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Vishnu Shatanama Stotram in English – śrī viṣṇu śatanāma stōtram

Sri Vishnu Shatanama Stotram or Sri Vishnu Shatnam StotraPin

Vishnu Shatanama Stotram is the 100 names of Lord Vishnu composed as a hymn. Get Sri Vishnu Shatanama Stotram in English Pdf Lyrics here and chant it with devotion for the grace of Lord Vishnu.

Vishnu Shatanama Stotram in English Lyrics and Meaning 

nārada uvāca |

ōṁ vāsudēvaṁ hr̥ṣīkēśaṁ vāmanaṁ jalaśāyinam |
janārdanaṁ hariṁ kr̥ṣṇaṁ śrīvakṣaṁ garuḍadhvajam || 1 ||

Meaning: He who hides the world by illusion, He who controls his five senses, He who is a dwarf, He who lies down on the water, He who troubles bad people, He who is the remover of death and birth, He who is black, He who is on the side of Lakshmi, He who has the Bird Garuda on his flag.

vārāhaṁ puṇḍarīkākṣaṁ nr̥siṁhaṁ narakāntakam |
avyaktaṁ śāśvataṁ viṣṇumanantamajamavyayam || 2 ||

Meaning: He who is a boar, He who has lotus-like eyes, He who is the man-lion, He who puts an end to hell, He who is not clear to us, He who is permanent, He who is Vishnu, He who is endless, He who is without change.

nārāyaṇaṁ gadādhyakṣaṁ gōvindaṁ kīrtibhājanam |
gōvardhanōddharaṁ dēvaṁ bhūdharaṁ bhuvanēśvaram || 3 ||

Meaning: He who was born out of the water, He who is an expert in mace, He who looks after all beings, He who is the one with fame. He who is the Lord, He who lifted Govardhan mountain, He who lifted the earth, He who is the Lord of the universe.

vēttāraṁ yajñapuruṣaṁ yajñēśaṁ yajñavāhakam |
cakrapāṇiṁ gadāpāṇiṁ śaṅkhapāṇiṁ narōttamam || 4 ||

Meaning: He who is mediated by sages, He who is addressed by Yagnas, He who is the Lord of the Yagna, He who is the vehicle of Yagna, He who holds the wheel, He who holds the mace, He who holds the conch, He who is the greatest among men.

vaikuṇṭhaṁ duṣṭadamanaṁ bhūgarbhaṁ pītavāsasam |
trivikramaṁ trikālajñaṁ trimūrtiṁ nandikēśvaram || 5 ||

Meaning: He who lives in Vaikunta, He who controls bad people, He who holds earth inside his Tummy, He who wears red clothes, He who is Trivikrama, He who is the past, present, and future; He who is the holy trinity, He who is the Lord of Yadavas, A form that measures the universe in 3 steps. 

rāmaṁ rāmaṁ hayagrīvaṁ bhīmaṁ raudraṁ bhavōdbhavam |
śrīpatiṁ śrīdharaṁ śrīśaṁ maṅgalaṁ maṅgalāyudham || 6 ||

Meaning: He who is Sri Rama, He who is Parasu Rama, He who is Hayagreeva, He who is gross, He who is angry, He who was produced before everything, He who is the consort of Lakshmi, He who carries Lakshmi, He who is the Lord of Lakshmi, He who does only good, He who has weapons for doing good only.

dāmōdaraṁ dayōpētaṁ kēśavaṁ kēśisūdanam |
varēṇyaṁ varadaṁ viṣṇumānandaṁ vasudēvajam || 7 ||

Meaning: He who was tied by a rope in the belly, He who cuts off bondage, He who has pretty hair, He who killed the asura Kesi, He who should be prayed to, He who blesses, He who is Vishnu, He who is joy, He who is the son of Vasudeva.

hiraṇyarētasaṁ dīptaṁ purāṇaṁ puruṣōttamam |
sakalaṁ niṣkalaṁ śuddhaṁ nirguṇaṁ guṇaśāśvatam || 8 ||

Meaning: He who has golden virility, He who enlightens, He who is ancient, He who is greatest among men, He who is everything, He who does not have stain, He who is pure, He who does not have any properties, He who has stable characters.

hiraṇyatanusaṅkāśaṁ sūryāyutasamaprabham |
mēghaśyāmaṁ caturbāhuṁ kuśalaṁ kamalēkṣaṇam || 9 ||

Meaning: He who has a gold-like body, He who shines like the Sun, He who is black like a cloud, He who has four hands, He who is always all right, He who has lotus-like eyes. 

jyōtīrūpamarūpaṁ ca svarūpaṁ rūpasaṁsthitam |
sarvajñaṁ sarvarūpasthaṁ sarvēśaṁ sarvatōmukham || 10 ||

Meaning: He who is like flame, He who does not have any shape, He who has a form, He who is blessed with good form, He who knows everything, He who assumes all forms, He who is the God of all, He who sees in all directions. 

jñānaṁ kūṭasthamacalaṁ jñānadaṁ paramaṁ prabhum |
yōgīśaṁ yōganiṣṇātaṁ yōginaṁ yōgarūpiṇam || 11 ||

Meaning: He who is wisdom, He who is steady, He who is stable, He who is full of wisdom, He who is the divine, He who is the Lord, He who is the chief of Yoga, He who is the ultimate lord of Yoga, He who is a Yogi, He who is the personification of Yoga.

īśvaraṁ sarvabhūtānāṁ vandē bhūtamayaṁ prabhum |
iti nāmaśataṁ divyaṁ vaiṣṇavaṁ khalu pāpaham || 12 ||

Meaning: He who is the God of all beings, Salutations the Lord who pervades everywhere, These are a hundred names of Vishnu which remove special sins.

vyāsēna kathitaṁ pūrvaṁ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam |
yaḥ paṭhētprātarutthāya sa bhavēdvaiṣṇavō naraḥ || 13 ||

Meaning: This which was told by Vyasa long ago kills all sins. If read as soon as one gets up in the morning, He would become a man of Vishnu. 

sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā viṣṇusāyujyamāpnuyāt |
cāndrāyaṇasahasrāṇi kanyādānaśatāni ca || 14 ||

Meaning: He would become purified from all sins and would become one with Vishnu, He would get the effect of performing one thousand Chandrayanas, And he would get the effect of performing one hundred marriages.

gavāṁ lakṣasahasrāṇi muktibhāgī bhavēnnaraḥ |
aśvamēdhāyutaṁ puṇyaṁ phalaṁ prāpnōti mānavaḥ || 15 ||

Meaning: It would give the effect of giving away hundreds of lakhs of cows, And also get the effect of performing an Aswamedha Yaga. 

ithi śrī viṣṇu śatanāma stōtram ||

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