Shloka 48 of 107 · Names 446–455
Vishnu Sahasranama — Shloka 48
Sanskrit
Transliteration
yajña ijyo mahejyaśca kratuḥ satraṃ satāṃ gatiḥ | sarvadarśī vimuktātmā sarvajño jñānamuttamam || 48 ||
Names in this Shloka (10)
He who is the sacrifice itself; the Lord who is both the act of worship and its ultimate recipient
He who is worthy of worship; the supreme deity deserving of all Vedic sacrificial offerings
He who is the most worshipful; the greatest object of veneration surpassing all other deities
He who is the Vedic ritual; the Lord who manifests as the will and resolve behind every sacred rite
He who is the extended sacrifice; the Lord who protects the virtuous through the cosmic yajna
The refuge of the virtuous; He who is the final destination and supreme shelter of all righteous souls
The all-seeing one; He who perceives everything in the universe with His omniscient vision
He whose Self is ever free; the eternally liberated one who is never bound by maya or karma
The omniscient one; He who knows everything — past, present, and future — simultaneously
The supreme knowledge itself; He who is the highest wisdom that leads to ultimate liberation