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Merit of Reciting the Vishnusahasranama



Shri Mahadeva said:

1-8. О daughter of the Himalaya mountain, if brahraanas, kshatriyas, vaisyas or shudras recite this especially every day, they, having wealth and grains go to the highest position of Vishnu. By reciting a verse, half a verse, a line, or half a line a man goes to salvation (and stays there) till the universal deluge. О goddess, those best men who recite the thousand names of Vishflu with a special commitment, go to the imperishable position (of Vishnu). The wealth and the (span of) life of him who recites it once, twice or thrice (a day), increase till the (end of the regime of) fourteen Indras. He would obtain sons, grandsons, and large wealth and affluence. О you beautiful one, what is the use of repeatedly saying other things? The thousand names of Vishflu give the highest bliss. A man who has first offered him worship fully, has offered him worship (every day) for a year, when Visflu is worshipped(? ). There should be no distraction especially while reciting (the hymn). If a distraction is had while reciting it, (the span of) the life and wealth (of the reciter) decrease.

9-17. As many sacred places as there always are on the Jambu Dvipa, (all) those are (present) just there (where) the thousand names of Vishshu (are recited). Just there is Ganga. There is Yamuna. There is Vepi; there is Godavari; there is Sarasvati. (Thus) all sacred places exist there where are (recited) the thousand names of Vishnu. This (hymn) is very pure; it is always dear to the devotees. With the mind full of the feeling of (being Vishnu’s) servant and with devotion it should always be called to mind. Those wise ones who recite (this hymn) called Vishnusahasranama (‘the thousand names of Vishnu’), reach, after being free from all sins, Vispu’s proximity. The (span of the) life, strength and wealth of those who every day recite it at dawn, increase. A devotee of Visiju, keeping awake during the night in the Kali age, obtains salvation as long as fourteen Indras (rule). That worship offered to Visiju, for Tulasi, with (the utterance of) each name of Vishnu, should be known to be the worship superior to a crore of sacrifices. О Parvati, those brahmanas who recite it while going along the way, have indeed no sins of the journey. О goddess, listen, I shall tell (you) the greatness of Vishnu. Those best men who listen to it are meri­torious and are of the form of merit.

 

CHAPTER SEVENTYTHREE

Ramaraksa Stotra

Maha dev a said:

1-12. Om, the great sage Visvamitra is the seer of the hymn called Ramaraksa. aii Rama is the deity. The metre is anushtup. Application of the muttering of this hymn (is) fon, pleasing Viwu.

I meditate upon the imperishable Vishflu, an Rama, having lotus-like eyes, resembling atasi flower, wearing a yellow garment and infallible. May Rama protect (my) heart. May Shrikafltha protect my throat. May the protector of the sacrifice protect my navel. May the protector of the universe protect my waist. May Dasaratha’s son protect my hands. May he, of a universal form, protect my feet. May the excellent god, the lord of SIta protect my eyes. May the universal soul protect the tuft of hair on (my) head. May he who gives desired objects, protect (my) ears. May the protector of gods protect (my) sides. May he, inaccessible to a crore of deaths, and eternal lord of the universe always protect (my) body. May he who destroys sins and propagates instruction in the world, protect (my) tongue. May Raghava protect this. May Keshava protect (my) hair. May he, the creator of the universe and called Dattavijaya, protect (my) thighs. A man who would recite this (hymn called Rama-)raksa, endowed with Rama’s power, would have a long life; would be happy, learned, and get divine wealth. (This hymn) the Raksa, sacred to Visou, always protects all beings. A man who would remember ‘Rama, Ramabhadra, Ramachandra’ is free from sins and obtains eternal salvation. This (hymn) was told by Vasishtha to his preceptor of the form of Vishshu. Then from Brahma it came to me; and I told it to Narada. Narada brought it down among the good people on the earth. Those best men who, while resting at home or going along the way, recite this, enjoy religious merit.

 

CHAPTER SEVENTYFOUR


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