phala sruti in english

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Phala Sruti

Vishnu Sahasranamavali Means thousand names of Lord Vishnu.It is written by Veda Vyasa and first revealed by Bhishma. It iscustomary to commence the Vishnu Sahasranamavali withdevotional prayer to Lord Vishnu. Hence we have the first slokaof ,''Shuklambharadharam Vishnum'. Vishnu Sahasranamavali .Stotram is organized into 3 sections.1 Prolog or Poorva Peethika This gives the back ground on thestotram and it contains installation and Meditation.2 Namavali Thousand names written in a poetic format in 108slokas.Each sloka has two lines.Each line has several names.3 Phalasruthi or Uttara Peethika This recounts the benefits thatcan accrue by chanting the stotram. All these are in Sanskrit andhave not changed over several thousand years.It is not necessary to know the meaning. Listening VSN withdevotion is enough. However very few people know SANSKRITnow. Hence we are making efforts to spread the meaning inEnglish and other languages.

Phalasruthi of Vishnu SahasranamavaliTaken from Sripedia

Slokas in Sanskrit serially mentioned in Roman Text followed bymeaning of the same in English.

Itiidam kiirtaniiyasya keshavasya mahaatmanah |Naamnaam sahasram divyaanaam asheshhena prakiirtitam ||(1)

Thus, the thousand Divine names of Bhagavan Keshava, theSupreme who is pre-eminently worthy of being praised, have beensung in their entirety (in all their bearings). These Divine namesare meant to be recited both here and in all the upper worldsincluding the transcendent abode (Heaven), inasmuch as theypertain to the Mahatma, the Supreme Being, Kesava.

Ya edam shrunyaa-nityam yashchapi parikirtayaet |Naa-ashubham praptyunaat kinchit-somutreh cha manavah ||

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Nothing inauspicious (or obnoxious) will befall the one whodevoutly listens to the recital of this Sahasranama stotra daily and(the more so) the one who recites it wherever it may be, whether inthis world or the worlds beyond.

Veedantago Brahmana-asyat Kshatriyo vijayee bhavaet |Vaishyo dhana-samridhasya-Chhuudra-sukhamvaapnuyaat ||(3)If the person who chants these names is a Brahmin he will attainthe knowledge of the Vedanta; if a Kshatriya, he will become avictorious warrior; if a Vaisya, he will acquire immense wealth, andif a Sudra, he will remain happy.Dharmaarthii praapnuyaad-dharmam.arthaarthiicha.arthamaapnuyaat |

Kaamaanava.apnuyaatkaamii prajaarthii cha-apnuyaat prajaah|| (4)If a person recites the Holy names with a desire abiding inDharma, he will achieve it; if he is desirous of wealth he will getwealth; if he is after the pleasures of life he will get them all; if hewants to have progeny, he will have it. In short, those who recitethese Holy Names of the Lord will reap the desired fruits withoutfail.Bhaktimaan yah sadotthaaya shuchistadgatamaanasah |Sahasram Vaasudevasya naamnaametatprakiirtayet || (5)

Well, take the case of a staunch devotee who gets up in themorning and purifies himself through bath followed by dailyobservance of the prescribed rites and rituals and then recites thethousand names of Lord Vasudeva, with a mind firmly fixed onhim. [The following 3 sloks 6-8 spell out the benefits (fruits)enjoyed by such a person]Yashah praapnoti vipulam gyaatipraadhaanyameva cha |

Achalaam shriyamaapnoti shreyah praapnotyan.uttamam || (6)He gains great reputation and is reckoned as the foremost among

his kith and kin. He acquires abundant wealth (in this world) andkeeps it in tact while, in the other world he enjoys everlasting bliss,(anuttamam sreyah - salvation)Na bhayam kvachidaapnoti viiryam tejashcha vindati |Bhavatyarogo dyutimaan-bala-ruupa-gunaanvitah || (7)Free from fear (through any source) and sickness (at any time),the chanter acquires valor, power and strength and is endowedwith a healthy body, noble traits and dazzling brilliance.Rogaarto muchyate rogaa-dbaddho muchyeta bandhanaat |

Bhayaan.muchyeta bhiitastu muchyetaapanna aapadah || (8)The one afflicted by sickness will get rid of it, the one, in shackles

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of sorts will get disentangled while the one stricken by fear, willbecome free from it and the one beset with difficulties, will getabsolved of them (whatever be their magnitude).Durgaanyatit aratyaashu purushhah purushhottamam |

Stuvan naama sahasrena nityam bhakti samanvitah || (9)That person who praises with devotion the Supreme BeingPurusottama through the daily recital of these thousand names,surmounts, in no time, the seemingly insuperable difficulties oneand all. [The emphasis here is on the unflinching devotion of thechanter towards the Supreme Being with the sole object ofattaining Him, which results in the automatic disappearance of allhis erstwhile difficulties though not solicited as such, by thechanter (even as darkness vanishes as a matter of course, with

the induction of light)].Vaasudevaashrayo martyo Vaasudevaparaayanah |Sarvapaapa-vishuddhaatmaa yaati Brahma sanaatanam || (10)The one, who seeks out Lord Vasudeva, looking upon Him as thehighest goal to be attained, gets cleansed (purged) of all sins. Witha mind thus purified, the chanter attains the Eternal Brahman.Na Vaasudeva bhaktaanaam ashubham vidyate kvachit |Janma mrityu jaraavyaadhi bhayam naiva api jaayate || (11)Nothing inauspicious ever befalls the devotees of Vasudeva nor dothey have any fear from the cyclic operation of birth, disease, old

age and death any longer. (with the certain prospect of attainingHim in Heaven at the end of the current span of life).Imam stavama-dhiiyaanah shraddhaabhaktisamanvitah |Yujyetaatmaa sukhakshaanti shriidhriti smriti kiirtibhih || (12)The chanter of this hymn, with zeal and devotion, is blessed withthe happy realization of the essential nature of the self(svasvarUpa), besides the qualities of serenity, mental stability,unfailing memory and great fame and wealth (put to beneficialuse).

Na krodho na cha maatsaryam na lobho na ashubhaa matih |Bhavanti krita punyaanaam bhaktaanaam Purushhottame ||(13)Neither anger nor jealousy, neither avarice nor unholy thoughtstaint the minds of the true devotees of Purusottama, who have totheir credit many a virtuous deed.Dyauh sa-chandraarka nakshatraa kham disho bhuurmahodadhihVaasudevasya viiryena vidhritaani mahaatmanah || (14)

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The firmament, the Moon, the Sun and the Stars, the Sky, thedirections, Earth and the vast ocean are one and all, propped upby the Supreme Valor of Vasudeva.Sa sura asura gandharvam sayaksho.raga raakshasam |

Jagad vashe vartatedam Krishhnasya sacharaacharam || {15}This world with all its contents, the sentient beings and non-sentient things, the Gods, the Asuras, and Gandharvas, theYaksas, Nagas and Raksasas, is under the Supreme Control of SriKrishna.Indriyaani mano buddhih sattvam tejo balam dhritih |Vaasudeva.atmakaany aahuh kshetram kshetragya eva cha ||(16)The several sense organs, the Mind, the intellect, (the quality of)

sattva, power, strength, firmness as well as the body as a wholeand the individual Souls - all of them have Vasudeva as their Atma(inner soul) [Vasudevatmakani means that all of them (prakriti andthe jivas) constitute his body]. sastra should be supplied as subjectof the predicat ahuh to read the shastras say.Sarvaagamaanaa.m aachaarah prathamam parikalpate |

Aacharaprabhavo dharmo dharmasya prabhur Aachyutah ||(17)Right conduct has been laid down as the most important, theforemost of all the Dharma revealed by the Shastras. Right

conduct gives rise to Dharmas. Bhagavan Acyuta is the Deitypropitiated by Dharma, Who not only helps in one's adherence ofDharma, but also awards the fruits thereof.Rishhayah pitaro Devaa mahaabhuutaani dhaatavah |Jangamaa jangamam chedam jagat Naaraayan.odbhavam ||(18)The Sages, manes (Pitrs - departed ancestors), Gods, the greatelements and their effects, the mobile beings and the immobilethings comprising the entire Universe, have all emanated from

Narayana.Yogo gyaanam tathaa saa.nkhyam vidyaah shilpaadi karmacha |Vedaah shaastraani vigyaanam etat sarvam Janaardanaat ||(19)The knowledge of Yoga, Sankhya, the several branches oflearning, arts, works, Vedas, Sastras all these spring fromBhagavan Janardana.Eko Vishhnur mahadbhuutam prithag bhuutaany anekashah |

Trii.n lokaan vyaapya bhuutaatmaa bhu.nkte vishvabhugavyayah || (20)

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Lord Vishnu is the unique Deity of incomparable excellence, in thatHe pervades the great elements of multifarious kinds and the threeworlds (of souls). He is their Atma and their protector. And yet hestands head and shoulders above them all and is not the least

tainted by their defects.Imam stavam bhagavato Vishhnorvyaasena kiirtitam |Pathedya ichchhet purushhah shreyah praaptum sukhaanicha || (21)That person who desires to obtain Supreme Bliss in the yonderheaven as well as the pleasures of this world should read thestotra of Bhagavan Vishnu, sung by the great sage Vyasa.Vishveshvaram ajam Devam jagatah prabhavaapyayam |Bhajanti ye pushkaraaksham na te yaanti paraabhavam || (22)

The Lotus Eyed is the Birthless, Supreme Deity, the SovereignLord of the Universe and the cause of creation and dissolution ofthe Universe. Those who sing His praise will never meet withdisrespect or discomfiture of any kind.|| Na te yaanti paraabhavam om nama iti ||Salutation to the Lord of all Auspiciousness, never will they meetwith any disrespect from any source.Arjuna uvaacha -Padmapatra vishaalaaksha padmanaabha surottama |Bhaktaanaam anuraktaanaam traataa bhava Janaardana || (23)

Arjuna said "O Janardana, the greatest of Gods, with broad eyeslike lotus petals and lotus on your navel ! May you be the protectorof your loving devotees.Shrii Bhagavaanuvaacha -Yo maam Naama sahasrena stotum-ichchhati paandava |soha.amekena shlokena stuta eva na samshayah || (24)|| stuta eva na sam shaya OM nama iti ||Bhagavan said: Arjuna, a person may, of course, be desirous oflauding Me by reciting all the thousand names. But on my part, I

feel satisfied with the chanting of just one sloka (out of the hundredand odd slokas). There is no doubt about it. There is no doubtabout it. Salutations to the auspicious lord (Om)Vyaasa uvaacha Vaasanaad Vaasudevasya vaasitam te jagatrayam |Sarvabhuuta nivaaso asi Vaasudeva namostu te || (25)|| shrii Vaasudeva namo.astuta OM nama iti ||Vyasa said: Vasudeva, all the three worlds become viable onlybecause they are pervaded by You the All- Pervading. You are

indeed the abode of all beings. Salutations to You O Vasudeva.Paarvaty uvaacha -

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Kenopaayena laghunaa Vishhnor naama sahasrakam |Pathyate panditair nityam shrotum-ichchhaam-yaham prabho|| (26)Parvati said: Pray spell out the easy method by which the

thousand names of Lord Vishnu could be deemed to have beenrecited by learned persons daily. I wish to be enlightened by youMy Lord.Iishvara uvaacha -ShriiRaama Raama Raameti rame Raame manorame |Sahasra naama tattulyam Raamanaama varaanane || (27) ...(3x)Isvara said: Here you are, Sri Rama's name, being the delightfulsource of mental exhilaration, I take great delight in reciting it

repeatedly, any length of time. Rama's name is indeed on par withthe thousand names of Lord Vishnu spelt out in this Hymn, O MyBlessed Lady.|| Shrii Raamanaama varaanana OM nama iti ||Salutations to Rama's name denoted by Om.Brahmovaacha -Namo astu anantaaya sahasra muurttaye sahasra paadaakshishiroru baahave |Sahasranaamne purushhaaya shaashvate sahasrakotiiyugadhaarine namah || (28)

Brahma said: Salutations to Bhagvan who is Eternal, who has athousand forms, a thousand feet, (a thousand) eyes, (a thousand)heads, (a thousand) thighs and (a thousand) arms and Who is theEternal Purusa, having a thousand names. Salutations to him whois sustainer of a thousand crores of aeons.|| sahasrakotii yugadhaarina OM nama iti ||Salutations to the Auspicious Lord denoted by OM, the (mighty)Sustainer of a thousand crores of aeons.Sajnjaya uvaacha -

Yatra yogeshvarah Krishhno yatra Paartho dhanurdharah |Tatra shriirvijayo bhuutirdhruvaa niitir matir mama || (29)Sanjaya said: Where Sri Krishna, the Lord of Yoga is and wherestands Partha (Arjuna) holding the (dexterous) bow there andthere alone shall abide permanently prosperity, victory, glory andrighteousness (moral ethics). This is my conclusion (consideredopinion).Shrii Bhagavaan uvaacha

Ananyaa.sh chintayanto maam ye janaah paryupaasate |

Teshhaam nityaabhi.yuktaanaam yogakshemamvahaamyaham || (30)

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Shri Bagavan said: Unto those people who meditate solely on Me(as the repository of all auspicious traits and the sovereign masterof the Universe), I bear the burden of vouchsafing the yoga (ofattaining Me) and ksema (retaining them in that position without

sliding back).Paritraanaaya saadhoonaam vinaashaaya cha dushha kritaam |Dharma samsthaapanaarthaaya sambhavaami yuge yuge ||(31)For the protection of the devout, for the frustration of the wickedand fixing Dharma on a firm foundation, I get born, age after age.

Aartaa vishhannaah shithilaashcha bhiitaah ghoreshhu chavyaadhishhu varttamaanaah |Sa.nkiirtya Naaraayana shabda maatram vimukta duhkhaahsukhino bhavanti || (32)Bhagavan continued: Whether afflicted by dire distress or poignantgrief or shattered by confusion due to fright or tormented by othermaladies, if the victims, in each case, do but spell the nameNarayana, they not only get rid of all these troubles but also attaineverlasting happiness.Kaayena vaacaa manasendriyairvaa buddhya aatmanaavaa

prakrteh svabhaavaat |Karomi yadyat sakalam parasmai Naaraayanaayetisamarpayaami || (33)

Whatever act I perform under the influence of matter (prakrti), withMy (elemental material) body or word, mind or sense organs,intellect or (embodied) self (Atma), I offer all that, in humblededication at the feet of Narayana, the Supreme Lord.Iti shrii Mahabhaarate shatsahsrikaayaam samhitaayaamViiyaashikyaamnushaasanparvaantargataa.nushaasShanikparvaanni BhiishmaYudhistarasamvaadeShriivishnursahasra Naamastootram sampoornam

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