Shloka 52 of 107 · Names 486–493

Vishnu Sahasranama — Shloka 52

Sanskrit

gabhastinemiḥ sattvasthah siṃho bhūtamaheśvaraḥ | ādidevo mahādevo deveśo devabhṛdguruḥ || 52 ||

#486गभस्तिनेमिःgabhastinemiḥ

He who is the hub of the cosmic wheel of light; the central axis from which all radiance emanates

#487सत्त्वस्थःsattvasthaḥ

He who abides in sattva; the Lord who is established in pure goodness and truth

#488सिंहःsiṃhaḥ

The lion; He who is supremely powerful and courageous, as in His Narasimha incarnation

#489भूतमहेश्वरःbhūtamaheśvaraḥ

The great Lord of all beings; the supreme sovereign who rules over every creature in existence

#490आदिदेवःādidevaḥ

The first deity; the primordial god who existed before all other divine beings came into existence

#491महादेवःmahādevaḥ

The great god; the supreme deity who is the greatest among all gods and beyond all comparison

#492देवेशःdeveśaḥ

The Lord of all gods; the divine ruler whom all the devas worship and serve with devotion

#493देवभृद्गुरुःdevabhṛdguruḥ

The sustainer and teacher of the gods; the supreme preceptor who guides and supports all devas