28 Names Vishnu are the celestial twenty-eight names of Lord Vishnu. The 28 names illustrate the various incarnations of Lord Vishnu. Lord Vishnu is the guardian, orchestrator, and sustainer of every life form in this infinite universe.
Vishnu is comprehended as "The Preserver" within the Trimurti, the triple deity of supreme divinity that includes Brahma and Shiva.
In Vaishnavism tradition, Vishnu is the highest being who creates, protects, and transforms the universe.
The concept of the avatar (or incarnation) within Hinduism is most often associated with Vishnu, the preserver or sustainer aspect of God within the Hindu Trimurti.
The avatars of Vishnu descend to empower the good and destroy evil, thereby restoring Dharma and relieving the burden of the Earth.
The twenty-eight names emanated from the Mahabharata, the great epic. The names were disclosed in a dialogue between Lord Krishna and Arjuna.
The Arjuna questioned Lord Krishna, why should we chant a thousand names of Lord Vishnu? Aren't there any celestial names that are very dear to the Lord and could provide the blessings of the omnipotent Lord?
Lord Krishna announced the names and their miracles to Arjuna.
Ashta Vimsathi Vishnu Nama Stotram is the invocation of 28 names of Mahavishnu. It is acknowledged that repeating the prayer on a full moon, new moon and Ekadasi days will assist one to get freed of all sins and attaining moksha.
28 Names Vishnu Meaning Hindi English
श्रीविष्णोरष्टाविंशतिनामस्तोत्रम्
अर्जुन उवाच
किं नु नाम सहस्राणि जपते च पुनः पुनः ।
यानि नामानि दिव्यानि तानि चाचक्ष्व केशव ॥ १॥
arjuna uvāca
kiṁ nu nāma sahasrāṇi japatē ca punaḥ punaḥ .
yāni nāmāni divyāni tāni cācakṣva kēśava .. 1..
अर्जुनने पूछा- केशव ! मनुष्य बार-बार एक हजार नामोंका जप क्यों करता है ? आपके जो दिव्य नाम हों, उनका वर्णन कीजिये ॥ १ ॥
श्रीभगवानुवाच
मत्स्यं कूर्मं वराहं च वामनं च जनार्दनम् ।
गोविन्दं पुण्डरीकाक्षं माधवं मधुसूदनम् ॥ २॥
śrībhagavānuvāca
matsyaṁ kūrmaṁ varāhaṁ ca vāmanaṁ ca janārdanam .
gōvindaṁ puṇḍarīkākṣaṁ mādhavaṁ madhusūdanam .. 2..
Fish, turtle, boar, the dwarf and he who troubles bad ones,
Chief of cows, he who has lotus like eyes, lord of knowledge and killer of Madhu
पद्मनाभं सहस्राक्षं वनमालिं हलायुधम् ।
गोवर्धनं हृषीकेशं वैकुण्ठं पुरुषोत्तमम् ॥ ३॥
padmanābhaṁ sahasrākṣaṁ vanamāliṁ halāyudham .
gōvardhanaṁ hr̥ṣīkēśaṁ vaikuṇṭhaṁ puruṣōttamam .. 3..
He who has lotus on his belly, he who has thousand eyes,
He who wears garland of forest flowers, he who has plough as weapon,
He who looks after cows, He who controls five senses,
He who lives in Vaikunta, He who is the greatest among beings
विश्वरूपं वासुदेवं रामं नारायणं हरिम् ।
दामोदरं श्रीधरं च वेदाङ्गं गरुडध्वजम् ॥ ४॥
viśvarūpaṁ vāsudēvaṁ rāmaṁ nārāyaṇaṁ harim .
dāmōdaraṁ śrīdharaṁ ca vēdāṅgaṁ garuḍadhvajam .. 4..
He who has world as his form, He who is son of Vasudeva, Rama, Narayana, Hari, he who is tied by a rope on his belly, He who carries Mahalakshmi, He who is Vedas, he who has a Eagle flag.
अनन्तं कृष्णगोपालं जपतो नास्ति पातकम् ।
गवां कोटिप्रदानस्य अश्वमेधशतस्य च ॥ ५॥
anantaṁ kr̥ṣṇagōpālaṁ japatō nāsti pātakam .
gavāṁ kōṭipradānasya aśvamēdhaśatasya ca .. 5..
He who is limitless, Krisha, he who looks after cows, Would make the one who chants these sinless
कन्यादानसहस्राणां फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः ।
अमायां वा पौर्णमास्यामेकादश्यां तथैव च ॥ ६॥
kanyādānasahasrāṇāṁ phalaṁ prāpnōti mānavaḥ .
amāyāṁ vā paurṇamāsyāmēkādaśyāṁ tathaiva ca .. 6..
That man who reads this on a full moon, new moon, and Ekadasi,
Would get the effect of giving away billions of cows,
Performing Aswamedha one hundred times
And giving away a girl a thousand times
सन्ध्याकाले स्मरेन्नित्यं प्रातःकाले तथैव च ।
मध्याह्ने च जपन्नित्यं सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥ ७॥
sandhyākālē smarēnnityaṁ prātaḥkālē tathaiva ca .
madhyāhnē ca japannityaṁ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyatē .. 7..
He who reads this daily at dusk, dawn, and noon, Would get rid of all sins committed by him
। इति श्रीकृष्णार्जुनसंवादे श्रीविष्णोरष्टाविंशतिनामस्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम् ।
28 Names Vishnu Benefits
श्रीभगवान् बोले – अर्जुन ! मत्स्य, कूर्म, वराह, वामन, जनार्दन, गोविन्द, पुण्डरीकाक्ष, माधव, मधुसूदन, पद्मनाभ, सहस्राक्ष, वनमाली, हलायुध, गोवर्धन, हृषीकेश, वैकुण्ठ, पुरुषोत्तम, विश्वरूप, वासुदेव, राम, नारायण, हरि, दामोदर, श्रीधर, वेदाङ्ग, गरुडध्वज, अनन्त और कृष्णगोपाल—इन नामोंका जप करनेवाले मनुष्यके भीतर पाप नहीं रहता। वह एक करोड़ गो-दान, एक सौ अश्वमेधयज्ञ और एक हजार कन्यादानका फल प्राप्त करता है।
अमावस्या, पूर्णिमा तथा एकादशी तिथिको और प्रतिदिन सायं-प्रातः एवं मध्याह्नके समय इन नामोंका स्मरणपूर्वक जप करनेवाला पुरुष सम्पूर्ण पापोंसे मुक्त हो जाता है ॥॥
Best Way to Chant 28 Names Vishnu
The best time to recite this pious Stotra is Ekadsh tithi of the Hindu Calendar. The seeker should place the energized Vishnu Idol or Vishnu Yantra at the place of worship, usually on a wooden desk.
Offer simple prayers to the Lord Vishnu. Recite the Stotra 28 times a day. Repeat this process for a year to manifest all desires in your life and remove all the sins from your life.
