Shloka 10 of 107 · Names 86–95
Vishnu Sahasranama — Shloka 10
Sanskrit
Transliteration
sureśaḥ śaraṇaṃ śarma viśvaretāḥ prajābhavaḥ | ahaḥ saṃvatsaro vyālaḥ pratyayaḥ sarvadarśanaḥ || 10 ||
Names in this Shloka (10)
The Lord of the gods; the supreme ruler whom all the devas worship and obey
The ultimate refuge; He who is the shelter and sanctuary for all who seek liberation
He who is supreme bliss; the embodiment of happiness and divine joy
The seed of the universe; He who is the primal cause from which the entire cosmos germinates
He from whom all progeny and beings come into existence; the source of all birth
He who is the luminous day; the embodiment of radiant light that dispels darkness
He who is time itself; the year and all cyclical time in whom all beings dwell
He who is unapproachable like a great serpent; impossible to capture or restrain
He who is the basis of all cognition and faith; the ground of all conviction and trust
He who sees everything; the all-perceiving one from whom nothing is ever hidden