Vishnu Sahasranama Verse 15

Verse 15

Sanskrit

लोकाध्यक्षः सुराध्यक्षो धर्माध्यक्षः कृताकृतः ।
चतुरात्मा चतुर्व्यूहश्चतुर्दंष्ट्रश्चतुर्भुजः ॥ 15 ॥

Transliteration

lōkādhyakṣaḥ surādhyakṣō dharmādhyakṣaḥ kṛtākṛtaḥ ।
chaturātmā chaturvyūhaśchaturdaṃṣṭraśchaturbhujaḥ ॥ 15 ॥

Names and Meanings

#	Name	Meaning
133	Lokadhyaksha	He who presides over the Universe
134	Suradyaksha	He who directs the devas
135	Dharmadyaksha	He who presides over Dharma
136	KrithaKritha	He who is the means and result of every thing
137	Chathurathma	He who is Brahma during creation, Vishnu during the upkeep, Rudra during destruction and Janardhana during Pralaya(deluge) of the world
138	Chathur Vyuha	He who is Aniruddha when we are awake, Pradhyumna when we are dreaming, Sangarshana when we are in Sushupthi and Vasudeva when we are in Thuriya
139	Chathur Damshtra	He who has four protruding incisors( as in Narasimha Avatara) Or He who has four horns
140	Chathur Bhuja	He who has four hands