Shloka 9 of 107 · Names 75–85
Vishnu Sahasranama — Shloka 9
Sanskrit
Transliteration
īśvaro vikramī dhanvī medhāvī vikramaḥ kramaḥ | anuttamo durādharṣaḥ kṛtajñaḥ kṛtirātmavān || 9 ||
Names in this Shloka (11)
The omnipotent Lord; He who possesses unlimited sovereign power over the cosmos
He of mighty valor; the courageous one who measured the three worlds with His strides as Vamana
He who wields the great bow Sharnga; the divine archer of supreme skill
He of supreme intelligence; possessing infinite wisdom that comprehends all things at once
He who is the stride of power; whose three steps pervaded the entire universe as Trivikrama
He who is the progression of all existence; the sequential order underlying the cosmos
He than whom there is none greater; the unsurpassed and incomparable supreme being
He who cannot be assailed by anyone; the invincible one whom none can overpower
He who knows all that has been done; the grateful one who remembers even the smallest good deed
He who is the action itself; the very essence and power behind all deeds in creation
He who is established in His own greatness; the self-possessed one who depends on nothing else