Vishnu Suktam — Complete Lyrics
विष्णु सूक्तम्
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
Verse 1
ॐ विष्णोर्नु कं वीर्याणि प्र वोचं यः पार्थिवानि विममे रजांसि।
यो अस्कभायदुत्तरं सधस्थं विचक्रमाणस्त्रेधोरुगायः॥
Om Vishnornu kam viryani pra vocham yah parthivani vimame rajamsi;
Yo askabhayaduttaram sadhastham vichakramanastredhorugayah.
Om. I shall now proclaim the heroic deeds of Vishnu, who measured out the earthly regions, who propped up the higher world-seat, striding far in three wide steps.
Verse 2
अतो देवा अवन्तु नो यतो विष्णुर्विचक्रमे।
पृथिव्याः सप्त धामभिः॥
Ato deva avantu no yato Vishnurvichakrame;
Prithivyah sapta dhamabhih.
May the gods protect us from that place from which Vishnu strode forth, across the seven realms of the earth.
Verse 3
इदं विष्णुर्विचक्रमे त्रेधा नि दधे पदम्।
समूळ्हमस्य पांसुरे॥
Idam Vishnurvichakrame tredha ni dadhe padam;
Samulhamasya pamsure.
Vishnu strode across this all; in three places he set down his step; all is gathered in the dust of his footfall.
Verse 4
त्रीणि पदा विचक्रमे विष्णुर्गोपा अदाभ्यः।
अतो धर्माणि धारयन्॥
Trini pada vichakrame Vishnurgopa adabhyah;
Ato dharmani dharayan.
With three steps Vishnu strode across — the inviolable guardian — upholding from there the sacred laws.
Verse 5
विष्णोः कर्माणि पश्यत यतो व्रतानि पस्पशे।
इन्द्रस्य युज्यः सखा॥
Vishnoh karmani pashyata yato vratani paspashe;
Indrasya yujyah sakha.
Behold the deeds of Vishnu, through which he beheld the sacred rites — he, the worthy friend of Indra.
Verse 6
तद्विष्णोः परमं पदं सदा पश्यन्ति सूरयः।
दिवीव चक्षुराततम्॥
Tadvishnoh paramam padam sada pashyanti surayah;
Diviva chakshurAtatam.
That supreme abode of Vishnu the wise seers ever behold, spread out like an eye across the heavens.
Verse 7
तद्विप्रासो विपन्यवो जागृवांसः समिन्धते।
विष्णोर्यत्परमं पदम्॥
Tadvipraso vipanyavo jagrivamsah samindhate;
Vishnoryatparamam padam.
That supreme abode of Vishnu the wakeful, devout sages, ever vigilant, kindle and illumine within themselves.
Verse 8
ॐ नारायणाय विद्महे वासुदेवाय धीमहि।
तन्नो विष्णुः प्रचोदयात्॥
Om Narayanaya vidmahe Vasudevaya dhimahi;
Tanno Vishnuh prachodayat.
Om. May we know Narayana, may we meditate on Vasudeva; may that Vishnu impel us. Om, peace, peace, peace.
Verse 9
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः॥
Om shantih shantih shantih.
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