Ya Idam Shrinuyan Nityam (Vishnu Sahasranama Phalashruti)
य इदं शृणुयान्नित्यम् (विष्णु सहस्रनाम फलश्रुति)
Also known as: ya idam shrinuyan nityam · vishnu sahasranama phalashruti · phalashruti vishnu sahasranamam · vedanta go brahmanah syat
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✦ Meaning
This is the celebrated phalashruti (declaration of fruits) of the Vishnu Sahasranama, spoken by Bhishma on the bed of arrows in the Mahabharata. It promises that whoever hears or recites the thousand names of Vishnu daily is freed from all evil, fear and disease, and attains whatever good one rightly seeks. Each class of seeker — the wise, the brave, the prosperous, the devotee — receives the fruit fitting their longing.
Origin & Story
Vishnu Sahasranama phalashruti, Anushasana Parva of the Mahabharata · Sage Vyasa (revealed through Bhishma) · Ancient (Mahabharata, Itihasa period)
When the Pandavas approached the dying Bhishma, lying on a bed of arrows after the great war of Kurukshetra, Yudhishthira asked him by what single hymn a person could be liberated from all sorrow. Bhishma taught the thousand names of Vishnu and then declared this phalashruti, describing the abundant fruits gained by anyone who hears or recites them with devotion.
✦ As told in scripture
Traditional accounts hold that countless devotees who recited the Vishnu Sahasranama daily with this phalashruti were freed of chronic illness, debt and fear; the great Acharya Shankara, in his commentary, affirms that even one who simply hears the names attains protection from all evil in both worlds.
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य इदं शृणुयान्नित्यं यश्चापि परिकीर्तयेत् । नाशुभं प्राप्नुयात्किञ्चित्सोऽमुत्रेह च मानवः ॥
Ya idaṁ śṛṇuyānnityaṁ yaścāpi parikīrtayet | Nāśubhaṁ prāpnuyātkiñcitso'mutreha ca mānavaḥ ||
Meaning:Whoever listens to these thousand names daily, or recites them, no evil will befall that person, either in this world or the next.
वेदान्तगो ब्राह्मणः स्यात्क्षत्रियो विजयी भवेत् । वैश्यो धनसमृद्धः स्याच्छूद्रः सुखमवाप्नुयात् ॥
Vedāntago brāhmaṇaḥ syātkṣatriyo vijayī bhavet | Vaiśyo dhanasamṛddhaḥ syācchūdraḥ sukhamavāpnuyāt ||
Meaning:A Brahmana attains mastery of Vedanta; a Kshatriya becomes victorious; a Vaishya grows rich in wealth; and a Shudra attains happiness.
धर्मार्थी प्राप्नुयाद्धर्ममर्थार्थी चार्थमाप्नुयात् । कामानवाप्नुयात्कामी प्रजार्थी चाप्नुयात्प्रजाम् ॥
Dharmārthī prāpnuyāddharmamarthārthī cārthamāpnuyāt | Kāmānavāpnuyātkāmī prajārthī cāpnuyātprajām ||
Meaning:One who seeks righteousness obtains dharma; one who seeks wealth obtains wealth; one with desires fulfils his desires; and one who longs for children obtains progeny.
भक्तिमान् यः सदोत्थाय शुचिस्तद्गतमानसः । सहस्रं वासुदेवस्य नाम्नामेतत्प्रकीर्तयेत् ॥
Bhaktimān yaḥ sadotthāya śucistadgatamānasaḥ | Sahasraṁ vāsudevasya nāmnāmetatprakīrtayet ||
Meaning:The devotee who, rising daily, pure and with mind fixed upon the Lord, recites these thousand names of Vasudeva,
यशः प्राप्नोति विपुलं ज्ञातिप्राधान्यमेव च । अचलां श्रियमाप्नोति श्रेयः प्राप्नोत्यनुत्तमम् ॥
Yaśaḥ prāpnoti vipulaṁ jñātiprādhānyameva ca | Acalāṁ śriyamāpnoti śreyaḥ prāpnotyanuttamam ||
Meaning:attains vast fame, pre-eminence among his kin, unshakable prosperity, and the highest good.
न भयं क्वचिदाप्नोति वीर्यं तेजश्च विन्दति । भवत्यरोगो द्युतिमान् बलरूपगुणान्वितः ॥
Na bhayaṁ kvacidāpnoti vīryaṁ tejaśca vindati | Bhavatyarogo dyutimān balarūpaguṇānvitaḥ ||
Meaning:No fear befalls him anywhere; he gains vigour and brilliance; he becomes free of disease, radiant, and endowed with strength, beauty and virtue.
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Benefits of Chanting Ya Idam Shrinuyan Nityam (Vishnu Sahasranama Phalashruti)
Frees the reciter from all inauspiciousness in this world and the next
Grants the specific fruit each seeker rightly desires — knowledge, victory, wealth or happiness
Bestows unshakable Lakshmi (permanent prosperity) and lasting fame
Removes all fear from every direction and danger
Confers freedom from disease, radiance, strength and virtue
Encourages daily, pure-hearted recitation of the Vishnu Sahasranama for moksha
How to Chant Ya Idam Shrinuyan Nityam (Vishnu Sahasranama Phalashruti)
These verses are recited as the concluding phalashruti immediately after completing the thousand names of Vishnu. Sit facing east after a bath, with a calm and devoted mind. Recite the phalashruti once at the end of the Sahasranama to seal the merit of the recitation. It may also be read on its own to remind the devotee of the rewards of steadfast devotion to Vishnu.
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