Shloka 2 of 107 · Names 10–17

Vishnu Sahasranama — Shloka 2

Sanskrit

pūtātmā paramātmā ca muktānāṃ paramā gatiḥ | avyayaḥ puruṣaḥ sākṣī kṣetrajño'kṣara eva ca || 2 ||

#10पूतात्माpūtātmā

He whose nature is supremely pure; the Self untouched by any impurity or blemish

#11परमात्माparamātmā

The Supreme Self; the highest Atman who transcends all individual souls

#12मुक्तानां परमा गतिःmuktānāṃ paramā gatiḥ

The supreme goal of the liberated; the final destination attained by those who achieve moksha

#13अव्ययःavyayaḥ

The imperishable; He who is not subject to any change, decay, or diminution

#14पुरुषःpuruṣaḥ

The Supreme Person; He who dwells in the body-city or who existed before all creation

#15साक्षीsākṣī

The eternal witness; He who directly observes everything without being affected

#16क्षेत्रज्ञःkṣetrajñaḥ

The knower of the field; He who knows all bodies and the experiences within them

#17अक्षरःakṣaraḥ

The indestructible; He who never perishes and from whom the imperishable syllable Om derives