Dhyānam – Viṣṇu Sahasranāma

क्षीरोदन्वत्प्रदेशे शुचिमणिविलसत्सैकते मौक्तिकानां मालाकॢप्तासनस्थः स्फटिकमणिनिभैर्मौक्तिकैर्मण्डिताङ्गः। शुभ्रैरभ्रैरदभ्रैरुपरिविरचितैर्मुक्तपीयूषवर्षैरानन्दी नः पुनीयादरिनलिनगदाशङ्खपाणिर्मुकुन्दः

kṣīrodanvatpradeśe śucimaṇivilasatsaikate mauktikānāṃ mālākḷptāsanasthaḥ sphaṭikamaṇinibhairmauktikairmaṇḍitāṅgaḥ | śubhrairabhrairadabhrairupariviracitairmuktapīyūṣavarṣairānandī naḥ punīyādarinalinagadāśaṅkhapāṇirmukundaḥ

[dhyāna.1] In a region of the milk-ocean, on sand shining with clean jewels, seated on a seat of pearl-garlands, limbs adorned with pearl like crystal, with abundant white clouds above raining released nectar — may that rejoicing Mukunda, conch, lotus, and mace in hand, cleanse us.

Word make-up

kṣīrodanvatpradeśe (क्षीरोदन्वत्प्रदेशे): in a region of the milk-ocean; kṣīra + udanvat + pradeśa, locative.
śucimaṇivilasatsaikate (शुचिमणिविलसत्सैकते): on sand shining with clean jewels; śuci + maṇi + vi-las + saikata.
mauktikānāṃ (मौक्तिकानां): of pearls; Genitive plural of mauktika.
mālākḷptāsanasthaḥ (मालाक्ळ्प्तासनस्थः): seated on a seat of pearl-garlands; mālā + kḷpta + āsana + stha.
sphaṭikamaṇinibhairmauktikairmaṇḍitāṅgaḥ (स्फटिकमणिनिभैर्मौक्तिकैर्मण्डिताङ्गः): sphaṭikamaṇinibhairmauktikairmaṇḍitāṅgaḥ; From the verse: sphaṭikamaṇinibhairmauktikairmaṇḍitāṅgaḥ.
śubhrairabhrairadabhrairupariviracitairmuktapīyūṣavarṣairānandī (शुभ्रैरभ्रैरदभ्रैरुपरिविरचितैर्मुक्तपीयूषवर्षैरानन्दी): śubhrairabhrairadabhrairupariviracitairmuktapīyūṣavarṣairānandī; From the verse: śubhrairabhrairadabhrairupariviracitairmuktapīyūṣavarṣairānandī.
naḥ (नः): not; Negation particle: “not.” It turns a statement back.
punīyādarinalinagadāśaṅkhapāṇirmukundaḥ (पुनीयादरिनलिनगदाशङ्खपाणिर्मुकुन्दः): punīyādarinalinagadāśaṅkhapāṇirmukundaḥ; From the verse: punīyādarinalinagadāśaṅkhapāṇirmukundaḥ.

भूः पादौ यस्य नाभिर्वियदसुरनिलश्चन्द्रसूर्यौ च नेत्रे कर्णावाशाः शिरो द्यौर्मुखमपि दहनो यस्य वास्तेयमब्धिः। अन्तःस्थं यस्य विश्वं सुरनरखगगोभोगिगन्धर्वदैत्यैः चित्रं रंरम्यते तं त्रिभुवनवपुषं विष्णुमीशं नमामि

bhūḥ pādau yasya nābhirviyadasuranilaścandrasūryau ca netre karṇāvāśāḥ śiro dyaurmukhamapi dahano yasya vāsteyamabdhiḥ | antaḥsthaṃ yasya viśvaṃ suranarakhagagobhogigandharvadaityaiḥ citraṃ raṃramyate taṃ tribhuvanavapuṣaṃ viṣṇumīśaṃ namāmi

[dhyāna.2] Earth his feet, navel the sky-space, wind his breath, moon and sun the eyes, the quarters the ears, heaven the head, fire the mouth, the ocean the belly: the all stands within him, and gods, men, birds, cows, serpents, gandharvas, and daityas take delight there. I bow to that Viṣṇu, master, whose body is the three worlds.

Word make-up

bhūḥ (भूः): earth; The earth; the uttered bhūḥ.
pādau (पादौ): pādau; From the verse: pādau.
yasya (यस्य): whose; Genitive of yad, “who, which.”
nābhirviyadasuranilaścandrasūryau (नाभिर्वियदसुरनिलश्चन्द्रसूर्यौ): nābhirviyadasuranilaścandrasūryau; From the verse: nābhirviyadasuranilaścandrasūryau.
ca (च): and; Enclitic particle: “and, also.”
netre (नेत्रे): netre; From the verse: netre.
karṇāvāśāḥ (कर्णावाशाः): karṇāvāśāḥ; From the verse: karṇāvāśāḥ.
śiro (शिरो): śiro; From the verse: śiro.
dyaurmukhamapi (द्यौर्मुखमपि): dyaurmukhamapi; From the verse: dyaurmukhamapi.
dahano (दहनो): dahano; From the verse: dahano.
yasya (यस्य): whose; Genitive of yad, “who, which.”
vāsteyamabdhiḥ (वास्तेयमब्धिः): vāsteyamabdhiḥ; From the verse: vāsteyamabdhiḥ.
antaḥsthaṃ (अन्तःस्थं): standing within; antar + stha.
yasya (यस्य): whose; Genitive of yad, “who, which.”
viśvaṃ (विश्वं): the all; viś, “to enter, to pervade” + -va. That which is entered-into: the all, the universe.
suranarakhagagobhogigandharvadaityaiḥ (सुरनरखगगोभोगिगन्धर्वदैत्यैः): suranarakhagagobhogigandharvadaityaiḥ; From the verse: suranarakhagagobhogigandharvadaityaiḥ.
citraṃ (चित्रं): variegated; A picture; many-colored.
raṃramyate (रंरम्यते): raṃramyate; From the verse: raṃramyate.
taṃ (तं): taṃ; From the verse: taṃ.
tribhuvanavapuṣaṃ (त्रिभुवनवपुषं): tribhuvanavapuṣaṃ; From the verse: tribhuvanavapuṣaṃ.
viṣṇumīśaṃ (विष्णुमीशं): viṣṇumīśaṃ; From the verse: viṣṇumīśaṃ.
namāmi (नमामि): I bow; nam, “to bend.”

शान्ताकारं भुजगशयनं पद्मनाभं सुरेशं विश्वाधारं गगनसदृशं मेघवर्णं शुभाङ्गम्। लक्ष्मीकान्तं कमलनयनं योगिभिर्ध्यानगम्यं वन्दे विष्णुं भवभयहरं सर्वलोकैकनाथम्

śāntākāraṃ bhujagaśayanaṃ padmanābhaṃ sureśaṃ viśvādhāraṃ gaganasadṛśaṃ meghavarṇaṃ śubhāṅgam | lakṣmīkāntaṃ kamalanayanaṃ yogibhirdhyānagamyaṃ vande viṣṇuṃ bhavabhayaharaṃ sarvalokaikanātham

[dhyāna.3] I bow to Viṣṇu, quiet of shape, lying on the serpent, lotus-navelled, master of the shining ones, support of the all, like the sky, cloud-colored, fair-limbed, beloved of Lakṣmī, lotus-eyed, reachable by the yogins’ dhyāna, taker-away of the fear of becoming, one protector of all worlds.

Word make-up

śāntākāraṃ (शान्ताकारं): quiet of shape; śānta + ākāra.
bhujagaśayanaṃ (भुजगशयनं): lying on the serpent; bhujaga + śayana.
padmanābhaṃ (पद्मनाभं): lotus-navelled; padma + nābhi.
sureśaṃ (सुरेशं): master of the shining ones; sura + īśa.
viśvādhāraṃ (विश्वाधारं): support of the all; viśva + ādhāra.
gaganasadṛśaṃ (गगनसदृशं): like the sky; gagana + sadṛśa.
meghavarṇaṃ (मेघवर्णं): cloud-colored; megha + varṇa.
śubhāṅgam (शुभाङ्गम्): fair-limbed; śubha + aṅga.
lakṣmīkāntaṃ (लक्ष्मीकान्तं): beloved of Lakṣmī; lakṣmī + kānta.
kamalanayanaṃ (कमलनयनं): lotus-eyed; kamala + nayana.
yogibhirdhyānagamyaṃ (योगिभिर्ध्यानगम्यं): reachable by the yogins’ dhyāna; yogin + dhyāna + gamya.
vande (वन्दे): I bow to; vand, “to salute, to praise.”
viṣṇuṃ (विष्णुं): Viṣṇu; Accusative of viṣṇu, the pervader.
bhavabhayaharaṃ (भवभयहरं): taker-away of the fear of becoming; bhava + bhaya + hara.
sarvalokaikanātham (सर्वलोकैकनाथम्): one protector of all worlds; sarva-loka + eka-nātha.

मेघश्यामं पीतकौशेयवासं श्रीवत्साङ्कं कौस्तुभोद्भासिताङ्गम्। पुण्योपेतं पुण्डरीकायताक्षं विष्णुं वन्दे सर्वलोकैकनाथम्

meghaśyāmaṃ pītakauśeyavāsaṃ śrīvatsāṅkaṃ kaustubhodbhāsitāṅgam | puṇyopetaṃ puṇḍarīkāyatākṣaṃ viṣṇuṃ vande sarvalokaikanātham

[dhyāna.4] I bow to Viṣṇu, cloud-dark, wearing yellow silk, marked with the śrīvatsa, limbs lit by the Kaustubha, come to the well-done, with long lotus eyes, one protector of all worlds.

Word make-up

meghaśyāmaṃ (मेघश्यामं): cloud-dark; megha + śyāma.
pītakauśeyavāsaṃ (पीतकौशेयवासं): wearing yellow silk; pīta + kauśeya + vāsas.
śrīvatsāṅkaṃ (श्रीवत्साङ्कं): marked with the śrīvatsa; śrīvatsa + aṅka.
kaustubhodbhāsitāṅgam (कौस्तुभोद्भासिताङ्गम्): limbs lit by the Kaustubha; kaustubha + ud-bhāsita + aṅga.
puṇyopetaṃ (पुण्योपेतं): come to the well-done; puṇya + upeta.
puṇḍarīkāyatākṣaṃ (पुण्डरीकायताक्षं): with long lotus eyes; puṇḍarīka + āyata + akṣa.
viṣṇuṃ (विष्णुं): Viṣṇu; Accusative of viṣṇu, the pervader.
vande (वन्दे): I bow to; vand, “to salute, to praise.”
sarvalokaikanātham (सर्वलोकैकनाथम्): one protector of all worlds; sarva-loka + eka-nātha.

नमः समस्तभूतानामादिभूताय भूभृते। अनेकरूपरूपाय विष्णवे प्रभविष्णवे

namaḥ samastabhūtānāmādibhūtāya bhūbhṛte | anekarūparūpāya viṣṇave prabhaviṣṇave

[dhyāna.5] A bow to Viṣṇu, the forth-pervader, first being of all beings, bearer of the earth, whose form is many forms.

Word make-up

namaḥ (नमः): bow; homage; From nam, “to bend.” A bending; homage. Form with visarga.
samastabhūtānāmādibhūtāya (समस्तभूतानामादिभूताय): samastabhūtānāmādibhūtāya; From the verse: samastabhūtānāmādibhūtāya.
bhūbhṛte (भूभृते): bhūbhṛte; From the verse: bhūbhṛte.
anekarūparūpāya (अनेकरूपरूपाय): anekarūparūpāya; From the verse: anekarūparūpāya.
viṣṇave (विष्णवे): to Viṣṇu; Dative of viṣṇu. To the pervader.
prabhaviṣṇave (प्रभविष्णवे): the forth-pervader; pra-bhū + viṣṇu. The master who pervades.

सशङ्खचक्रं सकिरीटकुण्डलं सपीतवस्त्रं सरसीरुहेक्षणम्। सहारवक्षःस्थलकौस्तुभश्रियं नमामि विष्णुं शिरसा चतुर्भुजम्

saśaṅkhacakraṃ sakirīṭakuṇḍalaṃ sapītavastraṃ sarasīruhekṣaṇam | sahāravakṣaḥsthalakaustubhaśriyaṃ namāmi viṣṇuṃ śirasā caturbhujam

[dhyāna.6] With the head I bow to four-armed Viṣṇu: with conch and wheel, with crown and ear-rings, with yellow cloth, lotus-eyed, with necklace and the Kaustubha-śrī on the chest.

Word make-up

saśaṅkhacakraṃ (सशङ्खचक्रं): with conch and wheel; sa- + śaṅkha + cakra.
sakirīṭakuṇḍalaṃ (सकिरीटकुण्डलं): sakirīṭakuṇḍalaṃ; From the verse: sakirīṭakuṇḍalaṃ.
sapītavastraṃ (सपीतवस्त्रं): sapītavastraṃ; From the verse: sapītavastraṃ.
sarasīruhekṣaṇam (सरसीरुहेक्षणम्): sarasīruhekṣaṇam; From the verse: sarasīruhekṣaṇam.
sahāravakṣaḥsthalakaustubhaśriyaṃ (सहारवक्षःस्थलकौस्तुभश्रियं): sahāravakṣaḥsthalakaustubhaśriyaṃ; From the verse: sahāravakṣaḥsthalakaustubhaśriyaṃ.
namāmi (नमामि): I bow; nam, “to bend.”
viṣṇuṃ (विष्णुं): Viṣṇu; Accusative of viṣṇu, the pervader.
śirasā (शिरसा): with the head; Instrumental of śiras.
caturbhujam (चतुर्भुजम्): four-armed; catur + bhuja (the arm; bhuj, “to bend, to enjoy”). He who has four arms.

छायायां पारिजातस्य हेमसिंहासनोपरि आसीनमम्बुदश्याममायताक्षमलंकृतम्। चन्द्राननं चतुर्बाहुं श्रीवत्साङ्कितवक्षसं रुक्मिणीसत्यभामाभ्यां सहितं कृष्णमाश्रये

chāyāyāṃ pārijātasya hemasiṃhāsanopari āsīnamambudaśyāmamāyatākṣamalaṅkṛtam | candrānanaṃ caturbāhuṃ śrīvatsāṅkitavakṣasaṃ rukmiṇīsatyabhāmābhyāṃ sahitaṃ kṛṣṇamāśraye

[dhyāna.7] In the shade of the Pārijāta, on a gold lion-seat, seated, cloud-dark, long-eyed, adorned, moon-faced, four-armed, chest marked with the śrīvatsa — I take refuge in Kṛṣṇa together with Rukmiṇī and Satyabhāmā.

Word make-up

chāyāyāṃ (छायायां): chāyāyāṃ; From the verse: chāyāyāṃ.
pārijātasya (पारिजातस्य): Pārijāta; The wish-tree of heaven.
hemasiṃhāsanopari (हेमसिंहासनोपरि): hemasiṃhāsanopari; From the verse: hemasiṃhāsanopari.
āsīnamambudaśyāmamāyatākṣamalaṅkṛtam (आसीनमम्बुदश्याममायताक्षमलङ्कृतम्): āsīnamambudaśyāmamāyatākṣamalaṅkṛtam; From the verse: āsīnamambudaśyāmamāyatākṣamalaṅkṛtam.
candrānanaṃ (चन्द्राननं): moon-faced; candra + ānana (face).
caturbāhuṃ (चतुर्बाहुं): four-armed; catur + bāhu (arm). He who has four arms.
śrīvatsāṅkitavakṣasaṃ (श्रीवत्साङ्कितवक्षसं): śrīvatsāṅkitavakṣasaṃ; From the verse: śrīvatsāṅkitavakṣasaṃ.
rukmiṇīsatyabhāmābhyāṃ (रुक्मिणीसत्यभामाभ्यां): rukmiṇīsatyabhāmābhyāṃ; From the verse: rukmiṇīsatyabhāmābhyāṃ.
sahitaṃ (सहितं): together with; sa-hita.
kṛṣṇamāśraye (कृष्णमाश्रये): kṛṣṇamāśraye; From the verse: kṛṣṇamāśraye.