Vishnu Shodasha Nama Stotram — Complete Lyrics

विष्णु षोडश नाम स्तोत्रम्

Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation

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Verse 1

औषधे चिन्तयेद्विष्णुं भोजने च जनार्दनम्। शयने पद्मनाभं च विवाहे च प्रजापतिम्॥१॥

Auṣadhe chintayed-viṣṇuṃ bhojane cha janārdanam। śayane padmanābhaṃ cha vivāhe cha prajāpatim॥1॥

One should meditate on Vishnu while taking medicine, on Janardana while eating, on Padmanabha while lying down to sleep, and on Prajapati at the time of marriage.

Verse 2

युद्धे चक्रधरं देवं प्रवासे च त्रिविक्रमम्। नारायणं तनुत्यागे श्रीधरं प्रियसङ्गमे॥२॥

Yuddhe chakra-dharaṃ devaṃ pravāse cha trivikramam। nārāyaṇaṃ tanu-tyāge śrīdharaṃ priya-saṅgame॥2॥

On Chakradhara (the discus-bearer) in battle, on Trivikrama while traveling, on Narayana when leaving the body, and on Shridhara when meeting a loved one.

Verse 3

दुःस्वप्ने स्मर गोविन्दं सङ्कटे मधुसूदनम्। कानने नारसिंहं च पावके जलशायिनम्॥३॥

Duḥsvapne smara govindaṃ saṅkaṭe madhusūdanam। kānane nārasiṃhaṃ cha pāvake jala-śāyinam॥3॥

Remember Govinda after a bad dream, Madhusudana in danger, Narasimha when in the forest, and Jalashayin (who reclines on the waters) when caught in fire.

Verse 4

जलमध्ये वराहं च पर्वते रघुनन्दनम्। गमने वामनं चैव सर्वकार्येषु माधवम्॥४॥

Jala-madhye varāhaṃ cha parvate raghu-nandanam। gamane vāmanaṃ chaiva sarva-kāryeṣu mādhavam॥4॥

Remember Varaha when in the midst of water, Raghunandana (Rama) when on a mountain, Vamana while walking, and Madhava in all undertakings.

Verse 5

षोडशैतानि नामानि प्रातरुत्थाय यः पठेत्। सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोके महीयते॥५॥

Ṣoḍaśaitāni nāmāni prātar-utthāya yaḥ paṭhet। sarva-pāpa-vinirmukto viṣṇu-loke mahīyate॥5॥

Whoever recites these sixteen names upon rising at dawn is freed from all sins and is exalted in the realm of Vishnu.

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