Shloka 7 of 107 · Names 56–64

Vishnu Sahasranama — Shloka 7

Sanskrit

agrāhyaḥ śāśvataḥ kṛṣṇo lohitākṣaḥ pratardanaḥ | prabhūtastrikakubdhāma pavitraṃ maṅgalaṃ param || 7 ||

#56अग्राह्यःagrāhyaḥ

He who cannot be grasped by the senses or the mind; beyond the reach of ordinary perception

#57शाश्वतःśāśvataḥ

The eternal; He who exists permanently through all cycles of creation and dissolution

#58कृष्णःkṛṣṇaḥ

The dark-complexioned one; He whose existence is pure bliss, from 'kṛṣ' (existence) and 'ṇa' (bliss)

#59लोहिताक्षःlohitākṣaḥ

The red-eyed one; He whose eyes are tinged with the beautiful red of a lotus petal

#60प्रतर्दनःpratardanaḥ

The great destroyer; He who annihilates all beings at the time of cosmic dissolution

#61प्रभूतःprabhūtaḥ

The abundantly great; He who overflows with excellence and supreme qualities

#62त्रिककुब्धामtrikakubdhāma

He who is the abode and support of the three quarters of the universe (earth, heaven, space)

#63पवित्रम्pavitram

The supremely purifying; He by whose remembrance all sins and impurities are cleansed

#64मङ्गलं परम्maṅgalaṃ param

The supreme auspiciousness itself; the highest source of all that is good and blessed