This translation is based on the Shri Shankara bhAshya from AdhyAtma prakAshana. This was originally transcribed in Kannada and then translated from Kannada to English using ChatGPT. The Vishnu Sahasranama needs no introduction. This great hymn, found in the Anushasana Parva of the Mahabharata , was gifted to us by Vedavyasa . It is called both a “stotra” (hymn) and a “mantra,” because it is not merely poetic praise, but a divine chant of sacred names endowed with mantric power. This hymn contains around 107 verses, within which appear the “Sahasra” — the thousand names. Yet “thousand” here should not be understood merely as a number. The word symbolizes infinity: infinite qualities, infinite forms, and infinite glory. It is a magnificent divine composition encompassing the countless forms, virtues, deeds, compassion, and power of Lord Vishnu. The greatness of this hymn is testified by the words of Bhishma himself. When Yudhishthira ...
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