Sahasranama | 1000 Names
| Thousand Names

*/ Text 81 tejō-vṛṣō dyuti-dharaḥ sarva-śastra-bhṛtāṁ varaḥ | pragrahō nigrahō vyagrō naika-śṛṅgō gadāgrajaḥ He protected His friends, the cowherd people of Vraja, from Indra's devastating rainfall ( tejo-vṛṣa ), and as He protected them, He was handsome and splendid ( dyuti-dhara ). He killed Jarāsandha, Śālva, and many other demons wielding dangerous weapons ( sarva-śāstra-bh ṛtām-vara ḥ ). Out of

*/ Text 91 bhārabhūt kathitō yōgī yōgīśaḥ sarvakāmadaḥ | āśramaḥ śramaṇaḥ, kṣāmaḥ suparṇō vāyuvāhanaḥ Lord Kṛṣṇa maintains and protects His devotees ( bhārabhūt ), and those who are learned say that by His glance, touch, or remembrance, the entire world become auspicious ( kathita ). Simply by His wish, unlimited millions of devotees are maintained ( yogī ), He is

*/ Text 101 anādir bhūr bhuvō lakṣmīh suvīrō rucirāṅgadaḥ | jananō ‘jana-janmādir bhīmō bhīma-parākramaḥ Lord Kṛṣṇa is independent, and He does not need to follow the instructions of Brahma or anyone else ( an ādi ). He was merciful to Brahma and forgave his offenses ( bhūḥ ), and He was the transcendental ornament which decorated the land of Vrāja

*/ Epilogue Text 121 om namaḥ itīdaṁ kīrtanīyasya keśavasya mahātmanaḥ | nāmnāṁ sahasraṁ divyānām aśeṣeṇa prakīrtitam Bhīṣma continued--- O Śrīman Nārāyaṇa, let me invoke auspiciousness by offering my respectful obeisances unto You. I have now completed the chanting of the thousand transcendental names of the glorious Śrīman Nārāyaṇa, Viṣṇu, who is known as Keśava the killer of the Keśī demon.

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