Shloka 28 of 107 · Names 258–266

Vishnu Sahasranama — Shloka 28

Sanskrit

vṛṣāhī vṛṣabho viṣṇurvṛṣaparvā vṛṣodaraḥ | vardhano vardhamānaśca viviktaḥ śrutisāgaraḥ || 28 ||

#258वृषाहीvṛṣāhī

He who shines through dharma; the one who radiates the brilliance of righteousness

#259वृषभःvṛṣabhaḥ

The bull of dharma; the most excellent and powerful upholder of righteousness

#260विष्णुःviṣṇuḥ

The all-pervading; He who enters everywhere and permeates the entire cosmos

#261वृषपर्वाvṛṣaparvā

He who has dharma as the steps of His ladder; the one for whom righteousness forms every stage of ascent

#262वृषोदरःvṛṣodaraḥ

He whose belly showers blessings; the one from whose core dharma and prosperity flow

#263वर्धनःvardhanaḥ

He who makes all things grow and prosper; the nourisher and augmenter of all beings

#264वर्धमानःvardhamānaḥ

He who grows; the one who appears to increase in the hearts of His devotees through devotion

#265विविक्तःviviktaḥ

He who is distinct and separate from all; the one who exists apart from the manifested world

#266श्रुतिसागरःśrutisāgaraḥ

The ocean of the Vedas; He into whom all sacred knowledge flows and in whom it rests