality, the single footstep upon which the entire universe rests.
සමාවර්තෝऽනිවෘත්තාත්මා දුර්ජයෝ දුරතික්රමඃ ।
දුර්ලභෝ දුර්ගමෝ දුර්ගෝ දුරාවාසෝ දුරාරිහා ॥ 83 ॥
Meaning:
සමාවර්තෝऽනිවෘත්තාත්මා දුර්ජයෝ දුරතික්රමඃ
He is සමාවර්තඃ – the one who appears again and again for the protection of dharma, cycling through cosmic manifestations; නිවෘත්තාත්මා – whose inner nature is detached and free from all worldly entanglements; දුර්ජයඃ – impossible to conquer by force; and දුරතික්රමඃ – whose will and law cannot be transgressed by any being, celestial or mortal.
දුර්ලභෝ දුර්ගමෝ දුර්ගෝ දුරාවාසෝ දුරාරිහා
He is දුර්ලභඃ – extremely difficult to attain without deep devotion and purity; දුර්ගමඃ – beyond the reach of the senses and mind; දුර්ගඃ – the stronghold, the inner fortress of spiritual protection; දුරාවාසඃ – not easily approachable by those bound by ego or impurity; and දුරාරිහා – the destroyer of powerful enemies, especially the enemies of inner ignorance and adharma.
ශුභාංගෝ ලෝකසාරංගඃ සුතංතුස්තංතුවර්ධනඃ ।
ඉංද්රකර්මා මහාකර්මා කෘතකර්මා කෘතාගමඃ ॥ 84 ॥
Meaning:
ශුභාංගෝ ලෝකසාරංගඃ සුතංතුස්තංතුවර්ධනඃ
He is ශුභාංගඃ – whose limbs radiate auspiciousness and divine beauty; ලෝකසාරංගඃ – who moves gracefully through the worlds like a divine swan, drawing the essence of all creation; සුතංතුඃ – the independent one, not bound by any external cause; and තංතුවර්ධනඃ – the one who extends and sustains the threads of cosmic order and creation.
ංද්රකර්මා මහාකර්මා කෘතකර්මා කෘතාගමඃ
He performs deeds as mighty as those of Indra (ඉංද්රකර්මා), yet far surpasses them with His මහාකර්මා – His great, divine actions; He is කෘතකර්මා – the accomplisher of all duties that uphold the cosmos; and කෘතාගමඃ – the one who has established and revealed the sacred scriptures and eternal truths through divine experience.
උද්භවඃ සුංදරඃ සුංදෝ රත්නනාභඃ සුලෝචනඃ ।
අර්කෝ වාජසනඃ ශෘංගී ජයංතඃ සර්වවිජ්ජයී ॥ 85 ॥
Meaning:
උද්භවඃ සුංදරඃ සුංදෝ රත්නනාභඃ සුලෝචනඃ
He is උද්භවඃ – the origin of all existence, from whom the universe emerges; සුංදරඃ – beautiful in form and essence; සුංදඃ – ever pure and radiant in character; රත්නනාභඃ – with a navel adorned by a shining gem, symbolizing the source of creation (Padmanabha); and සුලෝචනඃ – with eyes so divine and auspicious that they captivate and bless all who behold Him.
අර්කෝ වාජසනඃ ශෘංගී ජයංතඃ සර්වවිජ්ජයී
He is අර්කඃ – brilliant like the sun, the dispeller of darkness; වාජසනඃ – the essence of the Yajurveda and the nourisher through sacred knowledge; ශෘංගී – one who is adorned with divine horns or symbols of power (possibly referring to Varaha form); ජයංතඃ – ever victorious in all realms; and සර්වවිජ්ජයී – the supreme conqueror, victorious over all knowledge systems, forces, and directions.
සුවර්ණබිංදුරක්ෂෝභ්යඃ සර්වවාගීශ්වරේශ්වරඃ ।
මහාහෘදෝ මහාගර්තෝ මහාභූතෝ මහානිධිඃ ॥ 86 ॥
Meaning:
සුවර්ණබිංදුරක්ෂෝභ්යඃ සර්වවාගීශ්වරේශ්වරඃ
He is සුවර්ණබිංදුඃ – the golden point, the seed of all creation, radiant like the bindu of divine light; අක්ෂෝභ්යඃ – unshakable and unmoved amidst the turbulence of the universe; and සර්වවාගීශ්වරේශ්වරඃ – the Lord of all lords of speech, the supreme master over all expressions, mantras, and divine words.
මහාහෘදෝ මහාගර්තෝ මහාභූතෝ මහානිධිඃ
He is the vast inner source of all spiritual energy (මහාහෘදඃ), the profound cosmic depth where all phenomena dissolve and emerge (මහාගර්තඃ), the primal force behind all created elements (මහාභූතඃ), and the limitless reservoir of divine wealth, wisdom, and auspiciousness (මහානිධිඃ).
කුමුදඃ කුංදරඃ කුංදඃ පර්ජන්යඃ පාවනෝऽනිලඃ ।
අමෘතාශෝऽමෘතවපුඃ සර්වජ්ඤඃ සර්වතෝමුඛඃ ॥ 87 ॥
Meaning:
කුමුදඃ කුංදරඃ කුංදඃ පර්ජන්යඃ පාවනෝऽනිලඃ
As කුමුදඃ, He delights the hearts of beings like a lotus blooming in joy, and as කුංදරඃ, He destroys inner impurities and obstacles; කුංදඃ reveals His pure, white, fragrant nature; He nourishes creation like පර්ජන්යඃ, the rain-bearing cloud, and purifies all as පාවනඃ, flowing gently and invisibly like අනිලඃ, the vital air of life.
අමෘතාශෝऽමෘතවපුඃ සර්වජ්ඤඃ සර්වතෝමුඛඃ
He is අමෘතාශඃ, the one who partakes of and grants the nectar of immortality, and අමෘතවපුඃ, whose divine form is itself immortal; as සර්වජ්ජඃ, He knows all that exists, and as සර්වතෝමුඛඃ, He faces all directions, pervading the universe with complete awareness and grace
සුලභඃ සුව්රතඃ සිද්ධඃ ශත්රුජිච්ඡත්රුතාපනඃ ।
න්යග්රෝධෝऽදුංබරෝऽශ්වත්ථශ්චාණූරාංධ්ර නිෂූදනඃ ॥ 88 ॥
Meaning:
සුලභඃ සුව්රතඃ සිද්ධඃ ශත්රුජිච්ඡත්රුතාපනඃ
He is සුලභඃ – easily attainable to sincere devotees, not hidden behind ritual or complexity; සුව්රතඃ – ever firm in divine vows and dharmic resolve; as සිද්ධඃ, He is the embodiment of perfection and fulfillment; ශත්රුජිත් – the one who triumphs over all enemies; and චත්රුතාපනඃ – the one who scorches and overcomes even the most powerful adversaries of righteousness.
න්යග්රෝධෝऽදුංබරෝऽශ්වත්ථශ්චාණූරාංධ්ර නිෂූදනඃ
He is like the න්යග්රෝධ (banyan tree), expansive and sheltering all existence; like the sacred උදුංබර and අශ්වත්තඃඅ trees, symbolizing eternal life and cosmic stability; and as චාණූරාංධ්ර නිෂූදනඃ, He is the mighty destroyer of Chāṇūra and other asuric forces, who represents the power that removes tyranny and upholds divine justice.
සහස්රාර්චිඃ සප්තජිහ්වඃ සප්තෛධාඃ සප්තවාහනඃ ।
අමූර්තිරනඝෝऽචිංත්යෝ භයකෘද්භයනාශනඃ ॥ 89 ॥
Meaning:
සහස්රාර්චිඃ සප්තජිහ්වඃ සප්තෛධාඃ සප්තවාහනඃ
He is සහස්රාර්චිඃ – radiating with a thousandfold brilliance, like countless rays of divine light; සප්තජිහ්වඃ – manifesting as the seven tongues of sacred fire, symbolizing His connection with sacrifice and cosmic energy; සප්තෛධඃ – blazing forth in seven flames representing divine illumination; and සප්තවාහනඃ – the one who moves through the seven worlds or rides seven divine forces, sustaining all realms of creation.
අමූර්තිරනඝෝऽචිංත්යෝ භයකෘද්භයනාශනඃ
He is අමූර්තිඃ – formless, beyond shape or limitation; අනඝඃ – completely free from sin or imperfection; අචිංත්යඃ – beyond thought and conception, unattainable by the limited intellect; He is both භයකෘත් – the creator of fear for the wicked and unjust, and භයනාසනඃ – the destroyer of fear for those who surrender in devotion.
අණුර්බෘහත්කෘශඃ ස්ථූලෝ ගුණභෘන්නිර්ගුණෝ මහාන් ।
අධෘතඃ ස්වධෘතඃ ස්වාස්යඃ ප්රාග්වංශෝ වංශවර්ධනඃ ॥ 90 ॥
Meaning:
අණුර්බෘහත්කෘශඃ ස්ථූලෝ ගුණභෘන්නිර්ගුණෝ මහාන්
He is simultaneously අණු, subtler than the smallest particle, and බෘහත්, vaster than all creation; He takes on the forms of the unnoticeably කෘශ and the immensely ස්ථූල as needed, playing within form and formlessness; though He bears and sustains the play of qualities as ගුණභෘත්, His essential nature remains නිර්ගුණ, untouched by them — for He alone is the truly මහාන්, the limitless Supreme.
අධෘතඃ ස්වධෘතඃ ස්වාස්යඃ ප්රාග්වංශෝ වංශවර්ධනඃ
He is අධෘත – not supported by anything outside Himself, for He is the foundation of all; yet He is ස්වධෘත – self-upheld, sustaining the cosmos by His own will; ස්වාස්යඃ – whose divine face is the origin of sacred speech and cosmic expression; the ancient ප්රාග්වංශ, root of all divine lineages, and වංශවර්ධනඃ – the one who causes the noble lineages of dharma to flourish and evolve through time.
භාරභෘත් කථිතෝ යෝගී යෝගීශඃ සර්වකාමදඃ ।
ආශ්රමඃ ශ්රමණඃ, ක්ෂාමඃ සුපර්ණෝ වායුවාහනඃ ॥ 91 ॥
Meaning:
භාරභෘත් කථිතෝ යෝගී යෝගීශඃ සර්වකාමදඃ
He is භාරභෘත්, the cosmic bearer who effortlessly carries the weight of the universe; glorified in all sacred texts as කථිතඃ, He is described as the ultimate යෝගී, inwardly absorbed and self-controlled, and as යෝගීශඃ, the Lord who leads all yogis to liberation; He is also සර්වකාමදඃ, the fulfiller of every noble desire for the one who seeks Him with devotion.
ආශ්රමඃ ශ්රමණඃ, ක්ෂාමඃ සුපර්ණෝ වායුවාහනඃ
He is ආශ්රමඃ, the sacred foundation upholding all stages of life and paths of renunciation; as ශ්රමණඃ, He inspires the spiritual striving that leads to purity; ක්ෂාමඃ reflects His austere, tapas-filled nature; He is සුපර්ණඃ, the radiant-winged Garuda who soars beyond bondage; and වායුවාහනඃ, the one who guides the life-giving wind, subtle and all-pervading.
ධනුර්ධරෝ ධනුර්වේදෝ දංඩෝ දමයිතා දමඃ ।
අපරාජිතඃ සර්වසහෝ නියංතාऽනියමෝऽයමඃ ॥ 92 ॥
Meaning:
ධනුර්ධරෝ ධනුර්වේදෝ දංඩෝ දමයිතා දමඃ
He is ධනුර්ධරඃ, the wielder of the divine bow, ever ready to uphold dharma through righteous strength; ධනුර්වේදඃ, the very knowledge and science of archery and cosmic warfare; දංඩඃ, the embodiment of discipline and divine justice; දමයිතා, the subduer of ego, pride, and adharma; and දමඃ, the inner restraint that leads the seeker toward Self-mastery and peace.
අපරාජිතඃ සර්වසහෝ නියංතාऽනියමෝऽයමඃ
He is අපරාජිතඃ – the one who can never be defeated, for He is supreme over all forces; සර්වසහඃ – infinitely tolerant, enduring everything with perfect equanimity; as නියංතා, He governs all beings and movements in the cosmos; as නියමඃ, He is the sacred observance that aligns life with higher truth; and as යමඃ, He is the ultimate regulator who brings order, discipline, and balance to all existence.
සත්ත්වවාන් සාත්ත්විකඃ සත්යඃ සත්යධර්මපරායණඃ ।
අභිප්රායඃ ප්රියාර්හෝऽර්හඃ ප්රියකෘත් ප්රීතිවර්ධනඃ ॥ 93 ॥
Meaning:
සත්ත්වවාන් සාත්ත්විකඃ සත්යඃ සත්යධර්මපරායණඃ
As සත්ත්වවාන්, He is full of noble strength rooted in purity; සාත්ත්විකඃ – ever established in the qualities of calmness, clarity, and harmony; He is සත්යඃ, the very embodiment of eternal truth, and සත්යධර්මපරායණඃ, meaning He is completely devoted to upholding truth and dharma in every aspect of the cosmos.
අභිප්රායඃ ප්රියාර්හෝऽර්හඃ ප්රියකෘත් ප්රීතිවර්ධනඃ
He is අභිප්රායඃ, the noble intention and higher will behind all actions in the universe; ප්රියාර්හඃ, the most deserving of love and offerings; අර්හඃ, worthy of all reverence; He is ප්රියකෘත්, the one who brings joy to His devotees, and ප්රීතිවර්ධනඃ, who ever increases divine love in the hearts of those who seek Him.
විහායසගතිර්ජ්යෝතිඃ සුරුචිර්හුතභුග්විභුඃ ।
රවිර්විරෝචනඃ සූර්යඃ සවිතා රවිලෝචනඃ ॥ 94 ॥
Meaning:
විහායසගතිර්ජ්යෝතිඃ සුරුචිර්හුතභුග්විභුඃ
He is විහායසගතිඃ, whose movement is through the vastness of the sky, transcending all realms; ජ්යෝතිඃ, the eternal source of divine light; සුරුචිඃ, whose beauty and brilliance captivate the heart of the devotee; හුතභුක්, the receiver of all offerings through sacred fire; and විභුඃ, the all-pervading, limitless presence that sustains the universe.
රවිර්විරෝචනඃ සූර්යඃ සවිතා රවිලෝචනඃ
He is රවිඃ, the life-giving radiance that nurtures all beings; විරෝචනඃ, the one who shines brilliantly across the cosmos; as සූර්යඃ and සවිතා, He is the sun and the primal force behind its illumination; and as රවිලෝචනඃ, He is the eye of the sun itself — the ever-watching, all-seeing source of light and awareness.
අනංතෝ හුතභුග්භෝක්තා සුඛදෝ නෛකජෝऽග්රජඃ ।
අනිර්විණ්ණඃ සදාමර්ෂී ලෝකධිෂ්ඨානමද්භුතඃ ॥ 95 ॥
Meaning:
අනංතෝ හුතභුග්භෝක්තා සුඛදෝ නෛකජෝऽග්රජඃ
He is අනංතඃ, the infinite one without beginning or end; හුතභුක්, the divine receiver of sacrificial offerings; භෝක්තා, the true enjoyer of all actions and results; සුඛදහ්, the giver of lasting happiness to all devotees; නෛකජඃ, born in many forms to protect dharma in every age; and අග්රජඃ, the elder and foremost, who existed before all.
අනිර්විණ්ණඃ සදාමර්ෂී ලෝකධිෂ්ඨානමද්භුතඃ
He is අනිර්විණ්ණඃ, never disinterested or weary, ever engaged in the well-being of the cosmos; සදාමර්ෂී, always patient and free from anger, even with the faults of the world; He is the ලෝකධිෂ්ඨානම්, the very foundation and support of all worlds; and අද්භුතඃ, the wondrous and incomparable one, beyond imagination and awe-inspiring in every way.
සනාත්සනාතනතමඃ කපිලඃ කපිරව්යයඃ ।
ස්වස්තිදඃ ස්වස්තිකෘත්ස්වස්තිඃ ස්වස්තිභුක් ස්වස්තිදක්ෂිණඃ ॥ 96 ॥
Meaning:
සනාත්සනාතනතමඃ කපිලඃ කපිරව්යයඃ
He is සනාත් – ever-present without beginning, and සනාතනතමඃ – the most ancient and eternal reality beyond all cycles of time; කපිලඃ, the great sage and divine teacher who revealed the essence of discrimination and wisdom; කපිඃ, the luminous seer who shines through all inner realms; and අව්යයඃ, the unchanging, indestructible Self that remains untouched through all transformations.
ස්වස්තිදඃ ස්වස්තිකෘත්ස්වස්තිඃ ස්වස්තිභුක් ස්වස්තිදක්ෂිණඃ
He is ස්වස්තිදඃ – the one who bestows auspiciousness and peace to all beings; ස්වස්තිකෘත් – the creator and doer of good in every direction; ස්වස්තිඃ – the very embodiment of well-being; ස්වස්තිභුක් – the enjoyer of all sacred offerings made in a spirit of goodness; and ස්වස්තිදක්ෂිණඃ – He whose right hand (dakṣiṇa) confers divine blessings and auspicious outcomes.
අරෞද්රඃ කුංඩලී චක්රී වික්රම්යූර්ජිතශාසනඃ ।
ශබ්දාතිගඃ ශබ්දසහඃ ශිශිරඃ ශර්වරීකරඃ ॥ 97 ॥
Meaning:
අරෞද්රඃ කුංඩලී චක්රී වික්රම්යූර්ජිතශාසනඃ
He is අරෞද්රඃ, one whose nature is free of cruelty or harshness, ever calm and benevolent; කුංඩලී, radiant with divine, coiled energy and adorned with celestial ornaments; චක්රී, ever armed with the discus of cosmic order; වික්රමී, the one of immense and heroic strides; and ඌර්ජිතශාසනඃ, whose supreme rulership is established through sheer power and divine authority.
ශබ්දාතිගඃ ශබ්දසහඃ ශිශිරඃ ශර්වරීකරඃ
He is ශබ්දාතිගඃ, beyond the reach of all sound and speech, untouched by name and form; yet as ශබ්දසහඃ, He upholds the power of sound as the Veda itself; He is ශිශිරඃ, the cool, gentle refuge that calms the heat of worldly suffering; and ශර්වරීකරඃ, the one who dispels the deepest darkness, bringing dawn to the long night of ignorance.
අක්රූරඃ පේශලෝ දක්ෂෝ දක්ෂිණඃ, ක්ෂමිණාංවරඃ ।
විද්වත්තමෝ වීතභයඃ පුණ්යශ්රවණකීර්තනඃ ॥ 98 ॥
Meaning:
අක්රූරඃ පේශලෝ දක්ෂෝ දක්ෂිණඃ, ක්ෂමිණාංවරඃ
He is අක්රූරඃ, ever free from cruelty or harshness, embodying kindness in action and thought. As පේශලඃ, He is gentle and pleasing in conduct and speech. He is දක්ෂඃ, supremely skilled and efficient in all divine activities, and දක්ෂිණඃ, generous and graceful, especially in granting boons. Among those who forgive, He is ක්ෂමිණාංවරඃ, the foremost — the highest exemplar of patience and compassion.
විද්වත්තමෝ වීතභයඃ පුණ්යශ්රවණකීර්තනඃ
He is විද්වත්තමඃ, the highest among the wise, the supreme knower of all knowledge and truth. As වීතභයඃ, He is completely free from fear and removes fear from the hearts of His devotees. And as පුණ්යශ්රවණකීර්තනඃ, merely hearing or chanting His name and glories becomes a sacred act that purifies and uplifts the listener.
උත්තාරණෝ දුෂ්කෘතිහා පුණ්යෝ දුඃස්වප්නනාශනඃ ।
වීරහා රක්ෂණඃ සංතෝ ජීවනඃ පර්යවස්ථිතඃ ॥ 99 ॥
Meaning:
උත්තාරණෝ දුෂ්කෘතිහා පුණ්යෝ දුඃස්වප්නනාශනඃ
He is දුෂ්කෘතිහා, the destroyer of all evil deeds and the karmic bonds that bind beings to suffering; He is පුණ්යඃ, the very embodiment of merit and sacredness; and as දුඃස්වප්නනාශනඃ, He removes all inauspiciousness, including bad dreams and mental disturbances, purifying both inner and outer worlds.
වීරහා රක්ෂණඃ සංතෝ ජීවනඃ පර්යවස්ථිතඃ
He is වීරහා, the slayer of mighty enemies who oppose righteousness; රක්ෂණඃ, the protector who safeguards devotees at every step; සංතඃ ජීවනඃ, the very life-force and support of saintly beings who walk the path of truth; and පර්යවස්ථිතඃ, the one who is firmly established everywhere, witnessing all from within and beyond.
අනංතරූපෝऽනංත ශ්රීර්ජිතමන්යුර්භයාපහඃ ।
චතුරශ්රෝ ගභීරාත්මා විදිශෝ ව්යාදිශෝ දිශඃ ॥ 100 ॥
Meaning:
අනංතරූපෝऽනංත ශ්රීර්ජිතමන්යුර්භයාපහඃ
He is අනංතරූපඃ, manifesting in infinite forms across space and time, yet remaining the One Self; අනංත ශ්රීඃ, possessed of endless auspiciousness and divine glory; ජිතමන්යුඃ, whose anger is conquered and ever under control; and භයාපහඃ, the remover of all fear, granting refuge and courage to those who surrender.
චතුරශ්රෝ ගභීරාත්මා විදිශෝ ව්යාදිශෝ දිශඃ
He is චතුරශ්රඃ, perfect and balanced in all directions and dimensions; ගභීරාත්මා, the deeply profound and unfathomable Self, beyond intellectual grasp; He is විදිශඃ – the unseen paths; ව්යාදිශඃ – the cause of directional flow; and දිශඃ – the very essence of all directions, pervading everywhere as the cosmic presence.
අනාදිර්භූර්භුවෝ ලක්ෂ්මීඃ සුවීරෝ රුචිරාංගදඃ ।
ජනනෝ ජනජන්මාදිර්භීමෝ භීමපරාක්රමඃ ॥ 101 ॥
Meaning:
අනාදිර්භූර්භුවෝ ලක්ෂ්මීඃ සුවීරෝ රුචිරාංගදඃ
As the beginningless One who pervades the realms of භූර් and භුවඃ, He manifests as ලක්ෂ්මීඃ, the eternal auspicious presence. Adorned as සුවීරඃ, the embodiment of noble strength, He shines in splendor as රුචිරාංගදඃ, with beautiful armlets glowing like His divine energy.
ජනනෝ ජනජන්මාදිර්භීමෝ භීමපරාක්රමඃ
He who is the source of all creation—ජනනඃ—and the origin even of the creators themselves—ජනජන්මාදිඃ—stands as භීමඃ, a force of awe and majesty, whose භීමපරාක්රම, or fearsome valor, upholds cosmic order and destroys all that is opposed to it.
ආධාරනිලයෝऽධාතා පුෂ්පහාසඃ ප්රජාගරඃ ।
ඌර්ධ්වගඃ සත්පථාචාරඃ ප්රාණදඃ ප්රණවඃ පණඃ ॥ 102 ॥
Meaning:
ආධාරනිලයෝऽධාතා පුෂ්පහාසඃ ප්රජාගරඃ
He is the unwavering foundation and resting place of all beings, as ආධාරනිලය; the divine sustainer of the universe, known as ධාතා. As පුෂ්පහාස, His radiance is as gentle and captivating as a blooming flower, and as ප්රජාගර, He remains ever-awake, ever-aware, witnessing all from within the hearts of beings
ඌර්ධ්වගඃ සත්පථාචාරඃ ප්රාණදඃ ප්රණවඃ පණඃ
He is ඌර්ධ්වග, the One who leads souls upward toward higher realization; walking firmly in the righteous way as සත්පථාචාර. He is ප්රාණද, the giver of life-breath; ප්රණව, the sacred syllable Om that pervades all Vedic knowledge; and පණ, the divine reward for those who follow the path of dharma
ප්රමාණං ප්රාණනිලයඃ ප්රාණභෘත් ප්රාණජීවනඃ ।
තත්ත්වං තත්ත්වවිදේකාත්මා ජන්මමෘත්යුජරාතිගඃ ॥ 103 ॥
Meaning:
ප්රමාණං ප්රාණනිලයඃ ප්රාණභෘත් ප්රාණජීවනඃ
He is ප්රමාණ, the ultimate authority by which truth is known; as ප්රාණනිලය, the support of all life-forces; as ප්රාණභෘත්, the one who sustains all beings through their breath; and as ප්රාණජීවන, He is the very life-energy present in every living being.
තත්ත්වං තත්ත්වවිදේකාත්මා ජන්මමෘත්යුජරාතිගඃ
He is the highest තත්ත්ව, the eternal truth and essence behind all forms; තත්ත්වවිත්, the knower of all reality; එක-අත්මා, the one Self in all; and ජන්ම-ම්ऱ්ත්යු-ජරා-අතිගඃ, completely beyond birth, death, and aging — untouched by the cycles that govern the mortal world.
භූර්භුවඃ ස්වස්තරුස්තාරඃ සවිතා ප්රපිතාමහඃ ।
යජ්ඤෝ යජ්ඤපතිර්යජ්වා යජ්ඤාංගෝ යජ්ඤවාහනඃ ॥ 104 ॥
Meaning:
භූර්භුවඃ ස්වස්තරුස්තාරඃ සවිතා ප්රපිතාමහඃ
He is the essence of all the three worlds—භූර්, භුවඃ, and ස්වඃ—sustaining existence at every level. As the eternal තරු or divine tree, He gives shelter and nourishment; as තාරඃ, He helps beings cross the ocean of bondage; He is සවිතා, the cosmic energizer like the sun; and ප්රපිතාමහඃ, the great-grandfather of all, even of Brahmā himself.
යජ්ඤෝ යජ්ඤපතිර්යජ්වා යජ්ඤාංගෝ යජ්ඤවාහනඃ
He is the very act of sacrifice—යජ්ජඃ; the යජ්ජපති, the Lord of all sacrificial rites; the යජ්වා, the performer of those sacrifices; with යජ්ජාංග, His very limbs representing elements of the yajña; and as යජ්ජවාහනඃ, He is the carrier and receiver of all offerings, making every act of surrender reach the divine.
යජ්ඤභෘද් යජ්ඤකෘද් යජ්ඤී යජ්ඤභුක් යජ්ඤසාධනඃ ।
යජ්ඤාංතකෘද් යජ්ඤගුහ්යමන්නමන්නාද ඒව ච ॥ 105 ॥
Meaning:
යජ්ඤභෘද් යජ්ඤකෘද් යජ්ඤී යජ්ඤභුක් යජ්ඤසාධනඃ
He is යජ්ජභෘත්, the sustainer of all sacrificial rituals; යජ්ජකෘත්, the one who initiates and creates the yajñas; යජ්ජී, the worshipper in every sacred act; යජ්ජභුක්, the enjoyer of the offerings made in sacrifice; and යජ්ජසාධනඃ, the very means and purpose through which all sacrifices are fulfilled.
යජ්ඤාංතකෘද් යජ්ඤගුහ්යමන්නමන්නාද ඒව ච
He is යජ්ජාංතකෘත්, the one who concludes or completes the cycle of sacrifice; යජ්ජගුහ්යම්, the deepest mystery hidden within all acts of offering; අන්නම්, the sacred food offered; and also අන්නාද, the divine enjoyer of that food — thus He alone is both the offering and the receiver.
ආත්මයෝනිඃ ස්වයංජාතෝ වෛඛානඃ සාමගායනඃ ।
දේවකීනංදනඃ ස්රෂ්ටා ක්ෂිතීශඃ පාපනාශනඃ ॥ 106 ॥
Meaning:
ආත්මයෝනිඃ ස්වයංජාතෝ වෛඛානඃ සාමගායනඃ
He is ආත්මයෝනිඃ, born from Himself with no external source; ස්වයංජාතඃ, self-born and self-existent; as වෛඛානඃ, He is known as the ancient sage who revealed deep spiritual truths; and සාමගායනඃ, He is the singer of the සාම hymns — the musical embodiment of Vedic wisdom and divine harmony.
දේවකීනංදනඃ ස්රෂ්ටා ක්ෂිතීශඃ පාපනාශනඃ
He is දේවකීනංදනඃ, the delight of Devaki and her divine son, ස්රෂ්ටා, the creator of the universe; ක්ෂිතීශඃ, the supreme ruler of the Earth; and පාපනාශනඃ, the destroyer of all sin, whose very remembrance purifies the soul.
ශංඛභෘන්නංදකී චක්රී ශාර්ඞ්ගධන්වා ගදාධරඃ ।
රථාංගපාණිරක්ෂෝභ්යඃ සර්වප්රහරණායුධඃ ॥ 107 ॥
Meaning:
ශංඛභෘන්නංදකී චක්රී ශාර්ඞ්ගධන්වා ගදාධරඃ
He is the Lord who holds the divine conch ශංඛ, the powerful mace නංදකී, the discus චක්රී, the celestial bow ශාර්න්ග, and the mighty club ගදා, appearing with these divine weapons as symbols of protection and righteousness.
රථාංගපාණිරක්ෂෝභ්යඃ සර්වප්රහරණායුධඃ
He is රථාංගපාණි, whose hand rests on the chariot wheel ready for action; අක්ෂෝභ්යඃ, the unshaken One who remains steady in all circumstances; and සර්වප්රහරණායුධඃ, the One who is Himself the wielder of all weapons — where every part of Him becomes a means to uphold dharma.
ශ්රී සර්වප්රහරණායුධ ඕං නම ඉති ।
Meaning:
ශ්රී සර්වප්රහරණායුධ ඕං නම ඉති
Salutations to ශ්රී—the auspicious One—who is known as සර්වප්රහරණායුධ, the wielder of all weapons, whose very being is equipped with every means to protect the universe. With the utterance of ඕං නම ඉති, we bow in complete surrender, invoking His presence with the sacred sound that represents the Absolute.
වනමාලී ගදී ශාර්ඞ්ගී ශංඛී චක්රී ච නංදකී ।
ශ්රීමාන්නාරායණෝ විෂ්ණුර්වාසුදේවෝऽභිරක්ෂතු ॥ 108 ॥
Meaning:
වනමාලී ගදී ශාර්ඞ්ගී ශංඛී චක්රී ච නංදකී
He is වනමාලී, adorned with the forest garland (vanamālā) that represents His connection to all of creation. Bearing the mighty mace as ගදී, the divine bow as ශාර්න්ග්ගී, the conch as ශංඛී, the discus as චක්රී, and the sword as නංදකී, He stands as the embodiment of divine power, ready to protect and uphold dharma.
ශ්රීමාන්නාරායණෝ විෂ්ණුර්වාසුදේවෝऽභිරක්ෂතු
May the glorious ශ්රීමාන්නාරායණ, who is none other than විෂ්ණු, and known as වාසුදේව, the indwelling Self of all beings, ever protect us with His supreme grace, power, and presence in all directions and all times.
ශ්රී වාසුදේවෝऽභිරක්ෂතු ඕං නම ඉති ।
Meaning:
ශ්රී වාසුදේවෝऽභිරක්ෂතු ඕං නම ඉති
May ශ්රී වාසුදේව, the all-pervading, most auspicious Supreme Being, protect us completely and always. With the sacred invocation ඕං නම ඉති, we offer our reverence and surrender at His feet, acknowledging Him as the eternal protector and inner Self.
උත්තර පීඨිකා
ඵලශ්රුතිඃ
ඉතීදං කීර්තනීයස්ය කේශවස්ය මහාත්මනඃ ।
නාම්නාං සහස්රං දිව්යානාමශේෂේණ ප්රකීර්තිතම්। ॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
ඉතීදං කීර්තනීයස්ය කේශවස්ය මහාත්මනඃ
Thus ends this sacred hymn that glorifies කේශව, the supreme and exalted මහාත්මා, whose divine qualities are worthy of endless praise and remembrance by all seekers.
නාම්නාං සහස්රං දිව්යානාමශේෂේණ ප්රකීර්තිතම්
A total of one thousand දිව්ය-නාම — divine names — of the Lord have been ප්රකීර්තිත, chanted completely and without omission, as a means to invoke His presence and grace.
ය ඉදං ශෘණුයාන්නිත්යං යශ්චාපි පරිකීර්තයේත්।
නාශුභං ප්රාප්නුයාත් කිංචිත්සෝऽමුත්රේහ ච මානවඃ ॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
ය ඉදං ශෘණුයාන්නිත්යං යශ්චාපි පරිකීර්තයේත්
Whoever ශෘණුයාත්—listens to this daily—and පරිකීර්තයෙත්—recites it with devotion, regularly glorifying these names of the Lord, becomes aligned with dharma and divine remembrance
නාශුභං ප්රාප්නුයාත් කිංචිත්සෝऽමුත්රේහ ච මානවඃ
Such a මානව—human being—will never encounter anything නාශුභම්, inauspicious or harmful, whether in this life ඉහ or in the life beyond අමුත්ර; nothing evil shall ever befall one who lives in the vibration of these names.
වේදාංතගෝ බ්රාහ්මණඃ ස්යාත් ක්ෂත්රියෝ විජයී භවේත් ।
වෛශ්යෝ ධනසමෘද්ධඃ ස්යාත් ශූද්රඃ සුඛමවාප්නුයාත් ॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
වේදාංතගෝ බ්රාහ්මණඃ ස්යාත් ක්ෂත්රියෝ විජයී භවේත්
By devotionally engaging with this hymn, a බ්රාහ්මණ becomes one who has mastered the වේදාංත, attaining scriptural wisdom and spiritual realization; and a ක්ෂත්රිය becomes විජයී, victorious in his duties and righteous endeavors.
වෛශ්යෝ ධනසමෘද්ධඃ ස්යාත් ශූද්රඃ සුඛමවාප්නුයාත්
A වෛශ්ය attains ධනසමෘද්ධි, prosperity in wealth and trade; and even a ශූද්ර, by sincere recitation, is blessed with සුඛම් — comfort, happiness, and peace in life.
ධර්මාර්ථී ප්රාප්නුයාද්ධර්මමර්ථාර්ථී චාර්ථමාප්නුයාත් ।
කාමානවාප්නුයාත් කාමී ප්රජාර්ථී ප්රාප්නුයාත්ප්රජාම්। ॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
ධර්මාර්ථී ප්රාප්නුයාද්ධර්මමර්ථාර්ථී චාර්ථමාප්නුයාත්
One who seeks ධර්ම through the recitation of these names will indeed attain righteousness, and the one who desires අර්ථ, the means of prosperity and livelihood, will certainly gain it.
කාමානවාප්නුයාත් කාමී ප්රජාර්ථී ප්රාප්නුයාත්ප්රජාම්
The seeker of කාම, righteous desires, attains their fulfillment, and the one desiring ප්රජා—progeny—will be blessed with children and family, through the power of these divine names.
භක්තිමාන් යඃ සදෝත්ථාය ශුචිස්තද්ගතමානසඃ ।
සහස්රං වාසුදේවස්ය නාම්නාමේතත් ප්රකීර්තයේත් ॥ 5 ॥
Meaning:
භක්තිමාන් යඃ සදෝත්ථාය ශුචිස්තද්ගතමානසඃ
Whoever is a true භක්තිමාන් — full of devotion — rises daily with purity (ශුචිඃ), and with a මනස් (mind) firmly fixed on the Lord (තද්ගත), becomes fit for the highest spiritual gain.
සහස්රං වාසුදේවස්ය නාම්නාමේතත් ප්රකීර්තයේත්
Such a person, when they ප්රකීර්තයෙත් — recite — this collection of a thousand sacred නාම (names) of වාසුදේව, becomes aligned with divine truth and draws the grace of the Supreme.
යශඃ ප්රාප්නෝති විපුලං යාතිප්රාධාන්යමේව ච ।
අචලාං ශ්රියමාප්නෝති ශ්රේයඃ ප්රාප්නෝත්යනුත්තමම්। ॥ 6 ॥
Meaning:
යශඃ ප්රාප්නෝති විපුලං යාතිප්රාධාන්යමේව ච
One who chants these names attains විපුලං යශඃ — great fame and renown — and also ප්රාධාන්යම්, prominence and leadership among spiritual seekers or in worldly society.
අචලාං ශ්රියමාප්නෝති ශ්රේයඃ ප්රාප්නෝත්යනුත්තමම්
He gains අචලාං ශ්රී — unshakable wealth and fortune — and ultimately reaches අනුත්තමං ශ්රේයඃ, the supreme good, which is liberation and abiding bliss.
න භයං ක්වචිදාප්නෝති වීර්යං තේජශ්ච විංදති ।
භවත්යරෝගෝ ද්යුතිමාන් බලරූප ගුණාන්විතඃ ॥ 7 ॥
Meaning:
න භයං ක්වචිදාප්නෝති වීර්යං තේජශ්ච විංදති
One who recites these names never ආප්නෝති භයම් — encounters fear at any time or place, and instead gains වීර්යම් — heroic strength — and තේජස් — divine radiance or brilliance.
භවත්යරෝගෝ ද්යුතිමාන් බලරූප ගුණාන්විතඃ
Such a person becomes අරෝගඃ — free from disease — and shines as ද්යුතිමාන්, endowed with බල (strength), රූප (beauty), and ගුණ (noble virtues), blessed with all auspicious qualities.
රෝගාර්තෝ මුච්යතේ රෝගාද්බද්ධෝ මුච්යේත බංධනාත් ।
භයාන්මුච්යේත භීතස්තු මුච්යේතාපන්න ආපදඃ ॥ 8 ॥
Meaning:
රෝගාර්තෝ මුච්යතේ රෝගාද්බද්ධෝ මුච්යේත බංධනාත්
One who is රෝගාර්තඃ — afflicted by illness — is freed from disease by chanting these names, and one who is බද්ධඃ — bound or trapped, whether physically or mentally — is released from that bondage.
භයාන්මුච්යේත භීතස්තු මුච්යේතාපන්න ආපදඃ
One overwhelmed by භය — fear — becomes free from it, and even the භීතඃ — fearful or anxious person — is rescued from ආපදඃ, dangers and calamities that may have befallen them.
දුර්ගාණ්යතිතරත්යාශු පුරුෂඃ පුරුෂෝත්තමම් ।
ස්තුවන්නාමසහස්රේණ නිත්යං භක්තිසමන්විතඃ ॥ 9 ॥
Meaning:
දුර්ගාණ්යතිතරත්යාශු පුරුෂඃ පුරුෂෝත්තමම්
A පුරුෂඃ — sincere devotee — quickly crosses over all දුර්ගාණි — difficult obstacles and dangers — by praising the Supreme Being, පුරුෂෝත්තම, the greatest among all souls.
ස්තුවන්නාමසහස්රේණ නිත්යං භක්තිසමන්විතඃ
By ස්තුවන් — glorifying — the Lord through this නාම-සහස්ර daily and with unwavering භක්ති (devotion), one becomes united with divine grace and safeguarded in every way.
වාසුදේවාශ්රයෝ මර්ත්යෝ වාසුදේවපරායණඃ ।
සර්වපාපවිශුද්ධාත්මා යාති බ්රහ්ම සනාතනම්। ॥ 10 ॥
Meaning:
වාසුදේවාශ්රයෝ මර්ත්යෝ වාසුදේවපරායණඃ
A මර්ත්යහ් — mortal being — who takes complete refuge in වාසුදේව and lives with unwavering focus on Him as their ultimate goal (වාසුදේව-පරායණඃ), becomes uplifted beyond all human limitations.
සර්වපාපවිශුද්ධාත්මා යාති බ්රහ්ම සනාතනම්
Such a person, having become a විශුද්ධාත්මා — a pure soul — freed from all සර්ව-පාප (sins), ultimately attains the eternal, imperishable truth — බ්රහ්ම සනාතනම් — the Supreme Brahman, the timeless Absolute.
න වාසුදේව භක්තානාමශුභං විද්යතේ ක්වචිත් ।
ජන්මමෘත්යුජරාව්යාධිභයං නෛවෝපජායතේ ॥ 11 ॥
Meaning:
න වාසුදේව භක්තානාමශුභං විද්යතේ ක්වචිත්
For the භක්තාඃ — devotees — of වාසුදේව, there exists න අශුභම් — no inauspiciousness — whatsoever at any time or place (ක්වචිත්). Their path is always protected by divine grace.
ජන්මමෘත්යුජරාව්යාධිභයං නෛවෝපජායතේ
Such devotees are never afflicted by the fear of ජන්ම (birth), මෘත්යු (death), ජරා (old age), ව්යාධි (disease), or any other worldly fear — for they abide in the shelter of the eternal.
ඉමං ස්තවමධීයානඃ ශ්රද්ධාභක්තිසමන්විතඃ ।
යුජ්යේතාත්ම සුඛක්ෂාංති ශ්රීධෘති ස්මෘති කීර්තිභිඃ ॥ 12 ॥
Meaning:
ඉමං ස්තවමධීයානඃ ශ්රද්ධාභක්තිසමන්විතඃ
One who studies and recites ඉමං ස්තවම් — this sacred hymn — with ශ්රද්ධා (faith) and භක්ති (devotion), becomes deeply united with divine consciousness and inner purity.
යුජ්යේතාත්ම සුඛක්ෂාංති ශ්රීධෘති ස්මෘති කීර්තිභිඃ
Such a person becomes endowed with ආත්මසුඛ (inner joy), ක්ෂාංති (forbearance), ශ්රී (prosperity), ධෘති (fortitude), ස්මෘති (clear memory), and කීර්ති (fame).
න ක්රෝධෝ න ච මාත්සර්යං න ලෝභෝ නාශුභාමතිඃ ।
භවංති කෘතපුණ්යානාං භක්තානාං පුරුෂෝත්තමේ ॥ 13 ॥
Meaning:
න ක්රෝධෝ න ච මාත්සර්යං න ලෝභෝ නාශුභාමතිඃ
In the hearts of those devoted to the Lord, there is no ක්රෝධ (anger), no මාත්සර්ය (jealousy), no ලෝභ (greed), nor any අශුභ මතිඃ — impure or negative thoughts.
භවංති කෘතපුණ්යානාං භක්තානාං පුරුෂෝත්තමේ
Such purity arises in the භක්තාඃ — devotees — of පුරුෂෝත්තම, the Supreme Being, who have performed කෘතපුණ්ය — virtuous actions — in this or past lives, making them receptive to divine transformation.
ද්යෞඃ සචංද්රාර්කනක්ෂත්රා ඛං දිශෝ භූර්මහෝදධිඃ ।
වාසුදේවස්ය වීර්යේණ විධෘතානි මහාත්මනඃ ॥ 14 ॥
Meaning:
ද්යෞඃ සචංද්රාර්කනක්ෂත්රා ඛං දිශෝ භූර්මහෝදධිඃ
The heavens (ද්යෞඃ) along with the චංද්ර (moon), අර්ක (sun), නක්ෂත්රාඃ (stars), the vast ඛම් (sky), දිශඃ (directions), the earth (භූඃ), and the mighty oceans (මහෝදධිඃ)
වාසුදේවස්ය වීර්යේණ විධෘතානි මහාත්මනඃ
all are විධෘතානි — held, sustained, and governed — by the වීර්ය (power) of වාසුදේව, the මහාත්මා (Supreme Being of infinite greatness).
සසුරාසුරගංධර්වං සයක්ෂෝරගරාක්ෂසම් ।
ජගද්වශේ වර්තතේදං කෘෂ්ණස්ය ස චරාචරම්। ॥ 15 ॥
Meaning:
සසුරාසුරගංධර්වං සයක්ෂෝරගරාක්ෂසං
All beings — including the සුර (gods), අසුර (demons), ගංධර්ව (celestial musicians), යක්ෂ (nature spirits), උරග (serpent beings), and රාක්ෂස (fiends)
ජගද්වශේ වර්තතේදං කෘෂ්ණස්ය ස චරාචරම්
the entire ජගත් (universe), both චර (moving) and අචර (non-moving), operates under the command and control (වශේ වර්තතේ) of කෘෂ්ණ, the Supreme Lord of all existence.
ඉංද්රියාණි මනෝබුද්ධිඃ සත්ත්වං තේජෝ බලං ධෘතිඃ ।
වාසුදේවාත්මකාන්යාහුඃ, ක්ෂේත්රං ක්ෂේත්රජ්ඤ ඒව ච ॥ 16 ॥
Meaning:
ඉංද්රියාණි මනෝබුද්ධිඃ සත්ත්වං තේජෝ බලං ධෘතිඃ
The senses, mind, intellect, purity, radiance, strength, and inner resolve — all these are seen not as separate entities, but as unified expressions of the divine principle working through the individual.
වාසුදේවාත්මකාන්යාහුඃ, ක්ෂේත්රං ක්ෂේත්රජ්ඤ ඒව ච
All these qualities are said to be the very nature (ආත්මකම්) of වාසුදේව, who is both the field (ක්ෂේත්ර) — the body and experience — and the knower of that field (ක්ෂේත්රජ්ජ) — the Self, the witnessing consciousness.
සර්වාගමානාමාචාරඃ ප්රථමං පරිකල්පතේ ।
ආචාරප්රභවෝ ධර්මෝ ධර්මස්ය ප්රභුරච්යුතඃ ॥ 17 ॥
සර්වාගමානාමාචාරඃ ප්රථමං පරිකල්පතේ
Among all the teachings and scriptures (සර්ව-ආගමානාම්), it is ආචාරඃ — righteous conduct and discipline — that is first and foremost established as the foundation and gateway to knowledge and realization.
ආචාරප්රභවෝ ධර්මෝ ධර්මස්ය ප්රභුරච්යුතඃ
Since ධර්මෝ — the cosmic order and righteous way — arises from ආචාර, and අච්යුතඃ — the unfalling Lord — is the very master (ප්රභුඃ) and source of ධර්ම, He is the origin of both action and truth.
ඍෂයඃ පිතරෝ දේවා මහාභූතානි ධාතවඃ ।
ජංගමාජංගමං චේදං ජගන්නාරායණෝද්භවම් ॥ 18 ॥
Meaning:
ඍෂයඃ පිතරෝ දේවා මහාභූතානි ධාතවඃ
The ඍෂයඃ (sages), පිතරහ් (ancestral spirits), දේවාඃ (gods), the මහාභූතානි (five great elements), and the ධාතවඃ (fundamental constituents of creation)
ජංගමාජංගමං චේදං ජගන්නාරායණෝද්භවං
all that is moving (ජංගම) and unmoving (අජංගම) in this ජගත් (world) has its origin in නාරායණ; everything arises from Him alone as උද්භවං — the source.
යෝගෝජ්ඤානං තථා සාංඛ්යං විද්යාඃ ශිල්පාදිකර්ම ච ।
වේදාඃ ශාස්ත්රාණි විජ්ඤානමේතත්සර්වං ජනාර්දනාත් ॥ 19 ॥
Meaning:
යෝගෝජ්ඤානං තථා සාංඛ්යං විද්යාඃ ශිල්පාදිකර්ම ච
යෝග (the path of union), ජ්ජානං (spiritual knowledge), සාංඛ්ය (discriminative analysis), විද්යාඃ (all branches of learning), and ශිල්පාදිකර්ම (skills like sculpture, arts, and crafts) —
වේදාඃ ශාස්ත්රාණි විජ්ඤානමේතත්සර්වං ජනාර්දනාත්
the වේදාස්, all the ශාස්ත්රාණි (scriptures), and විජ්ජානම් (higher wisdom and applied knowledge) — all of this arises from ජනාර්දන, the Supreme Lord and cause behind all manifestation and understanding.
ඒකෝ විෂ්ණුර්මහද්භූතං පෘථග්භූතාන්යනේකශඃ ।
ත්රීංලෝකාන්ව්යාප්ය භූතාත්මා භුංක්තේ විශ්වභුගව්යයඃ ॥ 20 ॥
Meaning:
ඒකෝ විෂ්ණුර්මහද්භූතං පෘථග්භූතාන්යනේකශඃ
The one and only විෂ්ණුඃ is that vast, all-pervading Reality (මහද්භූතං), appearing as though many and distinct (පෘථග්භූතානි, අනේකශඃ) — yet remaining essentially One.
ත්රීංලෝකාන්ව්යාප්ය භූතාත්මා භුංක්තේ විශ්වභුගව්යයඃ
He, as the භූතාත්මා — the inner Self of all beings — pervades the ත්රේඒලෝකාඃ (three worlds), enjoys or experiences the universe (භුංක්තේ) as the විශ්වභුක්, yet remains අව්යයඃ — changeless and indestructible.
ඉමං ස්තවං භගවතෝ විෂ්ණෝර්ව්යාසේන කීර්තිතම් ।
පඨේද්ය ඉච්චේත්පුරුෂඃ ශ්රේයඃ ප්රාප්තුං සුඛානි ච ॥ 21 ॥
Meaning:
ඉමං ස්තවං භගවතෝ විෂ්ණෝර්ව්යාසේන කීර්තිතං
This sacred hymn (ස්තවං) of the Lord විෂ්ණු, as composed and extolled by ව්යාස, the divine sage
පඨේද්ය ඉච්චේත්පුරුෂඃ ශ්රේයඃ ප්රාප්තුං සුඛානි ච
should be recited by anyone (පුරුෂඃ) who desires to attain ශ්රේයඃ (ultimate good, spiritual liberation) and also the enjoyments (සුඛානි) of worldly life.
විශ්වේශ්වරමජං දේවං ජගතඃ ප්රභුමව්යයම්।
භජංති යේ පුෂ්කරාක්ෂං න තේ යාංති පරාභවම් ॥ 22 ॥
Meaning:
විශ්වේශ්වරමජං දේවං ජගතඃ ප්රභුමව්යයම්
The lotus-eyed (පුෂ්කරාක්ෂං) Lord, who is the ruler of the universe (විශ්වේශ්වරම්), the unborn (අජං), the Supreme දේව, the master of the worlds (ජගතඃ ප්රභුම්), and the changeless one (අව්යයම්)
භජංති යේ පුෂ්කරාක්ෂං න තේ යාංති පරාභවං
those who worship and contemplate upon Him with devotion never face downfall or defeat (න තේ යාංති පරාභවං); they rise above sorrow and limitation through the grace of the Self.
න තේ යාංති පරාභවං ඕං නම ඉති ।
Meaning:
න තේ යාංති පරාභවං ඕං නම ඉති
Such devotees — who worship the ever-victorious Lord with the mantra ඕං නමඃ — never experience defeat, sorrow, or downfall (න තේ යාංති පරාභවං); they remain established in eternal victory, peace, and Self-knowledge.
අර්ජුන උවාච
පද්මපත්ර විශාලාක්ෂ පද්මනාභ සුරෝත්තම ।
භක්තානා මනුරක්තානාං ත්රාතා භව ජනාර්දන ॥ 23 ॥
Meaning:
අර්ජුන උවාච
Arjuna Said-
පද්මපත්ර විශාලාක්ෂ පද්මනාභ සුරෝත්තම
O පද්මපත්ර-විශාලාක්ෂ — the one with vast, lotus-like eyes, and O පද්මනාභ — from whose navel springs the lotus of creation, You, the highest among the gods (සුරෝත්තම), are the very embodiment of divine beauty and cosmic origin.
භක්තානා මනුරක්තානාං ත්රාතා භව ජනාර්දන
O ජනාර්දන, deeply loved by the hearts of your භක්තාස් — those devoted and surrendered to You — please be their ත්රාතා (protector), now and always, guiding them across this world of bondage
ශ්රීභගවානුවාච
යෝ මාං නාමසහස්රේණ ස්තෝතුමිච්ඡති පාංඩව ।
සෝऽහමේකේන ශ්ලෝකේන ස්තුත ඒව න සංශයඃ ॥ 24 ॥
Meaning:
ශ්රීභගවානුවාච
Lord said-
යෝ මාං නාමසහස්රේණ ස්තෝතුමිච්ඡති පාංඩව
O පාංඩව (Arjuna), the one who desires to praise Me using the thousand names (නාමසහස්රේණ), with sincere devotion and intention
සෝऽහමේකේන ශ්ලෝකේන ස්තුත ඒව න සංශයඃ
know that I (අහම්) am already praised (ස්තුතඃ එව) by even a single verse (ඒකේන ශ්ලෝකේන); of this, there is absolutely no doubt (න සංශයඃ).
ස්තුත ඒව න සංශය ඕං නම ඉති ।
Meaning:
ස්තුත ඒව න සංශය ඕං නම ඉති
Indeed, I am fully praised (ස්තුත ඒව) — without any doubt (න සංශයඃ) — by even one sincere invocation such as ඕං නමඃ, the sacred salutation that embodies surrender and oneness with the Supreme.
ව්යාස උවාච
වාසනාද්වාසුදේවස්ය වාසිතං භුවනත්රයම් ।
සර්වභූතනිවාසෝऽසි වාසුදේව නමෝऽස්තු තේ ॥ 25 ॥
Meaning:
ව්යාස උවාච
ව්යාස said-
වාසනාද්වාසුදේවස්ය වාසිතං භුවනත්රයම්
Because of the all-pervading presence (වාසනාත්) of වාසුදේව, the essence of Existence, the entire three-world system (භුවනත්රයම්) is infused and saturated (වාසිතං) with His presence.
සර්වභූතනිවාසෝऽසි වාසුදේව නමෝऽස්තු තේ
You are the indwelling Self (සර්වභූතනිවාසඃ) of all beings. O වාසුදේව, to You I offer my salutations (නමෝऽස්තු තේ) — You who dwell as the very core of all creation.
ශ්රීවාසුදේව නමෝස්තුත ඕං නම ඉති ।
Meaning:
ශ්රීවාසුදේව නමෝස්තුත ඕං නම ඉති
Salutations and praises to ශ්රී වාසුදේව, the Supreme Lord who resides in all. With the sacred utterance ඕං නමඃ, may this hymn conclude in reverence and surrender to the eternal Self.
පාර්වත්යුවාච
කේනෝපායේන ලඝුනා විෂ්ණෝර්නාමසහස්රකම් ।
පඨ්යතේ පංඩිතෛර්නිත්යං ශ්රෝතුමිච්ඡාම්යහං ප්රභෝ ॥ 26 ॥
Meaning:
පාර්වත්යුවාච
Parvati asks-
කේනෝපායේන ලඝුනා විෂ්ණෝර්නාමසහස්රකං
By what simple means (ලඝුනා උපායේන) can the thousand names of විෂ්ණු — the naama sahasrakam — be recited or absorbed effectively?
පඨ්යතේ පංඩිතෛර්නිත්යං ශ්රෝතුමිච්ඡාම්යහං ප්රභෝ
O Lord (ප්රභෝ), I desire to know how learned ones (පංඩිතෛඃ) recite this regularly. Please tell me the way, for I wish to listen and understand it myself.
ඊශ්වර උවාච
ශ්රීරාම රාම රාමේති රමේ රාමේ මනෝරමේ ।
සහස්රනාම තත්තුල්යං රාමනාම වරානනේ ॥ 27 ॥
Meaning:
ඊශ්වර උවාච
Lord said-
ශ්රීරාම රාම රාමේති රමේ රාමේ මනෝරමේ
Chanting the divine name ශ්රීරාම, again and again — රාම රාම රාමේති — brings joy to the heart (මනෝරමේ) and fills one with delight in the remembrance of රාම.
සහස්රනාම තත්තුල්යං රාමනාම වරානනේ
O beautiful-faced one (වරානනේ), the name රාම is equal in power and merit to chanting the entire thousand names (සහස්රනාම තත්තුල්යං); such is the greatness of the divine name.
ශ්රීරාම නාම වරානන ඕං නම ඉති ।
Meaning:
ශ්රීරාම නාම වරානන ඕං නම ඉති
The sacred name ශ්රීරාම, O beautiful-faced one (වරානන), is itself the supreme expression of devotion and liberation. With the utterance of ඕං නමඃ, we bow to the Self that shines as ර්āම — the eternal, blissful Reality.
බ්රහ්මෝවාච
නමෝऽස්ත්වනංතාය සහස්රමූර්තයේ සහස්රපාදාක්ෂිශිරෝරුබාහවේ ।
සහස්රනාම්නේ පුරුෂාය ශාශ්වතේ සහස්රකෝටී යුගධාරිණේ නමඃ ॥ 28 ॥
Meaning:
බ්රහ්මෝවාච
බ්රහ්ම said:
නමෝऽස්ත්වනංතාය සහස්රමූර්තයේ සහස්රපාදාක්ෂිශිරෝරුබාහවේ
Salutations (නමෝऽස්තු) to the Infinite One (අනංතාය), who manifests in a thousand forms (සහස්රමූර්තයේ), and who has a thousand feet, eyes, heads, and arms — symbolizing omnipresence and totality (සහස්රපාද-අක්ෂි-ශිරෝ-රුබාහවේ).
සහස්රනාම්නේ පුරුෂාය ශාශ්වතේ සහස්රකෝටී යුගධාරිණේ නමඃ
Salutations again to that eternal (ශාශ්වතේ) Supreme Being (පුරුෂාය), who is known by a thousand names (සහස්රනාම්නේ) and who sustains the countless cycles of time and creation (සහස්රකෝටී යුගධාරිණේ).
ශ්රී සහස්රකෝටී යුගධාරිණේ නම ඕං නම ඉති ।
Meaning:
ශ්රී සහස්රකෝටී යුගධාරිණේ නම ඕං නම ඉති
Salutations (නමඃ) to that glorious and auspicious One (ශ්රී) who sustains innumerable cycles of time — the preserver of countless ages and yugas (සහස්රකෝටී යුගධාරිණේ). With the sacred bowing of ඕං නමඃ ඉති, we acknowledge That which is beyond change yet supports all change.
සංජය උවාච
යත්ර යෝගේශ්වරඃ කෘෂ්ණෝ යත්ර පාර්ථෝ ධනුර්ධරඃ ।
තත්ර ශ්රීර්විජයෝ භූතිර්ධ්රුවා නීතිර්මතිර්මම ॥ 29 ॥
Meaning:
සංජය උවාච
සංජය said-
යත්ර යෝගේශ්වරඃ කෘෂ්ණෝ යත්ර පාර්ථෝ ධනුර්ධරඃ
Wherever there is කෘෂ්ණ, the Lord of Yoga (යෝගේශ්වරඃ), and wherever stands පාර්ථ (Arjuna), the wielder of the bow (ධනුර්ධරඃ)
තත්ර ශ්රීර්විජයෝ භූතිර්ධ්රුවා නීතිර්මතිර්මම
There — and only there — will surely be ශ්රී (divine fortune), විජය (victory), භූති (prosperity), and ධ්රුවා නීතිඃ (firm and righteous conduct). This is my firm conviction (මතිර් මම).
ශ්රී භගවාන් උවාච
අනන්යාශ්චිංතයංතෝ මාං යේ ජනාඃ පර්යුපාසතේ ।
තේෂාං නිත්යාභියුක්තානාං යෝගක්ෂේමං වහාම්යහම්। ॥ 30 ॥
Meaning:
ශ්රී භගවාන් උවාච
ශ්රී භගවාන් said:
අනන්යාශ්චිංතයංතෝ මාං යේ ජනාඃ පර්යුපාසතේ
Those people (ජනාඃ) who think of Me alone with undivided attention (අනන්යාඃ චිංතයංතඃ) and engage in constant worship and surrender (පර්යුපාසතේ)…
තේෂාං නිත්යාභියුක්තානාං යෝගක්ෂේමං වහාම්යහම්
…to them — ever steadfast and devoted (නිත්ය්āභියුක්ත්āන්āම්) — I personally carry and protect what they lack and preserve what they have (යෝගක්ෂේමං වහාමි අහම්).
පරිත්රාණාය සාධූනාං විනාශාය ච දුෂ්කෘතාම්। ।
ධර්මසංස්ථාපනාර්ථාය සංභවාමි යුගේ යුගේ ॥ 31 ॥
Meaning:
පරිත්රාණාය සාධූනාං විනාශාය ච දුෂ්කෘතාම්
For the protection of the virtuous (සාධූනාං පරිත්රාණාය) and the destruction of those who do evil (දුෂ්කෘතාං විනාශාය),
ධර්මසංස්ථාපනාර්ථාය සංභවාමි යුගේ යුගේ
And to re-establish dharma in its true form (ධර්මසංස්ථාපනාර්ථාය), I manifest (සංභවාමි) myself again and again, in every age (යුගේ යුගේ).
ආර්තාඃ විෂණ්ණාඃ ශිථිලාශ්ච භීතාඃ ඝෝරේෂු ච ව්යාධිෂු වර්තමානාඃ ।
සංකීර්ත්ය නාරායණශබ්දමාත්රං විමුක්තදුඃඛාඃ සුඛිනෝ භවංති ॥ 32 ॥
Meaning:
ආර්තාඃ විෂණ්ණාඃ ශිථිලාශ්ච භීතාඃ ඝෝරේෂු ච ව්යාධිෂු වර්තමානාඃ
Those who are afflicted (ආර්තාඃ), depressed (විෂණ්ණාඃ), mentally weakened (ශිථිලාඃ), or fearful (භීතාඃ), and are suffering amidst terrible diseases or calamities (ඝෝරේෂු ව්යාධිෂු)...
සංකීර්ත්ය නාරායණශබ්දමාත්රං විමුක්තදුඃඛාඃ සුඛිනෝ භවංති
..by simply chanting or remembering the name of නාරායණ even once (නාරායණශබ්ද-මාත්රං සංකීර්ත්ය), they become free from sorrow (විමුක්තදුඃඛාඃ) and attain peace and happiness (සුඛිනෝ භවංති).
කායේන වාචා මනසේංද්රියෛර්වා බුද්ධ්යාත්මනා වා ප්රකෘතේඃ ස්වභාවාත් ।
කරෝමි යද්යත්සකලං පරස්මෛ නාරායණායේති සමර්පයාමි ॥ 33 ॥
Meaning:
කායේන වාචා මනසේංද්රියෛර්වා බුද්ධ්යාත්මනා වා ප්රකෘතේඃ ස්වභාවාත්
Whatever actions I perform — through the body (කායේන), speech (වාචා), mind (මනසා), senses (ඉංද්රියෛර්වා), intellect (බුද්ධ්යා), ego or sense of self (ආත්මනා), or even due to the force of my own nature (ප්රකෘතේඃ ස්වභාවාත්)…
කරෝමි යද්යත්සකලං පරස්මෛ නාරායණායේති සමර්පයාමි
…whatever I do — all of it (යද්යත් සකලං) — I offer (සමර්පයාමි) to the Supreme Being (පරස්මෛ නාරායණාය), declaring it as His alone.
යදක්ෂර පදභ්රෂ්ටං මාත්රාහීනං තු යද්භවේත්
තථ්සර්වං ක්ෂම්යතාං දේව නාරායණ නමෝऽස්තු තේ ।
විසර්ග බිංදු මාත්රාණි පදපාදාක්ෂරාණි ච
න්යූනානි චාතිරික්තානි ක්ෂමස්ව පුරුෂෝත්තමඃ ॥
Meaning:
යදක්ෂර පදභ්රෂ්ටං මාත්රාහීනං තු යද්භවේත්
තථ්සර්වං ක්ෂම්යතාං දේව නාරායණ නමෝऽස්තු තේ
If there were any mispronunciations of syllables (අක්ෂර), mistakes in words (පදභ්රෂ්ටං), or omissions in syllables or vowel lengths (මාත්රාහීනං) — O දේව නාරායණ, may You kindly forgive all such errors. My salutations unto You.
විසර්ග බිංදු මාත්රාණි පදපාදාක්ෂරාණි ච
න්යූනානි චාතිරික්තානි ක්ෂමස්ව පුරුෂෝත්තමඃ
O පුරුෂෝත්තම (the Supreme Being or the Highest Self), please forgive any mistakes in pronunciation — whether it be විසර්ග, බිංදු, මාත්රා, errors in word-joining (පදප්āද-අක්ෂර්āණි), or anything lacking or excessive (න්ය්ūන්āනි ච්āතිරික්ත්āනි).
ඉති ශ්රී මහාභාරතේ ශතසාහස්රිකායාං සංහිතායාං වෛයාසික්යාමනුශාසන පර්වාංතර්ගත ආනුශාසනික පර්වණි, මෝක්ෂධර්මේ භීෂ්ම යුධිෂ්ඨිර සංවාදේ ශ්රී විෂ්ණෝර්දිව්ය සහස්රනාම ස්තෝත්රං නාමෛකෝන පංච ශතාධික ශතතමෝධ්යායඃ ॥
ශ්රී විෂ්ණු සහස්රනාම ස්තෝත්රං සමාප්තම් ॥
ඕං තත්සත් සර්වං ශ්රී කෘෂ්ණාර්පණමස්තු ॥
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