Shloka 55 of 107 · Names 513–521
Vishnu Sahasranama — Shloka 55
Sanskrit
Transliteration
jīvo vinayitā sākṣī mukundo'mitavikramaḥ | ambhonidhiranantātmā mahodadhiśayo'ntakaḥ || 55 ||
Names in this Shloka (9)
The life principle; He who as the inner Self animates all living beings with the breath of life
The great discipliner; He who humbles the proud and subdues those who stray from the path of dharma
The eternal witness; He who directly perceives all events in all beings without being affected or altered
The bestower of liberation; He who grants mukti (freedom from the cycle of birth and death) to His devotees
He of immeasurable valor; the one whose prowess and heroic strides are boundless, as shown in the Vamana avatara
The ocean; He who is the vast reservoir of all waters and the abode of infinite depth and mystery
He whose Self is infinite; the one whose nature is without limit in space, time, or attribute
He who reclines upon the great ocean; the Lord who rests on the cosmic waters as Narayana on Adishesha
He who brings about the end; the destroyer who dissolves all beings at the time of cosmic dissolution