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 |
|---|---|
| Somapah | One who takes Soma in the yajnas |
| Amritapah | One who drinks the nectar |
| Somah | One who as the moon nourishes plants |
| Purujit | One who has conquered numerous enemies |
| Purusattamah | The greatest of the great |
| Vinayah | He who humiliates those who are unrighteous |
| Jayah | The victorious |
| Satyasandhah | Of truthful resolution |
| Daashaarhah | One who was born in the Dasarha race |
| Saatvataam-patih | The Lord of the Satvatas |
| Jeevah | One who functions as the ksetrajna |
| Vinayitaa-saakshee | The witness of modesty |
| Mukundah | Of immeasurable prowess |
| Ambho-nidhir | The substratum of the four types of beings |
| Anantaatmaa | The infinite self |
| Mahodadhishayah | One who rests on the great ocean |
| Antakah | The death |
| Ajah | Unborn |
| Mahaarhah | One who deserves the highest worship |
| Svaabhaavyah | Ever rooted in the nature of His own self |
| Jitaamitrah | One who has conquered all enemies |
| Pramodanah | Ever-blissful |
| Aanandah | A mass of pure bliss |
| Nandanah | One who makes others blissful |
| Nandah | Free from all worldly pleasures |
| Satyadharmaa | One who has in Himself all true dharmas |
| Trivikramah | One who took three steps |
| Maharshih kapilaachaaryah | He who incarnated as Kapila, the great sage |
| Kritajnah | The knower of the creation |
| Medineepatih | The Lord of the earth |
| Tripadah | One who has taken three steps |
| Tridashaadhyaksho | The Lord of the three states of consciousness |
| Mahaashringah | Great-horned (Matsya) |
| Kritaantakrit | Destroyer of the creation |
| Mahaavaraaho | The great boar |
| Govindah | One who is known through Vedanta |
| Sushenah | He who has a charming army |
| Kanakaangadee | Wearer of bright-as-gold armlets |
| Guhyo | The mysterious |
| Gabheerah | The unfathomable |
| Gahano | Impenetrable |
| Guptah | The well-concealed |
| Chakra-gadaadharah | Bearer of the disc and mace |
| Vedhaah | Creator of the universe |
| Svaangah | One with well-proportioned limbs |
| Ajitah | Vanquished by none |
| Krishnah | Dark-complexioned |
| Dridhah | The firm |
| Sankarshanochyutah | He who absorbs the whole creation into His nature and never falls away from that nature |
| Varunah | One who sets on the horizon (Sun) |
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Vaarunah | The son of Varuna (Vasistha or Agastya) |
| Vrikshah | The tree |
| Pushkaraakshah | Lotus eyed |
| Mahaamanaah | Great-minded |
| Bhagavaan | One who possesses six opulences |
| Bhagahaa | One who destroys the six opulences during pralaya |
| Aanandee | One who gives delight |
| Vanamaalee | One who wears a garland of forest flowers |
| Halaayudhah | One who has a plough as His weapon |
| Aadityah | Son of Aditi |
| Jyotiraadityah | The resplendence of the sun |
| Sahishnuh | One who calmly endures duality |
| Gatisattamah | The ultimate refuge for all devotees |
| Sudhanvaa | One who has Shaarnga |
| Khanda-parashur | One who holds an axe |
| Daarunah | Merciless towards the unrighteous |
| Dravinapradah | One who lavishly gives wealth |
| Divah-sprik | Sky-reaching |
| Sarvadrik-vyaaso | One who creates many men of wisdom |
| Vaachaspatir-ayonijah | One who is the master of all vidyas and who is unborn through a womb |
| Trisaamaa | One who is glorified by Devas, Vratas and Saamans |
| Saamagah | The singer of the sama songs |
| Saama | The Sama Veda |
| Nirvaanam | All-bliss |
| Bheshajam | Medicine |
| Bhishak | Physician |
| Samnyaasa-krit | Institutor of sannyasa |
| Samah | Calm |
| Shaantah | Peaceful within |
| Nishthaa | Abode of all beings |
| Shaantih | One whose very nature is peace |
| Paraayanam | The way to liberation |
| Shubhaangah | One who has the most beautiful form |
| Shaantidah | Giver of peace |
| Shrashtaa | Creator of all beings |
| Kumudah | He who delights in the earth |
| Kuvaleshayah | He who reclines in the waters |
| Gohitah | One who does welfare for cows |
| Gopatih | Husband of the earth |
| Goptaa | Protector of the universe |
| Vrishabhaaksho | One whose eyes rain fulfilment of desires |
| Vrishapriyah | One who delights in dharma |
| Anivartee | One who never retreats |
| Nivrittaatmaa | One who is fully restrained from all sense indulgences |
| Samksheptaa | The involver |
| Kshemakrit | Doer of good |
| Shivah | Auspiciousness |
| Shreevatsa-vakshaah | One who has sreevatsa on His chest |
| Shrevaasah | Abode of Sree |
| Shreepatih | Lord of Laksmi |
