Vishnu Sahasranama Verse 5

Verse 5

Sanskrit

स्वयम्भूः शम्भुरादित्यः पुष्कराक्षो महास्वनः ।
अनादिनिधनो धाता विधाता धातुरुत्तमः ॥ 5 ॥

Transliteration

svayambhūḥ śambhurādityaḥ puṣkarākṣō mahāsvanaḥ ।
anādinidhanō dhātā vidhātā dhāturuttamaḥ ॥ 5 ॥

Names and Meanings

#	Name	Meaning
37	Swayambhu	He who is born from himself
38	Shambhu	He who gives all pleasures
39	Aditya	He who throws light on everything or He who is one but appears different.
40	Pushkaraksha	He who has lotus like eyes
41	Mahaswana	He who has a great voice
42	Anadhinidhana	He who has neither birth nor death
43	Dhatha	He who carries the world
44	Vidhatha	He who creates all actions and their results
45	Dhatur-Uttama	He who is greater than the creator (Brahma)
46	Aprameya	He who is beyond rules, regulations and definitions.
47	Hrishikesa	He who controls his five senses