Shloka 101 of 107 · Names 942–951
Vishnu Sahasranama — Shloka 101
Sanskrit
Transliteration
anādirbhūrbhuvo lakṣmīḥ suvīro rucirāṅgadaḥ | janano janajanmādirbhīmo bhīmaparākramaḥ || 101 ||
Names in this Shloka (10)
He who has no beginning, existing before all time and prior to all creation.
He who is the earth, the very ground of existence and being.
He who is the space above the earth, the intermediate realm of existence.
He who is the abode of Lakshmi, the source and repository of all divine splendour and prosperity.
He who moves in beautiful ways, or who has excellent heroes as His devotees.
He who wears brilliant armlets, adorned with beautiful and lustrous ornaments.
He who causes the birth of all beings, the originator of all living creatures.
He who is the root cause of the birth of all people, the primal source of all genesis.
He who is fearsome and awe-inspiring, terrible to behold in His cosmic wrath.
He whose valour is terrifying, whose prowess strikes fear into the hearts of the unrighteous.