VISHNU SAHASRANAAMA NAMAVALI

VISHNU SAHASRANAAMA NAMAVALI : 1000 Names of Lord Vishnu,

1. om viśvasmai namaḥ

Salutations to the plenum - fill in all respects

2. om viṣṇave namaḥ

Salutations to the one who pervades everything in the universe.

3. om vaṣaṭ-kārāya namaḥ

Salutations to the controller & director of the universe.

4. om bhūta-bhavya bhavat-prabhave namaḥ

Salutations to the master of all things past, present and future

5. om bhūta-krte namaḥ

Salutations to the one who creates everything without depending on anything.

6. om bhūta-bhrte namaḥ

Salutations to the supporter of all, who bears all things.

7. om bhāvāya namaḥ

Salutations to the existent one

8. om bhūtātmane namaḥ

Salutations to the Over-self of all being

9. om bhūta-bhāvanāya namaḥ || 1 ||

Salutations to the nourisher of all beings

10. om pūtātmane namaḥ

Salutations to the pure self — who in spite of being the over-self of all beings he remains

unaffected by Material Nature.

11. om paramātmane namaḥ

Salutations to the Supreme Self

12. om muktānām paramā-gataye namaḥ

Salutations to the Supreme goal of the liberated ones (muktas)

13. om avyayāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who rejects none, no one who makes an effort to reach Him is sent away.

14. om puruṣāya namaḥ

Salutations to the generous one who bestows boons in plenty.

15. om sakṣiṇe namaḥ

Salutations to the supreme witness who sees all things.

16. om kṣetrajñāya namaḥ

Salutations to the knower of all fields of action and the particular place to which to send the

liberated ones (muktas)

17. om akṣarāya namaḥ || 2 ||

Salutations to him who never wanes or diminishes in any manner.

18. om yogāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is the means to salvation.

19. om yoga-vidāṃ-netre namaḥ

Salutations to him Who guides the practitioners of yoga.

20. om pradhāna puruṣeśvarāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Lord of primordial matter and jivas

21. om nārasiṃha vapuṣe namaḥ

Salutations to the one who incarnated as a Man-lion.

22. om śrīmate namaḥ

Salutations to him of a lovely form which is supernal and divine.

23. om keśavāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who has lovely locks of hair.

24. om puruṣottamāya namaḥ || 3 ||

Salutations to the Supreme Person.

25. om sarvasmai namaḥ

Salutations to the All who transcends everything.

26. om śarvāya namaḥ

Salutations to the remover of all that is negative.

27. om śivāya namaḥ

Salutations to the giver of auspiciousness

28. om sthānave namaḥ

Salutations to the firm one, who is firm in granting blessings.

29. om bhūtādaye namaḥ

Salutations to him who is eagerly resorted to by all

30. om nidhaye avyayāya namaḥ

Salutations to the inexhaustible treasure, that is worthy of protection by the devotee.

31. om śambhavāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who manifests himself even though he is as precious as a hidden treasure.

32. om bhāvanāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Saviour who repeatedly takes birth.

33. om bhartre namaḥ

Salutations to the Supporter through nourishing all things

34. om prabhavāya namaḥ

Salutations to him of exalted birth of a sublime nature.

35. om prabhave namaḥ

Salutations to the one who is all powerful.

36. om iśvarāya namaḥ || 4 ||

Salutations to the Supreme Monarch.

37. om svāyaṃbhuve namaḥ

Salutations to the one who is Self-manifest.

38. om śaṃbhave namaḥ

Salutations to the source of bliss for all sentient beings.

39. om ādityāya namaḥ

Salutations to the divinity in the Sun.

40. om puṣkarākṣāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Lotus-eyed One.

41. om maha-svanāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who is matilfest through the venerable sentence the Gāyatri mantra which

is the essence of all the three Vedas.

42. om anādi-nidhanāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is without beginning or end.

43. om dhātre namaḥ

Salutations to the Creator

44. om vidhātre namaḥ

Salutations to the Producer who develops the foetus and makes it take birth.

45. om dhātur-uttamāya namaḥ || 5 ||

Salutations to him who is superior to the creator Brahma.

46. om aprameyāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who is immeasurable by the mind and instruments of mortals.

47. om hrṣīkesāya namaḥ

Salutations to the controller of the sense organs of mortals.

48. om padmanābhāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one with the lotus-navel from which Lord Brahma appeared.

49. om amara-prabhave namaḥ

Salutations to the Lord of the immortals

50. om viśvakarmane namaḥ

Salutations to the ultimate agent of all actions that are done in the Cosmos.

51. om manave namaḥ

Salutations to him who wills the projection of the universe.

52. om tvaṣṭre namaḥ

Salutations to the sculptor who fashions all the diverse forms of nature.

53. om sthaviṣṭhāya namaḥ

Salutations to the immense one of exceedingly great magnitude.

54. om sthavirāya namaḥ

Salutations to the eternal one who is always existent.

55. om dhruvāya namaḥ || 6 ||

Salutations to the immutable one

56. om agrāhyāya namah

Salutations to the Inscrutable one

57. om śāśvatāya namaḥ

Salutations to the perpetually active one.

58. om kṛṣṇāya namaḥ

Salutations to the joyful one who is always full of delight.

59. om lohitākṣāya namaḥ

Salutations to the red-eyed one with eyes like lotuses.

60. om pratardanāya namaḥ

Salutations to the destroyer of the cosmos

61. om prabhūtāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who remains affluent in spite of the loss of the universe.

62. om trikakub-dhāmne namaḥ

Salutations to the tenant of the three realms — physical, mental and spiritual.

63. om pavitrāya namaḥ

Salutations to the immaculate one who is never contaminated.

64. om maṅgalāya -parasmai namaḥ || 7 ||

Salutations to the embodiment of auspiciousness opposed to all that is inauspicious.

65. om īśānāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Controller of the universe.

66. om praṇādāya namaḥ

Salutations to the giver of life to the ever-free host of nitya-muktas who dwell in Vaikuntha.

67. om prāṇāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who is Life itself

68. om jyeṣṭhāya namaḥ

Salutations to the praise-worthy one who is praised by the ever-free host.

69. om śreṣṭhāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Pre-eminent one among all the celestial beings.

70. om prajāpataye namaḥ

Salutations to the Lord of the celestials (Suris)

71. om hiraṇya-garbhāya namaḥ

Salutations to the indweller of heaven, the supreme abode.

72. om bhū-garbhāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Protector of the earth (Bhu) who is his consort.

73. om mādhavāya namaḥ

Salutations to the consort of Lakshmi the universal mother.

74. om madhu-sūdanāya namaḥ || 8 ||

Salutations to the slayer of Madhu (sweetness)- the demon that hinders spiritual progress.

75. om iśvarāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Ruler whose will is unimpeded.

76. om vikramine namaḥ

Salutations to the omnipotent one who projects and retracts the universe by his mere will.

77. om dhanvine namaḥ

Salutations to the Archer who operates the bow of Ahamkara (egoism).

78. om medhāvine namaḥ

Salutations to the omniscient one who knows everything.

79. om vikramāya namaḥ

Salutations to the rider of Garuda who is the embodiment of the three Vedas.

80. om kramāya namaḥ

Salutations to the prosperous one who is master of the eternal and transcendent grandeur.

81. om anuttamāya namaḥ

Salutations to the unsurpassed one who is superior to all beings.

82. om duradharsāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who is unassailable by any sentient being.

83. om kṛtajñāya namaḥ

Salutations to the gratefull one who remembers every tiny act of goodwill shown to him.

84. om kṛte namaḥ

Salutations to the (virtuous) act itself

85. om āmavate namaḥ || 9 ||

Salutations to the possessor of sentient modes which are his intimate and personal property.

86. om sureśāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Lord of the gods

87. om śaraṇāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Supreme Refuge

88. om śamaṇe namaḥ

Salutations to the supernal Bliss

89. om viśva-retase namaḥ

Salutations to him who has projected the creation.

90. om prajā-bhavāya namaḥ

Salutations to the abode of living beings who are attracted to Him.

91. om ahne namaḥ

Salutations to him who never forsakes any being.

92. om saṃvatsarāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who lives [for others].

93. om vyālāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one accepts all those who surrender to him.

94. om pratyayāya namaḥ

Salutations to the reliable one in whom confidence can be securely placed.

95. om sarva-darśanāya namaḥ || 10 ||

Salutations to him who displays all his glory

96. om ajāya namaḥ

Salutations to him remover of all obstacles that obstruct access to him.

97. om sarveśvarāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who reaches all as swiftly as possible

98. om siddhāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who always abides for the sake of those who love him.

99. om siddhaye namaḥ

Salutations to the Supreme Goal

100. om sarvādaye namaḥ

Salutations to the source of all.

101. om acyutāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is never separated from those who have taken refuge in him.

102. om vṛṣa-kapaye namaḥ

Salutations to the one who is Varaha - Dharma incarnate, in the form of a cosmic boar.

103. om ameyātmane namaḥ

Salutations to him whose essential nature is incomprehensible.

104. om sarva-yoga-viniḥ-sṛtāya namaḥ || 11 ||

Salutations to him who can be obtained by any means whatsoever.

105. om vasave namaḥ

Salutations to the indweller who is pleased even with a tiny degree of devotion.

106. om vasu-manase namaḥ

Salutations to Him who considers his devotees as his treasure.

107. om satyāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is well-disposed towards the upright.

108. om samātmane namaḥ

Salutations to him who is equally disposed to all, regardless of their social differences.

109. om sammitāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who has been correctly understood by those who love him

110. om samāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is unbiased towards all those who surrender to him.

111. om amoghāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one with whom contact is always beneficial.

112. om puṇḍarīkākṣāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who is the eye to the spiritual realm.

113. om vṛsa-karmane namaḥ

Salutations to the one who performs righteous actions.

114. om vṛṣākrtaye namaḥ || 12 ||

Salutations to the one who is of the form of Dharma.

115. om rudrāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who makes devotees weep with joy.

116. om bahu-śirase namaḥ

Salutations to the many headed one who appears as Ananta Shesha.

117. om babhrave namaḥ

Salutations to the Supporter of the entire cosmos.

118. om viśva-yonaye namaḥ

Salutations to him who associates with everyone through the Ananta form.

119. om śuci-śravase namaḥ

Salutations to the one who listens clearly to the sincere words of the devotees.

120. om amṛtāya namaḥ

Salutations to the ambrosial one of limitless sweetness.

121. om śāśvatāya sthanave namaḥ

Salutations to the eternal and steady one

122. om varārohāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Supreme object of attainment.

123. om mahā-tapase namaḥ || 13 ||

Salutations to the one who is endowed with great power of introspection.

124. om sarva-gāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who reaches everywhere and everyone.

125. om sarva-vide namaḥ

Salutations to him who obtains all.

126. om bhānave namaḥ

Salutations to the resplendent one who remains unchanged through the act of projecting the universe.

127. om viśvakṣenāya namaḥ

Salutations to him whose army extends in all directions.

128. om janārdanāya namaḥ

Salutations to the destroyer of antagonists

129. om vedāya namaḥ

Salutations to the propounder of the Vedas

130. om veda-vide namaḥ

Salutations to the knower of the Vedas

131. om avyaṅgāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who is not deficient in any branch of the Vedic sciences.

132. om vedāṅgāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who has the Veda as his body, ie. through which he is revealed.

133. om veda-vide namaḥ

Salutations to him who makes people practice what is enjoined in the Veda,

134. om kavaye namaḥ || 14 ||

Salutations to him who sees beyond physical perception.

135. om lokadhyakṣāya namaḥ

Salutations to the authority of all those who are eligible for the practice of Dharma.

136. om suradhyakṣāya namaḥ

Salutations to the controller of the gods,

137. om dharmādhyakṣāya namaḥ

Salutations to the administrator of Dharma.

138. om krtakrtāya namaḥ

Salutations to the dispenser of the fruits of action,

139. om caturātmane namaḥ

Salutations to him who is aware in the fourfold state - (waking, sleep, dream and transcendent)

140. om catur-vyūhāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who has four hypostatic manifestations (Vasudeva, Sankarshana, Anirudha and

Pradyumna),

141. om catur-daṃṣṭrāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who has four prominent teeth.

142. om catur-bhujāya namaḥ || 15 ||

Salutations to him who has four arms.

143. om bhrājiṣṇave namaḥ

Salutations to the effulgent one.

144. om bhojanāya namaḥ

Salutations to the supreme object of enjoyment.

145. om bhoktre namaḥ

Salutations to the Supreme enjoyer.

146. om sahiṣṇave namaḥ

Salutations to the forgiver who is extremely tolerant.

147. om jagad-ādijāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who is manifest at the beginning of the projection of the universe.

148. om anaghāya namaḥ

Salutations to the sinless one,

149. om vijayāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who is victory personified,

150. om jetre namaḥ

Salutations to the vanquisher of both Brahma and Siva.

151. om viśva-yonaye namaḥ

Salutations to the cause of the universe.

152. om punar-vasave namaḥ || 16 ||

Salutations to him who pervades the creation from within.

153. om upendrāya namaḥ

Salutations to the younger brother of Indra (the last of the Adityas).

154. om vāmanāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who appeared as the dwarf Vamana.

155. om prāṃśave namaḥ

Salutations to the tall one, who expanded his form to encompass the universe.

156. om amoghāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is never purposeless.

157. om sucaye namaḥ

Salutations to the pure one, who expects nothing in return from anyone.

158. om ūirjitāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is endowed with strength,

159. om atindrāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who excels Indra in prowess.

160. om saṅgrahāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who is easily accessible.

161. om sargāya namaḥ

Salutations to the self-projected one.

162. om dhṛtātmane namaḥ

Salutations to the saviour of jivas.

163. om niyamāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Emperor who overcame even emperor Bali.

164. om yamāya namaḥ || 17 ||

Salutations to the one who governs all things.

165. om vedyāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who can be realised.

166. om vaidyāya namaḥ

Salutations to the knower of all knowledge.

167. om sadā-yogine namaḥ

Salutations to him who is forever vigilant.

168. om vīraghne namaḥ

Salutations to the slayer of the malicious.

169. om mādhavāya namaḥ

Salutations to the propounder of knowledge of the Supreme Goal.

170. om madhave namaḥ

Salutations to him who is sweet like honey to the wise.

171. om atindriyāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is beyond the grasp of the senses.

172. om mahāmāyāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is possessed of the power of enchantment (Māya).

173. om mahotsāhāya namaḥ

Salutations to the greatly enthusiastic one who possesses complete sovereignty.

174. om mahā-balāya namaḥ || 18 ||

Salutations to him who has immense power over nature.

175. om mahā-buddhaye namaḥ

Salutations to the possessor of unlimited knowledge.

176. om mahā-viryāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is of great creative potency who remains unchanged, though everything

else changes.

177. om mahā-śaktaye namaḥ

Salutations to him who is of immense power of achievement.

178. om mahā-dyutaye namaḥ

Salutations to him who is of great splendour, needing no assistance whatsoever from others.

179. om anirdeśya-vapuśe namaḥ

Salutations to him who is possessed of an indescribable form comprised of these above

mentioned 6 attributes.

180. om śrīmate namaḥ

Salutations to the beautiful one.

181. om ameyātmane namaḥ

Salutations to him who is of an inscrutable nature.

182. om mahādridhṛṣe namaḥ || 19 ||

Salutations to the bearer of the great mountain Mandara (as Kurma the Divine turtle).

183. om mahesvāsāya namaḥ

Salutations to the wielder of the mighty bow.

184. om mahī-bhartre namaḥ

Salutations to the bearer of the earth.

185. om śrīnivāsāya namaḥ

Salutations to him in whom Lakshmi resides.

186. om satāṅ-gataye namaḥ

Salutations to the refuge of the righteous.

187. om aniruddhāya namaḥ

Salutations to the irresistible one.

188. om surānandāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Source of delight to the gods.

189. om govindāya namaḥ

Salutations to the recipient of praise from the gods.

190. om govidāṃ-pataye namaḥ || 20 ||

Salutations to the protector of the knowers of the Veda.

191. om maricaye namaḥ

Salutations to the ray of light who reveals himself even to the blind.

192. om damanāya namaḥ

Salutations to the dispeller of the afflicting heat of worldly life.

193. om haṃsāya namaḥ

Salutations to the great swan who moves with an enchanting gait.

194. om supamāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is possessed of lovely plumage when manifest as Garuda.

195. om bhujagottamāya namaḥ

Salutations to the lord of the Serpent Adishesha (who acts as his couch).

196. om hiraṇya-nabhāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is possessed of a lovely navel.

197. om sutapase namaḥ

Salutations to the possessor of Supreme Wisdom.

198. om padma-nābhāya namaḥ

Salutations to the lotus-naveled one.

199. om prajāpataye namaḥ || 21 ||

Salutations to the lord of beings.

200. om amṛtyave namaḥ

Salutations to the enemy of Death

201. om sarva-dṛṣe namaḥ

Salutations to him who perceives all.

202. om siṃhāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who is like a Lion in majesty.

203. om sandhātre namaḥ

Salutations to him who makes his devotees join him.

204. om sandhimate namaḥ

Salutations to him whose association is permanent.

205. om sthirāya namaḥ

Salutations to the stable one - who is firm in his commitment to his devotees.

206. om ajāya namaḥ

Salutations to the birthless one who emerged from a pillar to protect his devotee Prahlada.

207. om durmarṣanāya namaḥ

Salutations to the unassailable one.

208. om śastre namaḥ

Salutations to the chastiser of those who cause suffering to other beings.

209. om viśrutātmane namaḥ

Salutations to him whose exploits are heard with wonder.

210. om surārighne namaḥ || 22 ||

Salutations to the slayer of the demons like Hiranyakṣha and Hiratiyakashipu.

211. om gurur-guru-tamāya namaḥ

Salutations to the foremost among all preceptors who confer the highest teachings.

212. om dhāmne namaḥ

Salutations to the Supreme Resting place during the cosmic deluge.

213. om satyāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Good who showered blessings on Manu.

214. om satya-parākramāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is of truthful deeds - that are in harmony with thought and speech.

215. om nimiśāya namaḥ

Salutations to him whose eyes are closed (towards the unrighteous).

216. om animiṣāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is ever awake (towards the righteous).

217. om sragvine namaḥ

Salutations to him who is adorned with a garland.

218. om vācaspataye namaḥ

Salutations to the lord of speech who elaborated on the Vedic teachings through the Matsya

Purana.

219. om udārādhiye namaḥ || 23 ||

Salutations to him whose comprehension is so vast.

220. om agraṇye namaḥ

Salutations to the guide to the Highest Abode.

221. om grāmanye namaḥ

Salutations to the leader of the hosts of celestial beings.

222. om śrīmate namaḥ

Salutations to him who is endowed with opulence – transcendent, Glory and Sovereignty.

223. om nyāyāya namaḥ

Salutations to the just judge.

224. om netre namaḥ

Salutations to him who is who carries out the behest of his devotees.

225. om samīranāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is whose actions are delightful.

226. om sahasra-mūrdhne namaḥ

Salutations to the thousand-headed one who is omniscient.

227. om viśvātmane namaḥ

Salutations to the all-pervading one.

228. om sahasrākṣāya namaḥ

Salutations to the thousand-eyed one who sees everything.

229. om sahasra-pade namaḥ || 24 ||

Salutations to him who has a thousand feet - is present everywhere in the cosmos.

230. om āvartanāya namaḥ

Salutations to him Who turns the wheel of Samsara.

231. om nivṛttātmane namaḥ

Salutations to him whose nature transcends everything knowable.

232. om samvṛtāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who remains hidden.

233. om sampramardanāya namaḥ

Salutations to the dispeller of darkness.

234. om ahas-samvartakāya namaḥ

Salutations to the rotator of days for whom time is but a toy.

235. om vahnaye namaḥ

Salutations to the bearer of the galaxies in space.

236. om anilāya namaḥ

Salutations to the giver of life, of which the wind is a tiny factor.

237. om dharaṇī-dharāya namaḥ || 25 ||

Salutations to the support of the earth and those things which support the universe.

238. om suprasadāya namaḥ

Salutations to the conferrer of favours.

239. om prasann-ātmane namaḥ

Salutations to the clear-minded one.

240. om viśva-srṣṭre namaḥ

Salutations to the one who projects the cosmos from within himself

241. om viśva-bhug-vibhave namaḥ

Salutations to him who pervades and protects all things.

242. om sat-kartre namaḥ

Salutations to him who honours the upright.

243. om sat-krtāya namaḥ

Salutations to the laudable one.

244. om sādhave namaḥ

Salutations to the malleable one.

245. om jahnave namaḥ

Salutations to the concealer.

246. om narāyanāya namaḥ

Salutations to the substrata of all sentient beings and matter.

247. om narāya namaḥ || 26 ||

Salutations to the imperishable one.

248. om asaṅkhyeyāya namaḥ

Salutations to the innumerable one.

249. om apramey-ātmane namaḥ

Salutations to him of immeasurable glory.

250. om viśiṣṭhāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is Superior to all beings.

251. śiṣṭha-krite namaḥ

Salutations to him who treats everyone with deference.

252. om śucaye namaḥ

Salutations to the pure one.

253. om siddharthāya namaḥ

Salutations to the owner of all desirable things.

254. om siddha-saṅkalpāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is of infallible will and determination and achieves all his desires by

merely willing it.

255. om siddhi-dāya namaḥ

Salutations to the bestower of the 8 occult powers.

256. om siddhi-sādhanāya namaḥ || 27 ||

Salutations to him who is the means as well as the goal.

257. om vṛṣāhiṇe namaḥ

Salutations to him whose day is the most auspicious - when he is approached for protection.

258. om vṛṣabhāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who showers his grace on those who take refuge in him.

259. om viṣṇave namaḥ

Salutations to the pervader of all things.

260. om vṛṣa-parvaṇe namaḥ

Salutations to him who is reached by following the progressive steps of Dharma.

261. om vṛṣodarāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is the container of Dharma

262. om vardhanāya namaḥ

Salutations to the nourisher.

263. om vardha-mānāya namaḥ

Salutations to the flourishing one.

264. om viviktāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is unique and extraordinary.

265. om śruti-sāgarāya namaḥ || 28 ||

Salutations to the final ocean for the rivers of the Vedas.

266. om subhujāya namaḥ

Salutations to the beautiful armed one.

267. om durdharāya namaḥ

Salutations to the irresistible one.

268. om vāgmine namaḥ

Salutations to the worthy object of praise.

269. om mahendrāya namaḥ

Salutations to the affluent one who has supreme suzerainty.

270. om vasudāya namaḥ

Salutations to the giver of prosperity to the needy.

271. om vasave namaḥ

Salutations to the greatest treasure itself

272. om naika-rūpāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is of multifarious forms.

273. om bṛhad-rūpāya namaḥ

Salutations to the immensity who expands in all directions.

274. om śipiviṣṭāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who pervades the rays of light.

275. om prakāśanāya namaḥ || 29 ||

Salutations to him who revealed himself in the cosmic form (to Arjuna).

276. om ojas-tejo-dyuti-dharāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is endowed with strength, vigour and brilliance.

277. om prakāśātmane namaḥ

Salutations to him who is of wide-spread fame admitted to even by fools.

278. om pratāpanāya namaḥ

Salutations to the scorcher of foes.

279. om ṛddhāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is endowed with munificence.

280. om spaṣṭākṣarāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who speaks clearly.

281. om mantrāya namaḥ

Salutations to him whose body is the mystic formula - mantra.

282. om candrāṃśave namaḥ

Salutations to him who is possessed of efflugent rays like the moon.

283. om bhāskara-dyutaye namaḥ || 30 ||

Salutations to him who is refulgent like the sun.

284. om amrtāṃśūdbhavāya namaḥ

Salutations to the source of the ambrosial moon,

285. om bhānave namaḥ

Salutations to the lustrous sun.

286. om śaśibindave namaḥ

Salutations to him who disowns the malicious.

287. om sureśvarāya namaḥ

Salutations to the God of gods.

288. om ausadhāya namaḥ

Salutations to the panacea who mitigates the travails of Samsara.

289. om jagatas-setave namaḥ

Salutations to the bridge of the universe who separates the positive from the negative.

290. om satya-dharma-parākramāya namaḥ || 31 ||

Salutations to him whose qualities and exploits are perfect.

291. om bhūta-bhavya-bhavan-nathāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Lord of all in the past, present and the future.

292. om pavanāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who moves like the wind.

293. om pāvanāya namaḥ

Salutations to the purifier who purifies even the agents of purification like the Ganga.

294. om analāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is insatiate and is never satisfied even with his own benevolence.

295. om kāmaghne namaḥ

Salutations to the destroyer of all desires.

296. om kāma-krte namaḥ

Salutations to the creator of desirable things.

297. om kāntāya namaḥ

Salutations to the charming one.

298. om kāmāya namaḥ

Salutations to the god of love.

299. om kāma-pradāya namaḥ

Salutations to the gratifter who pleases all those who love and desire him.

300. om prabhave namaḥ || 32 ||

Salutations to the all-powerfull Lord.

301. om yugādi-kṛte namaḥ

Salutations to the creator of the aeon.

302. om yugāvartāya namaḥ

Salutations to the turner of time.

303. om naika-mayāya namaḥ

Salutations to him of multifarious wonders.

304. om mahāśanāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who has a voracious appetite (who swallows all the galaxies) during the

dissolution of the universe.

305. om adṛśyāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is invisible and whose deeds are inscrutable.

306. om vyakta-rūpāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who also has a manifest divine form cognised by the sages.

307. om sahasra-jite namaḥ

Salutations to the conqueror of thousands of aeons of Time.

308. om ananta-jite namaḥ || 33 ||

Salutations to him who radiates with a boundless light.

309. om iṣṭāya namaḥ

Salutations to the desirable one

310. om aviśistāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who treats all alike.

311. om śiṣṭeṣṭāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is desired by the righteous sages such as Markandeya.

312. om śikhandine namaḥ

Salutations to him who has the nature of lordship.

313. om nahuṣāya namaḥ

Salutations to the binder who envelops the jivas with the bonds of Māya.

314. om vṛṣāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who drenches with rays of ambrosia all those that are weary of material life.

315. om krodhaghne namaḥ

Salutations to him who has relinquished anger at the request of the sage Kashyapa.

316. om krodha-kṛte namaḥ

Salutations to him who showed anger to the wicked kings.

317. om kartre namaḥ

Salutations to the destroyer the evil king Kartavirya who was the cause of his anger.

318. om viśva-bāhave namaḥ

Salutations to him whose arms are intended for the good of the world.

319. om mahī-dharāya namaḥ || 34 ||

Salutations to the protector of the universe who removes the burden of evil forces.

320. om acyutāya namaḥ

Salutations to him whose status is never diminished even though born among lesser beings.

321. om prathitāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who has a vast reputation.

322. om prānāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Life-breath of those who completely surrender to him.

323. om prāṇadāya namaḥ

Salutations to the giver of life and strength to the gods during the churning of the ocean in

search for the nectar of immortality.

324. om vāsavānujāya namaḥ

Salutations to the younger brother of Indra

325. om apām-nidhaye namaḥ

Salutations to the sustainer of the ocean during the churning process.

326. om adhiṣṭhanāya namaḥ

Salutations to the foundation who (as Kurma) Supported the mountain Mandara acting as the

churning rod.

327. om apramattāya namaḥ

Salutations to the vigilant one who kept watch during the churning.

328. om pratiṣṭhitāya namaḥ || 35 ||

Salutations to him who is completely self-dependent.

329. om skandāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who desiccates (the evil doers).

330. om skanda-dharāya namaḥ

Salutations to the supporter of Skanda the general of the gods.

331. om dhuryāya namaḥ

Salutations to the chief or prop.

332. om varadāya namaḥ

Salutations to the generous one who grants favours.

333. om vāyu-vāhanāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who rides upon the winds.

334. om vāsudevāya namaḥ

Salutations to the omnipresent one who plays in the cosmos.

335. om bṛhad-bhānave namaḥ

Salutations to him who is of immense effulgence.

336. om ādidevāya namaḥ

Salutations to the primeval God.

337. om purandarāya namaḥ || 36 ||

Salutations to the destroyer of cities (of the Asuras).

338. om aśokāya namaḥ

Salutations to the dispeller of sorrow.

339. om tāraṇāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who helps others to cross over the ocean of Samsara.

340. om tārāya namaḥ

Salutations to the saviour from suffering.

341. om śūrāya namaḥ

Salutations to the valiant and heroic one.

342. om sauraye namaḥ

Salutations to the son of Vasudeva.

343. om janeśvarāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Lord of the people.

344. om anukūlāya namaḥ

Salutations to the amiable one.

345. om śatāvartāya namaḥ

Salutations to him whose bounty flows like a hundred rapids.

346. om padmine namaḥ

Salutations to the bearer of a lotus.

347. om padma-nibhekṣanāya namaḥ || 37 ||

Salutations to him whose glances are as graceful as gently moving lotus blossoms.

348. om padma-nābhāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who has a lotus-like navel.

349. om aravindākṣāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who has lotus-like eyes.

350. om padma-garbhāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who dwells within the lotus of the heart.

351. om śarīra-bhṛte namaḥ

Salutations to the protector of the physical bodies of his devotees whom he regards as his own.

352. om mahāṛddhaye namaḥ

Salutations to the greatly opulent one.

353. om ṛddhāya namaḥ

Salutations to the prosperous one who prospers from the prosperity of his devotees.

354. om vṛddhātmane namaḥ

Salutations to him who is of great maturity,

355. om mahākṣāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who rides upon a sturdy vehicle.

356. om garuḍa-dhvajāya namaḥ || 38 ||

Salutations to him has Garuda as his ensign.

357. om atulāya namaḥ

Salutations to the inimitable one with no equal.

358. om sarabhāya namaḥ

Salutations to the destroyer of those who transgress the bounds of ethics.

359. om bhīmāya namaḥ

Salutations to the formidable one who keeps the devas in line.

360. om sama-yajñāya namaḥ

Salutations to the knower of all conventions of the cosmic administrators.

361. om havir-haraye namaḥ

Salutations to him who receives the offerings.

362. om sarva-lakṣana-lakṣanyāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is appropriately distinguished by all the symbols which define him as the

supreme Lord

363. om lakṣmīvate namaḥ

Salutations to him who is always accompanied by Lakshmi.

364. om samitiñjāyaya namaḥ || 39 ||

Salutations to the victor in all battles because of Lakṣmi's assistance.

365. om vikṣarāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who never wanes.

366. om rohitāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is of ruddy-complexion like the inside of a lotus.

367. om margāya namaḥ

Salutations to the most sought after one.

368. om hetave namaḥ

Salutations to the Cause of the achievements of the devotees.

369. om dāmodarāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who contains the entire universe in his belly.

370. om sahāya namaḥ

Salutations to the tolerant one who allowed himself to be bound and chastised by Yashoda.

371. om mahī-dharāya namaḥ

Salutations to the benefactor of the world.

372. om mahā-bhāgāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is extremely fortunate, having been chosen by Nila Devi, Rukmini, 16,000

princesses and the Gopis.

373. om vegavate namaḥ

Salutations to him who is expeditious and displayed his awesome powers even as a child.

374. om amitāśanāya namaḥ || 40 ||

Salutations to the voracious consumer who swallowed all the offerings kept for Indra.

375. om udbhavāya namaḥ

Salutations to the remover of the bondage of Samsara.

376. om kṣobhanāya namaḥ

Salutations to the creator of commotion in the minds of the wicked.

377. om devāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who enjoys himself by sporting with the jivas.

378. om śrī-garbhāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is always copulating with Lakṣhmi.

379. om parameśvarāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Supreme Lord.

380. om karaṇāya namaḥ

Salutations to the means who facilitates the attaining of himself

381. om kāraṇāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who causes others to act.

382. om kartre namaḥ

Salutations to the Agent of all actions.

383. om vikartre namaḥ

Salutations to him who is influenced by his devotees and changes accordingly.

384. om gahanāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is profound and inscrutable.

385. om guhāya namaḥ || 41 ||

Salutations to the Saviour.

386. om vyavasāyāya namaḥ

Salutations to the pivot of the galaxies.

387. om vyavaṣṭhānāya namaḥ

Salutations to the basis for the divisions of time.

388. om saṃsthānāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Final end.

389. om sthānadāya namaḥ

Salutations to the giver of the supreme abode.

390. om dhruvāya namaḥ

Salutations to the stationary one around whom everything else revolves.

391. om pararddhaye namaḥ

Salutations to him who has a plethora of noble qualities.

392. om parama-spaṣtāya namaḥ

Salutations to him whose glory is explicit.

393. om tuṣṭāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is easily pleased.

394. om puṣṭhāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is replete with positive qualities.

395. om śubhekṣanāya namaḥ || 42 ||

Salutations to the auspicious-eyed one.

396. om rāmāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who delights in the delight of others.

397. om virāmāya namaḥ

Salutations to him before whom all are powerless.

398. om virato-mārgāya namaḥ

Salutations to the unattached one who is universally popular.

399. om neyāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is manipulated by his devotees.

400. om nayāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who guides all towards himself

401. om anayāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who cannot be driven away by malefactors.

402. om virāya namaḥ

Salutations to the cause of trepidation (to evil doers).

403. om śaktimatāṃ-śreṣṭhāya namaḥ

Salutations to the greatest amongst the powerful.

404. om dharmāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is virtue incarnate.

405. om dharma-vid-uttamāya namaḥ || 43 ||

Salutations to the foremost among the dharma-conscious.

406. om vaikuṇṭhāya namaḥ

Salutations to the remover of all obstacles to union

407. om puruṣāya namaḥ

Salutations to the sanctifier from all contamination by sin.

408. om prāṇāya namaḥ

Salutations to the vital breath of the universe.

409. om prāṇadāya namaḥ

Salutations to the giver of life to even inanimate objects.

410. om praṇamāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who makes others bow before him by virtue of his qualities.

411. om pṛthave namaḥ

Salutations to the illustrious one of great renown.

412. om hiraṇya-garbhāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is subject of meditation, concealed in the hearts of all.

413. om śatrughnāya namaḥ

Salutations to the slayer of the inimical demons of the senses (like Ravana) with the arrows of

wisdom.

414. om vyāptāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is full of love and affection towards all without discrimination.

415. om vāyave namaḥ

Salutations to him who rushes towards those who approach him.

416. om adhokṣajāya namaḥ || 44 ||

Salutations to him who is never diminished even though enjoyed by all.

417. om ṛtave namaḥ

Salutations to him who penetrates the hearts of all through his unique and charming qualities.

418. om sudarśanāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is of delightful appearance like the full Moon.

419. om kalāya namaḥ

Salutations to the magnetic one who attracts all towards himself.

420. om parameṣṭhine namaḥ

Salutations to the lord of the Supreme Abode.

421. om parigrahāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who takes all with him.

422. om ugrāya namaḥ

Salutations to the formidable one.

423. om saṃvatsarāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who resides in the nether regions, reclining upon Ananta Shesha.

424. om dakṣāya namaḥ

Salutations to the adroit one who is quick in destroying evil.

425. om viśrāmāya namaḥ

Salutations to the resting place for those who are weary of Samsara.

426. om viśva-dakṣināya namaḥ || 45 ||

Salutations to him who is universally well-disposed.

427. om vistārāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who spreads himself everywhere destroying Kali — the spirit of strife.

428. om sthāvara-sthānave namaḥ

Salutations to him who is tranquil after the establishment of Dharma.

429. om pramānāya namaḥ

Salutations to the supreme Authority.

430. om bijāyāvyayāya namaḥ

Salutations to the imperishable seed which sprouts again after of dissolution of the universe.

431. om arthāya namaḥ

Salutations to the sole objective for the qualified aspirants.

432. om anarthāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is not Sought by the irreverent.

433. om mahākośāya namaḥ

Salutations to the possessor of a great treasure which is never diminished.

434. om mahābhāgāya namaḥ

Salutations to the possessor of objects of enjoyment.

435. om mahādhanāya namaḥ || 46 ||

Salutations to the extremely wealthy who gives to all whatever they desire.

436. om anirvinnāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who never despairs because of human weakness.

437. om sthaviṣṭhāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one of immense magnitude manifested in the Milky Way galaxy.

438. om bhuve namaḥ

Salutations to the supporter of all.

439. om dharma-yūpāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is pivot of Dharma.

440. om mahā-makhāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Great Sacrifice in the form of Dharma.

441. om nakṣatra-nemaye namaḥ

Salutations to the nexus of the constellations.

442. om nakṣatriṇe namaḥ

Salutations to the possessor of the constellations.

443. om kṣamāya namaḥ

Salutations to the most competent.

444. om kṣāmāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who assumes a minute form at the time of the withdrawal of the universe.

445. om samīhanāya namaḥ || 47 ||

Salutations to the ordainer of natural functions.

446. om yajñāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Sacrifice which is the purpose of human life.

447. om ijyāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is who is the object of adoration.

448. om mahejyāya namaḥ

Salutations to the goal of Superior worship, which is free from the desire for material benefits.

449. om kratave namaḥ

Salutations to the subject of all sacrificial acts.

450. om satrāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is the Subject of the great sacrifice lasting for 100 days.

451. om satāṅ-gataye namaḥ

Salutations to the goal of the righteous.

452. om sarva-darśine namaḥ

Salutations to the all-seeing one.

453. om vimuktātmane namaḥ

Salutations to him who is devoid of worldly desires,

454. om sarvajñāya namaḥ

Salutations to the omniscient one who knows himself best.

455. om jñānam-uttamāya namaḥ || 48 ||

Salutations to the embodiment of the supreme knowledge who promulgates all forms of revelation.

456. om suvratāya namaḥ

Salutations to him of good vows who acts for the good of others only.

457. om sumukhāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who has a charming countenance.

458. om sūkṣmāya namaḥ

Salutations to the subtle one who can only be realised in deep states of meditation.

459. om sughoṣāya namaḥ

Salutations to him whom the Vedas glorify,

460. om sukhadāya namaḥ

Salutations to the giver of beatitude,

461. om suhṛde namaḥ

Salutations to the good-hearted one.

462. om mano-harāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who captivates others through his innate benevolence.

463. om jita-krodhāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who has conquered anger

464. om vīra-bāhave namaḥ

Salutations to the mighty-armed one who assisted in the churning of the ocean.

465. om vidāranāya namaḥ || 49 ||

Salutations to him who cut the demon Rahu in half.

466. om svāpanāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who lulls the Asuras to sleep.

467. om svavaśāya namaḥ

Salutations to the self-controlled one.

468. om vyāpine namaḥ

Salutations to the pervader who rejuvenated the gods at the time of churning the ocean.

469. om naikātmane namaḥ

Salutations to him who assumed diverse manifestations at the time of churning.

470. om naika-karma-kṛte namaḥ

Salutations to him who performed manifold deeds at that time.

471. om vatsarāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who dwells within all beings

472. om vatsalāya namaḥ

Salutations to the most affectionate one.

473. om vatsine namaḥ

Salutations to the parent of loving children.

474. om ratna-garbhāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is the source of all forms of wealth.

475. om dhaneśvarāya namaḥ || 50 ||

Salutations to the giver of wealth.

476. om dharma-gupe namaḥ

Salutations to the protector of Dharma through the dispensing of Artha (prosperity) and Kama

(love/sex).

477. om dharma-kṛte namaḥ

Salutations to the practitioner of Dharma for the perpetual welfare of others.

478. om dharmine namaḥ

Salutations to him who uses Dharma as his instrument of altruism.

479. om sadāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is the most commendable one.

480. om akṣarāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who exists without any decrease or modification.

481. om asat-kṣarāya namaḥ

Salutations to the giver of worldly misery in the form of repeated births in Samsara,

482. om avijñātre namaḥ

Salutations to the one who turns a blind-eye to the faults of those who take refuge in him.

483. om sahasrāṃśave namaḥ

Salutations to him who emits a thousand rays of wisdom.

484. om vidhātre namaḥ

Salutations to the Director who controls Yama (the god of death) who is the controller of the

universe

485. om kṛta-lakṣanāya namaḥ || 51 ||

Salutations to him who has described the distinguishing characteristics of those who take refuge

in him.

486. om gabhasti-nemaye namaḥ

Salutations to the wielder of the radiant discus.

488. om sattvasthāya namaḥ

Salutations to the indweller of every heart.

489. om siṃhāya namaḥ

Salutations to the chastiser of Yama who chastises the sinners.

490. om bhūta-maheśvarāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Supreme Lord of all beings.

491. om ādi-devāya namaḥ

Salutations to the refulgent First Cause.

492. om mahā-devāya namaḥ

Salutations to the great Gamester.

493. om deveśāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Ruler of the gods.

494. om deva-bhṛte namaḥ

Salutations to the upholder and director of the gods.

495. om gurave namaḥ || 52 ||

Salutations to the preceptor who teaches the gods their duties.

496. om uttarāya namaḥ

Salutations to the deliverer who rescues brahma and the others from affliction.

497. om gopataye namaḥ

Salutations to him who is the protector of all kinds of learning.

498. om goptre namaḥ

Salutations to the master of all speech both of the vedas and common language.

499. om jñāna-gamyāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is known through wisdom and insight.

500. om purātanāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Ancient one who has revealed all knowledge.

501. om śarīra-bhūta-bhṛte namaḥ

Salutations to him who has the universe as his body.

502. om bhoktre namaḥ

Salutations to the Supreme Enjoyer

503. om kapindrāya namaḥ

Salutations to the lord of monkeys (in the Rama Avatara).

504. om bhuri-dakṣināya namaḥ || 53 ||

Salutations to the giver of liberal remunerations.

505. om somapāya namaḥ

Salutations to the drinker of ambrosia (soma) offered as libations.

506. om amṛtapāya namaḥ

Salutations to the imbiber of soma.

506. om somāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Nectar who is sweet.

508. om puru-jite namaḥ

Salutations to the all-conqueror who wins others over through his virtues.

509. om puru-sattamāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who remains with the magnanimous devotees like Hanuman.

510. om vinayāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Subduer of Marichi and the other demons.

511. om jāyaya namaḥ

Salutations to him who can be subjugated by the upright.

512. om satya-sandhāya namaḥ

Salutations to him whose promises are trustworthy.

513. oin dāśārhāya namaḥ

Salutations to the deserver of gifts (of self surrender).

514. om sāttvatāṃ-pataye namaḥ || 54 ||

Salutations to the lord of those in whom the Sattva Guna preponderates.

515. om jivāya namaḥ

Salutations to the animator of all life forms.

516. om vinayitāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Guardian of devotees.

517. om sākṣine namaḥ

Salutations to the Observer of the devotees.

518. om mukundāya namaḥ

Salutations to the giver of salvation to those who request it.

519. om amita-vikramāya namaḥ

Salutations to the unassailable one.

520. om aṃbho-nidhaye namaḥ

Salutations to him who forms the foundation of the waters (Kurma)

521. om anantātmane namaḥ

Salutations to the over-self of ananta.

522. om maho-dadhi-śayāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who reclines upon the vast ocean of existence.

523. om antakāya namaḥ || 55 ||

Salutations to the terminator of the cosmos.

524. om ajāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is the letter "A" - the first sound of the Pranava (AUM).

525. om mahārhāya namaḥ

Salutations to the glorifiable one.

526. om svābhāvyāya namaḥ

Salutations to the superior object of meditation.

527. om jitāmitrāya namaḥ

Salutations to the victor of the demon of Ego and Possessiveness.

528. om pramodanāya namaḥ

Salutations to the giver of rapture.

529. om ānandāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is ecstasy itself.

530. om nandanāya namaḥ

Salutations to the giver of ecstasy.

531. om nandāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is replete with all joy.

532. om satya-dharmāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is true in deed.

533. om trivikramāya namaḥ || 56 ||

Salutations to him who pervades the three Vedas.

534. om mahā-ṛṣaye namaḥ

Salutations to the Great Seer

535. om kapilācāryāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who appeared as the teacher Kapila.

536. om kṛtajñāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who remembers all deeds that are ever done by all beings.

537. om medinī-pataye namaḥ

Salutations to the Lord of the earth.

538. om tri-padāya namaḥ

Salutations to the propounder of the three truths (regarding the Self, Matter and the Lord)

539. om tri-daśādhyakṣāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Guardian of the 33 gods,

540. om mahā-śrṅgāya namaḥ

Salutations to the great tusker (Varaha)

541. om kṛtānta-kṛte namaḥ || 57 ||

Salutations to him who slew Hiranyakṣa who resembled Yama the god of death.'

542. om maha-varāhāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Great Boar.

543. om govindāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who rescued the Earth from the demons.

544. om suṣeṇāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is equipped with a great army (his body).

545. om kanakāṅgadine namaḥ

Salutations to him who is adorned with golden armlets.

546. om guhyāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is concealed through transcendence..

547. om gabhirāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Mysterious one.

548. om gahanāya namaḥ

Salutations to the unfathomable one.

549. om guptāya namaḥ

Salutations to the secret one.

550. om cakra-gadā-dharāya namaḥ || 58 ||

Salutations to the bearer of the Discus and Mace.

551. om vedhase namaḥ

Salutations to Providence.

552. om svāṅgāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who has the marks of sovereignty

553. om ajitāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who dwells within the city named the Impregnable comprised of pure celestial

substance.

554. om kṛṣṇāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Dark One coloured like the rain cloud.

555. om dṛḍhāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who reveals himself in a tangible form.

556. om saṅkarṣaṇāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who draws other near to him.

557. om acyutāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who does not fall.

558. om varuṇāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who envelops all.

559. om vāruṇāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who accompanies the spiritual aspirants as their inner witness.

560. om vṛkṣāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is a shady resort for all those who seek refuge from the heat of samsara.

561. om puṣkarakṣāya namaḥ

Salutations to him whose eyes nourish whatever he looks at.

562. om mahā-manase namaḥ || 59 ||

Salutations to the broad-minded one.

563. om bhagavate namaḥ

Salutations to the venerable object of worship.

564. om bhagaghne namaḥ

Salutations to him who is possessed of auspicious qualities.

565. om nandine namaḥ

Salutations to the son of Nanda (i.e. Balarama)

566. om vanamāline namaḥ

Salutations to the wearer of the garland of the five elements.

567. om halāyudhāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is armed with the plough (as Balarama).

568. om adityāya namaḥ

Salutations to the son of Devaki (Aditi) - Krishna.

569. om jyotir-ādityāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Resplendent Sun.

570. om sahiṣṇave namaḥ

Salutations to the patient one.

571. om gati-sattamāya namaḥ || 60 ||

Salutations to the best instructor in the path of Dharma.

572. om su-dhanvane namaḥ

Salutations to the wielder of the great Bow in the cosmic battle between the forces of chaos and

order.

573. om khaṇḍa-paraśave namaḥ

Salutations to him who wielded the broken axe in the contest with Siva.

574. om dāruṇāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Splitter of the external and internal enemies.

575. om draviṇa-pradāya namaḥ

Salutations to the fortune-giver in the form of the sacred Scriptures.

576. om divas-spṛśe namaḥ

Salutations to him Who touches the heavens by his mystic power.

577. om sarva-dṛśe namaḥ

Salutations to the seer of all.

578. om vyāsāya namaḥ

Salutations to the compiler of the Veda (ie. Vyasa)

579. om vacaspataye namaḥ

Salutations to the greatest of rhetorician.

580. om ayonijāya namaḥ || 61 ||

Salutations to him who was not born from a womb. (Vyasa)

581. om tri-sāmne namaḥ

Salutations to him who is glorified by the three Sama hymns (Brhat, Rathantara & Vama-devya)

582. om sāma-gāya namaḥ

Salutations to the hymnist who himself reveals all the hymns of the Sama Veda.

583. om sāmne namaḥ

Salutations to the Dispeller of the sins of the singers who chant his glories.

584. om nirvāṇāya namah

Salutations to the Supreme Beatitude.

585. om bheṣajāya namaḥ

Salutations to the remedy (for Samsara).

586. om bhiṣaje namaḥ

Salutations to him who is the Physician and the only expert in diagnosis and treatment.

587. om sanyāsa-krte namaḥ

Salutations to him who severs the bonds of attachment.

588. om śamāya namaḥ

Salutations to the instructor who teaches the means of overcoming desire, anger etc.

589. om śāntāya namaḥ

Salutations to the tranquil one.

590. om niṣṭhāyai namaḥ

Salutations to the object of concentration.

591. oṃ śāntyai namaḥ

Salutations to the Great Peace.

591. om parāyaṇāya namaḥ || 62 ||

Salutations to the Ultimate Means.

593. om śubhāṅgāya namaḥ

Salutations to the actualiser of the eight limbs of Yoga.

594. om śānti-dāya namaḥ

Salutations to the bestower of happiness.

595. om sraṣṭre namaḥ

Salutations to the Projector of the universe.

596. om kumudāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who delights in the earth and all the joy therein.

597. om kuvaleśayāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who reclines on the ocean of space that circles the earth.

598. om gohitāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who incarnates for the welfare of the world.

599. om go-pataye namaḥ

Salutations to the Lord of the world.

600. om goptre namaḥ

Salutations to the Guardian of the Universe.

601. om vrsabhākṣāya namaḥ

Salutations to the pivot of wheel of Dharma - righteousness.

602. om vṛṣa-priyāya namaḥ || 63 ||

Salutations to the lover of righteousness.

603. om anivartine namaḥ

Salutations to him who does not reject those who are inclined to return to the material world.

604. om nivrttātmane namaḥ

Salutations to the self of the spiritual practitioners who are attached to the path of Liberation.

605. om saṃkṣeptre namaḥ

Salutations to the limiter of the field of light for those who follow the materialist path.

606. om kṣema-krte namaḥ

Salutations to the doer of good to those who desire Liberation.

607. om sivāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Auspicious one who benefits both those who desire material life. and those

who desire liberation.

608, om srīvatsa-vakṣase namaḥ

Salutations to the wearer of the Srivatsa mark which is the symbol of his good fortune in being

united with Lakshmi.

609. om śrīvāsāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Abode of Lakshmi.

610. om śrī-pataye namaḥ

Salutations to the consort of Lakshmi.

611. om śrīmatāṃ-varāya namaḥ || 64 ||

Salutations to the foremost of the glorious having Lakshmi as his eternal partner.

612. om śrī-dāya namaḥ

Salutations to the giver of glory.

613. om śrīśāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Lord of Lakshmi.

614. om śrīnivāsāya namaḥ

Salutations to the contiguous support of Lakshmi.

615. om śrī-nidhaye namaḥ

Salutations to the resort of Lakshmi.

616. om śrī-vibhāvanāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who owes his greatness to Lakshmi.

617. om śrī-dharāya namaḥ

Salutations to the bearer of Lakshmi.

618. om śrī-karāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who makes Lakshmi follow him.

619. om śreyaś-śrīmate namaḥ

Salutations to him who has Lakshmi as the Mediatrix between himself and the jivas.

620. om lokatray-āśrayāya namaḥ || 65 ||

Salutations to the refuge the three worlds.

621. om svakṣāya namaḥ

Salutations to the beatiful-eyed one.

622. om svaṅgāya namaḥ

Salutations to the physically gorgeous one who captivates Lakshmi.

623. om śatānandāya namaḥ

Salutations to the possessor of hundred-fold bliss.

624. om nandaye namaḥ

Salutations to him who is delightful.

625. om jyotir-ganeśvarāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Lord of the beings of light.

626. om vijitātmane namaḥ

Salutations to him whose mind is perfectly controlled.

627. om avidheyātmane namaḥ

Salutations to him who is submissive to the influence of Lakṣhmi.

628. om sat-kīrtaye namaḥ

Salutations to him who is of true renown as being affectionate and amiable.

629. om chinna-saṃśayāya namaḥ || 66 ||

Salutations to the dispeller of doubt about his affability and easy accessibility.

630. om udīrṇāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is clearly apparent in all his glory in the world around us.

631. om sarvataś-cakṣuse namaḥ

Salutations to him who is visible to all in his iconic manifestation.

632. om anīśāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who does not assert his authority over those who are exclusively devoted to him.

633. om sāśvata-sthirāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is eternal and steady assuming the form of the consecrated icons.

634. om bhūśayāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who reclines upon the ground in order to bless those who invoke him.

635. om bhūṣanāya namaḥ

Salutations to the adorned one who accepts all the services offered to him in the iconic form.

636. om bhūtaye namaḥ

Salutations to the physical sustenance of those who are devoid of all other means to achieve

liberation other than surrendering to him.

637. om viśokāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is devoid of sorrow because he never reneges on his promise to liberate

those who surrender to him.

638. om śoka-nāśanāya namaḥ || 67 ||

Salutations to the destroyer of sorrow resulting from separation from him.

639. om arciṣmate namaḥ

Salutations to the brilliant one.

640. om arcitāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is adored through the medium of icons.

641. om kumbhāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is an object of desire because of his great beauty.

642. om viśuddh-ātmane namaḥ

Salutations to him who is of an immaculate nature.

643. om viśodhanāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who purifies those who are tainted with faults.

644. om aniruddhāya namaḥ

Salutations to the irresistible one.

645. om apratirathāya namaḥ

Salutations to the peerless one.

646. om pradyumnāya namaḥ

Salutations to the illuminator of the individual jivas.

647. om amita-vikramāya namaḥ || 68 ||

Salutations to the one of immeasurable stride who measured the three worlds.

648. om kāla-nemi-nighne namaḥ

Salutations to the destroyer of the wheel of time.

649. om virāya namaḥ

Salutations to the victor (Rama) who dwelt at Chitrakuta.

650. om śauraye namaḥ

Salutations to the son of vasudeva.

651. om śūra-jan-eśvarāya namaḥ

Salutations to the lord of the victorious ones.

652. om trilok-ātmane namaḥ

Salutations to the one who moves about through the three realms (the world, mind and

transcendental realm).

653. om trilok-eśāya namaḥ

Salutations to the lord of the three realms.

654. om keśavāya namaḥ

Salutations to the dispeller of distress who dwells both at Mathura and Varanasi (ka is Brahma

and Esha is Siva - both originating from Narāyana).

655. om keśighne namaḥ

Salutations to the slayer of the demon Kesi.

656. om haraye namaḥ || 69 ||

Salutations to the green-hued one who dwells in the Govardhana hill.

657. om kāma-devāya namaḥ

Salutations to the giver of love who dwells with Siva in Kailasa.

658. om kāma-pālāya namaḥ

Salutations to the protector of gifts of love.

659. om kāmine namaḥ

Salutations to the possessor of cherished things.

660. om kāntāya namaḥ

Salutations to the charming one who is adored by the celestial nymphs (Apsaras).

661. om kṛtāgamāya namaḥ

Salutations to the author of the Agamas.

662. om anirdeśya-vapuṣe namaḥ

Salutations to him who is of an indefinable form

663. om viṣṇave namaḥ

Salutations to the Omnipresent one who pervades the entire cosmos.

664. om vīrāya namaḥ

Salutations to the hero who rescues the pious from the hands of the wicked.

665. om anantāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is unconditioned by the limitations of time, space or object.

666. om dhanañjayāya namaḥ || 70 ||

Salutations to the winner of great wealth.

667. om brahmaṇyāya namaḥ

Salutations to the benefactor of the universe.

668. om brahma-kṛd-brahmaṇe namaḥ

Salutations to the controller of Brahma and the creator of the magnitude of Mahat (the cosmic

Intelligence).

669. om brahmaṇe namaḥ

Salutations to the Supreme Immensity replete with every type of excellence.

670. om brahma-vivardhanāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who increases and spreads Dharma.

671. om brahma-vide namaḥ

Salutations to the knower of the Vedas.

672. om brahmaṇāya namaḥ

Salutations to the teacher of the Vedas that reveal knowledge about him.

673. om brahmine namaḥ

Salutations to the master of the creator Brahma.

674. om brahmajñāya namaḥ

Salutations to the cogniser of the Vedas and their meaning.

675. om brāhmana-priyāya namaḥ || 71 ||

Salutations to him who is favourable to the Brahmins who know him.

676. om mahā-kramāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who provides means for the elevation of others.

677. om mahā-karmane namaḥ

Salutations to him who performs terrific deeds which are amazing and full of wonder.

678. om mahā-tejase namaḥ

Salutations to him who is of immense refulgence.

679. om mahoragāya namaḥ

Salutations to the magnanimous one who enters into the heart.

680. om mahā-kratave namaḥ

Salutations to the Great God who is easily pleased by sincerity.

681. om mahā-yajvane namaḥ

Salutations to him whose worshippers are of a superior nature.

682. om mahā-yajñāya namaḥ

Salutations to him whose adoration is the best.

683. om mahā-havise namaḥ || 72 ||

Salutations to the one who is worshipped by the greatest of oblations (devoid of animal sacrifice).

684. om stavyāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is worthy of praise.

685. om stava-priyāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who delights in praise from whomsoever it may come.

686. om stotrāya namaḥ

Salutations to the personification of eulogy who blesses the devotees.

687. om stutaye namaḥ

Salutations to the object of glorification.

688. om stotre namaḥ

Salutations to him who praises the hymnists who praise him.

689. om raṇa-priyāya namaḥ

Salutations to the lover of war that is waged for bringing welfare to the many.

690. om pūrṇāya namaḥ

Salutations to the plenum — who is thus in need of nothing and is gratified by simple adoration.

691. om pūrayitre namaḥ

Salutations to the one that fills others by satisfying their desires.

692. om puṇyāya namaḥ

Salutations to the sanctifier who purifies even the most vile among sinners.

693. om puṇya-kīrtaye namaḥ

Salutations to him — the chanting of whose names purifies.

694. om anāmayāya namaḥ || 73 ||

Salutations to the bestower of the health of immortality.

695. om mano-javāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is quick as thought.

696. om tirtha-karāya namaḥ

Salutations to the source of holiness.

697. om vasu-retase namaḥ

Salutations to the source of luminosity.

698. om vasu-pradāya namaḥ

Salutations to the giver of riches.

699. om vasu-pradāya namaḥ

Salutations to the giver of dignity.

700. om vāsudevāya namaḥ

Salutations to the son of Vasudeva.

701. om vasave namaḥ

Salutations to the indweller who reclines upon the causal ocean and from whom all the

incarnations proceed.

702. om vasu-manase namaḥ

Salutations to the one whose mind dwells upon Vasudeva (the father of Krishna).

703. om havise namaḥ || 74 ||

Salutations to the one who was given up for adoption by Nanda and Yashoda.

704. om sad-gataye namaḥ

Salutations to the defender of the good

705. om sat-kṛtaye namaḥ

Salutations to him who is performed captivating acts in the forests of Vrindavan.

706. om sattāyai namaḥ

Salutations to Existence itself without which nothing can exist.

707. om sad-bhūtaye namaḥ

Salutations to the treasure of the good.

708. om sat-parāyaṇāya namaḥ

Salutations to the supporter of the good Pandavas in their struggle against the wicked Kauravas.

709. om śūra-senāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who has a victorious army comprised of the Yadavas and Pandavas.

710. om yadu-śreṣṭhāya namaḥ

Salutations to the pre-eminent among the Yadus.

711. om san-nivāsāya namaḥ

Salutations to the resort of the saintly Sanaka and the other Kumaras.

712. om suyāmunāya namaḥ || 75 ||

Salutations to him who sported delightfully in the Yamuna river

713. om bhūta-vāsāya namaḥ

Salutations to the repository of all beings.

714. om vasudevāya namaḥ

Salutations to the lord of the 12 lettered mantra.

715. om sarvāsu-nilayāya namaḥ

Salutations to the abode of all beings.

716. om analāya namaḥ

Salutations to the dissatisfied one, who is never content with the help given to devotees like

Draupadi.

717. om darpaghne namaḥ

Salutations to the destroyer of arrogance of Indra by the raising of the Govardhana hill.

718. om darpadāya namaḥ

Salutations to the giver of self-esteem to the Yadavas.

719. om dṛptāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is devoid of conceit and enjoyed being fondled by Yashoda and Nanda.

720. om durdharāya namaḥ

Salutations to the uncontrollable one whom Yashoda could not bring under her sway.

721. om aparājitāya namaḥ || 76 ||

Salutations to the indomitable one who sided with the Pandavas in the great battle.

722. om viśva-mūrtaye namaḥ

Salutations to the one whose physical form is comprised of the universe.

723. om mahā-madaye namaḥ

Salutations to him who has an enormous cosmic form which was revealed to Arjuna on the field

of battle.

724. om dīpta-mūrtaye namaḥ

Salutations to him of radiant form who gives radiance to all other illuminating bodies.

725. om amūrtimate namaḥ

Salutations to the indweller of the most subtle things.

726. om aneka-mūrtaye namaḥ

Salutations to the multi-formed one, who did not relinquish his other forms as Vasudeva,

Sankarshana etc. while incarnated as Krishna.

727. om avyaktāya namaḥ

Salutations to the unmanifest one who conceals his true identity while being born as a human

being.

728. om śata-mūrtaye namaḥ

Salutations to him who has an hundred manifestations which were revealed to Arjuna.

729. om śat-ānanāya namaḥ || 77 ||

Salutations to him who has an hundred faces.

730. om ekasmai namaḥ

Salutations to the unique one with characteristics that cannot be matched.

731. om naikasmai namaḥ

Salutations to him who is a plurality of glorious qualities.

732. om sāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Generator of knowledge - even as a baby.

733. om vāya namaḥ

Salutations to the pervader who dwells within all beings.

734. om kasmai namaḥ

Salutations to the resplendent one even dwells within things that are dirty.

735. om kasmai namaḥ

Salutations to the object of inquiry by those who seek to attain their goals.

736. om yasmai namaḥ

Salutations to him who makes all efforts to protect those who surrender to him.

737. om tasmai namaḥ

Salutations to the increaser of progress in the universe.

738. om padam-anuttamāya namaḥ

Salutations to the matchless goal.

739. om loka-bandhave namaḥ

Salutations to the relative of the universe who blesses all without exception.

740. om loka-nathāya namaḥ

Salutations to the patron of the universe whose duty it is to protect that which belongs to him.

741. om mādhavāya namaḥ

Salutations to the consort of Lakṣhmi together with whom he parents the universe.

742. om bhakta-vatsalāya namaḥ || 78 ||

Salutations to him who is most affection towards the devotees, and whose joy knows no bounds

when he is united with them.

743. om suvrṇa-varṇāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one of a golden colour capable of being visualised by the silent mind.

744. om hemāṅgāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who has golden limbs pervaded by pure Sattva.

745. om varāṅgāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who has a fabulous physique.

746. om canda-nāṅgadine namaḥ

Salutations to him who is adorned with delightful armlets.

747. om vīraghne namaḥ

Salutations to the slayer of strong demons like Putana, Sakatasura etc even as a tiny baby.

748. om viṣamāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is not uniform, being benevolent towards the righteous and malevolent

towards the wicked.

749. om śūnyāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is void of all defects even while being born as a human.

750. om ghṛtāśise namaḥ

Salutations to the one who desires the welfare of the world, or he who desires the butter of the

gopis.

751. om acalāya namaḥ

Salutations to the unshakeable one who remained resolute while confronting Duryodhana.

752. om calāya namaḥ || 79 ||

Salutations to him who always goes out of his way, and was even prepared to break his vow of

non-combat in order to help Arjuna.

753. om amānine namaḥ

Salutations to him who is devoid of self-conceit and acted as a messenger.

754. om mānadāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who greatly esteems others — he even gave Arjuna the higher seat in the

chariot.

755. om mānyāya namaḥ

Salutations to the receiver of honour as being affectionate towards those who take refuge in him.

756. om loka-svāmine namaḥ

Salutations to the master of the universe.

757. om triloka-dhṛṣe namaḥ

Salutations to the benefactor of the three realms.

758. om sumedhase namaḥ

Salutations to the well-intentioned one, always contemplating the universal good.

759. om medhajāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who was born of sacrifice in the form of austerities performed by Devaki

in her previous birth.

760. om dhanyāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Blessed One who considered himself blessed by being born as the son of

Devaki.

761. om satya-medhase namaḥ

Salutations to him of truthfull thoughts, who completely identified with the cowherds among

whom he was raised.

762. om dharā-dharāya namaḥ || 80 ||

Salutations to the one who lifted the mountain Govardhana in order to protect the villagers from

the rain storm sent by Indra.

763. tejo-vṛṣāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one showers splendou in the form of protection

764. dyuti-dharāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who possesses majesty

765. sarva-śastra-bhṛtāṃ-varāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who is the best among armed warriors

766. pragrahāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who is the controller (like reins).

767. nigrahāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who subdues enemies.

768. vyagrāya namaḥ

Salutations to the enthusiastic and zealous one

769. naika-śṛṅgāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who adopts various tactics in reconciliation

770. gadāgrajāya namaḥ || 81 ||

Salutations to the elder brother of Gada (son of Vasudeva’s wife Sunama)

771. catur-mūrtaye

Salutations to the one who takes four forms in the yadu Kula — Balabhadra, Vasudeva,

Pradyumna and Aniruddha

772. catur-bāhave namaḥ

Salutations to the one with four arms

773. catur-vyūhāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who has four emanations.

774. catur-gataye namaḥ

Salutations to the one is in the form of the four goals — Dharma, artha, kama and moksha)

775. om catur-ātmane namaḥ

Salutations to him who appears in the four states of consciousness waking, dream, deep sleep and

transcendental conscious.

776. om catur-bhāvāya namaḥ

Salutations to the displayer of the fourfold. acts (creation of the universe, sustentation,

protection and propagation of Dharma)

777. om catur-veda-vide namaḥ

Salutations to him whose existence is well attested to by the four vedas.

778. om ekapade namaḥ || 82 ||

Salutations to him whose incarnation is only one tiny part of his total glory.

779. om samāvartāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who returns again and gain in order to protect the righteous, destroy evil and

re-establish Dharma.

780. om anivṛttātmane namaḥ

Salutations to him who is not tainted by the world.

781. om durjāyaya namaḥ

Salutations to the invincible one whom neither gods nor humans can control.

782. om dur-atikramāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is indispensable to those who seek liberation.

783. om dur-labhāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is difficult to attain by those whose minds wander after worldly gains.

784. om dur-gamāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is hard to reach by the weak-willed.

785. om durgāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who is hard to reach by those who are deluded by ignorance.

786. om dur-āvāsāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one whose residence seems inaccessible to those who are lacking in wisdom.

787. om durarighne namaḥ || 83 ||

Salutations to the vanquisher of the evil-minded ones.

788. om śubhāṅgāya namaḥ

Salutations to him of an enchanting form absorbed in deep meditation (Buddha).

789. om loka-sāraṅgāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who preached essential things about suffering and the causes of suffering.

790. om sutantave namaḥ

Salutations to the owner of a powerful mesh that ensnared the foolish ones.

791. om tantu-vardhanāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who enmeshes others by giving them a taste for pleasure.

792. om indra-karmane namaḥ

Salutations to him who is the helper of Indra who does many deeds for the welfare of the gods.

793. om mahā-karmane namaḥ

Salutations to him who does magnanimous works and even resorts to deceit to help others.

794. om kṛta-karmaṇe namaḥ

Salutations to him who can do the acts of others.

795. om kṛtāgamāya namaḥ || 84 ||

Salutations to the teacher of the Buddhist Agamas.

796. om udbhavāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who has risen above Samsara.

797. om sundarāya namaḥ

Salutations to the handsome one.

798. om sundāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who softens the hearts of even the scoundrels.

799. om ratna-nābhāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who has a gem-like navel over which he passed his hand to indicate

enlightenment.

800. om su-locanāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who has bewitching eyes.

801. om arkāya namaḥ

Salutations to the praise-worthy one.

802. om vājasanāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who feeds the hungry.

803. om sarva-vijjayine namaḥ

Salutations to him who carries a bunch of peacock feathers symbolisitig the doctrine of ahimsa

(non-injury).

804. om jāyantāya namaḥ

Salutations to the conqueror of all other systems of philosophy.

805. om sarva-vijjayine namaḥ || 85 ||

Salutations to the defeater of the best of learned scholars by convincing arguments.

806. om suvarṇa-bindave namaḥ

Salutations to him who concealed the truth in sweet words well construed.

807. om akṣobhyāya namaḥ

Salutations to the undeceivable who cannot be confounded.

808. om sarva-vāgiśvar-eśvarāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Lord of all rhetoricians who is master of argument, disputation and eloquent

in speech.

809. om mahā-hradāya namaḥ

Salutations to the vast reservoir in which the malicious sink and cannot rise again.

800. om mahā-gartāya namaḥ

Salutations to the great pit who engulfs those who are opposed to the Veda.

811. om mahā-bhūtāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who considers all great people as his own.

812. om mahā-nidhaye namaḥ || 86 ||

Salutations to the great treasure for the high-minded souls.

813. om kumudāya namaḥ

Salutations to the source of delight to the earth

814. om kundarāya namaḥ

Salutations to the bestower of the Supreme Enlightenment.

815. om kundāya namaḥ

Salutations to the bestower of the successive stages of higher knowledge

816. om parjanyāya namaḥ

Salutations to the raincloud who removes the three types of heat (Suffering) - physical, mental

and spiritual.

817. om pavanāya namaḥ

Salutations to the mover who descends to meet the devotees.

818. om anilāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is not prompted by anyone.

819. om amrtāśāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who feeds the hungry jivas with ambrosia of immortality.

820. om amrta-vapuṣe namaḥ

Salutations to him who has the nectar-like body.

821. om sarvajñāya namaḥ

Salutations to the all-knowing one,

822. om sarvato-mukhāya namaḥ || 87 ||

Salutations to the one who can be approached in many ways.

823. om sulabhāya namaḥ

Salutations to the most approachable one, who was won over by the kindness of even Kubja.

824. om suvratāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who has taken the vow to protect those who surrender to him.

825. om siddhāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is perfection itself

826. om śatujic-chatru-tāpanāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who afflicts his enemies by using those who have been conquered by them.

827. om nyagrodho-dumbarāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is maniplated by those who pay their obeisance before him.

828. om aśvatthāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who directs the universe through Indra and the other gods who are

conditioned by Time.

829. om canūr-āndhra-nisūdanāya namaḥ || 88 ||

Salutations to the one who slew the wresder named Chanura at Mathura.

830. om sahasrārcise namaḥ

Salutations to the thousand-rayed one who radiates through the Sun.

831. om sapta-jihvāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Mystic Fire which has seven tongues.

832. om saptaidhaṣe namaḥ

Salutations to him who is enkindled by the seven sacred twigs.

833. om sapta-vāhanāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who rides in the Sun cliariot drawn by seven horses (representative of the

seven Vedic metres).

834. om amūrtaye namaḥ

Salutations to the one whose form is different to all conceivable forms.

835. om anaghāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is sinless and not affected by the law of Karma.

836. om acintyāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who surpasses thought and cannot be compared to any other being, even

the liberated ones.

837. om bhaya-krte namaḥ

Salutations to the cause of fear to the demonic beings.

838. om bhāya-nāśanāya namaḥ || 89 ||

Salutations to the destroyer of the fear of the righteous

839. om aṇave namaḥ

Salutations to the Atomic one who pervades even the tiniest particle of matter.

840. om bṛhate namaḥ

Salutations to the Expansive one in whose palm the entire universe appears as a toy.

841. om kṛśāya namaḥ

Salutations to the diaphanous one who is lighter than a wisp of cotton.

842. om sthūlāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Vastness which touches all things directly while itself remaining stationary.

843. om guṇa-bhṛte namaḥ

Salutations to the substratum of all qualities and things that exist.

844. om nirguṇāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is untouched by all the inauspicious attributes things that he pervades.

845. om mahate namaḥ

Salutations to the great one who has the ability to achieve all that he desires.

846. om adhṛtāya namaḥ

Salutations to the independent one who is not subject to the direction of another.

847. om svadhṛtāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who is self-dependant, whose greatness is not dependant on any mundane

means.

848. om svāsyāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who is glorified by all.

849. om prāg-vaṃśāya namaḥ

Salutations to the source of the angelic host.

850. om vamśa-vardhanāya namaḥ || 90 ||

Salutations to him who is the multiplier of the lineages of his spiritual progeny.

851. om bhāra-bhṛte namaḥ

Salutations to him who shoulders the burden of liberating from Samsara those who surrender to him.

852. om kathitāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who has been revealed by the Vedas.

853. om yogine namaḥ

Salutations to him who is endowed with super human prowess.

854. om yogīśāya namaḥ

Salutations to the foremost of the Yoga practitioners who causes other to succeed in the practice

of Yoga.

855. om sarva-kāmadāya namaḥ

Salutations to the wish-fulfiller who bestows mystical powers on those who strive for them, even

though they are a hindrance on the path to Liberation.

856. om aśramāya namaḥ

Salutations to the resort of those who have experienced sojourn in the heavenly worlds and have

returned to earth.

857. om śravanāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is who encourages the practice of Yoga begun in a past life.

858. om kṣāmāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who advances the progress of the practitioners of Yoga even though they

may have fallen from the path.

859. om suparnāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who helps the Yogis to cross the ocean of transmigration once they have

resumed the practice.

860. om vāyu-vāhanāya namaḥ || 91 ||

Salutations to him who rides upon the wings of the wind (Garuda)

861. om dhanur-dharāya namaḥ

Salutations to the wielder of the bow who removes the distress of the supplicants.

862. om dhanur-vedāya namaḥ

Salutations to the teacher of the science of archery.

863. om daṇḍāya namaḥ

Salutations to the punisher who acts through the temporal judiciary.

864. om damayitre namaḥ

Salutations to the Subduer who directly punishes the wicked like Ravana.

865. om damāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who cannot be subdued by the wicked.

866. om aparājitāya namaḥ

Salutations to the invincible who cannot be vanquished by any being at any time or place.

867. om sarva-sahāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who supports everything, even the gods who in turn support others.

868. om niyantre namaḥ

Salutations to the one who guides and directs others in the worship of their chosen form of God.

869. om niyamāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who ordains the fruits in accordance with the form of worship chosen.

870. om yamāya namaḥ || 92 ||

Salutations to him who controls those divinities which bestow rewards upon their respective

worshippers.

871. om sattvavate namaḥ

Salutations to him who manipulates the quality of Sattva.

872. om sattvikāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who is himself completely Sattvic.

873. om satyāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Supreme Truth in which all facts are grounded.

874. om satya-dharma-parāyanāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is pleased by truth and law practiced with no ulterior motives.

875. om abhiprāyāya namaḥ

Salutations to the object of choice by the devotees, eschewing all else.

876. om priyarhāya namaḥ

Salutations to the worthy object of love of the devotees.

877. om arhāya namaḥ

Salutations to the most suitable one in whom to seek refuge.

878. om priya-kṛte namaḥ

Salutations to him who does what is good to the devotees.

879. om prīti-vardhanāya namaḥ || 93 ||

Salutations to the one who enhances love towards himself.

880. om vihāyasa-gataye namaḥ

Salutations to him who is the means for the attainment of beatitude.

881. om jyotise namaḥ

Salutations to the Supreme Light of lights.

882. om su-rucaye namaḥ

Salutations to the Glorious Radiance.

883. om huta-bhug-vibhave namaḥ

Salutations to the light of the bright fortnight.

884. om ravaye namaḥ

Salutations to the deity who illumines the Sun.

885. om virocanāya namaḥ

Salutations to the illuminator (of the year)

886. om sūryāya namaḥ

Salutations to the source of all cycles of time.

887. om savitre namaḥ

Salutations to the producer of foliage.

888. om ravī-locanāya namaḥ || 94 ||

Salutations to him who cause illumination through the rays of the Sun.

889. om ananta-huta-bhuk-bhoktre namaḥ

Salutations to him who is Indra and Brahma of immeasurable magnitude.

890. om sukhadāya namaḥ

Salutations to the giver of great joy in the form of the angelic being Amanava who severs contact

with the physical realm and leads the jivas to the Supreme Lord.

891. om naikadāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Lord of the liberal ones who are generous in giving.

892. om agrajāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is manifested before all others.

893. om anirvinnāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who is never despondent.

894. om sadāmarsine namaḥ

Salutations to him who is forever patient in guiding the devotees in their service.

895. om lokadhiṣṭhanāya namaḥ

Salutations to the substratum of the worlds.

896. om adbhutāya namaḥ || 95 ||

Salutations to the most Wonderful by whom all are amazed.

897. om sanātanāya namaḥ

Salutations to the pleasurable object enjoyed by all those who have been liberated.

898. om sanātana-tamāya namaḥ

Salutations to the most Ancient One who is always fresh and new.

899. om kapilāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is effulgent and self-luminous.

900. om kapir-avyayāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who enjoys unending bliss.

901. om svastīdāya namaḥ

Salutations to the giver of auspiciousness to all beings irrespective of any personal qualities.

902. om svastī-krte namaḥ

Salutations to the creator of auspiciousness for the blessed liberated.

903. om svastaye namaḥ

Salutations to the most auspicious one.

904. om svastī-bhuje namaḥ

Salutations to the maintainer of auspiciousness.

905. om svastī-dakṣināya namaḥ || 96 ||

Salutations to him who gives himself freely to his devotees.

906. om araudrāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is not irascible and never becomes angry at the devotees.

907. om kuṇḍaline namaḥ

Salutations to him who is adorned with earrings representing Yoga and Sankhya philosophies.

908. om cakrine namaḥ

Salutations to the wielder of the discus weapon.

909. om vikramine namaḥ

Salutations to him who is possessed of immeasurable courage.

910. om ūrjita-śāsanāya namaḥ

Salutations to him whose commands are unfailing and cannot be disregarded even by Brahma.

911. om śabdātigāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one whose magnitude and glories are beyond the reach of words.

912. om śabda-sahāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who responds to calls of distress.

913. om śiśirāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who rushes to the assistance of the helpless like Gajendra.

914. om śarvarīkarāya namaḥ || 97 ||

Salutations to him who carries weapons of destruction in his hands.

915. om akrūrāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is never cruel.

916. om peśalāya namaḥ

Salutations to him whose garlands and ornaments are charmingly disarrayed because of his

rushing to help Gajendra - the elephant.

917. om dakṣāya namaḥ

Salutations to the expert who comes immediately to help.

918. om dakṣināya namaḥ

Salutations to the most competent and amiable one.

919. om kṣamiṇām-varāya namaḥ

Salutations to the greatest of the forbearing who was relieved to see Gajendra safe.

920. om vidvittamāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who has the most knowledge about everything.

921. om vita-bhayāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who dispelled the fear of Gajendra.

922. om puṇya-śravana-kirtanāya namaḥ || 98 ||

Salutations to him who grants merit to those who listen attentively to his pastimes of saving

Gajendra.

923. om uttāranāya namaḥ

Salutations to the raiser from the lake of both Gajendra and the crocodile.

924. om duskṛtighne namaḥ

Salutations to the slayer of the miscreant crocodile upon the land.

925. om puṇyāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who purifies through the hearing of this episode.

926. om duḥ-svapna-nāśanāya namaḥ

Salutations to the remover of nightmares through the recollection of this incident.

927. om vīraghne namaḥ

Salutations to him who slew the recalcitrant crocodile that had attacked Gajendra.

928. om rakṣanāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Guardian who consoled the distressed elephant.

929. om sadbhyo namaḥ

Salutations to him who makes others progress and prosper.

930. om jīvanāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who sustains life (by granting resurrection to the crocodile that attacked

Gajendra).

931. om pary-avaṣṭhitāya namaḥ || 99 ||

Salutations to the one who stands around waiting to help the afflicted devotees like Gajendra.

932. om ananta-rūpāya namaḥ

Salutations to him whose forms which are assumed for various pastimes are endless.

933. om ananta-śriye namaḥ

Salutations to him whose attributive powers are unlimited.

934. om jita-manyave namaḥ

Salutations to him whose anger is completely subdued.

935. om bhāyapahāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who removes the fear of those who take refuge in him.

936. om caturaśrāya namaḥ

Salutations to the dispenser of justice who does what is right.

937. om gabhirātmane namaḥ

Salutations to him who has a deep and profound nature.

938. om vidiśāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who is above all.

939. om vyādiśāya namaḥ

Salutations to the appointer who confers administrative posts in the cosmic hierarchy on the worthy.

940. om diśāya namaḥ || 100 ||

Salutations to the commander who issues instructions to Brahma and the other gods.

941. om anādaye namaḥ

Salutations to the one who is not accepted by some as Lord.

942. om bhūr-bhuve namaḥ

Salutations to the abode of those who live truly.

943. om lakṣmyai namaḥ

Salutations to the most cherished object of his devotees.

944. om suvīrāya namaḥ

Salutations to the gallant one.

945. om rucirāṅgadāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who gives his pleasant body to others for their enjoyment.

946. om jananāya namaḥ

Salutations to the progenitor who creates beings with the ability to enjoy him.

947. om jana-janmādaye namaḥ

Salutations to the first-born among all beings which are the fruits of the act of procreation.

948. om bhimāya namaḥ

Salutations to the awful one who rehabilitates those who stray from him.

949. om bhīma-parākramāya namaḥ || 101 ||

Salutations to him who has awesome powers to severely punish the wicked miscreants.

950. om ādhāra-nilayāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Abode of the altruists who dedicate their lives to the service of other beings.

951. om dhātre namaḥ

Salutations to the propagator of Dharma who teaches by example.

952. om puspa-hasāya namaḥ

Salutations to the blossom who is gentle to those who resort to him.

953. om prajagarāya namaḥ

Salutations to the eternally vigilant who is completely aware of everything that transpires in the

universe.

954. om ūrdhvagāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who supersedes all others in altruism.

955. om sat-path-ācārāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who leads others on the path of righteousness

956. om prāṇa-dāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who preserves life by swallowing the poison of the world.

957. om pranavāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who makes others bow down by revealing the true relationship between

himself and the jivas.

958. om paṇāya namaḥ || 102 ||

Salutations to him who makes transactions and sometimes exchanges the role of servant and master.

959. om pramāṇāya namaḥ

Salutations to the valid authority who reveals the universal truth through the Veda.

960. om prāṇa-nilayāya namaḥ

Salutations to the final resort of all living things.

961. om prāṇa-bhṛte namaḥ

Salutations to the one who sustains life like a mother.

962. om prāṇa-jīvanāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who nourishes all beings through food and drink.

963. om tattvāya namaḥ

Salutations to the onewho is theessence ofall things through pervasion and usefulness.

964. om tattva-vide namaḥ

Salutations to the Knower of Truth about himself.

965. om ekātmane namaḥ

Salutations to the One Unique Being.

966. om janma-mṛtyu-jarātigāya namaḥ || 103 ||

Salutations to the one who is beyond all conceptions of birth, old age and death.

967. om bhūr-bhuvas-svas-tarave namaḥ

Salutations to the one who has become the tree of the three realms of existence, being their

shade as well as bestowing fruit upon them.

968. om tārāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who is a ferry for those who wish to cross over the sea of Samsara.

969. om savitā namaḥ

Salutations to the one who begets all things.

970. om prapita-mahāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Great Grand-father (the father of grandfather Brahma).

971. om yajñāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Sacrifice of japa (recitation of mantra) of the devotees who cannot perform

formal worship.

972. om yajña-pataye namaḥ

Salutations to the Lord of Sacrifice who bestows the rewards of sacrifice.

973. om yajvane namaḥ

Salutations to the one who sacrifices for those who are unable to do it.

974. om yajñāṅgāya namaḥ

Salutations to him to whom the sacrifices of others are accessory to his own supreme sacrifice.

975. om yajña-vāhanāya namaḥ || 104 ||

Salutations to the one who encourages others to sacrifice by investing them with the faith, power

and means.

976. om yajña-bhṛte namaḥ

Salutations to him who brings sacrifices to completion by rectifying their imperfections.

977. om yajña-kṛte namaḥ

Salutations to the one who created sacrifice in the beginning for the welfare of all beings.

978. om yajñine namaḥ

Salutations to the subject of sacrifice.

979. om yajña-bhuje namaḥ

Salutations to the protector of sacrifice.

980. om yajña -sādhanāya namaḥ

Salutations to the one who is reached by sacrifice.

981. om yajñānta-krte namaḥ

Salutations to him who bestows the results of sacrifice.

982. om yajña -guhyāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is the secret principle of sacrifice.

983. om annāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is the object of enjoyment.

984. om annadāya namaḥ || 105 ||

Salutations to the enjoyer of those who enjoy

985. om ātmā-yonaye namaḥ

Salutations to the one who freely mingles with others like milk and sugar.

986. om svāyam-jātāya namaḥ

Salutations to the self-born who spontaneously manifests himself without any expectation of

worship from the jivas.

987. om vaikhanāya namaḥ

Salutations to the extinguisher of suffering.

988. om sama-gāyanāya namaḥ

Salutations to him who is pleased by the chanting of the Sama hymns.

989. om devakī-nandanāya namaḥ

Salutations to the source of joy to Devaki his mother (as Krishna).

990. om sraṣṭre namaḥ

Salutations to the Generator of all growth.

991. om kṣitigāya namaḥ

Salutations to the Lord of the Earth.

992. om pāpa-nāśanāya namaḥ || 106 ||

Salutations to the destroyer of sins through the hearing of his pastimes as Krishna in Gokula.

993. om śaṅka-bhṛte namaḥ

Salutations to the wielder of the conch Pancajanya.

994. om nandakine namaḥ

Salutations to the wielder of the sword Nandaka.

995. om cakrine namaḥ

Salutations to the wielder of the discus Sudarshana.

996. om śārṅga-dhanvane namaḥ

Salutations to the wielder of the bow Sarnga.

997. om gadā-dharāya namaḥ

Salutations to the wielder of the mace Gada

998. om rathāṅga-pāṇaye namaḥ

Salutations to the one who remains ready at any moment to discharge the discus weapon.

999. om akṣobhyāya namaḥ

Salutations to the steadfast one who remains unshakeable in his resolve to afford protection to

all those who surrender to him.

1000. om sarva praharaṇāyudhāya namaḥ || 107 ||

Salutations to him who possess every conceivable weapon that acts against evil.