Shloka 51 of 107 · Names 476–485
Vishnu Sahasranama — Shloka 51
Sanskrit
Transliteration
dharmagubdharmakṛddharmī sadasatkṣaramakṣaram | avijñātā sahasrāṃśurvidhātā kṛtalakṣaṇaḥ || 51 ||
Names in this Shloka (10)
The protector of dharma; He who safeguards righteousness and preserves the moral order of the universe
The establisher of dharma; He who enacts and upholds the laws of righteousness in creation
The embodiment of dharma; He who is always established in and identified with righteousness
That which truly exists; the absolute reality, the eternal Being that underlies all phenomena
The perishable manifest world; He who is the changing phenomenal universe perceived by the senses
The imperishable; the changeless eternal reality beyond all modification and decay
He who cannot be fully known; the Lord whose infinite nature transcends all finite comprehension
He of a thousand rays; the Lord whose brilliance radiates in infinite beams like the supreme sun
The supreme ordainer; He who dispenses the fruits of karma and arranges the destiny of all beings
He who is known by definite marks; the Lord who has established the sacred scriptures as His signs