Vishnu
Vishnu Sahasranama Opening (First Name)
Sacred Sanskrit
विश्वं विष्णुर्वषट्कारो भूतभव्यभवत्प्रभुः। भूतकृद् भूतभृद् भावो भूतात्मा भूतभावनः॥
Transliteration
viśvaṃ viṣṇur vaṣaṭkāro bhūta-bhavya-bhavat-prabhuḥ bhūta-kṛd bhūta-bhṛd bhāvo bhūtātmā bhūta-bhāvanaḥ
Meaning & Significance
He is the Universe (Vishvam), He is Vishnu the all-pervading one (Vishnuh), He is the sacred utterance in rituals (Vashatkarah), He is the Lord of past, present, and future (Bhuta-bhavya-bhavat-prabhuh), He is the creator of beings (Bhutakrit), He is the sustainer of beings (Bhutabhrit), He is existence itself (Bhavah), He is the soul of all beings (Bhutatma), He is the one who nurtures all beings (Bhutabhavanah).