වාසුදේවාශ්රයෝ මර්ත්යඃ (විෂ්ණු සහස්රනාම ඵලශ්රුති)
वासुदेवाश्रयो मर्त्यः (विष्णु सहस्रनाम फलश्रुति) in Sinhala · සිංහල
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Origin & Story
Vishnu Sahasranama phalashruti, Anushasana Parva of the Mahabharata · Sage Vyasa (revealed through Bhishma) · Ancient (Mahabharata, Itihasa period)
After Bhishma taught Yudhishthira the thousand names of Vishnu on the field of Kurukshetra, he proclaimed their fruits. Among these declarations stands this assurance: that the mortal who takes refuge in Vasudeva crosses all sorrow and reaches the eternal Brahman, and that no fear of the cycle of birth and death ever touches Vasudeva's devotees.
✦ As told in scripture
The Sri Vaishnava tradition cherishes 'Vasudevashrayo martyo' as proof that even a single sincere act of surrender to Vasudeva burns away the sins of many lifetimes; saints such as Bhishma himself are said to have attained the highest state by holding fast to this refuge at the moment of death.
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දුර්ගාණ්යතිතරත්යාශු පුරුෂඃ පුරුෂෝත්තමම් . ස්තුවන්නාමසහස්රේණ නිත්යං භක්තිසමන්විතඃ ..
Durgāṇyatitaratyāśu puruṣaḥ puruṣottamam | Stuvannāmasahasreṇa nityaṁ bhaktisamanvitaḥ ||
Meaning:जो पुरुष भक्ति से युक्त होकर प्रतिदिन इन सहस्र नामों द्वारा पुरुषोत्तम की स्तुति करता है, वह समस्त कठिनाइयों को शीघ्र पार कर जाता है।
වාසුදේවාශ්රයෝ මර්ත්යෝ වාසුදේවපරායණඃ . සර්වපාපවිශුද්ධාත්මා යාති බ්රහ්ම සනාතනම් ..
Vāsudevāśrayo martyo vāsudevaparāyaṇaḥ | Sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā yāti brahma sanātanam ||
Meaning:जो मर्त्य वासुदेव की शरण में रहता है और वासुदेव में ही तत्पर है, उसका आत्मा समस्त पापों से शुद्ध होकर सनातन ब्रह्म को प्राप्त करता है।
න වාසුදේවභක්තානාමශුභං විද්යතේ ක්වචිත් . ජන්මමෘත්යුජරාව්යාධිභයං නෛවෝපජායතේ ..
Na vāsudevabhaktānāmaśubhaṁ vidyate kvacit | Janmamṛtyujarāvyādhibhayaṁ naivopajāyate ||
Meaning:वासुदेव के भक्तों को कहीं भी अशुभ नहीं होता; जन्म, मृत्यु, वृद्धावस्था और रोग का भय उनमें उत्पन्न ही नहीं होता।
ඉමං ස්තවමධීයානඃ ශ්රද්ධාභක්තිසමන්විතඃ . යුජ්යේතාත්මසුඛක්ෂාන්තිශ්රීධෘතිස්මෘතිකීර්තිභිඃ ..
Imaṁ stavamadhīyānaḥ śraddhābhaktisamanvitaḥ | Yujyetātmasukhakṣāntiśrīdhṛtismṛtikīrtibhiḥ ||
Meaning:जो इस स्तव का श्रद्धा और भक्ति सहित पाठ करता है, वह आत्मसुख, क्षमा, श्री, धैर्य, स्मृति और कीर्ति से सम्पन्न हो जाता है।
න ක්රෝධෝ න ච මාත්සර්යං න ලෝභෝ නාශුභා මතිඃ . භවන්ති කෘතපුණ්යානාං භක්තානාං පුරුෂෝත්තමේ ..
Na krodho na ca mātsaryaṁ na lobho nāśubhā matiḥ | Bhavanti kṛtapuṇyānāṁ bhaktānāṁ puruṣottame ||
Meaning:पुरुषोत्तम के भक्त पुण्यात्माओं में न क्रोध होता है, न मात्सर्य, न लोभ और न ही अशुभ बुद्धि।
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Benefits of Chanting वासुदेवाश्रयो मर्त्यः (विष्णु सहस्रनाम फलश्रुति)
Swiftly carries the devotee across all difficulties and adversities
Grants the eternal Brahman (moksha) to one who takes refuge in Vasudeva
Removes the fear of birth, death, old age and disease for the devotee
Bestows inner joy, patience, prosperity, fortitude, memory and fame
Destroys anger, jealousy, greed and impure thoughts in the heart
Affirms total surrender (sharanagati) to Vasudeva as the highest refuge
How to Chant वासुदेवाश्रयो मर्त्यः (विष्णु सहस्रनाम फलश्रुति)
These verses are chanted as part of the phalashruti at the end of the thousand names of Vishnu. After completing the Sahasranama with a calm and pure mind, recite these slokas to affirm refuge in Vasudeva and to invoke their fruit. The verse 'Vasudevashrayo martyo' is especially treasured by Sri Vaishnavas as a declaration of saving surrender, and may be reflected upon on its own.
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