Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva)

Vishnu Sahasranama

994 suggestible names from the scripture, as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed. Every citation is kept; click a name for its full evidence page.

Name 1 विश्वम् viśvam Scripturally attested
Name 2 विष्णु viṣṇu Scripturally attested
Name 3 वषट्कार vaṣaṭkāra Scripturally attested
Name 4 भूतभव्यभवत्प्रभुः bhūtabhavyabhavatprabhuḥ Scripturally attested
Name 5 भूतकृत bhūtakṛta Scripturally attested
Name 6 भूतभृत bhūtabhṛta Scripturally attested
Name 7 भाव bhāva Scripturally attested
Name 8 भूतात्मा bhūtātmā Scripturally attested
Name 9 भूतभावन bhūtabhāvana Scripturally attested
Name 10 पूतात्मा pūtātmā Scripturally attested
Name 11 परमात्मा paramātmā Scripturally attested
Name 13 अव्ययः avyayaḥ Scripturally attested
Name 14 पुरुषः puruṣaḥ Scripturally attested
Name 15 साक्षी sākṣī Scripturally attested
Name 16 क्षेत्रज्ञः kṣetrajñaḥ Scripturally attested
Name 17 अक्षर akṣara Scripturally attested
Name 18 योगः yogaḥ Scripturally attested
Name 20 प्रधानपुरुषेश्वर pradhānapuruṣeśvara Scripturally attested
Name 21 नारसिंहवपुः nārasiṃhavapuḥ Scripturally attested
Name 22 श्रीमान् śrīmān Scripturally attested
Name 23 केशव keśava Scripturally attested
Name 24 पुरुषोत्तम puruṣottama Scripturally attested
Name 25 सर्व sarva Scripturally attested
Name 26 शर्व śarva Scripturally attested