Vishnu Sahasranama Recitation

By Ashwini Kumar Aggarwal

We all love to chant and the 1000 names of Lord Vishnu are the ultimate stotram to 

• relieve fatigue 
• cure illness
• feel strengthened

This book attempts to make the chanting easy, enjoyable, and proper by suitably placed hyphens between the long Sanskrit words. That makes each letter and

• Language: संस्कृतम्
• Publisher: Devotees of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Ashram
• Release date: Jul 31, 2020
• ISBN: 9789392201776

Ashwini Kumar Aggarwal

Ashwini is with the Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Ashram based in Punjab.He loves to practice Yoga, perform Homa, study Sanskrit and be at home.He was born in Ludhiana and completed his pre-University from Govt. College for Boys.He has also written texts on Upanishads & Sanskrit Grammar delving into Panini's Ashtadhyayi.https://advaita56.in

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Dedication

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

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An offering at His Lotus feet

Blessing

It is said in Vishnu Sahasranamam -

Soham ekena shlokena stuta eva na samshayaha,

In one Soham everything has come. One thousand names of Vishnu are written in one word Ram and that is also written in Soham.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

(

śrī bhagavān uvāca

yo māṃ nāma–sahasreṇa stotum icchati pāṇḍava । so'ham ekena ślokena stuta eva na saṃśayaḥ ॥ 24 ॥ stuta eva na saṃśaya oṃ nama iti ।

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Table of Contents

Dedication

Blessing

Introduction

The Mechanics

Section 1 Chanting Using IAST Transliteration

॥ śrī viṣṇu–sahasranāma–stotram ॥

atha mahimā । Remembrance

vaiśampāyana uvāca Sage Vaishampayana spoke

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca King Yudhisthir asked

bhīṣma uvāca The Grandsire Bhisma replied

atha pūrva nyāsaḥ । Deity Invocation

atha nyāsaḥ ।

atha kara–nyāsaḥ । Hand Purification

atha ṣaḍ–aṅga–nyāsaḥ । Torso Purification

atha saṅkalpaḥ । Sankalpa

dhyānam । Dhyanam

atha śrī viṣṇu–sahasra–nāmam The 1000 Glorious Names

End of the 1000 names

uttara–nyāsaḥ , phala–śrutiḥ Fruits of Chanting

bhīṣma uvāca The Grandsire Bhishma concludes

arjuna uvāca The Foremost Disciple echoes

śrī bhagavān uvāca Lord Sri Krishna confirms

vyāsa uvāca The Chronicler Veda Vyasa states

pārvatyuvāca Goddess Parvati exclaims

īśvara uvāca Lord Shiva responds

brahmovāca Lord Brahma the Creator says

sañjaya uvāca The Narrator Sanjaya said

śrī bhagavān uvāca Lord Sri Krishna certified

bhakta uvāca The reciting Devotee ends with

Ending Prayer

Latin Transliteration Chart

Sanskrit Letters Pronunciation

Vedic Meter or Tune अनुष्टुप् छन्दः

References

Section 2 Original Verses Devanagari

अथ सहस्रनाम

Section 3 Verses as Chanted Sanskrit

॥ श्री विष्णु–सहस्रनाम–स्तोत्रम् ॥

अथ महिमा ।

वैशम्पायन उवाच

युधिष्ठिर उवाच

भीष्म उवाच

अथ पूर्व न्यासः ।

अथ न्यासः ।

अथ कर–न्यासः ।

अथ षड्–अङ्ग–न्यासः ।

अथ सङ्कल्पः ।

ध्यानम् ।

अथ श्री विष्णु–सहस्र–नामम् The 1000 Glorious Names

End of 1000 names

उत्तर–न्यासः , फल–श्रुतिः Fruits of Chanting

भीष्म उवाच

अर्जुन उवाच

श्री भगवान् उवाच

व्यास उवाच

पार्वत्युवाच

ईश्वर उवाच

ब्रह्मोवाच

सञ्जय उवाच

श्री भगवान् उवाच

भक्त उवाच

Ending Prayer

Epilogue

Introduction

Sanskrit words in a sentence coalesce due to conjuncts, sandhi or samasa. Hence written Sanskrit is slightly different than spoken Sanskrit. As such a teacher is required for one to learn how to chant the Vishnu Sahasranama Stotra.

This book is an effort to enable the layman to know where to emphasize during recitation, and to help perfect a serious student in his pronunciation. It thus bridges the learning curve and makes proper recital an easy and enjoyable task.

Remember, the key is to allow the expression to flow. After a few times, sing freely, allowing your natural rhythm to take over. As you chant confidently, when Devotion seeps into your chanting, know you are already there!

The Mechanics

Notice that this text has been specifically written to be chanted out aloud, i.e. to perfect one’s chanting. Proper recitation lends grace and enlivens the aura.

It is a tremendous aid