Efficacy of Vishnu Sahasranamam

After the Kurukshetra war satta Yudhishthira went to see Bhishma. Bhisma was lying in arrow bed. Lord Krishna advised Yudihisthira to seek advise from Bhishma. He did so.

The dialogue between them is narrated in Anusasayan Parva of Mahabharata. Bhishma gives the Lord’s thousand names in Vishnu Sahasranama.

There are 108 verses in Vishnusajasranama. Each and every name has got its own hidden potentials.

Learned saints have prescribed certain names for curing certain ailments. They have also prescribed certain verses for recitation to fulfill one’s desired desire.

I am giving below one portion of the above details for the benefit of all.

Education: to gain knowledge

Vedo veda-vidha-vyango vedango veda-vit-kavih || Sloka 14

To cure stomach ache

Bhrajishnu rbhojanam bhokta sahishnu rajaga-dadijah | Sloka 16

For enthusiasm

Ateendriyo maha-mayo mahotsaho maha-balah || Sloka 18

To get shukshma buddhi

Maha-buddhir-maha-veeryo maha-shaktir-maha-dyuthih | Sloka 19

Eys sight improvement

Sahasra-moordha vishvatma saha-srakshah saha-srapat || Sloka 24

To gain great respect

Satkarta satkruta-sadhuh jahnur-narayano narah || Sloka 26

To fulfill one’s desires

Siddhar-thah siddha-sankalpah siddhida siddhi-sadhanah || Sloka 27

For Marriage

Kamaha-kama-krutkantah kamah kama-pradah prabhuh || Sloka 32

Great job

Vyava-sayo vyava-sthanah sams-thanah sthanado dhruvah | Sloka 42

To get over Fear of Deatth

Vaikunthah purushah pranah pranadah pranavah pruthuh | Sloka 44

To gain Wealth

Artho-nartho maha-kosho maha-bhogo maha-dhanah || Sloka 46

To have good mind (Buddhi)

Sarva-darshee nivru-tatma sarva-gno gnana muttamam || Sloka 48

To have Ananda (pleasure)

Anando nandano nandah satya-dharma trivi-kramah || Sloka 56

For Kshemam

Anivarthee nivru-ttatma samkshepta kshema-krutchhivah | Sloka 64

To get away from all Shoka (pain, difficulties)

Bhooshayo bhooshano bhooti vishoka shoka-nashanah || Sloka 67

To cure diseases

Poornah poorayita punyah punya-keerti rana-mayah || Sloka 73

For Liberation (Moksha)

Sadgati satkruti-satta sadbhooti satpa-rayanah | Sloka 75

Chhatru jayam (Victory over enemies)

Sulabha suvratah siddhah shatruji chhatru-tapanah | Sloka 88

To distance oneself from all accidents

Amoorti ranagho chintyo bhaya-krudbhaya-nashanah || Sloka 89

For Mangalam

Svastida svasti-krut svasti svastibhuk svasti-dakshinah || Sloka 96

To avoid bad dreams

Uttarano dushkrutiha punyo dussvapna nashanah | Sloka 99

For Papa nasam

Devakee nandana srashta kshiteeshah papa-nashanah || Sloka 106

It is desirable to chant the full thousand names regularly in the morning or evening hours so that all round properiety will be ensured.

From time immemorial, thousands and thousnads have benefitted by reciting this regularly. It is a regular practice in religious homes of Hindus.

Our sastras/ scriptures like Siddhisaram karma vibhaga samuchchayam etc have prescribed Vishnusahasranamam for pariharams ( to remove various illness/thoshas)