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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 October 2024. Hindu religious hymn Vishnu Sahasranama Vishnusahasranama manuscript, c. 1690 Information Religion Hinduism Author Vyasa Verses 108 Part of a series on Vaishnavism Supreme deity Vishnu Rama Important deities Dashavatara Matsya Kurma Varaha Narasimha Vamana Parasurama Rama Balarama Krishna ...
Sahasranāma is a Sanskrit term which means "a thousand names". [1] It is also a genre of stotra literature, [2][3] usually found as a title of the text named after a deity, such as Vishnu Sahasranāma, wherein the deity is remembered by 1,000 names, attributes or epithets. [1][4] As stotras, Sahasra-namas are songs of praise, a type of ...
Anushasana Parva (Sanskrit: अनुशासन पर्व, IAST: Anuśāsanaparva) or the "Book of Instructions", is the thirteenth of eighteen books of the Indian epic Mahabharata. It traditionally has 2 parts and 168 chapters. [1][2] The critical edition has 2 parts and 154 chapters. [3][4] Sometimes this parva is referred to as the ...
The Shiva Sahasranama (Sanskrit: शिवसहस्रनाम, romanized: śivasahasranāma) is a Sanskrit hymn that contains a list of the 1,000 names of Shiva ...
1–2: Agastya Rishi approaches Rāma. 3–5: Agastya Rishi states the greatness of the Ādityahṛidayam and advantages of reciting it. 6–15: A description of Āditya as the embodiment of all gods as well as nourisher, sustainer, and giver of heat.
Parasara Bhattar. Parasara Bhattar ( Tamil: பராசர பட்டர், romanized: Paraśara Bhattar ), also called Periya Bhattar and Parashara Bhattarya, was a follower of Ramanuja, a 12th-century Sri Vaishnava teacher (1062-1174 CE). He was the son of Koorathalvar. His works include the Srirangarajastavam. [ 1]
Ramanama. The ramanama (Sanskrit: रामनाम, romanized: rāmanāma, lit. 'the name of Rama') is the Hindu practice of ritually chanting the name of the deity Rama, an avatar of Vishnu. [1] Rama's name is often chanted or sung within several traditions of Hinduism in the form of a japa, or meditative repetition. [2]
Hindu scriptures and texts. The Vishnudharmottara Purana (or the Vishnudharmottara) is a Hindu Sanskrit text in the Upapuranas genre. Like the Mahapuranas, it is also encyclopedic covering a wide range of topics in the traditions of Hinduism. It is included in the list of eighteen Upapuranas given in the Brihaddharma Purana (1.25.23-26).