108 Names of Vishnu
Devotees
have tried to express Vishnu's divinity through 1008 names. Some of these names
refer exclusively to particular incarnations. Others are shared with other
divinities, like Shiva, for ultimately all gods are manifestations of the same
godhead.
The
following are 108 of the more popular ones:
Achyuta:
restrained, unfallen.
Aditya: sun.
Adhoksaja: one
who cannot be perceived by the senses.
Anatashayin: he who
sleeps on the serpents of eternity.
Aniruddha:
unrestrained.
Balaji:
eternal child.
Bhagavan:
complete manifestation of godhead.
Bhargava: scion
of the Bhargav clan (Parashurama).
Buddha:
enlightend teacher.
Chakrapani:
wielder of the discus, lord of life's cycle.
Chaturbhuja: lord
with four arms.
Chiranjeeva:
immortal.
Daityari: killer
of demons.
Damodara: he
whose stomach contains the whole cosmos.
Datta: divine
gift.
Dhanajaya: winner
of cosmic wealth.
Dharmadhikari:
keeper of world order.
Dhata:
support of all beings.
Ekatama: single
soul of the cosmos.
Gahadhara: bearer
of the mace.
Garudadhyama: dark
as clouds (Krishna).
Ghanashyama: dark
as lcouds (Krishna).
Gopala:
cowhered (Krishna)
Gopika-Vallabha: lord
of the cowgirls (Krishna).
Gopta: hidden
by veils of delusion.
Govinda:
protector of cows (Krishna).
Hari: tawny.
Hayagriva:
horse-headed.
Hrishikesha: lord
of the senses.
Indravaraja:
Indra's brother.
Jagannnatha: lord
of the world.
Jalashayin: he who
sleeps on water.
Janardhana:
beloved of the masses.
Ka: the reason for all things.
Kaitabhajit:
killer of the demon Kaitabha.
Kalki: the
final saviour.
Kamalanayana:
lotus-eyed.
Kanhaiya:
beloved of maidens (Krishna).
Keshava:
long-haired.
Kiritin: he who
wears a crown.
Kshetragna: lord
of the field.
Krishna: dark
one.
Lakshmikanta: lord
of Lakshmi, goddess of wealth.
Lokanatha: god of
the people.
Madana-Mohana: he who
can charm Cupid.
Madhava:
husband of the mother-goddess.
Madhusudhana: killer
of the demon Madhu.
Manmatha:
pleasing the mind.
Manohara: one
who captivates the mind.
Mayin: maker
of illusions.
Medhavi: wise
and intelligent.
Mohana:
charmer.
Mukunda: deliverer, liberator.
Muramardana: he who
killed the demon Mura.
Murlidhara: he who
plays the flute.
Narayana:
deliverer of mankind.
Naresh: lord
of man.
Narkantaka: killer
of the demon Naraka (Krishna).
Padmanabha: one
with a lotus rising from his navel.
Panchayudha: bearer
of five weapons.
Panduranga:
radiant lord.
Parmatma: cosmic
soul.
Parthasarathi:
charioteer of Partha-Arjuna, the Pandava (Krishna).
Patitapavana: refuge
of the helpless.
Pitambara: one
who wears yellow garments.
Pradyumna:
conqueror.
Prithu:
leveller.
Pundarikaksha:
lotus-eyed.
Purna-purusha: the
primeval man.
Purushottama: the
ideal being.
Radhanatha: lord
of Radha (Krishna).
Raghava:
descendent of Raghu (Rama).
Raghuvamsi: scion
of the Raghu dynasty (Rama).
Ramachandra: as
serene as the moon.
Ranganatha: lord
of colors.
Ranchor-Rai: the
king who avoided war (Krishna).
Rishabha: bull
amongst men.
Sankarshana:
plougher (Balarama).
Sharangin:
wielder of the blow, Saranga.
Shyam: dark
one.
Shreedhara:
guardian of the goddess Shree.
Shreenatha: lord
of the goddess Shree.
Shreenivasa: he who
lives with Shree.
Shreevastava: on
whose chest resides fortune.
Subhanga: he
with an alluring body.
Svabhu: he who
created himself.
Tirupati: lord
of godddess Shree i.e. Tiru.
Trivakrama: he who
covered the cosmos with three steps (Vamana).
Upendra:
younger brother of Indra.
Urugaya: one
whose gait is wide (Vamama).
Urukrama: he
with vast strides (Vamana).
Vasudeva: lord
of elements.
Vaikuntha: lord
of cohesion.
Vallabha:
beloved husband.
Vamana: dwarf.
Vanamali: he who
wears garlands of wild flowers.
Varadaraja: the
king who bestows boons.
Varaha:
the
boar who raised earth from the ocean floor.
Vatapatrashayin: Vishnu
resting on the banyan leaf floating on the waters of doom.
Venkateshvara: god of
the hills.
Vidhu:
expert.
Virata-purusha: The
cosmic being.
Vishnu: all
pervasive.
Visvaksena:
The
defender of the cosmos.
Visvarupa: one
with a cosmic form.
Vitthala: lord
who stands of a brick.
Vyasa: compiler
of knowledge.
Yagna-purusha: lord
of the sacred rite.
Writer-
Devdutt Pattanaik
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