Shloka 3 of 107 · Names 18–24
Vishnu Sahasranama — Shloka 3
Sanskrit
Transliteration
yogo yogavidāṃ netā pradhānapuruṣeśvaraḥ | nārasiṃhavapuḥ śrīmānkeśavaḥ puruṣottamaḥ || 3 ||
Names in this Shloka (7)
#18योगःyogaḥ
He who is realized through yoga; the one attainable by the means of meditation and union
#19योगविदां नेताyogavidāṃ netā
The guide of those who know yoga; the supreme leader of all realized yogis
#20प्रधानपुरुषेश्वरःpradhānapuruṣeśvaraḥ
The Lord of both pradhana (primordial matter) and purusha (the conscious self)
#21नारसिंहवपुःnārasiṃhavapuḥ
He whose form is that of Narasimha, the divine man-lion incarnation
#22श्रीमान्śrīmān
He who is always endowed with Shri (Lakshmi); the possessor of all divine splendor and wealth
#23केशवःkeśavaḥ
He who has beautiful flowing hair; or He who is the combined form of Brahma (Ka), Shiva (Isha), and Vishnu
#24पुरुषोत्तमःpuruṣottamaḥ
The Supreme Person; the best among all beings, transcending both the perishable and imperishable