Vishnu Sahasranama
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Vishnu Sahasranama is a revered Sanskrit hymn from the Mahabharata that enumerates a thousand names of the Hindu god Vishnu, each expressing different aspects of his divine nature.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu devotional text
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Sanskrit hymn ⓘ litany ⓘ stotra ⓘ |
| addressee | Yudhishthira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoReveredBy |
Madhva Vaishnavas
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Smarta Hindus NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Vaishnavas NERFINISHED ⓘ Vaishnavas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedScripture |
Bhagavad Gita
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Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bhagavata tradition
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Bhishma Stuti tradition ⓘ Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralDeity | Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | thousand names of Vishnu ⓘ |
| containsConcept |
Vishnu as creator
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Vishnu as destroyer ⓘ Vishnu as preserver ⓘ Vishnu as protector of dharma ⓘ Vishnu as supreme being ⓘ nirguna Brahman ⓘ omnipotence of Vishnu ⓘ omnipresence of Vishnu ⓘ omniscience of Vishnu ⓘ saguna Brahman ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
influential in Vaishnava theology
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major component of Hindu liturgy ⓘ widely memorized by devotees ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes | Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundInBook | Anushasana Parva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundInParva | Book 13 of the Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | devotional hymn ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryBy |
Adi Shankaracharya
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Madhvacharya NERFINISHED ⓘ Nilakantha NERFINISHED ⓘ Parasara Bhattar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| meter | Anushtubh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeContext | dialogue between Bhishma and Yudhishthira ⓘ |
| numberOfNames | 1000 ⓘ |
| partOf | Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalAffiliation | Vedanta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | devotional recitation ⓘ |
| primaryTheme | glorification of Vishnu ⓘ |
| recitedIn |
homes
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religious gatherings ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| recitedOn |
Ekadashi days
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Vaishnava festivals ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Lalita Sahasranama
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Shiva Sahasranama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in many printed editions) ⓘ |
| speaker | Bhishma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure |
introductory verses
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main thousand-name section ⓘ phalaśruti (verses describing benefits) ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Thousand names of Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmittedBy | oral tradition ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bhakti (devotional practice)
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daily worship ⓘ meditation on Vishnu ⓘ prayers for health and prosperity ⓘ ritual chanting ⓘ seeking protection ⓘ seeking spiritual merit ⓘ |
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