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Vishnu Ashtottara Shatanamavali

श्री विष्णु अष्टोत्तरशतनामावली
Namavali — 108 NamesVishnuSanskrit

The 108 names of Lord Vishnu for japa and archana — each name with transliteration and meaning.

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1ॐ विष्णवे नमःom vishnave namahoṃ viṣṇave namaḥVishnu, the all-pervading
2ॐ जिष्णवे नमःom jishnave namahoṃ jiṣṇave namaḥthe victorious
3ॐ वषट्काराय नमःom vashatkaraya namahoṃ vaṣaṭkārāya namaḥthe sacred call of sacrifice
4ॐ देवदेवाय नमःom devadevaya namahoṃ devadevāya namaḥgod of gods
5ॐ वृषाकपये नमःom vrishakapaye namahoṃ vṛṣākapaye namaḥthe shower of blessings
6ॐ दामोदराय नमःom damodaraya namahoṃ dāmodarāya namaḥbound with the rope at his waist
7ॐ दीनबंधवे नमःom dinabamdhave namahoṃ dīnabaṃdhave namaḥfriend of the distressed
8ॐ आदिदेवाय नमःom adidevaya namahoṃ ādidevāya namaḥthe first of gods
9ॐ अदितेस्तुताय नमःom aditestutaya namahoṃ aditestutāya namaḥpraised by Aditi
10ॐ पुंडरीकाय नमःom pumdarikaya namahoṃ puṃḍarīkāya namaḥthe white lotus
11ॐ परानंदाय नमःom paranamdaya namahoṃ parānaṃdāya namaḥsupreme bliss
12ॐ परमात्मने नमःom paramatmane namahoṃ paramātmane namaḥthe supreme Self
13ॐ परात्पराय नमःom paratparaya namahoṃ parātparāya namaḥhigher than the highest
14ॐ परशुधारिणे नमःom parashudharine namahoṃ paraśudhāriṇe namaḥbearer of the axe
15ॐ विश्वात्मने नमःom vishvatmane namahoṃ viśvātmane namaḥsoul of the universe
16ॐ कृष्णाय नमःom krishnaya namahoṃ kṛṣṇāya namaḥKrishna, the all-attractive
17ॐ कलिमलापहारिणे नमःom kalimalapaharine namahoṃ kalimalāpahāriṇe namaḥwho removes the taint of Kali Yuga
18ॐ कौस्तुभोद्भासितोरस्काय नमःom kaustubhodbhasitoraskaya namahoṃ kaustubhodbhāsitoraskāya namaḥchest radiant with the Kaustubha gem
19ॐ नराय नमःom naraya namahoṃ narāya namaḥNara, the primal man
20ॐ नारायणाय नमःom narayanaya namahoṃ nārāyaṇāya namaḥNarayana, resting on the waters
21ॐ हरये नमःom haraye namahoṃ haraye namaḥHari, who takes away sin
22ॐ हराय नमःom haraya namahoṃ harāya namaḥthe remover
23ॐ हरप्रियाय नमःom harapriyaya namahoṃ harapriyāya namaḥdear to Hara (Shiva)
24ॐ स्वामिने नमःom svamine namahoṃ svāmine namaḥthe master
25ॐ वैकुंठाय नमःom vaikumthaya namahoṃ vaikuṃṭhāya namaḥlord of Vaikuntha
26ॐ विश्वतोमुखाय नमःom vishvatomukhaya namahoṃ viśvatomukhāya namaḥfacing all directions
27ॐ हृषीकेशाय नमःom hrishikeshaya namahoṃ hṛṣīkeśāya namaḥlord of the senses
28ॐ अप्रमेयात्मने नमःom aprameyatmane namahoṃ aprameyātmane namaḥof immeasurable Self
29ॐ वराहाय नमःom varahaya namahoṃ varāhāya namaḥthe boar who lifted the earth
30ॐ धरणीधराय नमःom dharanidharaya namahoṃ dharaṇīdharāya namaḥupholder of the earth
31ॐ वामनाय नमःom vamanaya namahoṃ vāmanāya namaḥthe dwarf who spanned the worlds
32ॐ वेदवक्ताय नमःom vedavaktaya namahoṃ vedavaktāya namaḥspeaker of the Vedas
33ॐ वासुदेवाय नमःom vasudevaya namahoṃ vāsudevāya namaḥson of Vasudeva, indwelling all
34ॐ सनातनाय नमःom sanatanaya namahoṃ sanātanāya namaḥthe eternal
35ॐ रामाय नमःom ramaya namahoṃ rāmāya namaḥRama, who delights all
36ॐ विरामाय नमःom viramaya namahoṃ virāmāya namaḥthe final rest
37ॐ विरजाय नमःom virajaya namahoṃ virajāya namaḥbeyond passion, stainless
38ॐ रावणारये नमःom ravanaraye namahoṃ rāvaṇāraye namaḥenemy of Ravana
39ॐ रमापतये नमःom ramapataye namahoṃ ramāpataye namaḥlord of Rama (Lakshmi)
40ॐ वैकुंठवासिने नमःom vaikumthavasine namahoṃ vaikuṃṭhavāsine namaḥdweller in Vaikuntha
41ॐ वसुमते नमःom vasumate namahoṃ vasumate namaḥpossessor of all wealth
42ॐ धनदाय नमःom dhanadaya namahoṃ dhanadāya namaḥgiver of wealth
43ॐ धरणीधराय नमःom dharanidharaya namahoṃ dharaṇīdharāya namaḥbearer of the world
44ॐ धर्मेशाय नमःom dharmeshaya namahoṃ dharmeśāya namaḥlord of dharma
45ॐ धरणीनाथाय नमःom dharaninathaya namahoṃ dharaṇīnāthāya namaḥprotector of the earth
46ॐ ध्येयाय नमःom dhyeyaya namahoṃ dhyeyāya namaḥthe one to be meditated upon
47ॐ धर्मभृतांवराय नमःom dharmabhritamvaraya namahoṃ dharmabhṛtāṃvarāya namaḥbest of upholders of dharma
48ॐ सहस्रशीर्षाय नमःom sahasrashirshaya namahoṃ sahasraśīrṣāya namaḥthe thousand-headed
49ॐ पुरुषाय नमःom purushaya namahoṃ puruṣāya namaḥthe cosmic Person
50ॐ सहस्राक्षाय नमःom sahasrakshaya namahoṃ sahasrākṣāya namaḥthe thousand-eyed
51ॐ सहस्रपादे नमःom sahasrapade namahoṃ sahasrapāde namaḥthe thousand-footed
52ॐ सर्वगाय नमःom sarvagaya namahoṃ sarvagāya namaḥwho goes everywhere
53ॐ सर्वविदे नमःom sarvavide namahoṃ sarvavide namaḥknower of all
54ॐ सर्वाय नमःom sarvaya namahoṃ sarvāya namaḥthe All
55ॐ शरण्याय नमःom sharanyaya namahoṃ śaraṇyāya namaḥthe refuge
56ॐ साधुवल्लभाय नमःom sadhuvallabhaya namahoṃ sādhuvallabhāya namaḥbeloved of the righteous
57ॐ कौसल्यानंदनाय नमःom kausalyanamdanaya namahoṃ kausalyānaṃdanāya namaḥKausalya's delight
58ॐ श्रीमते नमःom shrimate namahoṃ śrīmate namaḥthe glorious
59ॐ रक्षसःकुलनाशकाय नमःom rakshasahkulanashakaya namahoṃ rakṣasaḥkulanāśakāya namaḥdestroyer of the rakshasa clans
60ॐ जगत्कर्ताय नमःom jagatkartaya namahoṃ jagatkartāya namaḥmaker of the world
61ॐ जगद्धर्ताय नमःom jagaddhartaya namahoṃ jagaddhartāya namaḥsustainer of the world
62ॐ जगज्जेताय नमःom jagajjetaya namahoṃ jagajjetāya namaḥconqueror of the world
63ॐ जनार्तिहराय नमःom janartiharaya namahoṃ janārtiharāya namaḥremover of the people's suffering
64ॐ जानकीवल्लभाय नमःom janakivallabhaya namahoṃ jānakīvallabhāya namaḥbeloved of Janaki (Sita)
65ॐ देवाय नमःom devaya namahoṃ devāya namaḥthe shining god
66ॐ जयरूपाय नमःom jayarupaya namahoṃ jayarūpāya namaḥvictory embodied
67ॐ जलेश्वराय नमःom jaleshvaraya namahoṃ jaleśvarāya namaḥlord of the waters
68ॐ क्षीराब्धिवासिने नमःom kshirabdhivasine namahoṃ kṣīrābdhivāsine namaḥdweller in the ocean of milk
69ॐ क्षीराब्धितनयावल्लभाय नमःom kshirabdhitanayavallabhaya namahoṃ kṣīrābdhitanayāvallabhāya namaḥbeloved of the milk-ocean's daughter
70ॐ शेषशायिने नमःom sheshashayine namahoṃ śeṣaśāyine namaḥreclining on Shesha
71ॐ पन्नगारिवाहनाय नमःom pannagarivahanaya namahoṃ pannagārivāhanāya namaḥwhose mount is the serpents' foe (Garuda)
72ॐ विष्टरश्रवसे नमःom vishtarashravase namahoṃ viṣṭaraśravase namaḥof far-spreading renown
73ॐ माधवाय नमःom madhavaya namahoṃ mādhavāya namaḥMadhava, consort of Lakshmi
74ॐ मथुरानाथाय नमःom mathuranathaya namahoṃ mathurānāthāya namaḥlord of Mathura
75ॐ मुकुंदाय नमःom mukumdaya namahoṃ mukuṃdāya namaḥgiver of liberation
76ॐ मोहनाशनाय नमःom mohanashanaya namahoṃ mohanāśanāya namaḥdestroyer of delusion
77ॐ दैत्यारिणे नमःom daityarine namahoṃ daityāriṇe namaḥfoe of the daityas
78ॐ पुंडरीकाक्षाय नमःom pumdarikakshaya namahoṃ puṃḍarīkākṣāya namaḥthe lotus-eyed
79ॐ अच्युताय नमःom acyutaya namahoṃ acyutāya namaḥthe unfallen, infallible
80ॐ मधुसूदनाय नमःom madhusudanaya namahoṃ madhusūdanāya namaḥslayer of Madhu
81ॐ सोमसूर्याग्निनयनाय नमःom somasuryagninayanaya namahoṃ somasūryāgninayanāya namaḥwhose eyes are moon, sun and fire
82ॐ नृसिंहाय नमःom nrisimhaya namahoṃ nṛsiṃhāya namaḥthe man-lion
83ॐ भक्तवत्सलाय नमःom bhaktavatsalaya namahoṃ bhaktavatsalāya namaḥaffectionate to devotees
84ॐ नित्याय नमःom nityaya namahoṃ nityāya namaḥthe everlasting
85ॐ निरामयाय नमःom niramayaya namahoṃ nirāmayāya namaḥfree of all affliction
86ॐ शुद्धाय नमःom shuddhaya namahoṃ śuddhāya namaḥthe pure
87ॐ वरदेवाय नमःom varadevaya namahoṃ varadevāya namaḥsupreme among gods, boon-giver
88ॐ जगत्प्रभवे नमःom jagatprabhave namahoṃ jagatprabhave namaḥlord of the universe
89ॐ हयग्रीवाय नमःom hayagrivaya namahoṃ hayagrīvāya namaḥthe horse-headed keeper of the Vedas
90ॐ जितरिपवे नमःom jitaripave namahoṃ jitaripave namaḥconqueror of foes
91ॐ उपेंद्राय नमःom upemdraya namahoṃ upeṃdrāya namaḥUpendra, brother of Indra
92ॐ रुक्मिणीपतये नमःom rukminipataye namahoṃ rukmiṇīpataye namaḥlord of Rukmini
93ॐ सर्वदेवमयाय नमःom sarvadevamayaya namahoṃ sarvadevamayāya namaḥcomprising all the gods
94ॐ श्रीशाय नमःom shrishaya namahoṃ śrīśāya namaḥlord of Shri
95ॐ सर्वाधाराय नमःom sarvadharaya namahoṃ sarvādhārāya namaḥsupport of all
96ॐ सनातनाय नमःom sanatanaya namahoṃ sanātanāya namaḥthe primeval, eternal
97ॐ सौम्याय नमःom saumyaya namahoṃ saumyāya namaḥthe gentle
98ॐ सौम्यप्रदाय नमःom saumyapradaya namahoṃ saumyapradāya namaḥgiver of gentleness
99ॐ स्रष्टे नमःom srashte namahoṃ sraṣṭe namaḥthe creator
100ॐ विष्वक्सेनाय नमःom vishvaksenaya namahoṃ viṣvaksenāya namaḥwhose armies guard all quarters
101ॐ जनार्दनाय नमःom janardanaya namahoṃ janārdanāya namaḥshelter and goal of all people
102ॐ यशोदातनयाय नमःom yashodatanayaya namahoṃ yaśodātanayāya namaḥYashoda's son
103ॐ योगिने नमःom yogine namahoṃ yogine namaḥthe great yogi
104ॐ योगशास्त्रपरायणाय नमःom yogashastraparayanaya namahoṃ yogaśāstraparāyaṇāya namaḥdevoted to the science of yoga
105ॐ रुद्रात्मकाय नमःom rudratmakaya namahoṃ rudrātmakāya namaḥone in essence with Rudra
106ॐ रुद्रमूर्तये नमःom rudramurtaye namahoṃ rudramūrtaye namaḥwhose form includes Rudra
107ॐ राघवाय नमःom raghavaya namahoṃ rāghavāya namaḥRaghava, scion of Raghu
108ॐ मधुसूदनाय नमःom madhusudanaya namahoṃ madhusūdanāya namaḥMadhusudana, destroyer of evil

Each name is recited as ॐ [name] नमः. Devanagari spellings follow the pothi compilation supplied by the temple community; some editions read वृषापतये for name 5, सर्वदाय for name 52, नरदेवाय for name 87 and रुद्रसूदनाय for name 108.

When it is recited: Recited during Vishnu puja and archana — especially on Ekadashi, Thursdays, and in the month of Purushottama — offering tulsi leaves or flowers with each name.
Traditional significance: The 108 names gather Vishnu's cosmic forms (the thousand-headed Purusha, the ocean-reclining Narayana), his avataras (Varaha, Vamana, Narasimha, Rama, Krishna, Hayagriva) and his tenderness as the friend of the distressed and lord of Lakshmi.
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Source: Community-supplied pothi compilation (2026) — Devanagari preserved as received. Regional versions may vary — this text follows the version most widely used in community worship.