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	Vishnu sahasranama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is customary to commence the Vishnu sahasranama with a devotional prayer to Vishnu.
		Vishnu sahasranama is the essence of the Mahabharata;
		Adi Sankara, the Advaita philosopher, in verse 27 of his hymn, Bhaja Govindam,[2], said that the Gita and Vishnu sahasranama should be chanted and the form of the Lord of Lakshmi, Vishnu should always be meditated on.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vishnu_sahasranama (3393 words)

	Vishnu - Free Encyclopedia of Thelema
		Vishnu is the all-inclusive deity, known as purusha or mahä Purusha, Paramätma [Supreme Soul] Antaryämi [In-dweller] and He is the Shèshin [Totality] in whom all souls are contained.
		Vishnu is usually depicted as a four-armed humanoid with blue skin, often sitting or resting on a lotus flower.
		Vishnu has a number of names, collected in the Vishnu sahasranama ("Vishnu's thousand names"), which occurs in the Mahabharata.
	www.egnu.org /thelema/index.php/Vishnu (1067 words)

	Temple of Vishnu
		Vishnu is a God of Protection and rescue, as you can tell by all the times He has saved the world from demons.
		Vishnu is often shown, with his magical bird, Guarda, on which He rides, or on the multi-headed Snake, Sesa, where He sleeps for four months out of each year.
		The Vishnu Sahasranama (or reciting the 1000 names of Vishnu) is a powerful ritual meditation chant...said to heal, banish evil, insure happiness, love, successful marriages, and all manner of blessings.
	www.angelfire.com /nc2/cybertemples/Vishnu.html (793 words)

	Vishnu
		Vishnu takes form as an all-inclusive deity, known as Purusha or Mahāpurusha, Paramātma [Supreme Soul], Antaryāmi [In-dweller], and He is the Sheshin [Totality] in whom all souls are contained.
		Vishnu is usually depicted as a four-armed male-form with new-cloud-like-blue skin, standing on a lotus flower, and holding four attributes: (i) a sharp-spinning weapon called chakra, the "Sudarshan", (ii) a conch shell, the "Panchajanya", (iii) a lotus flower, and (iv) a mace.
		Vishnu has no particular material form but can manifest in any form, and is a center of all the forces, power, will, auspiciousness, goodness, beauty, grace, responsiveness, etc. This description of the Lord was again emphasized by a Ramakrishna Mission scholar, Swami Tapasyananda, in his book, Bhakti Schools of Vedanta.
	www.thaiexotictreasures.com /vishnu.html (2132 words)

	Vishnu Sahasranama - Thousand names of the Supreme
		The Sahasranama (apart from the initial and concluding prayers) has a total of 108 shlokas in Anushtup chhanda (a meter of poetry).
		Vishnu Sahasranama is another masterpiece from Sage Vyasa, an extraordinary Sanskrit scholar and author of many timeless classics such as
		Vishnu Sahasranam has been the subject of numerous commentaries, the most popular being one written by Adi Shankaracharya.
	www.swargarohan.org /vishnu-sahasranama/main.htm (686 words)

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		All the world systems are vishNu; all the woods are vishNu; all the mountains, all the rivers, all the oceans and in fact everything which is seen and everything that is unseen are all He alone".
		Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram, along with the Bhagavad Gita, is an integral part of the epic Mahabharata composed by Sage Vedavyasa (Vyasa is also the one who organized the vedas into the classifications as we know them today).
		The importance of Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram is that the deity being worshiped is none other than Vasudeva (sri maha vishnuh paramatma sriman narayano devata; saktir devaki nandanah; itidam kirtaniyasya kesavasya mahatmanah namnam sahasram divyanam aseshena prakirtitam; sahasram vasudevasya namnam etat prakirtayet, etc.).
	sanskritdocuments.org /doc_vishhnu/v1000-commentary.txt (17689 words)

	Hindu Temple Of Rochester
		Lord Vishnu is often represented resting on the coiled serpent Shesha with Lakshmi massaging his feet.Lord vishnu is very often shown with four weapons.In one hand Vishnu holds the conch or Shankha.
		Lord Vishnu then emerged as a half lion, half man from the pillar which was neither inside the house nor outside, and the time was evening, neither night nor day.
		Lord Vishnu was then born as a dwarf Vamana in the house of a priest.
	www.hindutempleofrochester.com /HTPages/General/Home.aspx (2451 words)

	Balaji Temple - Chilkur
		Vishnu Sahasranama was first composed & recited by Bhishma, when he was on his deathbed.
		Vishnu Sahasranama is found in Mahabharata, the great epic of India.
		There are so many Sahasranamas of Vishnu, but among them this happens to be the most cardinal and important one because right from Sankaracharyalu there are so many Sages and Saints who have recited and commented in their own way.
	www.chilkurbalaji.org /Remedies.htm (181 words)

	Vishnu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vishnu is commonly depicted as being blue in colour and having four arms: with each hand holding either a lotus, a mace, a conch shell or Chakra weapon.
		Within the Advaita school of hindu philosophy Vishnu is viewed simply as one of many temporary 'forms' of the ultimately formless Brahman, with the absolute truth or reality bearing no specific form, name or features, this is in stark contrast to the worship of Vishnu by the Dvaita schools.
		Vishnu Sahasranama was revealed by Bhishma during MahaBharata war, right in the presence of Krishna.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vishnu (4000 words)

	THE VISHNU SAHASRANAMA
		Of the latter the Sahasranama form, especially the Vishnu Sahasranama, devoted to the Lord Vishnu and the Lalita Sahasranama, devoted to the Goddess Shakti, have a special place in the everyday devotional routine of the people.
		The Vishnu Sahasranama, or the 1000 names of the Lord Vishnu appears in the Shanti Parva of the Mahabharata and are articulated by Bhishma, in response to Yudhishtira's question as to who was the Supreme Being whose praise and worship was sure to bring salvation.
		The very first name with which the Vishnu Sahasranama starts, is `Viswam' commonly understood as `this world' or `this existence'.
	acharya.iitm.ac.in /mirrors/vv/scripture/vishnusahasra/vsint.html (268 words)

	Vishnu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Vishnu (also spelled Visnu) is considered to be the "preserver".
		Vishnu is usually illustrated as four armed man with blue skin, and is often sitting on a lotus flower, or on a coiled snake with Lakshmi massaging his feet.
		Vishnu is known by many names, a lot of which are given in the Vishnu sahasranama which means Vishnu's thousand names.
	max.cs.kzoo.edu /~mcleese/vishnu.htm (135 words)

	The Glorious Thousand Names
		When reprimanded severely by the Bhagavadpada, the disciple replied, 'Venerable Sire, I was about to pick up the 'Lalita Sahasranama' only, but there was a most charming little girl, dazzling in her form, who commanded me, with her pointed little finger, to take the 'Vishnu Sahasranama' and not the 'Lalita Sahasranama'.
		The Vishnu Sahasranama occurs in the Santhi Parva of sage Vyasa's epic the Mahabharatam.
		For the recitation of the Vishnu Sahasranama, the author sage Vyasa is to be invoked first as the 'Rishi' special.
	www.chennaionline.com /festivalsnreligion/religion/religion27.asp (524 words)

	Vishnu Sahasranama Puja - Hindu Online Puja Request for Health - Vishnu Sahasranama Puja(Hindu Puja, Homas, Yagya & ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		However, according to Hindu mythology, Vishnu is reincarnated on earth from time to time, to destroy the evil in the world.The four arms indicate Lord's omnipresence and omnipotence.
		Lord Vishnu is also called Nilameghashyamalan - possessing a complexion the colour of the dark clouds.
		As proof that opposites attract, Vishnu's outer appearnce is dark while he is associated with the santha gunam, bringing light & peace to the world.
	www.astroshastra.com /services/pujarequest/vis_puja.asp (507 words)

	Vishnu - Gurupedia
		Vishnu is usually depicted as a four-armed humanoid with blue skin, often sitting or resting on a
		It was only later in Hindu history that he became a member of the Trimurti and one of the most important deities of the religion.
		Like all Hindu deities, Vishnu has a number of names, perhaps more than any other, collected in the Vishnu sahasranama ("Vishnu's thousand names"), which occurs in the Mahabharata.
	www.gurupedia.com /v/vi/vishnu.htm (374 words)

	Vishnu CDs & Cassettes
		Vishnu, major god of Hinduism and Indian mythology, popularly regarded as the preserver of the universe.
		In the ancient body of literature called the Veda, the sacred literature of the Aryan invaders, Vishnu ranks with the numerous lesser gods and is usually associated with the major Vedic god Indra in battles against demonic forces.
		The art of Vishnu Vandan would lead the person in deeper meditation and unending sea of calmness thus immersing oneself in the answers of the unknown leading to a merger with the Almighty.
	www.mantraonnet.com /shopping-vishnu.html (1679 words)

	Thousand Names of the Supreme
		Sri Vedavyasa is the rishi of Sri Vishnu's one thousand names, i.e., the sage who strung together the thousand names as they were revealed by Bhishma to Yudhishthira.
		Lord Krishna, the son of Devaki, is the Lord being worshiped.
		"Sri Vishnu Sahasranama with the Bhashya of Sri Parasara Bhattar, with Translation in English", A. Srinivasa Raghavan, Sri Visishtadvaita Pracharini Sabha, Madras, 1983.
	www.stephen-knapp.com /thousand_names_of_the_supreme.htm (4292 words)

	The Puranas: Vishnu Purana
		Vishnu Purana is the most ancient of all the Puranas and has got the name Puranaratna (gem of Puranas).
		The method of narration is in the form of teaching his disciple Maitreya by sage Parasara.
		Stories of various devotees; a description of varnasrama; the six angas of the Veda; a description of the age of Kali; description of Sveta-Varaha Kalpa, Vishnu dharmotara.
	vishnu-purana.puranas.org (289 words)

	Sri Vishnu Sahasranama - Verse 25 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		SrI cinmayAnanda points out that in the example of the two birds sitting onthe same tree that is referred to in the munDakopanishad which has been referredto earlier in our write-up, the nivRttAtmA is the one who is looking on withouteating the fruits of the tree.
		The one who dynamises theday and gives life to all and lends energy to them to act, etc. is vishNu in theform of the Sun.
		So vishNu is the Sun for ourinner self just as He is the Sun for the external world.
	home.comcast.net /~chinnamma/sahasra/sloka25.html (2136 words)

	Sri Vishnu Sahasaranama - Transliteration and Translation of Chanting
		Kramah: Vishnu is called Kramah, because He is the cause of Kramana or crossing of the ocean of samsara by devotees, or because from Him all Krama or manifestation of the universe, has taken place.
		Samvasaro: As Time is a from of Vishnu, He is called Samvasara or a year.
		The great serpents like Ananta and Vasuki are the powers of Vishnu, so he has come to have this name.
	www.swami-krishnananda.org /vishnu/vishnu_1.html (2254 words)

	vishnu sahasranama download english version.
		The Vishnu Sahasranama is found in the great epic MahaBharata authored by Sri Veda vyasa.
		There are exactly 1031 names of Lord Vishnu in the 'Sahasranama' and we find some repetitions also.
		We suggest you to let all your friends and relatives know about this chant and the benefits and give them this for the benefit of this whole world.
	www.geocities.com /honeykrishnan/vishnu_sahasranama.htm (219 words)

	Vishnu sahasranama stotram - Vedic Stotras as astrological remedies - astrojyoti.com by astrologer S.P.Tata
		Vishnu sahasranama stotram - Vedic Stotras as astrological remedies - astrojyoti.com by astrologer S.P.Tata
		This Vishnusahasranama stotra, which is the most widely known, is a garland of the thousand names of Lord Vishnu, strung in to a beautiful stotra by the legendary Rishi Veda Vyasa, acknowledged as one of the greatest exponents of the Vedic wisdome.
		There is one more Vishnu sahasranama stotras in the puranas, given to Narada by Lord.
	www.astrojyoti.com /vs1.htm (531 words)

	Sriharidasalyrics
		That was the first time, I heard SrI vishNu sahasranAma samkIrtana in musical form on a small tape recorder (I happened to possess for the first time) and I got hooked on to it.
		SrI vishNu sahasranAma samkIrtana is one of the ways to understand the Lord.
		One of the ways to understand the Lord is to know the meaning of these masterpieces and transform one self as per the golden letters written in the master pieces.
	sistla.org (2894 words)

	My Life - Autobiography of Swami Krishnananda
		At the age of about 16 or 17 I learned the whole of the Bhagavadgita by heart, and also the holy Vishnu Sahasranama that caught my attention and my affection.
		It is a surprise to me again that she, by sheer oral hearing, mastered the Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram.
		Wherever I went I used to propagate the Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram, and even those who had scant respect for religious life were caught by the fire of my insistence that it is good to recite the Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram.
	www.swami-krishnananda.org /aubio/mylife_2.html (3719 words)

	SRIVAISHNAVISM
		Thus the Sahasranama has great authority; its main objective is to reveal the essential reality through the highest truths.
		The Sahasranama appears as a dialogue between Bhisma, who is equally revered as Vedavyasa, and Yudhisthira, the Dharma-incarnate.
		At this stage of dissertation, Parasara Bhattar brings in the introductory slokas in the Visnu Sahasranama chapter of Anusasanika Parva of the Mahabharata and with his superb intellect and incisive logic supported by authoritative quotes, establishes praise as the best means and Visnu as the best object of praise.
	www.srivaishnavan.com /tomcat/visnu.html (2190 words)

	Balaji • Tirupati • Venkateshwara • Venkateswara • Tirumala • Suprabhatam
		He is one of the manifestations of Lord Vishnu, who incarnated in a previous Kali-yuga at the request of sage Narada.
		The sage requested Lord Vishnu to settle in Tirumala, to shower his eternal grace on mankind, who were very much depressed and unable to follow the rigorous yoga practices of self realization.
		Tirumala, the seat of Lord Venkateswara is surrounded by seven hills, thus He is known as Lord of the seven hills.
	balaji.sudarshana.org (237 words)

	JET: Bheeshma Ekadasi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Sri Vishnu Sahasra Nama was revealed in the month of Magha, according to lunar calendar, on the 11th day of waxing moon, that is sukla paksha ekadasi which comes exactly after 2 months of Githopadesa.
		As it was imparted from a great acharya chosen by the Lord Himself, Sri Vishnu Sahasra Nama is considered the essence of Gita and all the Vedas.
		Bheeshma observed a number of austerities imposed by the sages, served them for long periods, satisfied them that he deserves to be taught the secret they have obtained after strenuous efforts, and finally obtained from them the secrets.
	www.jetwashingtondc.com /vsn.asp (1276 words)

	Vishnu Sahasranama
		Hear, O king, the thousand names, possessed of great efficacy in destroying sins, of that foremost One in the worlds, that Master of the universe, viz., Vishnu.
		All those names derived from His attributes, secret and well-known, of the high-souled Vasudeva which were sung by Rishis, I shall recite to thee for the good of all.
		He that is the Lord of speech and that is possessed of great liberality in somuch that He rescued the lowest of the low and the vilest of the vile by granting them His grace
	www.hinduism.co.za /vishnu.htm (3827 words)

	Sri Venkatesa Ashtotthram
		It is this Emperuman who is the personification of all sacrifice or Yagyam --"YagyO vai VishNu:"-- and irrespective of which dEvatA the Yagya is addressed to, it is VishNu who receives it (Havis) and responds by showering the desired boon on the performer.
		In RudrA's war with the asurAs in the TripurAs, it is VishNu who serves as the arrow and destroys the TripurAs which caused such terror to the inhabitants of all the worlds.
		It is this VishNu who took the ten magnificent avatArAs for protection of the sAdhUs and destruction of evil.
	www.ibiblio.org /sripedia/oppiliappan/sva/v/sva004.html (809 words)

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