Shloka 81 of 107 · Names 759–766
Vishnu Sahasranama — Shloka 81
Sanskrit
Transliteration
tejovṛṣo dyutidharaḥ sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ | pragraho nigraho vyagro naikaśṛṅgo gadāgrajaḥ || 81 ||
Names in this Shloka (8)
He who showers radiance, raining down spiritual brilliance upon devotees.
He who bears divine effulgence, the carrier of celestial luminosity.
He who is the best among all who wield weapons, the supreme warrior.
He who graciously accepts offerings, and who controls all with His guiding hand.
He who restrains and subdues the wicked, bringing them under control.
He who is ever engaged in the welfare of the worlds, ceaselessly active in sustaining creation.
He who has many horns, referring to the Matsya avatara with the great horn, or the many-peaked cosmic form.
He who is the elder brother of Gada, being Krishna the elder sibling of Gada.