Vishnu Sahasranama Tattva©

  śā ṃ tākāra ṃ bhujagaśayana ṃ padmanābha ṃ sureśa ṃ ! शान्ताकारं भुजगशयनं पद्मनाभं सुरेशं विश्वाधारं गगनसदृशं मेघवर्ण शुभाङ्गम् । लक्ष्मीकान्तं कमलनयनं योगिभिर्ध्यानगम्यम् वन्दे विष्णुं भवभयहरं सर्वलोकैकनाथम् ॥ śā ṃ tākāra ṃ bhujagaśayana ṃ padmanābha ṃ sureśa ṃ ! viśvādhāra ṃ gaganasad ṛ śa ṃ meghavar ṇ a ṃ śubhā ṃ ga ṃ ! lak ṣ mīkā ṃ ta ṃ kamalanayana ṃ yogibhirdhyānagamya ṃ ! va ṃ de vi ṣṇ u ṃ bhavabhayahara ṃ sarvalokaikanātha ṃ ! Summary of Meaning "I bow to Lord Vishnu, the ultimate master of all universes, who is the very embodiment of absolute peace. He rests serenely upon the cosmic serpent, and from His navel springs the primeval lotus of creation. He is the lord of all gods, the foundational support of the cosmos, all-pervading like the infinite sky, and dark-complexioned like a rain-bearing cloud. Possessing luminous, auspicious limbs, He is the beloved consort of Sri Lakshmi, lotus-eyed, and attainable by sages through de...

Bhūh Pādau Yasya (The Cosmic Form) भूः पादौ यस्य नाभिर्वियदसुरनिलश्चन्द्रसूर्यौ च नेत्रे । कर्णावाशाः शिरो द्यौर्मुखमपि दहनो यस्य वास्तेयमब्धिः ॥ अन्तस्थं यस्य विश्वं सुरनरखगगोभोगिगन्धर्वदैत्यैः । चित्रं रंरम्यते तं त्रिभुवनवपुषं विष्णुमीशं नमामि ॥ Bhūh pādau yasya nābhir-viyadasuranilas-chandra-sūryau cha netre | Karnāvāshā-shiro-dhaur-mukhamapi-dahano yasya vāsteyam-abdhihi || Antas-stham yasya vishvam sura-nara-khaga-go-bhogi-gandharva-daityaihi | Chitram ramramyate tam tribhuvana-vapusham vishnum-eesham namaami || Summary of Meaning I meditate on the grand Cosmic Form of Lord Vishnu, whose feet are the Earth, whose navel is the atmosphere, and whose breath is the wind. His eyes are the sun and the moon, His ears are the cardinal directions, and His head is the heavens. Fire is His mouth, and the vast, deep oceans constitute His belly. Inside His vast form, the entire universe—filled with a wondrous variety of gods, humans, birds, animals, serpents, celes...