Whenever evil tries to overcome righteousness, a divine strength in someway or the other protects the ‘Wheel Of Dharma’. Protector of mankind Vishnu, has thousand names. So, before I end my writing for today, let me inscribe the thousand names of Vishnu in this missive. The names are as follows:
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Dharmah | The law of being |
| Dharmaviduttamah | The highest among men of realization |
| Vaikunthah | One who prevents men from straying on wrong paths |
| Purushah | One who dwells in all bodies |
| Praanah | Life |
| Praanadah | Giver of life |
| Pranavah | He who is praised by the gods |
| Prituh | The expanded |
| Hiranyagarbhah | The creator |
| Shatrughnah | The destroyer of enemies |
| Vyaaptah | The pervader |
| Vaayuh | The air |
| Adhokshajah | One whose vitality never flows downwards |
| Rituh | The seasons |
| Sudarshanah | He whose meeting is auspicious |
| Kaalah | He who judges and punishes beings |
| Parameshthee | One who is readily available for experience within the heart |
| Parigrahah | The receiver |
| Ugrah | The terrible |
| Samvatsarah | The year |
| Dakshah | The smart |
| Vishraamah | The resting place |
| Vishva-dakshinah | The most skilful and efficient |
| Vistaarah | The extension |
| Sthaavarah-sthaanuh | The firm and motionless |
| Pramaanam | The proof |
| Beejamavyayam | The Immutable Seed |
| Arthah | He who is worshiped by all |
| Anarthah | One to whom there is nothing yet to be fulfilled |
| Mahaakoshah | He who has got around him great sheaths |
| Mahaabhogah | He who is of the nature of enjoyment |
| Mahaadhanah | He who is supremely rich |
| Anirvinnah | He who has no discontent |
| Sthavishthah | One who is supremely huge |
| A-bhooh | One who has no birth |
| Dharma-yoopah | The post to which all dharma is tied |
| Mahaa-makhah | The great sacrificer |
| Nakshatranemir | The nave of the stars |
| Nakshatree | The Lord of the stars (the moon) |
| Kshamah | He who is supremely efficient in all undertakings |
| Kshaamah | He who ever remains without any scarcity |
| Sameehanah | One whose desires are auspicious |
| Yajnah | One who is of the nature of yajna |
| Ijyah | He who is fit to be invoked through yajna |
| Mahejyah | One who is to be most worshiped |
| Kratuh | The animal-sacrifice |
| Satram | Protector of the good |
| Sataam-gatih | Refuge of the good |
| Sarvadarshee | All-knower |
| Vimuktaatmaa | The ever-liberated self |
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Sarvajno | Omniscient |
| Jnaanamuttamam | The Supreme Knowledge |
| Suvratah | He who ever-performing the pure vow |
| Sumukhah | One who has a charming face |
| Sookshmah | The subtlest |
| Sughoshah | Of auspicious sound |
| Sukhadah | Giver of happiness |
| Suhrit | Friend of all creatures |
| Manoharah | The stealer of the mind |
| Jita-krodhah | One who has conquered anger |
| Veerabaahur | Having mighty arms |
| Vidaaranah | One who splits asunder |
| Svaapanah | One who puts people to sleep |
| Svavashah | He who has everything under His control |
| Vyaapee | All-pervading |
| Naikaatmaa | Many souled |
| Naikakarmakrit | One who does many actions |
| Vatsarah | The abode |
| Vatsalah | The supremely affectionate |
| Vatsee | The father |
| Ratnagarbhah | The jewel-wombed |
| Dhaneshvarah | The Lord of wealth |
| Dharmagub | One who protects dharma |
| Dharmakrit | One who acts according to dharma |
| Dharmee | The supporter of dharma |
| Sat | existence |
| Asat | illusion |
| Ksharam | He who appears to perish |
| Aksharam | Imperishable |
| Avijnaataa | The non-knower (The knower being the conditioned soul within the body) |
| Sahasraamshur | The thousand-rayed |
| Vidhaataa | All supporter |
| Kritalakshanah | One who is famous for His qualities |
| Gabhastinemih | The hub of the universal wheel |
| Sattvasthah | Situated in sattva |
| Simhah | The lion |
| Bhoota-maheshvarah | The great lord of beings |
| Aadidevah | The first deity |
| Mahaadevah | The great deity |
| Deveshah | The Lord of all devas |
| Devabhrit-guruh | Advisor of Indra |
| Uttarah | He who lifts us from the ocean of samsara |
| Gopatih | The shepherd |
| Goptaa | The protector |
| Jnaanagamyah | One who is experienced through pure knowledge |
| Puraatanah | He who was even before time |
| Shareera-bhootabhrit | One who nourishes the nature from which the bodies came |
| Bhoktaa | The enjoyer |
| Kapeendrah | Lord of the monkeys (Rama) |
| Bhooridakshinah | He who gives away large gifts |
