Vishnu Sahasranama Verse 1

Verse 1

Sanskrit

विश्वं विष्णुर्वषट्कारो भूतभव्यभवत्प्रभुः ।
भूतकृद्भूतभृद्भावो भूतात्मा भूतभावनः ॥ 1 ॥

Transliteration

viśvaṃ viṣṇurvaṣaṭkārō bhūtabhavyabhavatprabhuḥ ।
bhūtakṛdbhūtabhṛdbhāvō bhūtātmā bhūtabhāvanaḥ ॥ 1 ॥

Names and Meanings

#	Name	Meaning
1	Viswam	He who is the Universe itself
2	Vishnu	He who is spread everywhere
3	Vashatkara	He who is personification of Vedic sacrifice(Yagna)
4	Bhootha Bhavya Bhavat Prabhu	He who is the master of past, present and future
5	Bhootakrit	He who has created the beings in the universe
6	Bhootabrit	He who takes care of all the beings in the universe
7	Bhava	He who is everything that happens
8	Bhootaatma	He who is the soul of every being in the Universe
9	Bhootabhavana	He who nurtures every being in the universe
10	Pootatma	He who is detached of every thing or He who has a clean character