Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram in Tamil

विष्णु सहस्रनाम स्तोत्रम्

Anushasana Parva, Mahabharata Deity: Vishnu Metre: Anushtup 172 verses

After the Mahabharata war, Yudhishthira went to Bhishma, dying on a bed of arrows, and asked him the simplest, hardest question: how do you find peace? Bhishma's answer was this hymn. A thousand names of Vishnu, each one a handle you can hold onto. People have been chanting it every morning across India for centuries, and there's a reason it endures: the rhythm gets into you. Twenty minutes of these names and the noise in your head quiets down. That's not metaphor, ask anyone who's kept up the practice.

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The opening verses are below.

Pūrvapīṭhikā

1

ஶுக்லாம்பரதரம் விஷ்ணும் ஶஶிவர்ணம் சதுர்புஜம்

ப்ரஸந்நவதநம் த்யாயேத் ஸர்வவிக்நோபஶாந்தயே

2

யஸ்ய த்விரதவக்த்ராத்யாஃ பாரிஷத்யாஃ பரஶ்ஶதம்

விக்நம் நிக்நந்தி ஸததம் விஷ்வக்ஸேநம் தமாஶ்ரயே

3

வ்யாஸம் வஸிஷ்டநப்தாரம் ஶக்தேஃ பௌத்ரமகல்மஷம்

பராஶராத்மஜம் வந்தே ஶுகதாதம் தபோநிதிம்

4

வ்யாஸாய விஷ்ணுரூபாய வ்யாஸரூபாய விஷ்ணவே

நமோ வை ப்ரஹ்மநிதயே வாஸிஷ்டாய நமோ நமஃ

5

அவிகாராய ஶுத்தாய நித்யாய பரமாத்மநே

ஸதைகரூபரூபாய விஷ்ணவே ஸர்வஜிஷ்ணவே

Uttarapīṭhikā

172

இதி ஶ்ரீமஹாபாரதே ஶதஸஹஸ்ரிகாயாம் ஸம்ஹிதாயாம்

வையாஸிக்யாம் அநுஶாஸநபர்வாந்தர்கத அநுஶாஸநிகபர்வணி மோக்ஷதர்மே

பீஷ்ம யுதிஷ்டிர ஸம்வாதே

ஶ்ரீ விஷ்ணோர்திவ்யஸஹஸ்ரநாமஸ்தோத்ரம் நாம

ஏகோநபஞ்சாஶததிகஶததமோऽத்யாயஃ

இதி ஶ்ரீவிஷ்ணுஸஹஸ்ரநாம ஸ்தோத்ரம்

That's the opening and the closing. The full Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram continues for 166 more verses in between.

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Frequently asked about Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram

Who composed Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram?
Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram is traditionally attributed to Veda Vyasa (Anushasana Parva, Mahabharata).
How many verses are in Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram?
Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram has 172 verses, set in the Anushtup metre.
Which deity is Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram addressed to?
Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram is a prayer to Vishnu.
In which languages can I read Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram?
ChantWise offers Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram in English, Sanskrit, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati. This page is the Tamil version, written in Tamil script.

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