Shloka 22 of 107 · Names 199–209

Vishnu Sahasranama — Shloka 22

Sanskrit

amṛtyuḥ sarvadṛk siṃhaḥ sandhātā sandhimān sthiraḥ | ajo durmarṣaṇaḥ śāstā viśrutātmā surārihā || 22 ||

#199अमृत्युःamṛtyuḥ

He who is deathless; the one for whom there is no death and who liberates others from death

#200सर्वदृक्sarvadṛk

The all-seeing one; He who perceives everything simultaneously with His infinite vision

#201सिंहःsiṃhaḥ

The lion; He who is supremely powerful and fearless like the king of beasts

#202सन्धाताsandhātā

The unifier; He who joins beings with the fruits of their actions and connects cause to effect

#203सन्धिमान्sandhimān

He who is always in union; the one perpetually connected with His devotees and with cosmic order

#204स्थिरःsthiraḥ

The steadfast one; He who is eternally firm, stable, and immovable in His nature

#205अजःajaḥ

The unborn; He who has no origin and is never created, existing eternally

#206दुर्मर्षणःdurmarṣaṇaḥ

He who cannot be vanquished; the one who is impossible to overpower or conquer in any way

#207शास्ताśāstā

The teacher and ruler; He who instructs all beings and governs the cosmos through dharma

#208विश्रुतात्माviśrutātmā

He whose glory is heard everywhere; the one whose fame and nature are renowned throughout the Vedas

#209सुरारिहाsurārihā

The destroyer of the enemies of the gods; He who slays the demons who oppose divine order