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श्रीविष्णुनामाष्टकम्

Viṣṇu-nāmāṣṭakam

Traditional nāma-stotra (associated with the Vāmana Purāṇa tradition); author unknown

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A short nāmāṣṭaka invoking eight names of the Lord — Acyuta, Keśava, Viṣṇu, Hari, Satya, Janārdana, Haṃsa and Nārāyaṇa — recited at the three sandhyās for relief from poverty, enemies and bad dreams, and for firm devotion and wisdom.

अच्युतं केशवं विष्णुं हरिं सत्यं जनार्दनम् । हंसं नारायणं चैवमेतन्नामाष्टकं पठेत् ॥ १॥

acyutaṃ keśavaṃ viṣṇuṃ hariṃ satyaṃ janārdanam | haṃsaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ caivam etan nāmāṣṭakaṃ paṭhet ||1||

achyutam keshavam vishnum harim satyam janardanam | hamsam narayanam chaivam etan namashtakam pathet ||1||

अच्युत, केशव, विष्णु, हरि, सत्य, जनार्दन, हंस और नारायण — भगवान के इन आठ नामों के इस अष्टक का पाठ करे।

Acyuta, Keśava, Viṣṇu, Hari, Satya, Janārdana, Haṃsa and Nārāyaṇa — let one recite this octet of the Lord’s names.

त्रिसन्ध्यं यः पठेन्नित्यं दारिद्र्यं तस्य नश्यति । शत्रुसैन्यं क्षयं याति दुःस्वप्नः सुखदो भवेत् ॥ २॥

trisandhyaṃ yaḥ paṭhen nityaṃ dāridryaṃ tasya naśyati | śatru-sainyaṃ kṣayaṃ yāti duḥsvapnaḥ sukhado bhavet ||2||

trisandhyam yah pathen nityam daridryam tasya nashyati | shatru-sainyam kshayam yati duhsvapnah sukhado bhavet ||2||

जो इसे प्रतिदिन तीनों संध्याओं में पढ़ता है, उसकी दरिद्रता नष्ट हो जाती है, शत्रु-सेना क्षय को प्राप्त होती है और बुरा स्वप्न भी सुखदायक हो जाता है।

Whoever recites it daily at the three junctions of the day — his poverty perishes, hostile armies waste away, and even an ill dream turns auspicious.

गङ्गायां मरणं चैव दृढा भक्तिस्तु केशवे । ब्रह्मविद्याप्रबोधश्च तस्मान्नित्यं पठेन्नरः ॥ ३॥

gaṅgāyāṃ maraṇaṃ caiva dṛḍhā bhaktis tu keśave | brahma-vidyā-prabodhaś ca tasmān nityaṃ paṭhen naraḥ ||3||

gangayam maranam chaiva dridha bhaktis tu keshave | brahma-vidya-prabodhash cha tasman nityam pathen narah ||3||

इसके पाठ से गंगा-तट पर मृत्यु, केशव में दृढ़ भक्ति और ब्रह्मविद्या का बोध प्राप्त होता है; इसलिए मनुष्य इसका नित्य पाठ करे।

It bestows death by the Gaṅgā, firm devotion to Keśava, and the awakening of brahma-vidyā; therefore let one recite it every day.

Colophon

॥ इति श्रीविष्णुनामाष्टकं सम्पूर्णम् ॥

iti śrī-viṣṇu-nāmāṣṭakaṃ sampūrṇam ||

iti shri-vishnu-namashtakam sampurnam ||

इस प्रकार श्रीविष्णुनामाष्टकम् सम्पूर्ण हुआ।

Thus the Śrī Viṣṇu-nāmāṣṭakam is complete.

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Traditional nāma-stotra (associated with the Vāmana Purāṇa tradition); author unknown
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On 13 October 2026 every verse of this text was re-checked: the Devanagari for script and encoding errors, the IAST line letter by letter against the Devanagari, and the pronunciation line and the Hindi and English meanings for completeness. The Hindi and English meanings of every verse were also read against the original, and the errors found were corrected. This text has not been collated line by line against a published edition.

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Viṣṇu-nāmāṣṭakam (श्रीविष्णुनामाष्टकम्) is an ashtakam dedicated to Vishnu. An Ashtakam is a hymn of eight verses praising a deity, valued for being short, melodious and powerful to recite daily.

Which deity is the Viṣṇu-nāmāṣṭakam dedicated to?

The Viṣṇu-nāmāṣṭakam is dedicated to Vishnu.

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The Viṣṇu-nāmāṣṭakam is drawn from Traditional nāma-stotra (associated with the Vāmana Purāṇa tradition); author unknown.

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