Vishnu Sahasranamam (VS) : A few thoughts

Vishnu Sahasranamam (VS) : A few thoughts

God is one, it is said as though that is a great revelation. Experience does not reveal god, one or many. Thus, god is a product of faith. Faith has been diverse. How do we explain the diversity? Why has one god appeared as many? There is no answer. We live with that multiplicity. The multiplicity is indefinite. Sahasra stands for a large indeterminate number. God has appeared in innumerable forms and names to believing minds. The nameless and formless, the basic force of existence, has been captured by human minds in quest (like a child cries for food, like a gopi pines for Krishna) in myriad forms and many names. Religion is a symbolic reduction of that heart ache. It has manifested in various ways and enriched the emotional life of people.

Sahasranamam is a way to address god in longing and in understanding. Recitation of Vishnu Sahasranamam is a tradition. It is not just a prayer or praise. It alludes to puranic stories and encapsulates vedantic truths. Its cadence and the judicious mix of phonetic sounds is an exercise for the tongue, lungs and brain. (It has similar words leading to different continuations and with deficient practice, one may go astray). It is a commitment and a cleansing.

Manikkavachakar sang:

“ஒரு நாமம் ஓர் உருவம் ஒன்றும் இல்லார்க்கு ஆயிரம் திருநாமம் பாடித் தெள்ளேணம் கொட்டாமோ,”

(We will give a thousand names to god who has no name or form, and celebrate.)

Vishnu means all-pervading, same as Atma. Vishnu Sahasranamam is a string of 1000 names describing god transcendentally and with reference to mythology, which is also in expatiation of the ideas of sruti. It is the most popular sahasranamam followed by Lalitha sahasranamam.

Adi Sankara has written a bhashyam for it in Vedantic light. Sankara gives an alternative root-based meaning also for some mythological names. For example, he explains Krishna as ‘krishi is sat and na is ananda and Krishan is one in whom sat and ananda are there always.’

In poetry, fillers are used to conform to prosody, like च, अथ, एव, तु. In VS, it is very limited. च occurs twice, अथ once, and एव च twice.

Certain names appear more than once.

They are विष्णुः (3), पुरुषः (2), श्रीमान् (4), केशवः (2), शिवः (2), प्रभुः (2), आदित्यः (2), विधाता (2), पद्मनाभः (3), स्थविष्ठः (2), कृष्णः(2), प्राणदः (4), प्राणः (3), प्रजापतिः (2), हिरण्यगर्भः (2), माधवः (3), ईश्वरः (2), विक्रमी (2), संवत्सरः (2), अजः (3), सिद्धः (2), अच्युतः (2), अमेयात्मा (2), वसुः (3), वसुमनाः (2), सत्यः (3), समः (2), अमोघः (2), विश्वयोनिः (2), वेदवित् (2), चतुरात्मा (2), चतुर्व्यूहः (2), भोक्ता (3), अनघः (2), शुचिः (2), नियमः (2), यमः (2), वीरहा (3), माधवः (3), अनिर्देश्यवपुः (2), श्रीनिवासः (2), सतां गतिः (2), सर्वज्ञः (2), अनिरुद्धः (2), गोविन्दः (2), सुपर्णः (2), निवृत्तात्मा (3), अनिलः (2), विभुः (2), ऋद्धः (2), पावनः (2), अनलः (2), कान्तः (2), महीधरः (2), वासुदेवः (3), शौरिः (2), भीमः (2), मार्गः (2), उद्भवः (2), वीरः (3), प्रणवः (2), दक्षः (2), प्रमाणं (2), अनिर्विण्णः (2), क्षामः (2), यज्ञः (2), सुव्रतः (2), सुखदः (2), गोपतिः (2), गोप्ता (2), शुभाङ्गः (2), स्रष्टा (2), कुमुदः (2), अनन्तः (2), पुण्यः (2), वसुप्रदः (2), अपराजितः (2), सविता (2), चक्री (2), अक्षोभ्यः (2), आदिदेवः (2), कृतागमः (2), तारः (2), वायुवाहनः (2), हुतभुक् (2).

85 names are repeated once or more, 70 twice each, 13 thrice each and 2 four times each. Thus, 102 names are repeated. Sankara explains that they are homographs.

Different words denoting the same meaning also occur copiously.

The names are in masculine (to be connected to Vishnu), in feminine (to be connected to devata) and in neuter (to be connected to Brahman).

The sequence is not in any particular order. The sound and intonation matter more than meaning for the order. There is an effect of reciting because of the sound, which is beneficial.

In Brahma Sutras containing 555 cryptic aphorisms, the first four are considered defining. In Gita containing 700 slokas, the teaching is said to be complete with the fifty-third sloka in the second chapter. In the same manner, we may consider the first two terms in VS as crucial.

It is significant that the first term is Viswam, not Vishnu. The first thing we become aware of is the world, where we live, with which we deal and of which we are a part. It is the worldly experience that leads us to Brahman. Viswam is also called jagat, something that consciousness makes us aware of, or lokam, understood through sensory experience (phenomenal world). It is by trying to understand how the world is in our experience, we get to the reality of Brahman.

[In a Siva stotram also, we have (जगन्मयाय)]

Sankara’s emphasis is that the Brahman and world are not separate. VS seems to favour that view.

Viswam is neutral like Brahman, but neutral is not to be identified with lacking consciousness. The next term removes any ambiguity. Vishnu stands for ‘person’ (not like human as many religions seem to suggest) with distinct consciousness.

The concept of Siva and Sakti (inanimate and animate) can be seen in Viswam and Vishnu. The two pairs are not to be seen as two separate entities, but as a way of understanding reality analytically.

To be sure, Vishnu as a person is described throughout.

Also called Hrishikesa (हृषीकेशः,the lord of all senses) and Hari (हरिः,

one who destroys samsara), he is father of Brahma, the Pitamaha (प्रपितामहः).

His names are sweet (शुचिश्रवाः, मधुः).

He has a thousand heads (सहस्रमूर्धा, बहुशिरा, शताननः, one with many faces), an auspicious face (स्वास्यः), faces being in all directions (सर्वतोमुखः), a thousand eyes (सहस्राक्षः), ears with ear ornaments (कुण्डली), good and valiant shoulders (सुभुजः, वीरबाहुः) with golden ornament (कनकाङ्गदी, रुचिराङ्गदः), chest where Lakshmi resides (श्रीनिवासः, श्रीवासः, श्रीधरः) and the Srivatsa mole is prominent (श्रीवत्सवक्षाः), a navel with a golden hue (हिरण्यनाभः) shining like a gem (रत्ननाभः) from which a lotus stalk sprouts (पद्मनाभः), and a thousand feet (सहस्रपात्).

His eyes are big (महाक्षः), red (लोहिताक्षः), auspicious-looking (सुलोचनः), clear (स्वक्षः) and lotus-like (पुण्डरीकाक्षः, पद्मनिभेक्षणः, अरविन्दाक्षः, पुष्कराक्षः). His one eye is sun (रविलोचनः). His glance is auspicious (शुभेक्षणः). His smile is like a bud flowering (पुष्पहासः)

His complexion is golden (सुवर्णवर्णः).

His parts are handsome (शुभाङ्गः), the best (वराङ्गः), shine like gold (हेमाङ्गः, सुवर्णबिन्दुः), have radiance (द्युतिधरः), and are covered by sandal paste (चन्दनाङ्गदी). He has brightness like that of the sun (भास्करद्युतिः).

He is handsome (सुन्दरः, पेशलः), attractive (मनोहरः, कान्तः) and a huge form (भीमः), wonderful (अद्भुतः). He has pretty features (स्वङ्गः). His form is big (महामूर्तिः, also स्थविष्ठः a huge one), like that of the moon (नक्षत्री, चन्द्राम्शुः) and luminous (दीप्तमूर्तिः).

He has two wives Sridevi or Lakshmi (श्रीमान्, लक्ष्मीवान्, श्रीपतिः, श्रीशः) and Bhudevi or Mother Earth (कुमुदः, happy with the Mother Earth; गोपतिः, मेदिनीपतिः husband of Mother Earth).

His abode is Vaikunta (वैकुण्ठः). He lies on the great ocean (महोदधिशयः, कुवलेशयः, नारायणः).

He wields a good bow (धन्वी, धनुर्धरः, सुधन्वा) called Sarnga (शार्ङ्गधन्वा), a discus and a mace (चक्रगदाधरः, गदाधरः, शङ्खभृत्, चक्री), a sword called Nandaka (नन्दकी), a wheel of the chariot in his hand (रथाङ्गपाणिः) - all weapons of destruction (सर्वप्रहरणायुधः). He wears a forest garland (वनमाली) and  vaijayanthi garland (स्रग्वी)

His flag has the emblem of Garuda (गरुदध्वजः).

His retas is golden (वसुरेता). He has good taste (सुरुचिः). He has terrific prowess (भीमपराक्रमः).

Nature (Prakrti) is the first thing we see and all clues are to be obtained through nature. Several natural forms are signified by the names.

महाभूतः (of great form; the world is made of the five elements).

वह्निः  (fire, also सप्तजिह्वः, one with seven tongues, सप्तैधाः one with seven flames); अनिलः (wind also पवनः, वायुः); वरुणः, पर्जन्यः (rain), अपां निधिः (ocean, also अम्भोनिधिः, रत्नगर्भः, ocean that has gems in it).

आदित्यः : Sun (also अहःसंवर्तकः, the one who makes the day; प्रतापनः,one who scorches; भानुः, Shining one; सहस्रांशुः, one of thousand rays; गभस्तिनेमिः; सहस्रार्चिः : one with a thousand rays; सप्तवाहनः : one with seven vehicles; विहायसगतिः one for whom the sky is the path; रविः; सूर्यः: सविता).

शशबिन्दुः (moon).

भुजगोत्तमः (the best of snakes: Vasuki, also महोरगः); सिंहः; वृषभः (bull);

वृक्षः (tree); अश्वत्थः (a tree); अचलः (unmoving: mountain).

दिशः (direction); ऋतुः (season); महाह्रदः (great ravine); महागर्तः  (great pit).

शिशिरः (cold)

Gods and Rishis:

अमरप्रभुः : lord of devas - Indra (also सुरेशः, सुराध्यक्षः, महेन्द्रः, सुरेश्वरः, देवेशः, देवभृत्  गुरुः); विश्वकर्मा (maker of the universe, divine architect); सुपर्णः (one with beautiful wings, Garuda); धनेश्वरः (Kubera); अन्तकः (Yama).

स्कन्दः (Subrahmanya); देवः; महादेवः; भूः लक्ष्मीः (Lakshmi of earth); भुवः :लक्ष्मीः (Lakshmi of the skies).

वारुणः (Vasishtha or Agasthya, son of Varuna).

अमृतपः (drinkers of amruta); अमृताशः (eater of ambrosia).

Veda

Vedas are the earliest scriptures. A number of names refer to Vedas.

महास्वनः (one with great nada: sound); वेदः (giver of knowledge); वेदवित् (one who knows the message of Vedas; also चतुर्वेदवित् : one who knows the four Vedas); वेदाङ्गः (one for whom Vedas are limbs); विश्रुतात्मा  (specially explained in Vedas); श्रुतिसागरः (ocean of Vedas); वाग्मी (one from whoM the Vedas emanated); स्पष्टाक्षरः (one who is in the form of Om); मन्त्रः (one who is in the form of Vedas); प्रणवः (Om); त्रिसामा (worshipped by three samas); सामगः (one who sings sama); साम (samaveda); शब्दसहः (one who is revealed by the Vedas); कृतलक्षणः (one who has laid down the scriptures, also ऊर्जितशासनः); व्यादिशः (one who lays down the rules for Indra, etc.); कृतागमः (the creator of agama).

Yagna related:

The Vedas are concerned with Yagna and several names refer to yagna.

वषट्कारः (vashat is a term uttered in yagna; propiated by such mantras); हविर्हरिः (one who receives the sacrificial offering); महामखः (the great sacrifice); यज्ञः (sacrifice, also क्रतुः, सत्रं, महाक्रतुः, महायज्ञः, यज्वा); इज्यः (one who is propitiated in sacrifice, also महेज्यः); सोमपः (drinker of soma); महायज्वा (one who performs great sacrifices, also यज्ञकृत्, यज्ञी); महाहविः (great offering in sacrifice, also हविः); सवः (soma rasa); हुतभुक् (one who eats the sacrificial offering); यज्ञपतिः (the head of yagnas); यज्ञाङ्गः : the parts of yagna; यज्ञवाहनः (one who facilitates yagnas); यज्ञभृत् (one who accepts yagnas); यज्ञभुक् (enjoyer of yagnas); यज्ञसाधनः (one who is attained through the means of yagnas); यज्ञान्तकृत् (one who makes the fruits of yagnas); यज्ञगुह्यं (the secret of yagnas): सामगायनः (singer of sama hymns); शिपिविष्टः (one who resides in sacrificial animals); भूरिदक्षिणः (abundant dakshina); मेधजः (one who manifests in sacrifice).

The idea of creation (Brahma), protection (Vishnu) and destruction (Siva) are reflected in the names listed next.

“The six gunas – jnana (omniscience), aishvarya (lordship), shakti (potency), bala (force), virya (virtue) and tejas (self-sufficiency), acting in pairs and in totality, are the instruments and the subtle material of pure creation. Vyūhas are the first beings created, and they represent the effective parts of a coherent whole.

In Upanishadic terminology ‘virAT’ is the sum-total of all the ‘sthUla-sharIra-s’ (gross bodies) of all the jIvas put together; ‘hiraNyagarbha’ is the sum-total of the sUkShma-sharIra-s (subtle bodies) of all the jIvas. That is the cosmic-mind. Iswara is the sum-total of all the ‘karana-sarira-s’ (causal bodies)’ of all the jiva-s put together.

The vasana-s of all jiva-s get registered in the cosmic mind i.e., ‘hiranyagarbha’, and at the time of next birth, their vasana-s are derived from hiranyagarbha and hence the next birth goes according to those vasana-s.)

Creation emerged from Hiranyagarbha, which is oval in shape, a golden egg, like the one materialised a few days ago. The mouth was the first to emerge from this shape. From the mouth, sound. Then, the nose, through which air began flowing. Eyes came next, with fire emanating through them. Ears arrived next.”

महोत्साहः (engaged in creation, maintenance and reabsorption); महाकर्मा (doer of big deeds like creation); महावीर्यः (one who manifests as the powerful mahat at the time of creation); वर्धनः (one who helps in expanding); वर्धमानः (one who expands as the universe); विस्तारः (one in whom the world expands); युगादिकृत् (creator of yuga, etc.); युगावर्तः (one who makes yugas come up cyclically); क्षोभनः (one who churns nature and beings at the time of creation); करणं (instrument of creation); समीहनः (one who assumes desires at the time of creation); ब्रह्मकृत् (one who created Brahma); ब्रह्मविवर्धनः (one who fosters Brahma); ब्रह्मी (one in whom Brahma is); महाकर्मा (one who has created the five elements, also प्रभवः);

कर्ता (doer); विकर्ता (creator of variety); व्यवसायः (effort); कृतिः (action);

Cause of the world:

धातुरत्तमः (the original cause that is the source of earth, etc., also हेतुः, कारणं, बीजमव्ययं, unchanging cause); सर्वादिः (source of all); विश्वयोनिः (source of the universe, also उद्भवः, विश्वरेताः); भूतादिः (the source of beings, also प्रजाभवः, आत्मयोनिः the source of Atma); जगदादिजः (born in the beginning, Hiranyagarbha); आदिदेवः (primordial god).

वृद्धात्मा (one with an ancient soul)

प्रमाणं (source of knowledge)

Creation:

भूतभावनः (one who creates, also ईशानः, सर्गः, वेधाः, स्रष्टा, ब्रह्मा, वाचस्पतिः अयोनिजः : unborn Brahma, जननः); मनुः (the progenitor; the archetypal man, also प्रजापतिः); वाचस्पतिः उदारधीः : lord of speech with superior intellect; चतुरात्मा (one who has four supreme forms at the time of creation, etc. Brahma, Daksha et al, time, and all living beings); जनजन्मादिः : the source of the birth of people.

अमृतांशूद्भवः : one from whom moon emerged

सुतत्न्तुः (one whose web is the world); (तन्तुवर्धनः : one who expands that web)

Protection:

बभ्रुः : protector (also गोप्ता, रक्षणः); आवर्तनः one who operates the wheel of life (also समावर्तः);

As supporter of the framework of the universe:

प्रतिष्ठितः (rooted firmly); अधिष्ठानं (the base of the universe, also लोकाधिष्ठानं); व्यवस्थानः (one in whom the universe is situated); भर्ता (one who bears, also धुर्यः); धाता (one who bears everything); आधारनिलयः  (the support of the supporters of the earth); स्थाणुः (one who is firm); स्थावरः स्थाणुः (permanently established and bearing earth, etc.); त्रिलोकद्रुक् (one who bears the three worlds); धराधरः (one who bears the world); भारभृत् (bearer of earth, also महीधरः); वायुवाहनः (the carrier of winds); नक्षत्रनेमिः (the mover of stars).

Supporter of life

भुतभृत् (one who sustains life); प्राणः (the vital life breath); प्राणनिलयः (the resting place of life breath); प्राणदः (one who regulates life breath); समीरणः (powers life through breath); प्राणभृत् (the supporter of life); प्राणजीवनः (one who gives life through the life breath); जीवनः (one who makes life possible).

Collapsing:

भूतकृत् (one who destroys, also शर्वः, त्वष्टा, प्रतर्दनः, रुद्रः, संग्रहः, जह्नुः, शिवः, सोमः); कृतान्तकृत् (one who brings about dissolution); लोकसारङ्गः  (one who absorbs the world like a bee); विरामः (the end, all beings end in him, also संस्थानः, अप्ययः); संक्षेप्ता (one who collapses the universe at the time of pralaya); निष्ठा (one in whom beings reside for long during pralaya);  भगहा (one who destroys wealth at the time of pralaya); क्षामः (when all changes subside, he resides in Atma)

First

If god is the cause of the world, what is the cause of god? He is ever present, uncaused and changeless. These ideas are brought in the following names:

अभूः (unborn); पुरातनः (ancient, also सनात्, सनातनतमः, the most ancient, ज्येष्ठः); अनादिः (beginningless); प्राग्वंशः (one whose lineage is the oldest); अग्रजः (first-born).

स्थविरो ध्रुवः (ancient and stable one).

The Best

God as the best of everything is one of the ideas that has been current. The tenth chapter of Gita is about it. The following names suggest that.

पुरुषोत्तमः the best of ‘persons’; श्रेष्ठः : the best; विजयः, धनञ्जयः (Arjuna); अतीन्द्रः (better than Indra); जेता (superior to all others); महाबलः (more powerful than the strong); महाबुद्धिः (more intelligent than the wizards); महाशक्तिः (of great energy); महाद्युतिः (of great effulgence); गोविदां पतिः (the leader of the eloquent); नेता (leader); विशिष्टः (supreme); शक्तिमतां श्रेष्ठः (the best among those with prowess); ज्ञानमुत्तमम् (supreme knowledge); उत्तरः (best of all); श्रीमतां वरः (the best of the prosperous); उदीर्णः (the highest); सत्ता (one with supreme gnana); सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः (the best of the wielders of weapons); क्षमिणां वरः (best among the tolerant); उर्ध्वगः (one who is above all, also न्यग्रोधः); वसुमनाः (of the best mind); बृहद्भानुः (supreme sun, bigger than the sun); पृथुः (big); पुरुसत्तमः (the best of purus); ज्योतिरादित्यः (one who is in the luminous zone of sun).

World as in god’s body

The dhyana sloka says:

भूः पादौ यस्य नाभिर्वियदसुरानिलश्चन्द्रसूयौ च नेत्रे

कर्णावाशा शिरो द्यौर्मुखमपी दहनो यस्य वास्तेयमब्धिः I

अन्तस्थं यस्य विश्वं सुरनरखग गोभोगिगन्धर्वादैत्यैः

चित्रं रंरम्यते तं त्रिभुवनवपुषं विश्नुमीशं नमामि II

He - whose feet form the earth, naval the sky, breath the air, eyes the sun and the moon, ears directions, head the heaven, mouth the fire, those who live in the sky, stomach the oceans; Inside whom is all the universe including gods, human beings, birds, serpents, gandharva, and demons, deities - I bow to him, the Lord Vishnu, the body of the three worlds, charming mysteriously.

This idea that the world is in his body is brought out by the following names:

भूगर्भः (the one in whose womb the earth is); धाम (the abode for all, also सर्वासुनिलयः, वसुः); वृषोदरः (one in whose stomach the beings dwell); विश्वबाहुः (one who has the universe as his shoulders); कुम्भः (one in whom everything is contained like in a pot); वत्सरः (one in whom everything resides); एकपात् : one with one foot (world and beings); भूतावासः (one in whom beings dwell); भूर्भुवःस्वस्तरुः (one who is like a tree of three worlds).

We come across words that are apparently opposite in meaning:

1.    निमिषः : one whose eyes are closed in yoga nidra

अनिमिषः : one who is ever awake

2.    सत् : the existence (Brahman)

असत् : the non-descript Brahman (the world)

3.    क्षरं : the beings that are subject to destruction (the world)

अक्षरं : indestructible (the soul)

4.    अमूर्तिमान् : one without form (nirguna Brahman)

अनेकमूर्तिः : one with many forms (saguna Brahman)

5.    एकः : one (Brahman)

नैकः : not one (avataras)

6.    अचलः : unmoving (inanimate or matter)

चलः : moving (spirit)

7.    दुर्लभः : difficult to attain (nirguna Brahman)

सुलभः : easy to attain (compassionate Iswara)

8.    अमूर्तिः (nirguna Brahman)

मूर्तिमान् (avataras)

9.    भयकृत् : giver of fear to the wicked

भयनाशनः : remover of fear for the good

10. अणुः : small

बृहत् : big

11. कृशः : formless (Brahman)

स्थूलः : gross (world)

12. गुणभृत् : wielder of qualities (saguna Brahman)

निर्गुणः : devoid of qualities (nirguna Brahman)

13. धाता (creator)

अधाता (uncreated)

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Misc.

अविज्ञाता : not in the league of atma which thinks that it is the doer

उदुम्बरः : one who manifested from the sky

अणुः : small

बृहत् : big

धनुर्वेदः : archery

अभिप्रायः : wish

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Purusharthas

The purpose of human life has been defined as dharma, artha, kama, moksha. While moksha is about freeing from the world and aptly pushed to the rear, the other three are about this world. Dharma is a code of conduct much wider than morality. Dharma covers all aspects of life and is the defining term of Hinduism. Earning wealth and fulfilling desires are legitimate worldly pursuits. Kama, which is desire in general and sexual desire in particular, is a scriptural injunction. Ideas like desirelessness and desireless action are later in time and are not the overriding tenets of Hinduism. We will see the names that cover the purusharthas.

चतुर्भावः (one from whom the purusharthas arise).

Dharma

वृषकर्मा (doer of dharma, also धर्मकृत्, धर्मी); धर्माध्यक्षः (one who presides over dharma and its fruits); वृषाही (one who has dharma and yaga); वृषपर्वा (dharma as steps in the liberation path); वृषप्रियः (one for whom dharma is dear); धर्मः; धर्मयूपः (tied to the sacrificial post of dharma); धर्मगुप् (one who protects dharma);  धर्मविदुत्तमः (the best among those that know dharma); स्कन्दधरः (one who stabilizes dharma).

Artha (wealth)

अव्ययः निधिः (indestructible wealth); वसुः (wealth); महाधनः  (great wealth, also महानिधिः); श्रीनिधिः (a repository of wealth); सद्भूतिः (good wealth); पणः (stake); अर्थः; भूतिः (wealth); श्रीविभावनः (one who apportions wealth according to merit); प्रद्युम्नः (one with great wealth); वसुदः (giver of wealth, also श्रीदः, श्रीकरः, द्रविणप्रदः, वसुप्रदः); धन्यः (the wealthy); अनन्तश्रीः (one of endless wealth); महर्द्धिः (one endowed with aiswarya, also ऋद्धः prosperous); श्रीगर्भः (one who has aiswarya in his stomach); परर्द्धिः (one with supreme endowments); भूषणः (an ornament).

Kama

कामकृत् (one who fulfils the desires, also कामप्रदः, सर्वकामदः); कामः; कामदेवः (Manmatha); कामपालः (protector of kama); कामी (one with desires).

महाभोगः (great enjoyment)

Moksha

The idea of moksha can be inferred from the following:

योगविदां नेता (the lord of gnanis); योगीशः (lord of yogis); योगः (one whom people attain through yoga); सदायोगी (always self-explicit); योगी;

अग्रणीः (one who leads the best of seekers to their destiny); तारणः (one who helps to cross the ocean of samsara, also तारः , उत्तारणः); मार्गः (the path to moksha); अनलः (one who is the destiny of souls).

संयासकृत् (establisher of the state of renunciation); कामहा (destroyer of lust).

ज्ञानगम्यः (attainable through gnana); वेद्यः (one to be known);

Refuge (sarana)

मुक्तानां परमा गतिः (the supreme destiny of liberated souls); शरणं (refuge, also परायणं, आश्रमः, पदमनुत्तमं the refuge par excellence, लोकत्रयाश्रयः refuge of the three worlds).

सतां गतिः (the destiny of the virtuous, also सद्गतिः, सत्परायणः, सन्निवासः); विश्रामः (the resting place); गतिसत्तमः (the best and the refuge of all); चतुर्गतिः (the refuge of four varnas and four asramas); वरारोहः (one attaining whom is the best course); परिग्रहः (a good hold).

Time

Vikara or change and limitation by time characterize normal beings and god is above that. But he is the creator and master of time.

भूत-भव्य-भवत्प्रभुः (master of past present and future, also भूतभव्यभवन्नाथः);. संवत्सरः (year); समयज्ञः (one who knows time); कालः (time); शर्वरीकरः (one who creates night).

Iswara (lord)

God is Iswara, the lord, who oversees and regulates the world as suggested in the following names:

प्रधान-पुरुशेश्वरः (lord of nature and ‘person’); प्रभुः (one who has limitless prowess); ईश्वरः; प्रभूतः (has qualities like wisdom, lordship, etc.); सर्वेश्वरः (the lord of all lords); लोकाध्यक्षः (one who oversees the world, also सर्वतश्चक्षुः, सर्वदृक्, सर्वदर्शी, त्रिदशाध्यक्षः, overseer of the three states of wakefulness, dream, and deep sleep); शास्ता (ruler); शिष्टकृत् (one who issues orders); जनेश्वरः (lord of people); परमेश्वरः (supreme god); भूतमहेश्वरः (great lord of beings); ज्योतिर्गणेश्वरः (lord of the luminous bodies); अनीशः (one without lord); भगवान् (god); शूरजनेश्वरः (lord of valiant people); त्रिलोकेशः (lord of the three worlds); लोकनाथः (the lord of the world, also लोक्स्वमी); क्षितीशः (lord of the earth);

विभुः : one who is varied like Hiranyagarbha

सर्ववागीश्वरेश्वरः : lord of all those who are adept in speech like Brahma

नयः (one who leads).

Saguna Brahman (Benevolent god)

The idea of god who is competent and benevolent is the substance of all theistic religions. Any number of names mean that, including those appearing under other heads.

गुणभृत् (wielder of qualities); सत्ववान् (having satva nature); सात्विकः (personification of satva qualities); सत्कर्ता (one who does good); साधुः (good); सुव्रतः (one has sacred vows); सत्कृतिः (one whose deeds are virtuous);

दक्षः (competent, also क्षमः, दक्षिणः); विश्वदक्षिणः (adept in everything); सर्वसहः (all competent); मङ्गलं परम् (supremely auspicious) सुप्रसादः (one whose grace is a blessing); स्वस्तिदः (giver of auspiciousness); स्वस्तिकृत् (one who creates auspiciousness); स्वस्ति (auspiciousness); स्वस्तिभुक (one who enjoys auspiciousness); स्वस्तिदक्षिणः (one who is capable of giving auspiciousness);

मेधावी (capable of remembering a number of texts); कविः (one who knows everything); गुरुः (one who teaches all branches of knowledge); गुरुतमः (one who teaches even Brahma, etc.); सर्वलक्ष्णलक्ष्ण्यः (one who has gnana obtained through all means); सर्वज्ञः (omniscient); छिन्नसंशयः (one for whom all doubts are resolved); सुमेधा (one who has auspicious intelligence); सत्यमेधा (one with true wisdom); विद्वत्तमः (learned);

आत्मवान् (autonomous, also स्ववशः);

कृतज्ञः (one who remembers the deeds)

अहः (the effulgent) सर्ववित् भानुः (omniscient and resplendent) भ्राजिष्णुः : the effulgent; ज्योतिः (light); अर्चिष्मान् (one who gives light to luminous bodies); महातेजा (one with large radiance); तेजोवृषः (one who showers radiance); विरोचनः (illuminating); प्रकाशनः (one who brightens everything); ओजस्तेजोद्युतिधरः (one who has life-breath, valour and effulgence).

सर्वदर्शनः (the one whose eyes show all the paths)

सिद्धः (accomplished also सिद्धार्थः, सिद्धसंकल्पः, कृतकर्मा);

सिद्धिः (perfection); अनघः (blemishless); नन्दः (one who is full in all respects); पुष्टः (one who has everything); पूर्णः (perfect); पूरयिता (one who makes everyone perfect);

अमोघः (giver of all fruits) सन्धाता (one who yokes fruits of deeds with deeds) सिद्धिदः (one who apportions fruits according to deeds) सिद्धिसाधनः (one who facilitates successful completion of tasks); वृषभाक्षः (one whose eyes fulfil wishes); वरदः (granter of boons); दिवस्पृक् (giver of heaven); वाजसनः (one who feeds those who ask for); भावनः (distributor of fruits of action);

महातपाः (one with great power of penance)

ऊर्जितः (mighty); दुग्धरः (difficult to bear); बृहद्रूपः (having big forms); वेगवान् (the fast one, also मनोजवः one with the speed of mind); ); अनिरुद्धः (unstoppable); अमितप्रभः (of unlimited prowess); दृढः (determined);

नियमः (one who fixes all in their work) ग्रामणीः (one who organizes the living beings) स्थानदः (one who places people appropriately); निग्रहः (one who controls); दमः (control); नियन्ता (administrator); विदिशः (distributor of fruits on merits); विधाता (one who powers action and their results); कुन्दरः (giver of pure effects); वंशवर्धनः (one who expands the lineage)

न्यायः (the just, also चतुरश्रः);

प्रसन्नात्मा (one with a clear self); परमः स्पष्टः (supreme and full of clarity)

सत्कृतः (worshipped by the worthy); पद्मगर्भः (one who is in the lotus-like hearts of devotees); महार्हः : worthy of supreme worship; स्तव्यः (worthy of worship); स्तवप्रियः (fond of worship); स्तोत्रं (prayer); अर्चितः (worshipped one); स्तुतिः (act of praying); स्तोता (person praying); अर्कः (worth of being propitiated); अर्हः (worthy);

विविक्तः : one who stays clear of changes during such expansion and contraction

जगतःसेतुः : the bridge of the world

सत्यधर्मपराक्रमः : the one who has unfailing dharma and valour

पावनः (purifier); पूतात्मा (one whose soul is free from gunas. In combination with gunas, manifestation occurs); पवित्रं (pure, also शुचिः); विशुद्धात्मा (purified soul); कुन्दः (spotless like kunda flower);

इष्टः (dear one, also शिष्टेष्टः,dear to the wise); अनुकूलः (one who is helpful); सहः (one who accepts everyone); सुदर्शनः (affable); नन्दनः (giver of joy); सुमुखः (pleasant-faced); सुघोषः (pleasant-toned);सुखदः (giver of comfort); सुहृत् (good friend); वत्सलः (kind); प्रियार्हः (worthy of love); प्रियकृत् (doer of kind things, also शंभुः doer of good); प्रीतिवर्धनः (one who enhances enjoyment); सुलभः (affable); लोकबन्धुः (relative of the world);

क्रोधहा : one who destroys anger of the virtuous; जितक्रोधः (one who has controlled anger, also जितमन्युः); अरौद्रः (free from anger);

प्रथितः (famous); सत्कीर्तिः (of true fame); पुण्यकीर्तिः (one whose fame is virtuous); मान्यः  (one who is worthy of esteem); अमानी (one with no cause for shame); मानदः (one who gives dignity to beings); कथितः (talked about);

अप्रमत्तः (not careless); प्रजागरः (ever wakeful); अक्षोभ्यः (one who cannot be disturbed)

अशोकः (free from grief, also अनिर्विण्णः, विशोकः); निर्वाणं (state of being free from all suffering); शोकनाशनः (one who destroys sorrow);

नेयः : the one who is led

अधोक्षजः : one who never undergoes deterioration

सत्यसन्धः (has taken the vow of keeping to truth); सत्यधर्मा (one who has satya and dharma); सत्यधर्मपरायणः (adherent of satya and dharma);

दाशार्हः (worthy of receiving gifts); प्रग्रहः (one who receives offerings by devotees);

विनयितासाक्षी : one who watches humility in beings

गभीरः (majestic); महामनाः (broad-minded); सुन्दः (compassionate); अक्रूरः (free from cruelty); महान् (great);

स्वाङ्गः : one whose limbs are enough for his acts

औषधं (medicine, also भेषजं); भिषक् (doctor, also वैद्यः); अनामयः (free from diseas);

शान्तः (calm); शान्तिः (tranquility); शान्तिदः (giver of mental peace)

क्षेमकृत् : one who helps keep safely what has been attained

तीर्थकरः : one who established various branches of faith

चलः : moving

दुरतिक्रमः : one whose order cannot be disobeyed

अक्षोभ्यः (not rattled); वीतभयः (one for whom fear is gone);

अमृतवपुः : of immortal body

पुण्यश्रवणकीर्तनः : one hearing and chanting whose qualities is virtue

दुष्कृतिहा (one who destroys bad acts); दुष्स्वप्नानाशनः (one who alleviates bad dreams); भयापहः (one who removes fear); पापनाशनः (destroyer of sins, also विशोधनः)

सन्तः (good people); सत्पथाचारः (one who adopts the ways of the good);

विश्वधृक् (One who can take on the whole world)

विषमः (one of different nature from others)

Avataras

‘वृषाकृतिः (incarnates for establishing dharma) is reminiscent of the Gita sloka about god taking avataras to establish dharma. The other names which allude to incarnation are नैकात्मा (one with many forms); नैकजः (one of several incarnations); नैकरूपः (of many forms); व्यक्तरूपः (one whose form is seen); नैककर्मकृत् (engaged in many acts); अनन्तरूपः (of infinite forms); संभवः (one who is born at his will). (It is explained that god chooses his birth at will whereas other beings are governed by their samskara); अनेकमूर्तिः, शतमूर्तिः (one with many forms); नैकः (not one); शरीरभूतभृत् (one who bears the five elements for taking birth).

The incarnations covered are:

1.    Matsya: महीभर्ता : one who saved the earth from submerging in the deluge; महाशृङ्गः, शृङ्गी (one who used his horn to lug the earth during deluge); नैकश्रुङ्गः : one with four horns.

(Matsya rescued Manu and earthly existence from a great deluge).

2.     विष्वक्सेनः : on whose will to fight scares the demons (The Kurma Purana describes Vishvaksena as born out of a portion of Vishnu, carrying a conch (shankha), Sudarshana chakra (discus) and gada (mace) and wearing yellow clothes like his master).

3.    Kurma: महाद्रिदृक् (one who bore Mandara mountain; when gods and demons churned the milky ocean for nectar).

4.    Varaha: धरणीधरः (bearer of earth); कपीन्द्रः (king of bears); महावराहः; कपिः; वृषाकपिः (the one who was in the form of dharma and Varaha).

(When Hiranyaksha tormented the earth and its inhabitants, she sinks into the primordial waters. Vishnu took the form of the Varaha, descended into the depths of the oceans, slew the demon and retrieved the Earth from the ocean, lifting her on his tusks.)

5.    Narasimha: नारसिंहवपुः, (incarnated as Narasimha in response to the prayer of Prahlada whom Hiranyakasipu tormented because of his devotion to Vishnu, and killed Hiranyakasipu in that form); चतुर्दंष्ट्रः : one who has four teeth.

6.    नारायणः : one who resides on water; नरः : one who leads (It can be taken as Nara- Narayana avatara); सुतपाः : one who does auspicious penance  (as Nara and Narayana).

(Nara-Narayana is the twin-brother avatar of the God Vishnu on earth, working for the preservation of dharma or righteousness).

7.    Kapila: महर्षिः कपिलाचार्यः, कपिलः.

(Kapila was the son of Kardama Prajapati and his wife Devahuti. Kapila presents to his mother Devahuti, the philosophy of yoga and theistic dualism.)

8.    Vyasa: सर्वदृक् व्यासः.

(Vyasa compiled Vedas, puranas and Mahabharata).

9.    Vamana: उपेन्द्रः : brother of Indra (Vamana) (also वासवानुजः); वामनः; प्रांशुः : Trivikrama; त्रिविक्रमः; त्रिपदः : one who has three steps; विक्रमः : the one who measured the whole world; महाक्रमः : one who took three big steps; वैखानः : one who dug the earth.

(Vishnu incarnated as Vamana to overpower Mahabali in order to protect Indra. He begs of Mahabali earth of the size of three steps by his dwarf self during a sacrifice. After Mahabali grants the boon, Vamana becomes Vikrama, a giant, and his two steps covered the earth and the sky, and for the third step, Mahabali offered his head. When Vishnu put his foot on his head, he sank to the netherworld where he became the monarch.)

10. Parasurama खण्डपरशुः

(Parasurama’s father was killed by a king unjustly and Parasurama kills all kings in revenge.)

11. Rama: महेष्वासः : a great archer (Rama); भूशयः : one who lay on the earth (wanting to cross ocean); कालनेमिनिहा : killer of Kalanemi (Hanuman who killed Kalanemi who tried to obstruct his fetching the herbs to revive Lakshmana).

12. Balarama हलायुधः; गदाग्रजः : brother of Gada.

13. Krishna कृष्णः; केशवः, केशिहा (killer of Kesi, a demon sent by Kamsa to kill Krishna, who assumes the form of a giant horse. Krishna hurls him far holding him by his legs, and kills him by thrusting his left hand to Kesi’s mouth and choking him); माधवः (husband of Lakshmi); मधुसूदनः killer of the demon, Madhu. (From the 'ear wax' of Lord Vishnu, two demons named Madhu and Kaitabha were born. They obtained a boon from Goddess Lakshmi that they would only die whenever they wished. They tormented the world. At the request of Brahma, Vishnu incarnated as Hayagriva and tricked the demons to grant him a boon. He sought their death as his boon. This is how they were killed.); अच्युतः (one who never slips); जनार्दनः (One who inflicts suffering on evil men); चतुर्व्यूहः [one who has four vyuhas. The Chatur-vyūha forms of Vishnu are related to four of the six causes of creation which six are God Himself as the final cause of creation and His five aspects – Narāyana ('thinking'), Vāsudeva ('feeling'), Samkarśana ('willing'), Pradyumna ('knowing') and Aniruddha ('acting') successively; each divinity controls its specific creative energy.]; गोविन्दः, गोपतिः (the protector of cows); मुकुन्दः (giver of mukti); संकर्षणः अच्युतः (one who draws everything to him during pralaya); गोहितः (one who is interested in welfare of cows); यदुश्रेष्ठः* : the best of Yadus; देवकीनन्दनः (pleaser of Devaki); चतुर्मूर्तिः (of four forms; शिखण्डी (one who wears peacock feather); चतुर्बाहुः (of four shoulders); सात्त्वतां पतिः* (leader of Satvats); अनिरुद्धः (unstoppable); सुयामुनः (one who had several Yamunas around him); चाणूरान्ध्रनिशूधनः (killer of Chanura); वत्सी (protector of calves).

(*Vrishni was son of Satvata, a descendant of Yadu, the son of Yayati. He had two wives, Gandhari and Madri. He had a son named Devamidhusha by his wife Madri. Vasudeva, the father of Krishna, was the grandson of Devamidhusha.)

God takes avataras to protect sadhus and destroy evil-doers. All gods have some weapon, which symbolises that gods would act against evil. This theme is brought in many names.

Protection of the virtuous/devas

वृषः (one who showers what devotees desire); दर्पदः (giver of pride of the good); भक्तवत्सलः (kind to his devotees); भयनाशनः (remover of fear for the good); सदामर्षी (one who tolerates the mistakes of the good)

सुरानन्दः giver of bliss to devas; इन्द्रकर्मा : one who acts for Indra

Suppression of the wicked

विक्रमी (brave); दुराधर्षः (incapable of being intimidated); उग्रः (fierce);

सहिष्णुः (one who overwhelms demons like Hiranyaksha); दमनः (punisher of the guilty); सुरारिहा (destroyer of enemies of devas); सहस्रजित् (one who conquers thousands of asuras); अनन्तजित् (one who conquers endlessly, also जयः, समितिञ्जयः one who is victorious in war, जयन्तः, सर्वविञ्जयी one who is omniscient and victorious, अनिवर्ती one who never returns without victory from war, पुरुजित् conqueror of many); दुर्मर्षणः (unbeatable); सत्यपराक्रमः (one of unfailing valour, also शूरः, वीरः); अजितः (unconquered);

क्रोधकृत् कर्ता (one who shows anger on the wicked and kills them); वीरहा (slayer of demons); पुरन्दरः (one who destroys the cities of asuras); शत्रुघ्नः (killer of enemies, also दुरारिहा, शत्रुजित्, शत्रुतापनः tormentor of enemies); जितामित्रः (one who has conquered enemies); विदारणः (one who tears away the wicked);; दारुणः (cruel to evil doers); रणप्रियः (fond of war); दर्पहा (destroyer of pride of the wicked); भयकृत् (giver of fear to the wicked); विनयः (punisher of the wicked);

अनयः : one who is not led

सुषेणः (one who has auspicious army); अप्रतिरथः (one without an opponent); अमितविक्रमः (one with unparalleled valour); शूरसेनः (one in whose army great warriors are there); दुर्धरः (difficult to hold or stop); दुर्जयः (difficult to conquer); सुवीरः (good warrior); श्रमणः (one who gives strife); दमयिता (one who suppresses)

दण्डः : baton

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Lastly, we come to Atma. The soul of Hinduism is soul, its nature and destiny, on which there are different opinions. One has a choice, but it is decided by birth mostly. Several names bring in focus the Vedanta doctrines. 

भूतात्मा (the soul of all beings that is the unchanging and eternal substance, the changes being passing in nature); पुरुषः (the one who is in the body); पुनर्वसुः (dweller as soul in living beings again and again); हंसः (one who indwells all bodies); विश्वात्मा (the soul of the world); अवशिष्टः (one who is inside everyone); शरभः (the dweller in the bodies of beings); त्रिलोकात्मा (the indwelling soul of the three worlds); अनन्तात्मा (infinite soul); जीवः; पर्यवस्थितः (one who pervades the world); यमः  (one who is inside); परमेष्ठी (one who resides in the supreme space in heart); सत्वस्थः (one who resides in all beings);

क्षेत्रज्ञः (the one who knows the body, does not identify himself with the body); सन्धिमान् (the enjoyer of fruits); भोक्ता (consumer, also अन्नादः); तत्ववित्: (knower of truth);

अक्षरः (immortal); सूक्ष्मः (subtle);

विश्वम् (world); विश्वमूर्तिः (one who is in the form of the world); सर्वः; त्रिकुब्धाम (fills all, up, down and middle); क्रमः (omnipresent); सर्वगः (one who pervades all); कृताकृतः  (one who is both the cause and the effect); व्याप्तः (all-pervasive, also व्यापी); असत् ( the non-descript Brahman, the world); क्षरं (that which is subject to destruction); अन्नं (food, matter, also भोजनं); स्थूलः (gross).

परमात्मा (the supreme being); विमुक्तात्मा (one of autonomous soul); विजितात्मा (one for whom the Atma is conquered); अविधेयात्मा (one whose Atma is not controlled by anyone else);

अव्ययः (changeless, also शाश्वतः eternal) साक्क्षी (one who is a mere observer; स्वयंभूः (existing by himself); स्वधृतः (self-supported); अधृतः (unsupported); अधाता (one who has no creator); स्वयंजातः (self-born); अजः (unborn); समः; शाश्वतः स्थाणुः (ensconced eternally); स्थिरः (stable); स्वाभाव्यः (having no birth by nature); निवृत्तात्मा (one who is liberated from repetitive life).

अनादिनिधनः (without beginning or end, अमृतः, अमृत्युः); जन्ममृत्युजरातिगः (one who is above changes like birth, death, aging, etc.); धृतात्मा (one who is firm as soul, unique and unborn and undying); ध्रुवः (indestructible); व्यग्रः (one without end);

अप्रमेयः (beyond all sensory means of knowledge, also अग्राह्यः, असंमितः not gauged by anything, अव्यङ्गः  one whose form is unintelligible, अतीन्द्रियः, अनिर्देश्यवपुः whose nature cannot be pointed out, व्यालः incapable of being grasped like a serpent); गहनः (unfathomable); गुप्तः (hidden, also गुहः); गुह्यः (one who dwells in the secret recess of heart); गहनः (one whose nature and competence are beyond scrutiny);

अनुत्तमः (unparalleled, also अतुलः);; समात्मा;

संवृतः (covered, also महाकोशः  one who has many kosas,)

अदृश्यः (unseen, also अव्यक्तः, अमूर्तिमान् one without form, अमूर्तिः, कृशः formless)

असन्ख्येयः (countless)

विक्षरः (indestructible, also अक्षरं)

सत् (the existence, also ब्रह्म : Brahman; यत् : which, तत् : that, कः bliss, किं one whose nature must be enquired into); प्रत्ययः (consciousness); अनन्तः (infinite, अप्रमेयात्मा one whose soul is immeasurable, अमेयात्मा); एकः (one); एकात्मा (of one soul); सत्यः; सर्वयोगविनिसृतः (free from all association); प्रकाशात्मा (having the soul that is self-luminous);

तुष्टः (blissful); श्रेयः (one with incessant bliss); दृप्तः (blissful); शर्म (of supreme bliss); प्रमोदनः (blissful); आनन्दी (one who is of the nature of bliss); शतानन्दः (one whose bliss appears manifold because of conditioned perception); नन्दिः (of the form of bliss); आनन्दः (bliss).

अनर्थः : one who has no desire; (also घृताशीः); विरतः (detached);

शून्यः (one without special attributes); निर्गुणः (devoid of qualities);

दुर्लभः (difficult to attain to); दुर्गमः (difficult to get across to); दुर्गः (impenetrable); दुरावासः (difficult to retain in mind); अचिन्त्यः (beyond the reach of thought); शब्दातिगः (one who is beyond words); गभीरात्मा (of unfathomable nature);

महामायः (capable of deluding even the illusion creators); नैकमायः (one who makes many illusions); नहुषः (one who binds all beings by his maya); स्वापनः (one who makes beings forget Atma by his maya).

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Vishnu Sahasranamam (VS) 

1.विश्वम्

2. विष्णुः (repeated in 258, 657)

3. वषट्कारः vashat is a term uttered in yagna, it appears. Propiated by such manras.

4. भूत-भव्य-भवत्प्रभुः : master of past present and future. Vikara or change and limitation by time characterize normal beings and god is above that.

5. भूतकृत् : one who destroys (Siva). The distinction as several gods is for understanding. There is no difference between Siva, Vishnu, etc.

6.         भुतभृत् : one who sustains life. A straight name of Vishnu.

7.         भावः : the quality of being (same as viswam or ‘sat’) (The essence of Vedanta is that gos is sat, chit and Ananda).

8.         भूतात्मा : the soul of all beings (that is the unchanging and eternal substance, the changes being passing in nature)

9.         भूतभावनः : one who creates (Brahma) (29, 45, 50, 64, 88, 89, 117)

10.       पूतात्मा : one whose soul is free from gunas

11.       परमात्मा : the supreme being

12.       मुक्तानां परमा गतिः : the destiny of liberated souls

13.       अव्ययः : changeless

14.       पुरुषः : soul as person (the one who is in the body) (repeat 406)

15.       साक्क्षी : one who is a mere observer

16.       क्षेत्रज्ञः : the one who knows the body (does not identify himself with the body)

17.       अक्षरः : immortal

18.       योगः : one whom people attain through yoga (sense control)

19.       योगविदां नेता : the lord of gnanis

20.       प्रधान-पुरुशेस्वरह् : lord of nature and ‘person’ (soul)

21.       नारसिंहवपुः : incarnated as Narasimha in response to the prayer of Prahlada whom Hiranyakasipu tormented because of his devotion to Vishnu, and killed Hiranyakasipu in that form. (139)

22.       श्रीमान् : Lakshmi resides in his chest (repeated 178,220, 613)

23.       केशवः (Krishna, repeated 648) killer of Kesi, a demon sent by Kamsa to kill Krishna, who assumes the form of a giant horse. Krishna hurls him far holding him by his legs, and kills him by thrusting his left hand to Kesi’s mouth and choking him. (repeat 648; Krishna 57, 187, 311, 340, 367)

24.       पुरुषोत्तमः the best of ‘persons’

25.       सर्वः one who knows all, ‘sat’ or ‘asat’

26.       शर्वः : destroyer (Siva) (52, 59, 114, 231)

27.       शिवः Siva (repeat 600)

28.       स्थाणुः : one who is firm (Siva)

29.       भूतादिः : the source of beings (9, 45, 50, 64, 88, 89, 117)

30.       अव्ययः निधिः : indestructible wealth

31.       संभवः : one who is born at his will

32.       भावनः : distributor of fruits of action

33.       भर्ता : the foundation of the universe

34.       प्रभवः : the source of the five elements

35.       प्रभुः : one who has limitless prowess (repeat 299)

36.       ईश्वरः : natural lord (repeat 74)

37.       स्वयंभूः : existing by himself (Siva)

38.       शंभुः : doer of good (Siva)

39.       आदित्यः : Sun (repeated in 563) (277, 284, 483, 486, 564)

40.       पुष्कराक्षः : lotus-eyed

41.       महास्वनः : one with great nada (sound)

42.       अनादिनिधनः without beginning or end

43.       धाता : one who bears everything

44.       विधाता : one who powers action and their results (repeat 484)

45.       धातुरत्तमः : the original cause that is the source of earth, etc. (9, 29, 50, 64, 88, 89, 117)

46.       अप्रमेयः : beyond all (sensory) means of knowledge

47.       हृषीकेशः : the lord of all senses

48.       पद्मनाभः : the one from whose navel sprang the lotus stalk on which Brahma sat and created the world (repeat 196, 346)

49.       अमरप्रभुः : lord of devas (Indra 85, 134, 226,286, 492)

50.       विश्वकर्मा : maker of the universe (9, 29, 45, 64, 88, 89, 117)

51.       मनुः : the progenitor

52.       त्वष्टा : destroyer (at the end of a yuga) (26,59, 114, 231)

53.       स्थविष्ठः : a huge one (repeat 436)

54.       स्थविरो ध्रुवः : ancient and stable one

55.       अग्राह्यः : incomprehensible to sense organs of action

56.       शाश्वतः : eternal

57.       कृष्णः : Krishna (one of the incarnations) (repeat 57; 23, 57, 187, 311, 340, 367)

58.       लोहिताक्षः : Red-eyed

59.       प्रतर्दनः : destroyer (26, 52, 114, 231)

60.       प्रभूतः : has qualities like wisdom, lordship, etc.

61.       त्रिकुब्धाम : fills all, up, down and middle

62.       पवित्रं : pure

63.       मङ्गलं परम् : supremely auspicious

64.       ईशानः : one who creates all beings (9, 29, 45, 50, 88, 89, 117)

65.       प्राणदः : one who regulates life breath (repeat 321, 408, 956)

66.       प्राणः : the vital life breath (repeat 320, 407)

67.       ज्येष्ठः : the ancient

68.       श्रेष्ठः : the best

69.       प्रजापतिः : the progenitor (repeat 197)

70.       हिरण्यगर्भः : the one inside the golden egg prior to manifestation of the universe (repeat 411)

71.       भूगर्भः : the one in whose womb the earth is

72.       माधवः : husband of Lakshmi (repeated 167, 735)

73.       मधुसूदनः : killer of the demon, Madhu. (From the 'ear wax' of Lord Vishnu, two demons named Madhu and Kaitabha were born. They obtained a boon from Goddess Lakshmi that they would only die whenever they wished. They tormented the world. At the request of Brahma, Vishnu incarnated as Hayagriva and tricked the demons to grant him a boon. He sought their death as his boon. This is how they were killed.)

74.       ईश्वरः : omnipotent (repeat 36)

75.       विक्रमी : brave (repeat 909)

76.       धन्वी : wielder of bow (Rama)

77.       मेधावी : capable of remembering a number of texts

78.       विक्रमः : the one who measured the whole world (Vamana 151,152, 153, 323)

79.       क्रमः : omnipresent

80.       अनुत्तमः : unparalleled

81.       दुराधर्षः : incapable of being intimidated

82.       कृतज्ञः : one who knows the good and bad committed by people (repeat 532)

83.       कृतिः : the action of beings

84.       आत्मवान् : autonomous

85.       सुरेशः : lord of devas (Indra:49,134, 226,286, 492)

86.       शरणं : destroyer of the hardships of the suffering

87.       शर्म : of supreme bliss

88.       विश्वरेताः : the cause of the world (9, 29, 45, 50, 64, 89, 117)

89.       प्रजाभवः : the source of all living beings (9, 29, 45, 50, 64, 88, 117)

90.       अहः : the effulgent (141, 176)

91.       संवत्सरः : year (time) (repeat 422)

92.       व्यालः : incapable of being grasped like a serpent

93.       प्रत्ययः : consciousness

94.       सर्वदर्शनः : the one whose eyes show all the paths

95.       अजः : unborn (repeat 204, 521)

96.       सर्वेश्वरः : the lord of all lords

97.       सिद्धः : accomplished (repeat 819)

98.       सिद्धिः : perfection

99.       सर्वादिः : source of all

100.    अच्युतः : one who never slips (repeat 318)

101.    वृषाकपिः : the one who was in the form of dharma and Varaha (501)

102.    अमेयात्मा : immeasurable (repeated 179)

103.    सर्वयोगविनिसृतः : free from all association

104.    वसुः : the abode of all beings (repeat 270, 696)

105.    वसुमनाः : of the best mind (repeat 697)

106.    सत्यः : ever true (repeated 212, 869)

107.    समात्मा : Equanimeous

108.    असंमितः : not gauged by anything

109.    समः : unchanging (repeat 581)

110.    अमोघः : giver of all fruits (repeat 154)

111.    पुण्डरीकाक्षः : lotus-eyed

112.    वृषकर्मा : doer of dharma

113.    वृषाकृतिः : incarnates for establishing dharma

114.    रुद्रः : destroyer (Siva, 26, 52, 59, 214)

115.    बहुशिरा : many-headed

116.    बभ्रुः : protector

117.    विश्वयोनिः : source of the universe (repeat 149; 9, 29, 45, 50, 64, 88, 89)

118.    शुचिश्रवाः : one with sweet names

119.    अमृतः : immortal

120.    शाश्वतः स्थाणुः : ensconced eternally

121.    वरारोहः : one attaining whom is the best course

122.    महातपाः : one with great power of penance

123.    सर्वगः : one who pervades all

124.    सर्ववित् भानुः : omniscient and resplendent

125.    विष्वक्सेनः : on whose will to fight scares the demons (The Kurma Purana describes Vishvaksena as born out of a portion of Vishnu, carrying a conch (shankha), Sudarshana chakra (discus) and gada (mace) and wearing yellow clothes like his master).

126.    जनार्दनः : One who inflicts suffering on evil men

127.    वेदः : giver of knowledge (280)

128.    वेदवित् : one who knows the message of Vedas (repeated 131)

129.    अव्यङ्गः : one whose form is unintelligible

130.    वेदाङ्गः : one for whom Vedas are limbs

131.    वेदवित् : one who probes into Vedas (repeated 128)

132.    कविः : one who knows everything

133.    लोकाध्यक्षः one who oversees the world

134.    सुराध्यक्षः : lord of devas (Indra, 49, 85, 226,286, 492)

135.    धर्माध्यक्षः : one who presides over dharma and its fruits

136.    कृताकृतः : one who is both the cause and the effect

137.    चतुरात्मा : one who has four supreme forms at the time of creation, etc. (Brahma, Daksha et al, time, and all living beings) (repeat 769)

138.    चतुर्व्यूहः : one who has four vyuhas ( Vasudeva, Sankarshana, Pradymna and Aniruddha) (repeat 767)

(The Chatur-vyūha forms of Vishnu are related to four of the six causes of creation which six are God Himself as the final cause of creation and His five aspects – Narāyana ('thinking'), Vāsudeva ('feeling'), Samkarśana ('willing'), Pradyumna ('knowing') and Aniruddha ('acting') successively; each divinity controls its specific creative energy.[6] The six gunas – jnana (omniscience), aishvarya (lordship), shakti (potency), bala (force), virya (virtue) and tejas (self-sufficiency), acting in pairs and in totality, are the instruments and the subtle material of pure creation. Vyūhas are the first beings created, and they represent the effective parts of a coherent whole.[7] Here, vyūha means – projection; the projection of the svarūpa ('own form') as bahurūpa ('manifest variously': Wikipedia).

139.    चतुर्दंष्ट्रः : one who has four teeth (Narasimha 21)

140.    चतुर्भुजः : four-armed)

141.    भ्राजिष्णुः : the effulgent (90, 176)

142.  भोजनं : consumable (the object)

143.  भोक्ता : consumer (the subject) (repeat 500, 888)

144.  सहिष्णुः: one who overwhelms (demons like Hiranyaksha) (repeat 565)

145.  जगदादिजः : born in the beginning (Hiranyagarbha)

146.  अनघः : blemishless (repeat 831)

147.  विजयः : victor

148.  जेता : Superior to all others

149.  विश्वयोनिः : source of the universe (repeat 117)

150.  पुनर्वसुः : dweller as soul in living beings again and again

151.  उपेन्द्रः : brother of Indra (Vamana) (78,152, 153,323)

152.  वामनः : Vamana (78,151, 153, 323)

153.  प्रांशुः : Trivikrama (78,151, 152,323)

154.  अमोघः : one whose actions are never in vain (repeat 110)

155.  शुचिः : pure (repeat 251)

156.  ऊर्जितः : mighty

157.  अतीन्द्रः : better than Indra

158.  संग्रहः : destroyer

159.  सर्गः : creator

160.  धृतात्मा : one who is firm as soul, unique and unborn and undying

161.  नियमः : one who fixes all in their work (repeat 865)

162.  यमः : one who is inside (repeat 866)

163.  वेद्यः : one to be known

164.  वैद्यः : one who knows all there is to know

165.  सदायोगी : always self-ecplicit

166.  वीरहा : slayer of demons (repeat 741, 927)

167.  माधवः : husband of Lakshmi (repeat of 72, 735)

168.  मधुः : sweet as honey

169.  अतीन्द्रियः : beyond the grasp of senses

170.  महामायः : capable of deluding even the illusion creators

171.  महोत्साहः : engaged in creation, maintenance and reabsorption

172.  महाबलः : more powerful than the strong

173.  महाबुद्धिः : more intelligent than the wizards

174.  महावीर्यः : one who manifests as the powerful mahat at the time of creation

175.  महाशक्तिः : of great energy

176.  महाद्युतिः : of great effulgence (90, 141)

177.  अनिर्देश्यवपुः : whose nature cannot be pointed out (repeat 656)

178.  श्रीमान् : consort of Lakshmi (repeated 22, 220, 613)

179.  अमेयात्मा : immeasurable (repeat of 102)

180.  महाद्रिदृक् : one who bore Mandara mountain (when gods and demns churned the milky ocean for nectar) and Govardhana mountain (as Krishna to protect the Yadavas from the incessant torrential rain ordered by Indra because he was slighted by Yadavas)

181.  महेष्वासः : a great archer (Rama)

182.  महीभर्ता : one who saved the earth from submerging in the deluge

183.  श्रीनिवासः : one in whose chest Lakshmi dwells (repeat 607)

184.  सतां गतिः : the destiny of the virtuous (repeat 450)

185.  अनिरुद्धः : unstoppable

186.  सुरानन्दः : giver of bliss to devas

187.  गोविन्दः : the protector of cows (repeat 539) (Krishna 23, 57, 187, 311, 340, 367)

188.  गोविदां पतिः : the leader of the eloquent

189.  मरीचिः : the light of the effulgent

190.  दमनः : punisher of the guilty

191.  हंसः : one who indwells all bodies

192.  सुपर्णः : one with beautiful wings (repeat 855) (Garuda)

193.  भुजगोत्तमः : the best of snakes (Vasuki)

194.  हिरण्यनाभः : one who has a beautiful navel with a golden hue

195.  सुतपाः : one who does auspicious penance  (as Nara and Narayana)

196.  पद्मनाभः : one with navel like a lotus (repeat 48, 346)

197.  प्रजापतिः : progenitor (repeat 69)

198.  अमृत्युः : imperishable

199.  सर्वदृक्  : overseer of everything

200.  सिंहः : lion (destroyer) (repeat 488)

201.  सन्धाता : one who yokes fruits of deeds with deeds

202.  सन्धिमान् : the enjoyer of fruits

203.  स्थिरः : stable

204.  अजः : unborn (repeat 95, 521)

205.  दुर्मर्षणः : unbeatable

206.  शास्ता : ruler

207.  विश्रुतात्मा : specially explained in srutis

208.  सुरारिहा : destroyer of enemies of devas

209.  गुरुः : one who teaches all branches of knowledge

210.  गुरुतमः : one who teaches even Brahma, etc.

211.  धाम :the abode for all

212.  सत्यः : truth (repeat of 106, 869)

213.  सत्यपराक्रमः : one of unfailing valour

214.  निमिषः : one whose eyes are closed in yoga nidra

215.  अनिमिषः : one who is ever awake

216.  स्रग्वी : one who is sporting vaijayanthi garland

217.  वाचस्पतिः : उदारधीः : lord of speech with superior intellect

218.  अग्रणीः : one who leads the best of seekers to their destiny

219.  ग्रामणीः : one who organizes the living beings

220.  श्रीमान् : husband of Lakshmi (repeate of 22, 178, 613)

221.  न्यायः the just

222.  नेता : leader

223.  समीरणः powers life through breath

224.  सहस्रमूर्धा : thousand-headed

225.  विश्वात्मा : the soul of the world

226.  सहस्राक्षः : thousand-eyed (Indra 49, 85, 134, 286, 492)

227.  सहस्रपात् : thousand-footed

228.  आवर्तनः one who operates the wheel of life

229.  निवृत्तात्मा : one who is liberated from repetitive life (repeat 229, 597, 774)

230.  संवृतः : covered by illusion caused by ignorance

231.  संप्रमर्दनः : destroyer (26, 52, 114)

232.  अहःसंवर्तकः : the one who makes the day (Surya)

233.  वह्निः : fire

234.  अनिलः : wind (repeat 812)

235.  धरणीधरः : bearer of earth (Adisesha or Varaha)

236.  सुप्रसादः : one whose grace is a blessing

237.  प्रसन्नात्मा : one with a clear self

238.  विश्वधृक् : One who disregards the world

239.  विश्वभुक् : one who protects the world

240.  विभुः : one who is varied like Hiranyagarbha (repeat 880)

241.  सत्कर्ता : one who worships

242.  सत्कृतः : worshipped by the worthy

243.  साधुः : good

244.  जह्नुः : one who destroys the world at the time of annihilation

245.  नारायणः : one who resides on water

246.  नरः : one who leads

247.  असन्ख्येयः : not many (in name and form)

248.  अप्रमेयात्मा : one whose soul is immeasurable

249.  विशिष्टः : supreme

250.  शिष्टकृत् : one who issues orders

251.  शुचिः : pure (repeat 155)

252.  सिद्धार्थः : one who has achieved his aim

253.  सिद्धसंकल्पः : one whose wish is fulfilled

254.  सिद्धिदः : one who apportions fruits according to deeds

255.  सिद्धिसाधनः : one who facilitates successful completion of tasks

256.  वृषाही : one who has dharma and yaga

257.  वृषभः : one who rewards devotees

258.  विष्णुः : all-pervading (repeat of 2; 657)

259.  वृषपर्वा : dharma as steps in the liberation path

260.  वृषोदरः : one in whose stomach the beings dwell

261.  वर्धनः : one who helps in expanding

262.  वर्धमानः : one who expands as the universe

263.  विविक्तः : one who stays clear of changes during such expansion and contraction

264.  श्रुतिसागरः ocean of Vedas.

265.  सुभुजः : with good shoulders

266.  दुग्धरः : difficult to bear

267.  वाग्मी : one from who the Vedas emanated

268.  महेन्द्रः : Indra (49, 85, 134, 151, 157, 226)

269.  वसुदः : giver of wealth

270.  वसुः : wealth (repeat 104, 696)

271.  नैकरूपः : of many forms

272.  बृहद्रूपः : having big forms

273.  शिपिविष्टः : one who resides in sacrificial animals

274.  प्रकाशनः : one who brightens everything

275.  ओजस्तेजोद्युतिधरः : one who has life-breath, valour and effulgence

276.  प्रकाशात्मा : having the soul that is self-luminous

277.  प्रतापनः : one who scorches (sun 39, 284, 483, 486, 563, 564)

278.  ऋद्धः : one who has dharma, gnana and vairagya (repeat 351)

279.  स्पष्टाक्षरः : one who is in the form of Om

280.  मन्त्रः : one who is in the form of vedas (127)

281.  चन्द्राम्शुः : one who is like moonshine for those sweltering under the heat of samsara

282.  भास्करद्युतिः : one who has brightness like that of the sun

283.  अमृतांशूद्भवः : one from whom moon emerged

284.  भानुः : Shining one (sun 39,277, 483, 486, 563, 564)

285.  शशबिन्दुः : moon

286.  सुरेश्वरः : lord of gods (Indra 49,85,134,226, 492)

287.  औषधं : medicine

288.  जगतःसेतुः : the bridge of the world

289.  सत्यधर्मपराक्रमः : the one who has unfailing dharma and valour

290.  भूतभव्यभवन्नाथः : lord of past, present and future

291.  पवनः : wind

292.  पावनः purifier (repeat 811)

293.  अनलः : one who us the destiny of souls (repeat 711)

294.  कामहा : destroyer of lust

295.  कामकृत् : one who fulfils the desires of devotees

296.  कान्तः : attractive one (repeat 654)

297.  कामः : the one whom people long for

298.  कामप्रदः : one who fulfils desires

299.  प्रभुः : lord (repeat 35)

300.  युगादिकृत् : creator of yuga, etc.

301.  युगावर्तः : one who makes yugas come up cyclically

302.  नैकमायः : one who makes many illusions

303.  महाशनः : one who eats the whole universe at the end of yuga

304.  अदृश्यः : unseen

305.  व्यक्तरूपः : one whose form is seen

306.  सहस्रजित् : one who conquers thousands of asuras

307.  अनन्तजित् : one who conquers endlessly

308.   इष्टः : dear one

309.  अवशिष्टः : one who is inside everyone

310.  शिष्टेष्टः : dear to the wise

311.  शिखण्डी : one who wears peacock feather (as Krishna 23, 57, 187, 311, 340, 367)

312.  नहुषः : one who binds all beings by his maya

313.  वृषः : one who showers what devotees desire

314.  क्रोधहा : one who destroys anger (of the virtuous)

315.  क्रोधकृत् : one who shows anger on the wicked कर्ता : creator of the universe

316.  विश्वबाहुः : one who has the universe as his shoulders

317.  महीधरः : one who supports the earth (repeat 369)

318.  अच्युतः : one without changes associated with sins (repeat 100) (Krishna)

319.  प्रथितः : famous

320.  प्राणः : life breath (repeat 66, 407)

321.  प्राणदः : one who gives strength (repeat 65, 408, 956)

322.  वासवानुजः : brother of Indra (Vamana 78,151,152.153)

323.  अपां निधिः : ocean (Nature)

324.  अधिष्ठानं : the base of the universe

325.  अप्रमत्तः : not careless

326.  प्रतिष्ठितः : rooted firmly

327.  स्कन्दः : Subrahmanya (Devas)

328.  स्कन्दधरः : one who stabilizes dharma

329.  धुर्यः : the one who bears

330.  वरदः : granter of boons

331.  वायुवाहनः : the carrier of winds

332.  वासुदेवः : son of Vasudeva (Krishna, repeated 695, 709)

333.  बृहद्भानुः : supreme sun (bigger than the sun)

334.  आदिदेवः : primordial god (repeat 490) (First)

335.  पुरन्दरः : one who destroys the cities of asuras

336.  अशोकः : free from blemishes like grief

337.  तारणः : one who helps to cross the ocean of samsara

338.  तारः : one who relieves of the fear of rebirth

339.  शूरः : valiant

340.  शौरिः : son of Vasudeva (repeat 644) (Krishna 23, 57, 187, 311, 367)

341.  जनेश्वरः : lord of people

342.  अनुकूलः : one who is helpful

343.  शतावर्तः : one who manifest soften to protect dharma

344.  पद्मी : one who has lotus in his hand

345.  पद्मनिभेक्षणः : lotus-eyed (347)

346.  पद्मनाभः : one from whose navel a lotus has sprung (repeat 48, 196)

347.  अरविन्दाक्षः : lotus-eyed (345)

348.  पद्मगर्भः : one who is in the lotus-like hearts of devotees

349.  शरीरभृत् : one who assumes forms

350.  महर्द्धिः : one endowed with aiswarya

351.  ऋद्धः : one who becomes cosmos and expands (repeat 278)

352.  वृद्धात्मा : one with an ancient soul

353.  महाक्षः : one with big eyes

354.  गरुदध्वजः : one whose flag has Garuda

355.  अतुलः : unparalleled

356.  शरभः : the dweller in the bodies of beings

357.  भीमः : one of fearsome form (repeat 948)

358.  समयज्ञः : one who knows time

359.  हविर्हरिः : one who receives the sacrificial offering

360.  सर्वलक्ष्णलक्ष्ण्यः : one who has gnana obtained through all means

361.  लक्ष्मीवान् : one who has Lakshmi in his chest

362.  समितिञ्जयः : one who is victorious in war

363.  विक्षरः : indestructible

364.  रोहितः : red (referring to incarnation as red fish, matsya)

365.  मार्गः : the path to moksha (repeat 397)

366.  हेतुः : the cause

367.  दामोदरः : tied with a chord at the hip (Krishna 23, 57, 187, 311, 340, 367)

368.  सहः : one who accepts everyone

369.  महीधरः : one who bears the world in the form of mountains (repeat 317)

370.  महाभागः : one whose incarnations cause great benefits

371.  वेगवान् : the fast one

372.  अमिताशनः : limitless eater (swallows the universe at the time of pralaya)

373.  उद्भवः : the cause of the universe (repeat 790) (see 379)

374.  क्षोभनः : one who churns (nature and beings at the time of creation)

375.  देवः : god

376.  श्रीगर्भः : one who has aiswarya in his stomach

377.  परमेश्वरः : supreme god

378.  करणं : instrument of creation

379.  कारणं : cause of the universe (See 373)

380.  कर्ता : doer (autonomous)

381.  विकर्ता : creator of variety

382.  गहनः : one whose nature and competence are beyond scruutiny

383.  गुहः : one who hides his nature

384.  व्यवसायः : one whose form is samvignana

385.  व्यवस्थानः : one in whom the universe is situated

386.  संस्थानः : one in whom beings merge during pralaya

387.  स्थानदः : one who places people appropriately

388.  ध्रुवः : indestructible

389.  परर्द्धिः : one with supreme endowments

390.  परमः स्पष्टः : supreme and full of clarity

391. तुष्टः : blissful

392.  पुष्टः : one who has everything

393.  शुभेक्षणः : one whose glance is auspicious

394.  रामः : Rama

395.  विरामः the end (all beings end in him)

396.  विरतः : detached

397.  मार्गः : the way (repeat 365)

398.  नेयः : the one is led

399.  नयः : one who leads

400.  अनयः : one who is not led

401.  वीरः : valiant (repeated 643, 658)

402.  शक्तिमतां श्रेष्ठः : the best among those with prowess

403.  धर्मः : one who supports all life

404.  धर्मविदुत्तमः : the best among those that know dharma

405.  वैकुण्ठः : Vaikunta

406.  पुरुषः : Person (repeat 14)

407.  प्राणः : life breath (repeat 66, 320)

408.  प्राणदः : giber of life breath (repeat 65, 321, 956)

409.  प्रणवः : Om (repeat 957)

410.  पृथुः : Big (in the form of universe)

411.  हिरण्यगर्भः : Hiranyagarbha (repeat 70)

412.  शत्रुघ्नः : killer of enemies

413.  व्याप्तः all-pervasive

414.  वायुः : Vayu

415.  अधोक्षजः : one who never undergoes deterioration

416.  ऋतुः : season

417.  सुदर्शनः : affable

418.  कालः : time

419.  परमेष्ठी : one who resides in the supreme space in heart

420.  परिग्रहः : a good hold

421.  उग्रः : fierce

422.  संवत्सरः : one in whom beings cohere (repeat 91)

423.  दक्षः : competent (repeat 917)

424.  विश्रामः : the resting place

425.  विश्वदक्षिणः : adept in everything

426.  विस्तारः : one in whom the world expands

427.  स्थावरः स्थाणुः : permanently established and bearing earth, etc.

428.  प्रमाणं : source of knowledge (repeat 959)

429.  बीजमव्ययं : unchanging cause

430.  अर्थः : one who is sought after

431.  अनर्थः : one who has no desire

432.  महाकोशः : one who has many kosas (veils)

433.  महाभोगः : great enjoyment

434.  महाधनः : great wealth

435.   अनिर्विण्णः : one who never has sorrow (repeat of 892)

436.  स्थविष्ठः : standing (as Virat) (repeat 53)

437.  अभूः : unborn

438.  धर्मयूपः : tied to the sacrificial post of dharma

439.  महामखः : the great sacrifice

440.  नक्षत्रनेमिः : the mover of stars

441.  नक्षत्री : one whose form is like that of the moon

442.  क्षमः : competent

443.  क्षामः : when all changes subside, he resides in Atma (repeat 854)

444.  समीहनः : one who assumes desires at the time of creation

445.  यज्ञः : sacrifice (repeat 971)

446.  इज्यः : one who is propitiated in sacrifice

447.  महेज्यः : the greatest god of worship in sacrifice

448.  क्रतुः : sacrifice (with a sacrificial post)

449.  सत्रं : sacrifice

450.  सतां गतिः : the refuge of the good (repeat 184)

451.  सर्वदर्शी : one who oversees everyone

452.  विमुक्तात्मा : one of autonomous soul

453.  सर्वज्ञः : omniscient (repeat 815)

454.  ज्ञानमुत्तमम् : supreme knowledge

455.  सुव्रतः : one has sacred vows (repeat 818)

456.  सुमुखः : pleasant-faced

457.  सूक्ष्मः : subtle

458.  सुघोषः : pleasant-toned

459.  सुखदः : giver of comfort (repeat 889)

460.  सुहृत् : good friend

461.  मनोहरः : attractive

462.  जितक्रोधः : one who has controlled anger

463.  वीरबाहुः : valiant-shouldered

464.  विदारणः : one whp tears away the wicked

465.  स्वापनः : one who makes beings forget Atma by his maya

466.  स्ववशः : autonomous

467.  व्यापी : pervasive

468.  नैकात्मा : one with many forms

469.  नैककर्मकृत् : engaged in many acts

470.  वत्सरः : one in whom everything resides

471.  वत्सलः : kind

472.  वत्सी : protector of calves

473.  रत्नगर्भः : ocean that has gems in it

474.  धनेश्वरः : Kubera

475.  धर्मगुप् : one who protects dharma

476.  धर्मकृत् : one who does dharma

477.  धर्मी : one who establishes dharma

478.  सत् : the existence (Brahman)

479.  असत् : the non-descript Brahman

480.  क्षरं : the beings that are subject to destruction

481.  अक्षरं : indestructible

482.  अविज्ञाता : not in the league of atma which thinks that it is the doer

483.  सहस्रांशुः : Sun (39, 277, 284, 486, 563, 564)

484.  विधाता : one who bears those that bear the world (repeat of 44)

485.  कृतलक्षणः : one who has laid down the scriptures

486.  गभस्तिनेमिः : Sun (39, 277, 284, 483, 486, 563, 564)

487.  सत्वस्थः : one who resides in all beings

488.  सिंहः : valiant like a lion (repeat 200)

489.  भूतमहेश्वरः : the great lord of beings

490.  आदिदेवः : the primordial being (repeat 334)

491.  महादेवः : great lord

492.  देवेशः : Indra (49, 85, 134, 226, 286, 492)

493.  देवभृत् : गुरुः lord of Indra

494.  उत्तरः : best of all

495.  गोपतिः : protector of cows (Krishna) (repeat 592)

496.  गोप्ता : protector (repeat 593)

497.  ज्ञानगम्यः : attainable through gnana

498.  पुरातनः : ancient

499.  शरीरभूतभृत् : one who bears the five elements for taking birth

500.  भोक्ता : enjoyer (repeat 143, 888)

501.  कपीन्द्रः : Varaha (101)

502.  भूरिदक्षिणः : abundant dakshina

503.  सोमपः : drinker of soma

504.  अमृतपः : drinkers of amruta

505.  सोमः : Siva

506.  पुरुजित् : conqueror of many

507.  पुरुसत्तमः : the best of purus

508.  विनयः : punisher of the wicked

509.  जयः : conqueror

510.  सत्यसन्धः : has taken the vow of keeping to truth

511.  दाशार्हः : worthy of receiving gifts

512.  सात्त्वतां पतिः : leader of those who know scripture (satvatam)

513.  जीवः : Jiva

514.  विनयितासाक्षी : one who watches humility in beings

515.  मुकुन्दः : Mukunda (Krishna, giver of mukti)

516.  अमितप्रभः : of unlimited prowess

517.  अम्भोनिधिः : ocean

518.  अनन्तात्मा : infinite soul

519.  महोदधिशयः : Vishnu (one who is lying on the great ocean)

520.  अन्तकः : Yama

521.  अजः : unborn (repeat of 95, 204)

522.  महार्हः : worthy of supreme worship

523.  स्वाभाव्यः : having no birth by nature

524.  जितामित्रः : one who has conquered enemies

525.  प्रमोदनः : blissful

526.  आनन्दः : bliss

527.  नन्दनः : giver of joy

528.  नन्दः : one who is full in all respects

529.  सत्यधर्मा : one who has satya and dharma

530.  त्रिविक्रमः : Trivikrama

531.  महर्षिः कपिलाचार्यः : great Rishi and preceptor, Kapila

532.  कृतज्ञः : grateful (repeat 82)

533.  मेदिनीपतिः : husband of Mother Earth

534.  त्रिपदः : one who has three steps

535.  त्रिदशाध्यक्षः : overseer of the three states of wakefulness, dream, and deep sleep

536.  महाशृङ्गः : Matsya (one who used his horn to lug the earth during deluge

537.  कृतान्तकृत् : one who brings about dissolution

538.  महावराहः : great boar

539.  गोविन्दः : Govinda (repeat 187) (Krishna)

540.  सुषेणः : one who has auspicious army

541.  कनकाङ्गदी : one who wears golden shoulder ornament

542.  गुह्यः : one who dwells in the secret recess of heart

543.  गभीरः : majestic

544.  गहनः : unfathomable

545.  गुप्तः : hidden

546.  चक्रगदाधरः : wielder of discus and mace

547.   वेधाः : creator

548.  स्वाङ्गः : one whose limbs are enough for his acts

549.  अजितः : unconquered

550.  कृष्णः : Krishna (repeat 57)

551.  दृढः : determined

552.  संकर्षणः अच्युतः : one who is firm drawing in everything at the time of deluge

553.  वरुणः : Varuna

554.  वारुणः : Vasishtha or Agasthya, son of Varuna

555.  वृक्षः : tree

556.  पुष्कराक्षः : lotus-eyed

557.  महामनाः : broad-minded

558.  भगवान् : god

559.  भगहा : one who destroys wealth at the time of pralaya

560.  आनन्दी : one who is of the nature of bliss

561.  वनमाली : wearer of vanamala

562.  हलायुधः : Balarama

563.  आदित्यः : Surya (repeat of 39) (277, 284, 483, 486, 564)

564.  ज्योतिरादित्यः : one who is in the luminous zone of sun (39, 277, 284, 483, 486, 563)

565.  सहिष्णुः : tolerant (repeat 144)

566.  गतिसत्तमः : the best and the refuge of all

567.  सुधन्वा : having a good bow

568.  खण्डपरशुः : Parasurama

569.  दारुणः : cruel to evil doers

570.  द्रविणप्रदः : giver of wealth

571.  दिवस्पृक् : giver of heaven

572.  सर्वदृक् व्यासः : omniscient Vyasa

573.  वाचस्पतिः अयोनिजः : unborn Brahma

574.   त्रिसामा : worshipped by three samas

575.  सामगः : one who sings sama

576.  साम : samaveda

577.  निर्वाणं : state of being free from all suffering

578.  भेषजं : medicine

579.  भिषक् : doctor

580.  संयासकृत् : establisher of the state of renunciation

581.  समः : equanimity (repeat 109)

582.  शान्तः calm

583.  निष्ठा : one in whom beings reside for long during pralaya

584.  शान्तिः : tranquillity

585.  परायणं : the refuge

586.  शुभाङ्गः : one with handsome parts (repeat 782)

587.  शान्तिदः : giver of mental peace

588.  स्रष्टा : creator ((repeat 990)

589.  कुमुदः : one who is happy with the Mother Earth (repeat 807)

590.  कुवलेशयः : one who is on water

591.  गोहितः : one who is interested in welfare of cows (Krishna)

592.  गोपतिः : husband of Mother Earth (repeat 495)

593.  गोप्ता : protector

594.  वृषभाक्षः : one whose eyes fulfil wishes

595.  वृषप्रियः : one for whom dharma is dear

596.  अनिवर्ती : one who never returns without victory from war

597.  निवृत्तात्मा : one for whom the senses are not rooted in sense objects (repeat 229, 774)

598.  संक्षेप्ता : one who collapses the universe at the time of pralaya

599.  क्षेमकृत् : one who keeps safely what has been attained

600.  शिवः : Siva (repeat 27)

601.  श्रीवत्सवक्षाः : one who carries the mole of Srivatsam in his chest

602.  श्रीवासः : one in whom Lakshmi resides

603.  श्रीपतिः : husband of Lakshmi

604.  श्रीमतां वरः : the best of the prosperous

605.  श्रीदः : giver of wealth to devotees

606.  श्रीशः : lord of Lakshmi

607.  श्रीनिवासः : one who lives among the noble (repeat 183)

608.  श्रीनिधिः : a repository of wealth

609.  श्रीविभावनः : one who apportions wealth according to merit

610.  श्रीधरः : one who holds Lakshmi in his chest

611.  श्रीकरः : one who gives wealth to devotees

612.  श्रेयः : one with incessant bliss

613.  श्रीमान् : one who is the repository of wealth (repeat 22, 178, 220)

614.  लोकत्रयाश्रयः : refuge of the three worlds

615.  स्वक्षः : clear-eyed

616.  स्वङ्गः : of pretty features

617.  शतानन्दः : one whose bliss appears manifold because of conditioned perception

618.  नन्दिः : of the form of bliss

619.  ज्योतिर्गणेश्वरः : lord of the luminous bodies

620.  विजितात्मा : one for whom the Atma is conquered

621.  अविधेयात्मा : one whose Atma is not controlled by anyone else

622.  सत्कीर्तिः : of true fame

623.  छिन्नसंशयः : one for whom all doubts are resolves

624.  उदीर्णः : the highest

625.  सर्वतश्चक्षुः : one who sees everything

626.  अनीशः : one without lord

627.  शाश्वतस्थिरः : one who is permanent without change

628.  भूशयः : one who lay on the earth (wanting to cross ocean) (Rama)

629.  भूषणः : an ornament

630.  भूतिः : existence, truth

631.  विशोकः : one without sorrow

632.  शोकनाशनः : one who destroys sorrow

633.  अर्चिष्मान् : one who gives light to luminous bodies

634.  अर्चितः : worshipped one

635.  कुम्भः : one in whom everything is contained like in a pot

636.  विशुद्धात्मा : purified soul

637.  विशोधनः : one who destroys sins

638.  अनिरुद्धः : unstoppable (repeat 638)

639.  अप्रतिरथः : one without an opponent

640.  प्रद्युम्नः : one with great wealth

641.  अमितविक्रमः : one with unparalleled valour

642.  कालनेमिनिहा : killer of Kalanemi

643.  वीरः : Valiant one (repeated  401, 658)

644.  शौरिः : born in the race of Sura (repeat 340) (Krishna)

645.  शूरजनेश्वरः : lord of valiant people

646.  त्रिलोकात्मा : the indwelling soul of the three worlds

647.  त्रिलोकेशः : lord of the three worlds

648.  केशवः : Kesava (Krishna, repeat of 23)

649.  केशिहा : killer of Kesi

650.  हरिः : Hari (Vishnu)

651.  कामदेवः : Manmatha

652.  कामपालः : protector of kama

653.  कामी : one with fulfilled desires

654.  कान्तः : attractive (repeat 296)

655.  कृतागमः : the creator of agama

656.  अनिर्देश्यवपुः : one whose body we cannot point out (repeat 177)

657.  विष्णुः : Vishnu (repeat of 2, 258)

658.  वीरः : the valiant (401, 643)

659.  अनन्तः : infinite (repeat 886)

660.  धनञ्जयः : Arjuna

661.  ब्रह्मण्यः : one who favours Vedas, Brahmanas and gnana

662.  ब्रह्मकृत् : one who created ‘Brahma’ (tapas, Vedas, Brahmanas and gnanm

663.  ब्रह्मा : creator

664.  ब्रह्म : Brahman

665.  ब्रह्मविवर्धनः : one who fosters Brahma

666.  ब्रह्मवित् : one who knows Brahman

667.  ब्राह्मणः : the propagator of Brahman

668.  ब्रह्मी : one in whom Brahma is

669.  ब्रह्मज्ञः : one who knows Brahman

670.  ब्राह्मणप्रियः : one who is dear to Brahmanas

671.  महाक्रमः : one who took three big steps

672.  महाकर्मा : doer of big deeds like creation

673.  महातेजा : one with large radiance

674.  महोरगः : great serpent (Vasuki)

675.  महाक्रतुः : great sacrifice

676.  महायज्वा : one who performs great sacrifices

677.  महायज्ञः : great sacrifice

678.  महाहविः : great offering in sacrifice

679.  स्तव्यः : worthy of worship

680.  स्तवप्रियः : fond of worship

681.  स्तोत्रं : prayer

682.  स्तुतिः : act of praying

683.  स्तोता : person praying

684.  रणप्रियः : fond of war

685.  पूर्णः perfect

686.  पूरयिता : one who makes everyone perfect

687.  पुण्यः : virtue (repeat 925)

688.  पुण्यकीर्तिः : one whose fame is virtuous

689.  अनामयः :free from disease

690.  मनोजवः : one with the speed of mind

691.  तीर्थकरः : one who established various branches of faith

692.  वसुरेता : one with retas like gold

693.  वसुप्रदः : giver of wealth (repeated 694)

694.  वसुप्रदः : giver of moksha (repeat of 692)

695.  वासुदेवः : son of Vasudeva (Krishna, repeat of 332, 709)

696.  वसुः : one in whom beings live (repeat 104, 270)

697.  वसुमनाः : one who has vasu as mind (repeat 105)

698.  हविः : sacrificial offering

699.  सद्गतिः : the refuge of the virtuous

700.  सत्कृतिः : one whose deeds are virtuous

701.  सत्ता : one with supreme gnana

702.  सद्भूतिः : good wealth

703.  सत्परायणः : the refuge of the good

704.  शूरसेनः : one in whose army great warriors are there

705.  यदुश्रेष्ठः : the best of Yadus (Krishna)

706.  सन्निवासः : the abode of the good

707.  सुयामुनः : one who had several Yamunas around him (Krishna)

708.  भूतावासः : one in whom beings dwell

709.  वासुदेवः : son of Vasudeva (repeat of 332, 695)

710.  सर्वासुनिलयः : one who is the abode of all beings

711.  अनलः : fire (repeat 293)

712.  दर्पहा : destroyer of pride of the wicked

713.  दर्पदः : giver of pride of the good

714.  दृप्तः : blissful

715.  दुर्धरः : difficult to hold or stop

716.  अपराजितः : not conquered by others (repeat 862)

717.  विश्वमूर्तिः : one who is in the form of the world

718.  महामूर्तिः : one with a big form

719.  दीप्तमूर्तिः : one with luminous form

720.  अमूर्तिमान् : one without form

721.  अनेकमूर्तिः : one with many forms

722.  अव्यक्तः : unseen

723.  शतमूर्तिः : one with many forms

724.  शताननः : one with many faces

725.  एकः : one

726.  नैकः : not one (many)

727.  सवः somarasa

728.  कः : bliss

729.  किं : one whose nature must be enquired into

730.  यत् : Brahman

731.  तत् : that (Brahman)

732.  पदमनुत्तमं : the refuge par excellence

733.  लोकबन्धुः : relative of the world

734.  लोकनाथः the lord of the world

735.  माधवः : Madahava (repeat 72, 167; Krishna)

736.  भक्तवत्सलः : kind to his devotees

737.  सुवर्णवर्णः : one of golden hue

738.  हेमाङ्गः : one of parts that shine like gold

739.  वराङ्गः : one of best parts

740.  चन्दनाङ्गदी : one whose body is adorned by sandal paste

741.  वीरहा : killer of warriors (asuras) (repeat 166, 927)

742.  विषमः : one of different nature from others

743.  शून्यः : one without special attributes

744.  घृताशीः : one of no desires

745.  अचलः : unmoving

746.  चलः : moving

747.  अमानी : one with no cause for shame

748.  मानदः : one who gives dignity to beings

749.  मान्यः : one who is worthy of esteem

750.  लोक्स्वमी : lord of the world

751.  त्रिलोकद्रुक् : one who bears the three worlds

752.  सुमेधा : one who has auspicious intelligence

753.  मेधजः : one who manifests in sacrifice

754.  धन्यः : the wealthy

755.  सत्यमेधा : one with true wisdom

756.  धराधरः : one who bears the world

757.  तेजोवृषः : one who showers radiance

758.  द्युतिधरः : one who has radiance in his parts

759.  सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः : the best of the wielders of weapons

760.  प्रग्रहः : one who receives (offerings by devotees)

761.  निग्रहः : one who controls

762.  व्यग्रः : one without end

763.  नैकश्रुङ्गः : one with four horns

764.  गदाग्रजः : brother of Gada (Krishna)

765.  चतुर्मूर्तिः : of four forms

766.  चतुर्बाहुः : of four shoulders (Vishnu)

767.  चतुर्व्यूहः : having four vyuhas (repeat 138)

768.  चतुर्गतिः : the refuge of four varnas and four asramas

769.  चतुरात्मा : one with prudent self (repeat 137)

770.  चतुर्भावः : one from whom the purusharthas arise

771.  चतुर्वेदवित् : one who knows the four Vedas

772.  एकपात् : one with one foot

773.  समावर्तः : one who operates the wheel of samsara well

774.  निवृत्तात्मा : one who is liberated from sense desires (repeat 229, 597)

775.  दुर्जयः : difficult to conquer

776.  दुरतिक्रमः : one whose order cannot be disobeyed

777.  दुर्लभो : difficult to attain to

778.  दुर्गमः difficult to get across to

779.  दुर्गः : impenetrable

780.  दुरावासः : difficult to retain in mind

781.  दुरारिहा : killer of bad enenies

782.  शुभाङ्गः : one with auspicious parts (repeat 782)

783.  लोकसारङ्गः “ one who absorbs the world like a bee

784.  सुतत्न्तुः : one whose web is the world

785.  तन्तुवर्धनः : one who expands that web

786.  इन्द्रकर्मा : one who acts for Indra

787.  महाकर्मा : one who has created the five elements

788.  कृतकर्मा : one who has accomplished his objective

789.  कृतागमः : one who has made the agamas

790.  उद्भवः : born of volition (repeat 373)

791.  सुन्दरः  beautiful

792.  सुन्दः : compassionate

793.  रत्ननाभः : one whose navel is like a gem

794.  सुलोचनः : one with auspicious eyes

795.  अर्कः : worth of being propitiated

796.  वाजसनः : one who feeds those who ask for

797.  शृङ्गी : one who has a horn (Matsya)

798.  जयन्तः : one who is victorious

799.  सर्वविञ्जयी : one who is omniscient and victorious

800.  सुवर्णबिन्दुः : one whose parts are like gold

801.  अक्षोभ्यः : not rattled

802.  सर्ववागीश्वरेश्वरः : lord of all those who are adept in speech like Brahma

803.  महाह्रदः : great ravine

804.  महागर्तः : great pit

805.  महाभूतः : of great form

806.  महानिधिः great wealth

807.  कुमुदः : one who pleases (repeat 589)

808.  कुन्दरः : giver of pure effects

809.  कुन्दः : spotless like kunda flower

810.  पर्जन्यः : rain

811.  पावनः : purifier (repeat 292)

812.  अनिलः : one who is not prompted (repeat 234)

813.  अमृताशः : eater of ambrosia

814.  अमृतवपुः : of immortal body

815.  सर्वज्ञः : omniscient (repeat 453)

816.  सर्वतोमुखः : one who has face in all directions

817.  सुलभः : affable

818.  सुव्रतः : of good vows (repeat 455)

819.  सिद्धः : autonomous (repeat 97)

820.  शत्रुजित् : conqueror of enemies

821.  शत्रुतापनः : tormentor of enemies

822.  न्यग्रोधः : one who is above everything else

823.  उदुम्बरः : one who manifested from the sky

824.  अश्वत्थः : not certain that it will last another day

825.  चाणूरान्ध्रनिशूधनः : killer of Chanura (Krishna)

826.  सहस्रार्चिः : one with a thousand rays (Sun)

827.  सप्तजिह्वः : one with seven tongues (fire)

828.  सप्तैधाः : one with seven flames (fire)

829.  सप्तवाहनः : one with seven vehicles (Sun)

830.  अमूर्तिः : one without form

831.  अनघः : faultless (repeat 146)

832.  अचिन्त्यः : beyond the reach of thought

833.  भयकृत् : giver of fear to the wicked

834.  भयनाशनः : remover of fear for the good

835.  अणुः : small

836.  बृहत् : big

837.  कृशः : formless

838.  स्थूलः : gross

839.  गुणभृत् : wielder of qualities

840.  निर्गुणः : devoid of qualities

841.  महान् : great

842.  अधृतः : unsupported

843.  स्वधृतः : self-supported

844.  स्वास्यः : one with auspicious face

845.  प्राग्वंशः : one whose lineage is the oldest

846.  वंशवर्धनः : one who expands the lineage

847.  भारभृत् : bearer of earth

848.  कथितः : talked about

849.  योगी : Yogi

850.  योगीशः : lord of yogis

851.  सर्वकामदः : one who fulfils all desires

852.  आश्रमः : refuge

853.  श्रमणः : one who gives strife

854.  क्षामः : one who makes everything atrophy (repeat 443)

855.  सुपर्णः : one with good leaves (chandas) (repeat 192)

856.  वायुवाहनः : one with Vayu as vehicle

857.  धनुर्धरः : wielder of bow (Rama)

858.  धनुर्वेदः : archery

859.  दण्डः : baton

860.  दमयिता : one who suppresses

861.  दमः : control

862.  अपराजितः : unconquered by others (repeat 716)

863.  सर्वसहः : all competent

864.  नियन्ता : administrator

865.  नियमः : do’s (repeat 161)

866.  यमः : don’t’s (repeat 162)

867.  सत्ववान् : having satva nature

868.  सात्विकः : personification of satva qualities

869.  सत्यः : truth (106, 212)

870.  सत्यधर्मपरायणः adherent of satya and dharma

871.  अभिप्रायः : wish

872.  प्रियार्हः : worthy of love

873.  अर्हः : worthy

874.  प्रियकृत् : doer of kind things

875.  प्रीतिवर्धनः : one who enhances enjoyment

876.  विहायसगतिः one for whom the sky is the path (Sun)

877.  ज्योतिः : light

878.  सुरुचिः one of good taste

879.  हुतभुक् : one who eats the sacrificial offering

880.  विभुः : omnipresent (repeat 240)

881.  रविः : Sun

882.  विरोचनः : illuminating

883.  सूर्यः Sun

884.  सविता : Sun (repeat 969)

885.  रविलोचनः : one who has sun as his eye

886.  अनन्तः : infinite (repeat 659)

887.  हुतभुक् : one who eats the sacrificial offering

888.  भोक्ता : consumer (repeat 143, 500)

889.  सुखदः : giver of happiness (repeat 459)

890.  नैकजः : one of several incarnations

891.  अग्रजः : fist-born

892.  अनिर्विण्णः one without grief (repeat of 435)

893.  सदामर्षी : one who tolerates the mistakes of the good

894.  लोकाधिष्ठानं : the base of the world

895.  अद्भुतः : wonderful

896.  सनात् : ancient

897.  सनातनतमः : the most ancient

898.  कपिलः Kapila

899.  कपिः : Varaha

900.  अप्ययः : one who is the abode at the time of deluge

901.  स्वस्तिदः : giver of auspiciousness

902.  स्वस्तिकृत् : one who creates auspiciousness

903.  स्वस्ति : auspiciousness

904.  स्वस्तिभुक : one who enjoys auspiciousness

905.  स्वस्तिदक्षिणः : one who is capable of giving auspiciousness

906.  अरौद्रः : free from anger

907.  कुण्डली : one who has ear ornaments

908.  चक्री : wielder of discus (repeat 995)

909.  विक्रमी : one of prowess (repeat 75)

910.  ऊर्जितशासनः : one who has established scriptures

911.  शब्दातिगः : one who is beyond words

912.  शब्दसहः : one who is revealed by the scriptures

913.  शिशिरः : cold

914.  शर्वरीकरः : one who creates night

915.  अक्रूरः : free from cruelty

916.  पेशलः : handsome

917.  दक्षः : competent (repeat 423)

918.  दक्षिणः : competent

919.  क्षमिणां वरः : best among the tolerant

920.  विद्वत्तमः : learned

921.  वीतभयः ; one for whom fear is gone

922.  पुण्यश्रवणकीर्तनः : one hearing and chanting whose qualities is virue

923.  उत्तारणः : one who ferries across the ocean of samsara

924.  दुष्कृतिहा : one who destroys bad acts

925.  पुण्यः : virtue (repeat 687)

926.  दुष्स्वप्नानाशनः : one who alleviates bad dreams

927.  वीरहा : one who destroys the bad paths (repeat 166, 741)

928.  रक्षणः ; protector

929.  सन्तः : good people

930.  जीवनः : one who makes life possible

931.  पर्यवस्थितः : one who pervades the world

932.  अनन्तरूपः : of infinite forms

933.  अनन्तश्रीः : one of endless wealth

934.  जितमन्युः : one who has conquered anger

935.  भयापहः : one who removes fear

936.  चतुरश्रः : the just

937.  गभीरात्मा : of unfathomable nature

938.  विदिशः : distributor of fruits on merits

939.  व्यादिशः : one who lays down the rules for Indra, etc.

940.  दिशः : direction

941.  अनादिः : beginningless

942.  भूः लक्ष्मीः : Lakshmi of earth

943.  भुवः :लक्ष्मीः : Lakshmi of the skies

944.  सुवीरः : good warrior

945.  रुचिराङ्गदः : one with two shoulder ornaments

946.  जननः : one who creates beings

947.  जनजन्मादिः : the source of the birth of people

948.  भीमः : terrifying (repeat 357)

949.  भीमपराक्रमः : of terrific prowess

950.  आधारनिलयः : the support of the supporters of the earth

951.  अधाता : one who has no creator

952.  पुष्पहासः : one whose smile is like a bud flowering

953.  प्रजागरः : ever wakeful

954.  उर्ध्वगः : one who is above all

955.  सत्पथाचारः : one who adopts the ways of the good

956.  प्राणदः : one who gives life (repeat 65, 321, 408)

957.   प्रणवः : Om (repeat 409)

958.  पणः : stake

959.  प्रमाणं : authority (repeat 428)

960.  प्राणनिलयः : the resting place of life breath

961.  प्राणभृत् : the supporter of life

962.  प्राणजीवनः : one who gives life through the life breath

963.  तत्वं : truth

964.  तत्ववित्: : knower of truth

965.  एकात्मा : of one soul

966.  जन्ममृत्युजरातिगः : one who is above changes like birth, death, aging, etc.

967.  भूर्भुवःस्वस्तरुः : one who is like a tree of three worlds

968.  तारः : one who helps cross the ocean of samsara

969.  सविता : Sun (repeat 884)

970.  प्रपितामहः : father of Brahma, the Pitamaha

971.  यज्ञः : sacrifice (repeat 445)

972.  यज्ञपतिः : the head of yagnas

973.  यज्वा : the sacrificer

974.  यज्ञाङ्गः : the parts of yagna

975.  यज्ञवाहनः : one who facilitates yagnas

976.  यज्ञभृत् : one who accepts yagnas

977.  यज्ञकृत् : one who does yagna

978.  यज्ञी : leaderof yagnas

979.  यज्ञभुक् : enjoyer of yagnas

980.  यज्ञसाधनः : one who is attained through the means of yagnas

981.  यज्ञान्तकृत् : one who makes the fruits of yagnas

982.  यज्ञगुह्यं : the secret of yagnas

983.  अन्नं : food (matter)

984.  अन्नादः : eater of food

985.  आत्मयोनिः : the source of Atma

986.  स्वयंजातः : self-born

987.  वैखानः : one who dug the earth (Vamana)

988.  सामगायनः : singer of sama hymns

989.  देवकीनन्दनः : pleaser of Devaki (Krishna)

990.  स्रष्टा : creator (Brahma) (repeat 588)

991.  क्षितीशः : lord of the earth

992.  पापनाशनः : destroyer of sins

993.  शङ्खभृत् : wielder of conch

994.  नन्दकी : wielder of nandaki (sword)

995.  चक्री : wielder of discus (repeat 908)

996.  शार्ङ्गधन्वा : wilder of bow called Sarnga

997.  गदाधरः : Wielder of mace

998.  रथाङ्गपाणिः : wielder of wheel

999.  अक्षोभ्यः : one who cannot be disturbed

1000.  सर्वप्रःअरनायुधः : wilder of all weapons of destruction

ॐ तत्सत्

Vishnu Sahasranama: alphabetical list

अनिर्विण्णः : one who never has sorrow (repeat of 892)

अक्रूरः : free from cruelty

अक्षरं : indestructible

अक्षोभ्यः : not rattled

अक्षोभ्यः : one who cannot be disturbed

अग्रजः : fist-born

अग्रणीः : one who leads the best of seekers to their destiny

अचलः : unmoving

अचिन्त्यः : beyond the reach of thought

अच्युतः : one without changes associated with sins (repeat 100) (Krishna)

अजः : unborn (repeat 95, 521)

अजः : unborn (repeat of 95, 204)

अजितः : unconquered

अणुः : small

अतीन्द्रः : better than Indra

अतीन्द्रियः : beyond the grasp of senses

अतुलः : unparalleled

अदृश्यः : unseen

अद्भुतः : wonderful

अधाता : one who has no creator

अधिष्ठानं : the base of the universe

अधृतः : unsupported

अधोक्षजः : one who never undergoes deterioration

अनघः : blemishless (repeat 831)

अनघः : faultless (repeat 146)

अनन्तः : infinite (repeat 659)

अनन्तः : infinite (repeat 886)

अनन्तजित् : one who conquers endlessly

अनन्तरूपः : of infinite forms

अनन्तश्रीः : one of endless wealth

अनन्तात्मा : infinite soul

अनयः : one who is not led

अनर्थः : one who has no desire

अनलः : fire (repeat 293)

अनलः : one who us the destiny of souls (repeat 711)

अनादिः : beginningless

अनामयः :free from disease

अनिमिषः : one who is ever awake

अनिरुद्धः : unstoppable

अनिरुद्धः : unstoppable (repeat 638)

अनिर्देश्यवपुः : one whose body we cannot point out (repeat 177)

अनिर्देश्यवपुः : whose nature cannot be pointed out (repeat 656)

अनिर्विण्णः one without grief (repeat of 435)

अनिर्विण्णः one without grief (repeat of 435)

अनिलः : one who is not prompted (repeat 234)

अनिलः : wind (repeat 812)

अनिवर्ती : one who never returns without victory from war

अनीशः : one without lord

अनुकूलः : one who is helpful

अनेकमूर्तिः : one with many forms

अन्तकः : Yama

अन्नं : food (matter)

अन्नादः : eater of food

अपराजितः : not conquered by others (repeat 862)

अपराजितः : unconquered by others (repeat 716)

अपां निधिः : ocean (Nature)

अप्ययः : one who is the abode at the time of deluge

अप्रतिरथः : one without an opponent

अप्रमत्तः : not careless

अप्रमेयात्मा : one whose soul is immeasurable

अभिप्रायः : wish

अभूः : unborn

अमानी : one with no cause for shame

अमितप्रभः : of unlimited prowess

अमितविक्रमः : one with unparalleled valour

अमिताशनः : limitless eater (swallows the universe at the time of pralaya)

अमूर्तिः : one without form

अमूर्तिमान् : one without form

अमृतपः : drinkers of amruta

अमृतवपुः : of immortal body

अमृतांशूद्भवः : one from whom moon emerged

अमृताशः : eater of ambrosia

अमृत्युः : imperishable

अमेयात्मा : immeasurable (repeat of 102)

अमोघः : one whose actions are never in vain (repeat 110)

अम्भोनिधिः : ocean

अरविन्दाक्षः : lotus-eyed (345)

अरौद्रः : free from anger

अर्कः : worth of being propitiated

अर्चितः : worshipped one

अर्चिष्मान् : one who gives light to luminous bodies

अर्थः : one who is sought after

अर्हः : worthy

अवशिष्टः : one who is inside everyone

अविज्ञाता : not in the league of atma which thinks that it is the doer

अविधेयात्मा : one whose Atma is not controlled by anyone else

अव्यक्तः : unseen

अशोकः : free from blemishes like grief

अश्वत्थः : not certain that it will last another day

असत् : the non-descript Brahman

असन्ख्येयः : not many (in name and form)

अहःसंवर्तकः : the one who makes the day (Surya)

आत्मयोनिः : the source of Atma

आदित्यः : Surya (repeat of 39) (277, 284, 483, 486, 564)

आदिदेवः : primordial god (repeat 490) (First)

आदिदेवः : the primordial being (repeat 334)

आधारनिलयः : the support of the supporters of the earth

आनन्दः : bliss

आनन्दी : one who is of the nature of bliss

आवर्तनः one who operates the wheel of life

आश्रमः : refuge

इज्यः : one who is propitiated in sacrifice

इन्द्रकर्मा : one who acts for Indra

इष्टः : dear one

उग्रः : fierce

उत्तरः : best of all

उत्तारणः : one who ferries across the ocean of samsara

उदीर्णः : the highest

उदुम्बरः : one who manifested from the sky

उद्भवः : born of volition (repeat 373)

उद्भवः : the cause of the universe (repeat 790) (see 379)

उपेन्द्रः : brother of Indra (Vamana) (78,152, 153,323)

उर्ध्वगः : one who is above all

ऊर्जितः : mighty

ऊर्जितशासनः : one who has established scriptures

ऋतुः : season

ऋद्धः : one who becomes cosmos and expands (repeat 278)

ऋद्धः : one who has dharma, gnana and vairagya (repeat 351)

एकः : one

एकपात् : one with one foot

एकात्मा : of one soul

ओजस्तेजोद्युतिधरः : one who has life-breath, valour and effulgence

औषधं : medicine

कः : bliss

कथितः : talked about

कनकाङ्गदी : one who wears golden shoulder ornament

कपिः : Varaha

कपिलः Kapila

कपीन्द्रः : Varaha (101)

करः : one who gives wealth to devotees

करणं : instrument of creation

कर्ता : doer (autonomous)

कान्तः : attractive (repeat 296)

कान्तः : attractive one (repeat 654)

कामः : the one whom people long for

कामकृत् : one who fulfils the desires of devotees

कामदेवः : Manmatha

कामपालः : protector of kama

कामप्रदः : one who fulfils desires

कामहा : destroyer of lust

कामी : one with fulfilled desires

कारणं : cause of the universe (See 373)

कालः : time

कालनेमिनिहा : killer of Kalanemi

किं : one whose nature must be enquired into

कुण्डली : one who has ear ornaments

कुन्दः : spotless like kunda flower

कुन्दरः : giver of pure effects

कुमुदः : one who is happy with the Mother Earth (repeat 807)

कुमुदः : one who pleases (repeat 589)

कुम्भः : one in whom everything is contained like in a pot

कुवलेशयः : one who is on water

कृतकर्मा : one who has accomplished his objective

कृतज्ञः : grateful (repeat 82)

कृतलक्षणः : one who has laid down the scriptures

कृतागमः : one who has made the agamas

कृतागमः : the creator of agama

कृतान्तकृत् : one who brings about dissolution

कृशः : formless

कृष्णः : Krishna (repeat 57)

केशवः : Kesava (Krishna, repeat of 23)

केशिहा : killer of Kesi

क्रतुः : sacrifice (with a sacrificial post)

क्रोधकृत् : one who shows anger on the wicked कर्ता : creator of the universe

क्रोधहा : one who destroys anger (of the virtuous)

क्षमः : competent

क्षमिणां वरः : best among the tolerant

क्षरं : the beings that are subject to destruction

क्षामः : one who makes everything atrophy (repeat 443)

क्षामः : when all changes subside, he resides in Atma (repeat 854)

क्षितीशः : lord of the earth

क्षेमकृत् : one who keeps safely what has been attained

क्षोभनः : one who churns (nature and beings at the time of creation)

खण्डपरशुः : Parasurama

गतिसत्तमः : the best and the refuge of all

गदाग्रजः : brother of Gada (Krishna)

गदाधरः : Wielder of mace

गभस्तिनेमिः : Sun (39, 277, 284, 483, 486, 563, 564)

गभीरः : majestic

गभीरात्मा : of unfathomable nature

गरुदध्वजः : one whose flag has Garuda

गहनः : one whose nature and competence are beyond scruutiny

गहनः : unfathomable

गुणभृत् : wielder of qualities

गुप्तः : hidden

गुरुः : one who teaches all branches of knowledge

गुरुतमः : one who teaches even Brahma, etc.

गुहः : one who hides his nature

गुह्यः : one who dwells in the secret recess of heart

गोपतिः : husband of Mother Earth (repeat 495)

गोपतिः : protector of cows (Krishna) (repeat 592)

गोप्ता : protector

गोप्ता : protector (repeat 593)

गोविदां पतिः : the leader of the eloquent

गोविन्दः : Govinda (repeat 187) (Krishna)

गोविन्दः : the protector of cows (repeat 539) (Krishna 23, 57, 187, 311, 340, 367)

ग्रामणीः : one who organizes the living beings

घृताशीः : one of no desires

चक्रगदाधरः : wielder of discus and mace

चक्री : wielder of discus (repeat 908)

चक्री : wielder of discus (repeat 995)

चतुरश्रः : the just

चतुरात्मा : one with prudent self (repeat 137)

चतुर्गतिः : the refuge of four varnas and four asramas

चतुर्दंष्ट्रः : one who has four teeth (Narasimha 21)

चतुर्बाहुः : of four shoulders (Vishnu)

चतुर्भावः : one from whom the purusharthas arise

चतुर्भुजः : four-armed)

चतुर्मूर्तिः : of four forms

चतुर्वेदवित् : one who knows the four Vedas

चतुर्व्यूहः : having four vyuhas (repeat 138)

चन्दनाङ्गदी : one whose body is adorned by sandal paste

चन्द्राम्शुः : one who is like moonshine for those sweltering under the heat of samsara

चलः : moving

चाणूरान्ध्रनिशूधनः : killer of Chanura (Krishna)

छिन्नसंशयः : one for whom all doubts are resolves

जगतःसेतुः : the bridge of the world

जगदादिजः : born in the beginning (Hiranyagarbha)

जनजन्मादिः : the source of the birth of people

जननः : one who creates beings

जनेश्वरः : lord of people

जन्ममृत्युजरातिगः : one who is above changes like birth, death, aging, etc.

जयः : conqueror

जयन्तः : one who is victorious

जह्नुः : one who destroys the world at the time of annihilation

जितक्रोधः : one who has controlled anger

जितमन्युः : one who has conquered anger

जितामित्रः : one who has conquered enemies

जीवः : Jiva

जीवनः : one who makes life possible

जेता : Superior to all others

ज्ञानगम्यः : attainable through gnana

ज्ञानमुत्तमम् : supreme knowledge

ज्योतिः : light

ज्योतिरादित्यः : one who is in the luminous zone of sun (39, 277, 284, 483, 486, 563)

ज्योतिर्गणेश्वरः : lord of the luminous bodies

तत् : that (Brahman)

तत्वं : truth

तत्ववित्: : knower of truth

तन्तुवर्धनः : one who expands that web

तारः : one who helps cross the ocean of samsara

तारः : one who relieves of the fear of rebirth

तारणः : one who helps to cross the ocean of samsara

तीर्थकरः : one who established various branches of faith

तुष्टः : blissful

तेजोवृषः : one who showers radiance

त्रिदशाध्यक्षः : overseer of the three states of wakefulness, dream, and deep sleep

त्रिपदः : one who has three steps

त्रिलोकद्रुक् : one who bears the three worlds

त्रिलोकात्मा : the indwelling soul of the three worlds

त्रिलोकेशः : lord of the three worlds

त्रिविक्रमः : Trivikrama

त्रिसामा : worshipped by three samas

दक्षः : competent (repeat 423)

दक्षः : competent (repeat 917)

दक्षिणः : competent

दण्डः : baton

दमः : control

दमनः : punisher of the guilty

दमयिता : one who suppresses

दर्पदः : giver of pride of the good

दर्पहा : destroyer of pride of the wicked

दामोदरः : tied with a chord at the hip (Krishna 23, 57, 187, 311, 340, 367)

दारुणः : cruel to evil doers

दाशार्हः : worthy of receiving gifts

दिवस्पृक् : giver of heaven

दिशः : direction

दीप्तमूर्तिः : one with luminous form

दुग्धरः : difficult to bear

दुरतिक्रमः : one whose order cannot be disobeyed

दुरारिहा : killer of bad enenies

दुरावासः : difficult to retain in mind

दुर्गः : impenetrable

दुर्गमः difficult to get across to

दुर्जयः : difficult to conquer

दुर्धरः : difficult to hold or stop

दुर्मर्षणः : unbeatable

दुर्लभो : difficult to attain to

दुष्कृतिहा : one who destroys bad acts

दुष्स्वप्नानाशनः : one who alleviates bad dreams

दृढः : determined

दृप्तः : blissful

देवः : god

देवकीनन्दनः : pleaser of Devaki (Krishna)

देवभृत् : गुरुः lord of Indra

देवेशः : Indra (49, 85, 134, 226, 286, 492)

द्युतिधरः : one who has radiance in his parts

द्रविणप्रदः : giver of wealth

धनञ्जयः : Arjuna

धनुर्धरः : wielder of bow (Rama)

धनुर्वेदः : archery

धनेश्वरः : Kubera

धन्यः : the wealthy

धरणीधरः : bearer of earth (Adisesha or Varaha)

धराधरः : one who bears the world

धर्मः : one who supports all life

धर्मकृत् : one who does dharma

धर्मगुप् : one who protects dharma

धर्मयूपः : tied to the sacrificial post of dharma

धर्मविदुत्तमः : the best among those that know dharma

धर्मी : one who establishes dharma

धाम :the abode for all

धुर्यः : the one who bears

धृतात्मा : one who is firm as soul, unique and unborn and undying

ध्रुवः : indestructible

नक्षत्रनेमिः : the mover of stars

नक्षत्री : one whose form is like that of the moon

नन्दः : one who is full in all respects

नन्दकी : wielder of nandaki (sword)

नन्दनः : giver of joy

नन्दिः : of the form of bliss

नयः : one who leads

नरः : one who leads

नहुषः : one who binds all beings by his maya

नारायणः : one who resides on water

निग्रहः : one who controls

निमिषः : one whose eyes are closed in yoga nidra

नियन्ता : administrator

नियमः : do’s (repeat 161)

नियमः : one who fixes all in their work (repeat 865)

निर्गुणः : devoid of qualities

निर्वाणं : state of being free from all suffering

निवृत्तात्मा : one for whom the senses are not rooted in sense objects (repeat 229, 774)

निवृत्तात्मा : one who is liberated from repetitive life (repeat 229, 597, 774)

निवृत्तात्मा : one who is liberated from sense desires (repeat 229, 597)

निष्ठा : one in whom beings reside for long during pralaya

नेता : leader

नेयः : the one is led

नैकः : not one (many)

नैककर्मकृत् : engaged in many acts

नैकजः : one of several incarnations

नैकमायः : one who makes many illusions

नैकरूपः : of many forms

नैकश्रुङ्गः : one with four horns

नैकात्मा : one with many forms

न्यग्रोधः : one who is above everything else

न्यायः the just

पणः : stake

पदमनुत्तमं : the refuge par excellence

पद्मगर्भः : one who is in the lotus-like hearts of devotees

पद्मनाभः : one from whose navel a lotus has sprung (repeat 48, 196)

पद्मनाभः : one with navel like a lotus (repeat 48, 346)

पद्मनिभेक्षणः : lotus-eyed (347)

पद्मी : one who has lotus in his hand

परमः स्पष्टः : supreme and full of clarity

परमेश्वरः : supreme god

परमेष्ठी : one who resides in the supreme space in heart

परर्द्धिः : one with supreme endowments

परायणं : the refuge

परिग्रहः : a good hold

पर्जन्यः : rain

पर्यवस्थितः : one who pervades the world

पवनः : wind

पापनाशनः : destroyer of sins

पावनः : purifier (repeat 292)

पावनः purifier (repeat 811)

पुण्यः : virtue (repeat 687)

पुण्यः : virtue (repeat 925)

पुण्यकीर्तिः : one whose fame is virtuous

पुण्यश्रवणकीर्तनः : one hearing and chanting whose qualities is virue

पुनर्वसुः : dweller as soul in living beings again and again

पुरन्दरः : one who destroys the cities of asuras

पुरातनः : ancient

पुरुजित् : conqueror of many

पुरुषः : Person (repeat 14)

पुरुसत्तमः : the best of purus

पुष्कराक्षः : lotus-eyed

पुष्टः : one who has everything

पुष्पहासः : one whose smile is like a bud flowering

पूरयिता : one who makes everyone perfect

पूर्णः perfect

पृथुः : Big (in the form of universe)

पेशलः : handsome

प्रकाशनः : one who brightens everything

प्रकाशात्मा : having the soul that is self-luminous

प्रग्रहः : one who receives (offerings by devotees)

प्रजागरः : ever wakeful

प्रजापतिः : progenitor (repeat 69)

प्रणवः : Om (repeat 409)

प्रणवः : Om (repeat 957)

प्रतापनः : one who scorches (sun 39, 284, 483, 486, 563, 564)

प्रतिष्ठितः : rooted firmly

प्रथितः : famous

प्रद्युम्नः : one with great wealth

प्रपितामहः : father of Brahma, the Pitamaha

प्रभुः : lord (repeat 35)

प्रमाणं : authority (repeat 428)

प्रमाणं : source of knowledge (repeat 959)

प्रमोदनः : blissful

प्रसन्नात्मा : one with a clear self

प्रांशुः : Trivikrama (78,151, 152,323)

प्राग्वंशः : one whose lineage is the oldest

प्राणः : life breath (repeat 66, 320)

प्राणः : life breath (repeat 66, 407)

प्राणजीवनः : one who gives life through the life breath

प्राणदः : giber of life breath (repeat 65, 321, 956)

प्राणदः : one who gives life (repeat 65, 321, 408)

प्राणदः : one who gives strength (repeat 65, 408, 956)

प्राणनिलयः : the resting place of life breath

प्राणभृत् : the supporter of life

प्रियार्हः : worthy of love

प्रीतिवर्धनः : one who enhances enjoyment

बीजमव्ययं : unchanging cause

बृहत् : big

बृहद्भानुः : supreme sun (bigger than the sun)

बृहद्रूपः : having big forms

ब्रह्म : Brahman

ब्रह्मकृत् : one who created ‘Brahma’ (tapas, Vedas, Brahmanas and gnanm

ब्रह्मज्ञः : one who knows Brahman

ब्रह्मण्यः : one who favours Vedas, Brahmanas and gnana

ब्रह्मवित् : one who knows Brahman

ब्रह्मविवर्धनः : one who fosters Brahma

ब्रह्मा : creator

ब्रह्मी : one in whom Brahma is

ब्राह्मणः : the propagator of Brahman

ब्राह्मणप्रियः : one who is dear to Brahmanas

भक्तवत्सलः : kind to his devotees

भगवान् : god

भगहा : one who destroys wealth at the time of pralaya

भयकृत् : giver of fear to the wicked

भयनाशनः : remover of fear for the good

भयापहः : one who removes fear

भानुः : Shining one (sun 39,277, 483, 486, 563, 564)

भारभृत् : bearer of earth

भास्करद्युतिः : one who has brightness like that of the sun

भिषक् : doctor

भीमः : one of fearsome form (repeat 948)

भीमः : terrifying (repeat 357)

भीमपराक्रमः : of terrific prowess

भुजगोत्तमः : the best of snakes (Vasuki)

भुवः :लक्ष्मीः : Lakshmi of the skies

भूः लक्ष्मीः : Lakshmi of earth

भूतभव्यभवन्नाथः : lord of past, present and future

भूतमहेश्वरः : the great lord of beings

भूतावासः : one in whom beings dwell

भूतिः : existence, truth

भूरिदक्षिणः : abundant dakshina

भूर्भुवःस्वस्तरुः : one who is like a tree of three worlds

भूशयः : one who lay on the earth (wanting to cross ocean) (Rama)

भूषणः : an ornament

भेषजं : medicine

भोक्ता : consumer (repeat 143, 500)

भोक्ता : consumer (the subject) (repeat 500, 888)

भोक्ता : enjoyer (repeat 143, 888)

भोजनं : consumable (the object)

भ्राजिष्णुः : the effulgent (90, 176)

मधुः : sweet as honey

मनोजवः : one with the speed of mind

मनोहरः : attractive

मन्त्रः : one who is in the form of vedas (127)

मरीचिः : the light of the effulgent

महर्द्धिः : one endowed with aiswarya

महर्षिः कपिलाचार्यः : great Rishi and preceptor, Kapila

महाकर्मा : doer of big deeds like creation

महाकर्मा : one who has created the five elements

महाकोशः : one who has many kosas (veils)

महाक्रतुः : great sacrifice

महाक्रमः : one who took three big steps

महाक्षः : one with big eyes

महागर्तः : great pit

महातेजा : one with large radiance

महादेवः : great lord

महाद्युतिः : of great effulgence (90, 141)

महाद्रिदृक् : one who bore Mandara mountain (when gods and demns churned the milky ocean for nectar) and Govardhana mountain (as Krishna to protect the Yadavas from the incessant torrential rain ordered by Indra because he was slighted by Yadavas)

महाधनः : great wealth

महानिधिः great wealth

महान् : great

महाबलः : more powerful than the strong

महाबुद्धिः : more intelligent than the wizards

महाभागः : one whose incarnations cause great benefits

महाभूतः : of great form

महाभोगः : great enjoyment

महामखः : the great sacrifice

महामनाः : broad-minded

महामायः : capable of deluding even the illusion creators

महामूर्तिः : one with a big form

महायज्ञः : great sacrifice

महायज्वा : one who performs great sacrifices

महार्हः : worthy of supreme worship

महावराहः : great boar

महावीर्यः : one who manifests as the powerful mahat at the time of creation

महाशक्तिः : of great energy

महाशनः : one who eats the whole universe at the end of yuga

महाशृङ्गः : Matsya (one who used his horn to lug the earth during deluge

महाहविः : great offering in sacrifice

महाह्रदः : great ravine

महीधरः : one who bears the world in the form of mountains (repeat 317)

महीधरः : one who supports the earth (repeat 369)

महीभर्ता : one who saved the earth from submerging in the deluge

महेज्यः : the greatest god of worship in sacrifice

महेन्द्रः : Indra (49, 85, 134, 151, 157, 226)

महेष्वासः : a great archer (Rama)

महोत्साहः : engaged in creation, maintenance and reabsorption

महोदधिशयः : Vishnu (one who is lying on the great ocean)

महोरगः : great serpent (Vasuki)

माधवः : husband of Lakshmi (repeat of 72, 735)

माधवः : Madahava (repeat 72, 167; Krishna)

मानदः : one who gives dignity to beings

मान्यः : one who is worthy of esteem

मार्गः : the path to moksha (repeat 397)

मार्गः : the way (repeat 365)

मुकुन्दः : Mukunda (Krishna, giver of mukti)

मेदिनीपतिः : husband of Mother Earth

मेधजः : one who manifests in sacrifice

यकृत् : doer of kind things

यज्ञः : sacrifice (repeat 445)

यज्ञः : sacrifice (repeat 971)

यज्ञकृत् : one who does yagna

यज्ञगुह्यं : the secret of yagnas

यज्ञपतिः : the head of yagnas

यज्ञभुक् : enjoyer of yagnas

यज्ञभृत् : one who accepts yagnas

यज्ञवाहनः : one who facilitates yagnas

यज्ञसाधनः : one who is attained through the means of yagnas

यज्ञाङ्गः : the parts of yagna

यज्ञान्तकृत् : one who makes the fruits of yagnas

यज्ञी : leaderof yagnas

यज्वा : the sacrificer

यत् : Brahman

यदुश्रेष्ठः : the best of Yadus (Krishna)

यमः : don’t’s (repeat 162)

यमः : one who is inside (repeat 866)

युगादिकृत् : creator of yuga, etc.

युगावर्तः : one who makes yugas come up cyclically

योगी : Yogi

योगीशः : lord of yogis

रक्षणः ; protector

रणप्रियः : fond of war

रत्नगर्भः : ocean that has gems in it

रत्ननाभः : one whose navel is like a gem

रथाङ्गपाणिः : wielder of wheel

रविः : Sun

रविलोचनः : one who has sun as his eye

रहा : killer of warriors (asuras) (repeat 166, 927)

रामः : Rama

रुचिराङ्गदः : one with two shoulder ornaments

रोहितः : red (referring to incarnation as red fish, matsya)

र्ववागीश्वरेश्वरः : lord of all those who are adept in speech like Brahma

लक्ष्मीवान् : one who has Lakshmi in his chest

लोकत्रयाश्रयः : refuge of the three worlds

लोकनाथः the lord of the world

लोकबन्धुः : relative of the world

लोकसारङ्गः “ one who absorbs the world like a bee

लोकाधिष्ठानं : the base of the world

लोक्स्वमी : lord of the world

वंशवर्धनः : one who expands the lineage

वत्सरः : one in whom everything resides

वत्सलः : kind

वत्सी : protector of calves

वनमाली : wearer of vanamala

वरदः : granter of boons

वराङ्गः : one of best parts

वरुणः : Varuna

वर्धनः : one who helps in expanding

वर्धमानः : one who expands as the universe

वसुः : one in whom beings live (repeat 104, 270)

वसुः : wealth (repeat 104, 696)

वसुदः : giver of wealth

वसुप्रदः : giver of moksha (repeat of 692)

वसुप्रदः : giver of wealth (repeated 694)

वसुमनाः : one who has vasu as mind (repeat 105)

वसुरेता : one with retas like gold

वह्निः : fire

वाग्मी : one from who the Vedas emanated

वाचस्पतिः : उदारधीः : lord of speech with superior intellect

वाचस्पतिः अयोनिजः : unborn Brahma

वाजसनः : one who feeds those who ask for

वामनः : Vamana (78,151, 153, 323)

वायुः : Vayu

वायुवाहनः : one with Vayu as vehicle

वायुवाहनः : the carrier of winds

वारुणः : Vasishtha or Agasthya, son of Varuna

वासवानुजः : brother of Indra (Vamana 78,151,152.153)

वासुदेवः : son of Vasudeva (Krishna, repeat of 332, 709)

वासुदेवः : son of Vasudeva (Krishna, repeated 695, 709)

वासुदेवः : son of Vasudeva (repeat of 332, 695)

विकर्ता : creator of variety

विक्रमी : one of prowess (repeat 75)

विक्षरः : indestructible

विजयः : victor

विजितात्मा : one for whom the Atma is conquered

विदारणः : one whp tears away the wicked

विदिशः : distributor of fruits on merits

विद्वत्तमः : learned

विधाता : one who bears those that bear the world (repeat of 44)

विनयः : punisher of the wicked

विनयितासाक्षी : one who watches humility in beings

विभुः : omnipresent (repeat 240)

विभुः : one who is varied like Hiranyagarbha (repeat 880)

विमुक्तात्मा : one of autonomous soul

विरतः : detached

विरामः the end (all beings end in him)

विरोचनः : illuminating

विविक्तः : one who stays clear of changes during such expansion and contraction

विशिष्टः : supreme

विशुद्धात्मा : purified soul

विशोकः : one without sorrow

विशोधनः : one who destroys sins

विश्रामः : the resting place

विश्रुतात्मा : specially explained in srutis

विश्वदक्षिणः : adept in everything

विश्वधृक् : One who disregards the world

विश्वबाहुः : one who has the universe as his shoulders

विश्वभुक् : one who protects the world

विश्वमूर्तिः : one who is in the form of the world

विश्वयोनिः : source of the universe (repeat 117)

विश्वात्मा : the soul of the world

विषमः : one of different nature from others

विष्णुः : all-pervading (repeat of 2; 657)

विष्णुः : Vishnu (repeat of 2, 258)

विस्तारः : one in whom the world expands

विहायसगतिः one for whom the sky is the path (Sun)

वीतभयः ; one for whom fear is gone

वीरः : the valiant (401, 643)

वीरः : valiant (repeated 643, 658)

वीरः : Valiant one (repeated  401, 658)

वीरबाहुः : valiant-shouldered

वीरहा : one who destroys the bad paths (repeat 166, 741)

वीरहा : slayer of demons (repeat 741, 927)

वृक्षः : tree

वृद्धात्मा : one with an ancient soul

वृषः : one who showers what devotees desire

वृषपर्वा : dharma as steps in the liberation path

वृषप्रियः : one for whom dharma is dear

वृषभः : one who rewards devotees

वृषभाक्षः : one whose eyes fulfil wishes

वृषाही : one who has dharma and yaga

वृषोदरः : one in whose stomach the beings dwell

वेगवान् : the fast one

वेद्यः : one to be known

वेधाः : creator

वैकुण्ठः : Vaikunta

वैखानः : one who dug the earth (Vamana)

वैद्यः : one who knows all there is to know

व्यक्तरूपः : one whose form is seen

व्यग्रः : one without end

व्यवसायः : one whose form is samvignana

व्यवस्थानः : one in whom the universe is situated

व्यादिशः : one who lays down the rules for Indra, etc.

व्यापी : pervasive

व्याप्तः all-pervasive

शक्तिमतां श्रेष्ठः : the best among those with prowess

शङ्खभृत् : wielder of conch

शतमूर्तिः : one with many forms

शताननः : one with many faces

शतानन्दः : one whose bliss appears manifold because of conditioned perception

शतावर्तः : one who manifest soften to protect dharma

शत्रुघ्नः : killer of enemies

शत्रुजित् : conqueror of enemies

शत्रुतापनः : tormentor of enemies

शब्दसहः : one who is revealed by the scriptures

शब्दातिगः : one who is beyond words

शरभः : the dweller in the bodies of beings

शरीरभूतभृत् : one who bears the five elements for taking birth

शरीरभृत् : one who assumes forms

शर्वरीकरः : one who creates night

शशबिन्दुः : moon

शान्तः calm

शान्तिः : tranquillity

शान्तिदः : giver of mental peace

शार्ङ्गधन्वा : wilder of bow called Sarnga

शाश्वतस्थिरः : one who is permanent without change

शास्ता : ruler

शिखण्डी : one who wears peacock feather (as Krishna 23, 57, 187, 311, 340, 367)

शिपिविष्टः : one who resides in sacrificial animals

शिवः : Siva (repeat 27)

शिशिरः : cold

शिष्टकृत् : one who issues orders

शिष्टेष्टः : dear to the wise

शुचिः : pure (repeat 155)

शुचिः : pure (repeat 251)

शुभाङ्गः : one with auspicious parts (repeat 782)

शुभाङ्गः : one with handsome parts (repeat 782)

शुभेक्षणः : one whose glance is auspicious

शून्यः : one without special attributes

शूरः : valiant

शूरजनेश्वरः : lord of valiant people

शूरसेनः : one in whose army great warriors are there

शृङ्गी : one who has a horn (Matsya)

शोकनाशनः : one who destroys sorrow

शौरिः : born in the race of Sura (repeat 340) (Krishna)

शौरिः : son of Vasudeva (repeat 644) (Krishna 23, 57, 187, 311, 367)

श्रमणः : one who gives strife

श्रीगर्भः : one who has aiswarya in his stomach

श्रीदः : giver of wealth to devotees

श्रीधरः : one who holds Lakshmi in his chest

श्रीनिधिः : a repository of wealth

श्रीनिवासः : one in whose chest Lakshmi dwells (repeat 607)

श्रीपतिः : husband of Lakshmi

श्रीमतां वरः : the best of the prosperous

श्रीमान् : consort of Lakshmi (repeated 22, 220, 613)

श्रीमान् : husband of Lakshmi (repeate of 22, 178, 613)

श्रीमान् : one who is the repository of wealth (repeat 22, 178, 220)

श्रीवत्सवक्षाः : one who carries the mole of Srivatsam in his chest

श्रीवासः : one in whom Lakshmi resides

श्रीविभावनः : one who apportions wealth according to merit

श्रीशः : lord of Lakshmi

श्रुतिसागरः ocean of Vedas.

श्रेयः : one with incessant bliss

संकर्षणः अच्युतः : one who is firm drawing in everything at the time of deluge

संक्षेप्ता : one who collapses the universe at the time of pralaya

संग्रहः : destroyer

संप्रमर्दनः : destroyer (26, 52, 114)

संयासकृत् : establisher of the state of renunciation

संवत्सरः : one in whom beings cohere (repeat 91)

संवृतः : covered by illusion caused by ignorance

संस्थानः : one in whom beings merge during pralaya

सतां गतिः : the destiny of the virtuous (repeat 450)

सतां गतिः : the refuge of the good (repeat 184)

सत् : the existence (Brahman)

सत्कर्ता : one who worships

सत्कीर्तिः : of true fame

सत्कृतः : worshipped by the worthy

सत्कृतिः : one whose deeds are virtuous

सत्ता : one with supreme gnana

सत्पथाचारः : one who adopts the ways of the good

सत्परायणः : the refuge of the good

सत्यः : truth (106, 212)

सत्यः : truth (repeat of 106, 869)

सत्यधर्मपराक्रमः : the one who has unfailing dharma and valour

सत्यधर्मपरायणः adherent of satya and dharma

सत्यधर्मा : one who has satya and dharma

सत्यपराक्रमः : one of unfailing valour

सत्यमेधा : one with true wisdom

सत्यसन्धः : has taken the vow of keeping to truth

सत्रं : sacrifice

सत्ववान् : having satva nature

सत्वस्थः : one who resides in all beings

सदामर्षी : one who tolerates the mistakes of the good

सदायोगी : always self-ecplicit

सद्गतिः : the refuge of the virtuous

सद्भूतिः : good wealth

सनातनतमः : the most ancient

सनात् : ancient

सन्तः : good people

सन्धाता : one who yokes fruits of deeds with deeds

सन्धिमान् : the enjoyer of fruits

सन्निवासः : the abode of the good

सप्तजिह्वः : one with seven tongues (fire)

सप्तवाहनः : one with seven vehicles (Sun)

सप्तैधाः : one with seven flames (fire)

समः : equanimity (repeat 109)

समयज्ञः : one who knows time

समावर्तः : one who operates the wheel of samsara well

समितिञ्जयः : one who is victorious in war

समीरणः powers life through breath

समीहनः : one who assumes desires at the time of creation

सर्गः : creator

सर्वकामदः : one who fulfils all desires

सर्वज्ञः : omniscient (repeat 453)

सर्वज्ञः : omniscient (repeat 815)

सर्वतश्चक्षुः : one who sees everything

सर्वतोमुखः : one who has face in all directions

सर्वदर्शी : one who oversees everyone

सर्वदृक्  : overseer of everything

सर्वदृक् व्यासः : omniscient Vyasa

सर्वलक्ष्णलक्ष्ण्यः : one who has gnana obtained through all means

सर्वविञ्जयी : one who is omniscient and victorious

सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः : the best of the wielders of weapons

सर्वसहः : all competent

सर्वहरणायुधः : wilder of all weapons of destruction

सर्वासुनिलयः : one who is the abode of all beings

सवः somarasa

सविता : Sun (repeat 884)

सविता : Sun (repeat 969)

सहः : one who accepts everyone

सहस्रजित् : one who conquers thousands of asuras

सहस्रपात् : thousand-footed

सहस्रमूर्धा : thousand-headed

सहस्रांशुः : Sun (39, 277, 284, 486, 563, 564)

सहस्राक्षः : thousand-eyed (Indra 49, 85, 134, 286, 492)

सहस्रार्चिः : one with a thousand rays (Sun)

सहिष्णुः : tolerant (repeat 144)

सहिष्णुः: one who overwhelms (demons like Hiranyaksha) (repeat 565)

सात्त्वतां पतिः : leader of those who know scripture (satvatam)

सात्विकः : personification of satva qualities

साधुः : good

साम : samaveda

सामगः : one who sings sama

सामगायनः : singer of sama hymns

सिंहः : lion (destroyer) (repeat 488)

सिंहः : valiant like a lion (repeat 200)

सिद्धः : autonomous (repeat 97)

सिद्धसंकल्पः : one whose wish is fulfilled

सिद्धार्थः : one who has achieved his aim

सिद्धिदः : one who apportions fruits according to deeds

सिद्धिसाधनः : one who facilitates successful completion of tasks

सुखदः : giver of comfort (repeat 889)

सुखदः : giver of happiness (repeat 459)

सुघोषः : pleasant-toned

सुतत्न्तुः : one whose web is the world

सुतपाः : one who does auspicious penance  (as Nara and Narayana)

सुदर्शनः : affable

सुधन्वा : having a good bow

सुन्दः : compassionate

सुन्दरः  beautiful

सुपर्णः : one with beautiful wings (repeat 855) (Garuda)

सुपर्णः : one with good leaves (chandas) (repeat 192)

सुप्रसादः : one whose grace is a blessing

सुभुजः : with good shoulders

सुमुखः : pleasant-faced

सुमेधा : one who has auspicious intelligence

सुयामुनः : one who had several Yamunas around him (Krishna)

सुरानन्दः : giver of bliss to devas

सुरारिहा : destroyer of enemies of devas

सुरुचिः one of good taste

सुरेश्वरः : lord of gods (Indra 49,85,134,226, 492)

सुलभः : affable

सुलोचनः : one with auspicious eyes

सुवर्णबिन्दुः : one whose parts are like gold

सुवर्णवर्णः : one of golden hue

सुवीरः : good warrior

सुव्रतः : of good vows (repeat 455)

सुव्रतः : one has sacred vows (repeat 818)

सुषेणः : one who has auspicious army

सुहृत् : good friend

सूक्ष्मः : subtle

सूर्यः Sun

सोमः : Siva

सोमपः : drinker of soma

स्कन्दः : Subrahmanya (Devas)

स्कन्दधरः : one who stabilizes dharma

स्तवप्रियः : fond of worship

स्तव्यः : worthy of worship

स्तुतिः : act of praying

स्तोता : person praying

स्तोत्रं : prayer

स्थविष्ठः : standing (as Virat) (repeat 53)

स्थानदः : one who places people appropriately

स्थावरः स्थाणुः : permanently established and bearing earth, etc.

स्थिरः : stable

स्थूलः : gross

स्पष्टाक्षरः : one who is in the form of Om

स्रग्वी : one who is sporting vaijayanthi garland

स्रष्टा : creator ((repeat 990)

स्रष्टा : creator (Brahma) (repeat 588)

स्वक्षः : clear-eyed

स्वङ्गः : of pretty features

स्वधृतः : self-supported

स्वयंजातः : self-born

स्ववशः : autonomous

स्वस्ति : auspiciousness

स्वस्तिकृत् : one who creates auspiciousness

स्वस्तिदः : giver of auspiciousness

स्वस्तिदक्षिणः : one who is capable of giving auspiciousness

स्वस्तिभुक : one who enjoys auspiciousness

स्वाङ्गः : one whose limbs are enough for his acts

स्वापनः : one who makes beings forget Atma by his maya

स्वाभाव्यः : having no birth by nature

स्वास्यः : one with auspicious face

हंसः : one who indwells all bodies

हरिः : Hari (Vishnu)

हलायुधः : Balarama

हविः : sacrificial offering

हविर्हरिः : one who receives the sacrificial offering

हितः : one who is interested in welfare of cows (Krishna)

हिरण्यगर्भः : Hiranyagarbha (repeat 70)

हिरण्यनाभः : one who has a beautiful navel with a golden hue

हुतभुक् : one who eats the sacrificial offering

हुतभुक् : one who eats the sacrificial offering

हेतुः : the cause

हेमाङ्गः : one of parts that shine like gold