The Glory of the Thousand Names

Verse 1 (padma.6.72.1)

श्रीमहादेव उवाच- ब्राह्मणा वा क्षत्रिया वा वैश्या वा गिरिकन्यके । शूद्रा वाथ विशेषेण पठंत्यनुदिनं यदि

śrīmahādeva uvāca- brāhmaṇā vā kṣatriyā vā vaiśyā vā girikanyake śūdrā vātha viśeṣeṇa paṭhaṁtyanudinaṁ yadi

Sri Mahadeva said: O mountain's daughter, whether brahmins, kshatriyas, vaishyas, or even shudras, if they read this every day with particular devotion,

Verse 2 (padma.6.72.2)

धनधान्यसमायुक्ता यांति विष्णोः परं पदम् । श्लोकं वा श्लोकमर्द्धं वा पादं पादार्द्धमेव वा

dhanadhānyasamāyuktā yāṁti viṣṇoḥ paraṁ padam ślokaṁ vā ślokamarddhaṁ vā pādaṁ pādārddhameva vā

they become endowed with wealth and grain and attain the supreme state of Vishnu. A single verse, or half a verse, or a quarter-verse, or even half a quarter-verse -

Verse 3 (padma.6.72.3)

पठनान्मोक्षमाप्नोति यावदाभूतसंप्लवम् । विन्यासेन युतं देवि विष्णोर्नामसहस्रकम्

paṭhanānmokṣamāpnoti yāvadābhūtasaṁplavam vinyāsena yutaṁ devi viṣṇornāmasahasrakam

by reading even that, liberation is attained, lasting until the very dissolution of the ages. O goddess, this thousand-name hymn of Vishnu, together with its ritual placements,

Verse 4 (padma.6.72.4)

ये पठंति नरश्रेष्ठास्ते यांति पदमव्ययम् । एककालं द्विकालं वा त्रिकालं वाथ यः पठेत्

ye paṭhaṁti naraśreṣṭhāste yāṁti padamavyayam ekakālaṁ dvikālaṁ vā trikālaṁ vātha yaḥ paṭhet

those excellent men who read it attain the imperishable state. Whoever reads it once, twice, or thrice [each day],

Verse 5 (padma.6.72.5)

धनायुर्वर्धते तस्य यावदिंद्राश्चतुर्दश । पुत्रान्पौत्रांस्तथालक्ष्मी संपदं विपुलां लभेत्

dhanāyurvardhate tasya yāvadiṁdrāścaturdaśa putrānpautrāṁstathālakṣmī saṁpadaṁ vipulāṁ labhet

his wealth and lifespan increase for the duration of fourteen Indras; he obtains, together with sons and grandsons, the abundant prosperity of Lakshmi.

Verse 6 (padma.6.72.6)

किमन्यद्बहुनोक्तेन भूयो भूयो वरानने । विष्णोर्नामसहस्रं तु परं निर्वाणदायकम्

kimanyadbahunoktena bhūyo bhūyo varānane viṣṇornāmasahasraṁ tu paraṁ nirvāṇadāyakam

O fair-faced one, what use is there in saying more, again and again - this thousand-name hymn of Vishnu bestows supreme liberation.

Verse 7 (padma.6.72.7)

पूजनं प्रथमं तस्य कृतं येन नरेण तु । संपूर्णं पूजिते विष्णौ तस्य पूजा च वार्षिकी

pūjanaṁ prathamaṁ tasya kṛtaṁ yena nareṇa tu saṁpūrṇaṁ pūjite viṣṇau tasya pūjā ca vārṣikī

Whatever man has first performed the worship [with this hymn] - when Vishnu has thus been fully worshipped, that worship of his is reckoned to bear fruit for a whole year.

Verse 8 (padma.6.72.8)

व्यग्रत्वं च न कर्त्तव्यं पठने तु विशेषतः । यदि चेत्क्रियते पाठे ह्यायुर्वित्तं च नश्यति

vyagratvaṁ ca na karttavyaṁ paṭhane tu viśeṣataḥ yadi cetkriyate pāṭhe hyāyurvittaṁ ca naśyati

One should not, in particular, hasten through its recitation; if the recitation is done in haste, both lifespan and wealth are destroyed.

Verse 9 (padma.6.72.9)

यावंति भुवि तीर्थानि जंबुद्वीपेषु सर्वदा । तानि तीर्थानि तत्रैव विष्णोर्नामसहस्रकम्

yāvaṁti bhuvi tīrthāni jaṁbudvīpeṣu sarvadā tāni tīrthāni tatraiva viṣṇornāmasahasrakam

Wherever this thousand-name hymn of Vishnu is present, there dwell all the sacred crossings that ever exist upon the earth, in Jambudvipa.

Verse 10 (padma.6.72.10)

तत्रैव गंगा यमुना च वेणी गोदावरी तत्र सरस्वती च । सर्वाणि तीर्थानि वसंति तत्र यत्र स्थितं नामसहस्रकं तत्

tatraiva gaṁgā yamunā ca veṇī godāvarī tatra sarasvatī ca sarvāṇi tīrthāni vasaṁti tatra yatra sthitaṁ nāmasahasrakaṁ tat

There too are the Ganga, Yamuna, Veni, Godavari, and Sarasvati; wherever that thousand-name hymn is established, there all the sacred crossings dwell.

Verse 11 (padma.6.72.11)

इदं पवित्रं परमं भक्तानां वल्लभं सदा । ध्येयं हि दासभावेन भक्तिभावेन चेतसा

idaṁ pavitraṁ paramaṁ bhaktānāṁ vallabhaṁ sadā dhyeyaṁ hi dāsabhāvena bhaktibhāvena cetasā

This is supremely pure, ever dear to devotees; it should be contemplated in the mind with the spirit of a servant and with devotion.

Verse 12 (padma.6.72.12)

परं सहस्रनामाख्यं ये पठंति मनीषिणः । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तास्ते यांति हरिसंनिधौ

paraṁ sahasranāmākhyaṁ ye paṭhaṁti manīṣiṇaḥ sarvapāpavinirmuktāste yāṁti harisaṁnidhau

Those wise ones who recite this supreme thousand-name hymn become freed from every sin and go into the presence of Hari.

Verse 13 (padma.6.72.13)

अरुणोदयकाले तु ये पठंति जपंति च । आयुर्बलं च तेषां श्रीर्वर्द्धते च दिनेदिने

aruṇodayakāle tu ye paṭhaṁti japaṁti ca āyurbalaṁ ca teṣāṁ śrīrvarddhate ca dinedine

Those who read and chant it at the time of dawn - their lifespan, strength, and glory increase with every passing day.

Verse 14 (padma.6.72.14)

रात्रौ जागरणे प्राप्ते कलौ भागवतो नरः । पठनान्मुक्तिमाप्नोति यावदिंद्राश्चतुर्दश

rātrau jāgaraṇe prāpte kalau bhāgavato naraḥ paṭhanānmuktimāpnoti yāvadiṁdrāścaturdaśa

When keeping vigil at night, a Bhagavata man in the Kali age, by reading it, attains liberation lasting for the duration of fourteen Indras.

Verse 15 (padma.6.72.15)

एकैकेन तु नाम्ना वै हरौ तुलसिकारणात् । पूजा सा चैव विज्ञेया कोटियज्ञफलाधिका

ekaikena tu nāmnā vai harau tulasikāraṇāt pūjā sā caiva vijñeyā koṭiyajñaphalādhikā

The worship [performed] by offering a tulasi leaf to Hari with each single name should be known to exceed even the fruit of a myriad sacrifices.

Verse 16 (padma.6.72.16)

मार्गे च गच्छमानास्तु ये पठंति द्विजातयः । न दोषा मार्गजास्तेषां भवंति किल पार्वति

mārge ca gacchamānāstu ye paṭhaṁti dvijātayaḥ na doṣā mārgajāsteṣāṁ bhavaṁti kila pārvati

O Parvati, those brahmins who read it even while walking upon a road certainly do not incur the faults arising from that road.

Verse 17 (padma.6.72.17)

शृणु देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि माहात्म्यं केशवस्य तु । ये शृण्वंति नरश्रेष्ठास्ते पुण्याः पुण्यरूपिणः

śṛṇu devi pravakṣyāmi māhātmyaṁ keśavasya tu ye śṛṇvaṁti naraśreṣṭhāste puṇyāḥ puṇyarūpiṇaḥ

O goddess, listen, I shall now tell the glory of Keshava. Those excellent men who hear it become meritorious souls, of the very form of merit.