Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram in Telugu

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

శుక్లాంబరధరం విష్ణుం శశివర్ణం చతుర్భుజమ్

ప్రసన్నవదనం ధ్యాయేత్ సర్వవిఘ్నోపశాంతయే

2

యస్య ద్విరదవక్త్రాద్యాః పారిషద్యాః పరశ్శతమ్

విఘ్నం నిఘ్నంతి సతతం విష్వక్సేనం తమాశ్రయే

3

వ్యాసం వసిష్ఠనప్తారం శక్తేః పౌత్రమకల్మషమ్

పరాశరాత్మజం వందే శుకతాతం తపోనిధిమ్

4

వ్యాసాయ విష్ణురూపాయ వ్యాసరూపాయ విష్ణవే

నమో వై బ్రహ్మనిధయే వాసిష్ఠాయ నమో నమః

5

అవికారాయ శుద్ధాయ నిత్యాయ పరమాత్మనే

సదైకరూపరూపాయ విష్ణవే సర్వజిష్ణవే

Uttarapīṭhikā

172

ఇతి శ్రీమహాభారతే శతసహస్రికాయాం సంహితాయాం

వైయాసిక్యాం అనుశాసనపర్వాంతర్గత అనుశాసనికపర్వణి మోక్షధర్మే

భీష్మ యుధిష్ఠిర సంవాదే

శ్రీ విష్ణోర్దివ్యసహస్రనామస్తోత్రమ్ నామ

ఏకోనపంచాశదధికశతతమోఽధ్యాయః

ఇతి శ్రీవిష్ణుసహస్రనామ స్తోత్రమ్

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 Telugu version, written in Telugu script.

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