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Vasudevashrayo Martyo (Vishnu Sahasranama Phalashruti) in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

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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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Verse 1

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿𑌤𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌶𑍁 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌮𑍍 । 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌣 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌸𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌃 ॥

Durgāṇyatitaratyāśu puruṣaḥ puruṣottamam | Stuvannāmasahasreṇa nityaṁ bhaktisamanvitaḥ ||

Meaning:The person who, full of devotion, daily praises the Supreme Purushottama with these thousand names, swiftly crosses over all difficulties.

Verse 2

𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍋 𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌃 । 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌸𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌨𑌮𑍍 ॥

Vāsudevāśrayo martyo vāsudevaparāyaṇaḥ | Sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā yāti brahma sanātanam ||

Meaning:The mortal who takes refuge in Vasudeva and is wholly devoted to Him, his soul purified of all sins, attains the eternal Brahman.

Verse 3

𑌨 𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑍍𑌵𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍 । 𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌜𑌰𑌾𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌭𑌯𑌂 𑌨𑍈𑌵𑍋𑌪𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥

Na vāsudevabhaktānāmaśubhaṁ vidyate kvacit | Janmamṛtyujarāvyādhibhayaṁ naivopajāyate ||

Meaning:For the devotees of Vasudeva no misfortune ever exists anywhere; the fear of birth, death, old age and disease never arises in them.

Verse 4

𑌇𑌮𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌮𑌧𑍀𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌃 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌸𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌃 । 𑌯𑍁𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌧𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌕𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌃 ॥

Imaṁ stavamadhīyānaḥ śraddhābhaktisamanvitaḥ | Yujyetātmasukhakṣāntiśrīdhṛtismṛtikīrtibhiḥ ||

Meaning:One who recites this hymn with faith and devotion becomes endowed with inner joy, patience, prosperity, fortitude, clear memory and good fame.

Verse 5

𑌨 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌧𑍋 𑌨 𑌚 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌨 𑌲𑍋𑌭𑍋 𑌨𑌾𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌾 𑌮𑌤𑌿𑌃 । 𑌭𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍇 ॥

Na krodho na ca mātsaryaṁ na lobho nāśubhā matiḥ | Bhavanti kṛtapuṇyānāṁ bhaktānāṁ puruṣottame ||

Meaning:Neither anger, nor jealousy, nor greed, nor any impure thought arise in the meritorious devotees who are devoted to the Supreme Person.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌣𑌿🔊durganidifficulties, adversities, impassable troubles

𑌅𑌤𑌿𑌤𑌰𑌤𑌿 𑌆𑌶𑍁🔊atitarati ashucrosses over swiftly / quickly transcends

𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌮𑍍 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌵𑌨𑍍🔊purushottamam stuvanby praising the Supreme Person (Purushottama)

𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌣🔊namasahasrenawith the thousand names

𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌸𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌃🔊bhaktisamanvitahendowed with devotion

𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌃🔊vasudevashrayahone who takes refuge in Vasudeva (Krishna/Vishnu)

𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌃🔊martyaha mortal, a human being

𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌃🔊vasudevaparayanahwholly devoted to and intent upon Vasudeva

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾🔊sarvapapavishuddhatmawith the self purified of all sins

𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌸𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌨𑌮𑍍🔊yati brahma sanatanamattains the eternal Brahman (final liberation)

𑌨 𑌅𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑍍𑌵𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍🔊na ashubham vidyate kvachitno misfortune ever exists (for Vasudeva's devotees)

𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌜𑌰𑌾𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧𑌿🔊janma-mrityu-jara-vyadhibirth, death, old age and disease

𑌭𑌯𑌂 𑌨 𑌉𑌪𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇🔊bhayam na upajayatethe fear (of these) never arises

𑌇𑌮𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌧𑍀𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌃🔊imam stavam adhiyanahone who studies/recites this hymn

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌸𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌃🔊shraddha-bhakti-samanvitahfilled with faith and devotion

𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌸𑍁𑌖-𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿-𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀-𑌧𑍃𑌤𑌿-𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌿-𑌕𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌃🔊atmasukha-kshanti-shri-dhriti-smriti-kirtibhihwith inner joy, patience, prosperity, fortitude, memory and fame

𑌨 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌃 𑌨 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍🔊na krodhah na matsaryamneither anger nor jealousy

𑌨 𑌲𑍋𑌭𑌃 𑌨 𑌅𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌾 𑌮𑌤𑌿𑌃🔊na lobhah na ashubha matihneither greed nor an impure mind

𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊kritapunyanamof those who have accumulated merit

𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍇🔊bhaktanam purushottamethe devotees of the Supreme Person (Purushottama)

Benefits of Chanting Vasudevashrayo Martyo (Vishnu Sahasranama Phalashruti)

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Swiftly carries the devotee across all difficulties and adversities

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Grants the eternal Brahman (moksha) to one who takes refuge in Vasudeva

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Removes the fear of birth, death, old age and disease for the devotee

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Bestows inner joy, patience, prosperity, fortitude, memory and fame

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Destroys anger, jealousy, greed and impure thoughts in the heart

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Affirms total surrender (sharanagati) to Vasudeva as the highest refuge

How to Chant Vasudevashrayo Martyo (Vishnu Sahasranama Phalashruti)

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Best TimeDaily at the conclusion of the Vishnu Sahasranama, on Thursdays, Ekadashi and Vaikuntha Ekadashi

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

It means 'the mortal who takes refuge in Vasudeva'. The verse declares that such a person, wholly devoted to Vasudeva and purified of all sin, attains the eternal Brahman — final liberation.

They are part of the phalashruti (declaration of fruits) of the Vishnu Sahasranama in the Anushasana Parva of the Mahabharata, recited after the thousand names of Vishnu.

Because it states plainly that no inauspiciousness ever touches a devotee of Vasudeva and that surrender (ashraya) to Him leads directly to moksha. It is regarded as one of the clearest scriptural statements of saving grace through devotion.

Yes. Although they conclude the Sahasranama, devotees often reflect on 'Vasudevashrayo martyo' and the following lines independently as a contemplation on surrender and fearlessness.

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