🕉️108 Names of Lord Vishnu – Chanting & Spiritual Power

Lord Vishnu, the preserver and protector of the universe in the Hindu trinity (Trimurti), is worshipped through his 108 divine names known as “Vishnu Ashtottara Shatanamavali”. Each name represents one of his countless divine qualities, forms, and cosmic functions.

📜 Why 108 Names?

The number 108 is considered sacred in Hinduism, Buddhism, and other spiritual traditions. Reasons include:

108 energy lines converging to the heart chakra
The Sun’s diameter is 108 times that of Earth
Mala beads used for chanting typically have 108 beads

Chanting these names is said to connect the devotee directly to divine energy.

🌟 Spiritual Benefits of Chanting Vishnu’s 108 Names

Benefit	Description
🙏 Inner Peace & Protection	Invokes divine grace and shields from negativity
💖 Devotion & Surrender	Strengthens bhakti (devotion) and trust in divine order
🧘 Mental Clarity & Focus	Helps in calming the mind and reducing stress
📿 Karma Purification	Erases past karmic blocks when chanted with sincerity
💰 Prosperity & Harmony	Vishnu is also the husband of Goddess Lakshmi—invites abundance and stability
🔄 Transformation & Growth	Awakens inner virtues like patience, compassion, and truthfulness

🎶 Sample of the 108 Names

Sr. No.	Names of Lord Vishnu	Meaning	Mantra
1	Vishnu	One who is supreme	ॐ विष्णवे नमः। (Om Vishnave Namah)
2	Lakshmipati	Husband of Goddess Laxmi	ॐ लक्ष्मीपतये नमः। (Om Lakshmipataye Namah)
3	Krishna	All-attractive	ॐ कृष्णाय नमः। (Om Krishnaya Nama)
4	Vaikunthaya	One who resides in Vaikhuntha	ॐ वैकुण्ठाय नमः। (Om Vaikunthaya Namah)
5	Garudadhvaja	Garuda-bannered deity	ॐ गरुडध्वजाय नमः। (Om Garudadhwajaya Namah)
6	Parabrahmane	Supreme godhead	ॐ परब्रह्मणे नमः। (Om Parabrahmane Namah)
7	Jagannath	One who is the God of the whole universe	ॐ जगन्नाथाय नमः। (Om Jagannathaya Namah)
8	Vasudeva	One who resides in everything	ॐ वासुदेवाय नमः। (Om Vasudevaya Namah)
9	Trivikram	One who is victorious in the three realms	ॐ त्रिविक्रमाय नमः। (Om Trivikramaya Namah)
10	Daityantaka	One who annihilates the demons.	ॐ दैत्यान्तकाय नमः। (Om Daityantakaya Namah)
11	Madhuripu	Enemy of Madhu	ॐ मधुरिपवे नमः। (Om Madhuripave Namah)
12	Tarkshyavahana	One who is the rider of Tarkshya, or Garuda	ॐ तार्क्ष्यवाहनाय नमः। Om (Tarkshyavahanaya Namah)
13	Sanatana	One who is eternal	ॐ सनातनाय नमः। (Om Sanatanaya Namah)
14	Narayan	One who is the foundation of all men	ॐ नारायणाय नमः। (Om Narayanaya Namah)
15	Padmanabha	One with lotus in his navel	ॐ पद्मनाभाय नमः। (Om Padmanabhaya Namah)
16	Hrishikeshaya	Lord of the senses	ॐ हृषीकेशाय नमः। (Om Hrishikeshaya Namah)
17	Sudhaprad	One who is the bestower of nectar	ॐ सुधाप्रदाय नमः। (Om Sudhapradaya Namah)
18	Madhav	One who is sweet like honey	ॐ माधवाय नमः। (Om Madhavaya Namah)
19	Pundarikaksh	One who possess eyes like lotus	ॐ पुण्डरीकाक्षाय नमः (Om Pundarikakshaya Namah)
20	Sthitikarta	One who maintains the entire universe	ॐ स्थितिकर्त्रे नमः। (Om Sthitikarta Namah)
21	Paratpara	Supreme among the supreme	ॐ परात्पराय नमः। (Om Paratparaya Namah)
22	Vanamali	One who wears a garland of forest flowers	ॐ वनमालिने नमः। (Om Vanamaline Namah)
23	Yajnarupa	One who is as pure and divine as Yajna	ॐ यज्ञरूपाय नमः। (Om Yajnarupaya Namah)
24	Chakrapani	One who holds the divine discus	ॐ चक्रपाणये नमः। (Om Chakrapanaye Namah)
25	Gadadhara	One who wields the mace	ॐ गदाधराय नमः। (Om Gadadharaya Namah)
26	Upendra	One who is the brother of Indra	ॐ उपेन्द्राय नमः। (Om Upendraya Namah)
27	Keshava	One who has beautiful long hair	ॐ केशवाय नमः। (Om Keshavaya Namah)
28	Hansa	One who rides hansa (swan)	ॐ हंसाय नमः। (Om Hamsaya Namah)
29	Samudramathana	One who churns the ocean	ॐ समुद्रमथनाय नमः। Om (Samudramathanaya Namah)
30	Hari	One who removes all obstacles	ॐ हरये नमः। (Om Haraye Namah)
31	Govinda	One who protects to cows	ॐ गोविन्दाय नमः। (Om Govindaya Namah)
32	Brahmajanaka	One who made Lord Brahma emerge	ॐ ब्रह्मजनकाय नमः। (Om Brahmajanakaya Namah)
33	Kaitabhasuramardana	One who defeated the Kaitabha named demon	ॐ कैटभासुरमर्दनाय नमः। (Om Kaitabhasuramardanaya Namah)
34	Shridhara	One who possess fortune	ॐ श्रीधराय नमः। (Om Shridharaya Namah)
35	Kamajanaka	One who is the granter of wishes	ॐ कामजनकाय नमः। (Om Kamajanakaya Namah)
36	Sheshashayi	One who rests on the Seshnaag	ॐ शेषशायिने नमः। (Om Sheshashayine Namah)
37	Chaturbhuja	One who bears four arms	(ॐ चतुर्भुजाय नमः। Om Chaturbhujaya Namah)
38	Panchajanyadhara	One who holds the Panchajanya conch	ॐ पाञ्चजन्यधराय नमः।(Om Panchajanyadharaya Namah)
39	Shriman	One who is virtuous	ॐ श्रीमते नमः। (Om Shrimate Namah)
40	Sarangapani	One who has bow in his hand	ॐ शार्ङ्गपाणये नमः। (Om Sharngapanaye Namah)
41	Janardana	One who is the helper of all	ॐ जनार्दनाय नमः। Om Janardanaya Namah।
42	Pitambaradhara	One who is the wearer of yellow clothes	ॐ पीताम्बरधराय नमः (Om Pitambaradharaya Namah)
43	Deva	One who is the divine being	ॐ पीताम्बरधराय नमः (Om Pitambaradharaya Namah)
44	Suryachandravilochana	One who has the sun and the moon as eyes	ॐ सूर्यचन्द्रविलोचनाय नमः। (Om Suryachandravilochanaya Namah)
45	Matsyarupa	One who has the form of a fish	ॐ मत्स्यरूपाय नमः। (Om Matsyarupaya Namah)
46	Kurmatanu	One with the form of a Tortoise	ॐ कूर्मतनवे नमः। (Om Kurmatanave Namah)
47	Krodarupa	One in the form of wrath	ॐ क्रोडरूपाय नमः। (Om Krodarupaya Namah)
48	Nrikesari	One with the form of a lion	ॐ नृकेसरिणे नमः। (Om Nrikesarine Namah)
49	Vamana	One who is short in stature, meaning Vamana, an avatar of Lord Vishnu	ॐ वामनाय नमः। Om Vamanaya Namah।
50	Bhargava	Another name for Lord Parshuram, an avatar of Lord Vishnu	ॐ भार्गवाय नमः। (Om Bhargavaya Namah)
51	Rama	An avatar of Lord Vishnu	ॐ रामाय नमः। (Om Ramaya Namah)
52	Bali	One who is unmatched in power	ॐ बलिने नमः। (Om Baline Namah)
53	Kalki	Bhagwan Kalki, an avatar of Lord Vishnu	ॐ कल्किने नमः। (Om Kalkine Namah)
54	Hayanana	One who is Horse-faced, meaning Hayagriva, an avatar of Vishnu with a horse’s head	ॐ हयाननाय नमः। (Om Hayananaya Namah)
55	Vishwambhara	One who protects the whole universe	ॐ विश्वम्भराय नमः। (Om Vishwambharaya Namah)
56	Shishumara	One in the form of a dolphin	ॐ शिशुमाराय नमः। (Om Shishumaraya Namah)
57	Shrikara	One who is the provider of wealth	ॐ श्रीकराय नमः। (Om Shrikaraya Namah)
58	Kapila	One who came in the form of a great sage, Kapil	ॐ कपिलाय नमः। (Om Kapilaya Namah)
59	Dhruva	One who is fixed or constant	ॐ ध्रुवाय नमः। (Om Dhruvaya Namah)
60	Dattatreya	One who is the teacher of the universe	ॐ दत्तत्रेयाय नमः। (Om Dattatreyaya Namah)
61	Achyuta	One who is imperishable and indestructible	ॐ अच्युताय नमः। (Om Achyutaya Namah)
62	Ananta	One who is infinite	ॐ अनन्ताय नमः। (Om Anantaya Namah)
63	Mukunda	One who is the provider of freedom	ॐ मुकुन्दाय नमः। (Om Mukundaya Namah)
64	Dadhivamana	Dwarf who used curd, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu	ॐ दधिवामनाय नमः। (Om Dadhivamanaya Namah)
65	Dhanvantari	One with the form of a divine physician	ॐ धन्वन्तरये नमः। (Om Dhanvantaraye Namah)
66	Shrinivasa	The place where Goddess Laxmi resides	ॐ श्रीनिवासाय नमः। (Om Shrinivasaya Namah)
67	Pradyumna	Son of Krishna, a form of Lord Vishnu	ॐ प्रद्युम्नाय नमः। (Om Pradyumnaya Namah)
68	Purushottama	One who is the supreme person	ॐ पुरुषोत्तमाय नमः। (Om Purushottamaya Namah)
69	Shrivatsakaustubhadhara	One who is the bearer of Srivatsa and Kaustubha, i.e, divine mark and jewelry	ॐ श्रीवत्सकौस्तुभधराय नमः। (Om Shrivatsakaustubhadharaya Namah)
70	Murarati	One who is the vanquisher of all the demons	ॐ मुरारातये नमः। (Om Murarataye Namah)
71	Adhokshaja	One who is beyond sense of perception	ॐ अधोक्षजाय नमः। (Om Adhokshajaya Namah)
72	Rishabha	Bhagwan Rishabh, who was an avatar of Lord Vishnu	ॐ ऋषभाय नमः। (Om Rishabhaya Namah)
73	Mohinirupadhari	One who assumed the form of Mohini	ॐ मोहिनीरूपधारिणे नमः। (Om Mohinirupadharine Namah)
74	Sankarshana	Name of Balarama, brother of Lord Krishna and an avatar of Lord Vishnu	ॐ सङ्कर्षणाय नमः। (Om Sankarshanaya Namah)
75	Prthave	The broad one	ॐ पृथवे नमः। (Om Prithave Namah)
76	Kshirabdhishayi	One who rests on the ocean of milk	ॐ क्षीराब्धिशायिने नमः। (Om Kshirabdhishayine Namah)
77	Bhutatma	One who is present in all living beings	ॐ भूतात्मने नमः। (Om Bhutatmane Namah)
78	Aniruddha	One who is unobstructed, and unstoppable	ॐ अनिरुद्धाय नमः। (Om Aniruddhaya Namah)
79	Bhaktavatsala	One who is caring and affectionate to his devotees	ॐ भक्तवत्सलाय नमः। (Om Bhaktavatsalaya Namah)
80	Naraya	One who is the refuge of humanity	ॐ नराय नमः। (Om Naraya Namah)
81	Gajendravarada	One who blessed Gajendra, the Elephant King	ॐ गजेन्द्रवरदाय नमः। (Om Gajendravaradaya Namah)
82	Tridhama	One who is the ruler of three abodes	ॐ त्रिधाम्ने नमः। (Om Tridhamne Namah)
83	Bhutabhavana	One who is the creator and nurturer of all beings	ॐ भूतभावनाय नमः। Om Bhutabhavanaya Namah।
84	Shwetadwipasuvastavya	One who resides in svetadvipa, the realm of purity and eternal bliss	ॐ श्वेतद्वीपसुवास्तव्याय नमः। (Om Shwetadwipasuvastavyaya Namah)
85	Sankadimunidhyeya	One who is meditated upon by sages like Sanaka	ॐ सनकादिमुनिध्येयाय नमः। (Om Sankadimunidhyeyaya Namah)
86	Bhagwan	One who is the supreme-being	ॐ भगवते नमः। (Om Bhagavate Namah)
87	Shankarapriya	One who is loved by the God Shankara	ॐ शङ्करप्रियाय नमः। (Om Shankarapriyaya Namah)
88	Nilakanta	One who is blue-throated	ॐ नीलकान्ताय नमः। (Om Nilakantaya Namah)
89	Dharakanta	Protector & preserver of the world	ॐ धराकान्ताय नमः। (Om Dharakantaya Namah)
90	Vedatma	One who embodies the essence of Vedas	ॐ वेदात्मने नमः। (Om Vedatmane Namah)
91	Badarayana	Another name for Sage Vyasa, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu	ॐ बादरायणाय नमः। (Om Badarayanaya Namah)
92	Bhagirathijanmabhumipadapadma	One with the lotus feet on the birthplace of the Ganges	ॐ भागीरथीजन्मभूमिपादपद्माय नमः। (Om Bhagirathijanmabhumipadapadmaya Namah)
93	Satam Prabhu	One who is the lord of hundreds	ॐ सतां प्रभवे नमः। (Om Satam Prabhave Namah)
94	Swabhu	One who is self-existent	ॐ स्वभुवे नमः। (Om Swabhuve Namah)
95	Vibhu	One who is all-pervading	ॐ विभवे नमः। (Om Vibhave Namah)
96	Ghanashyama	Another name of Lord Krishna, an avatar of Lord Vishnu	ॐ घनश्यामाय नमः। (Om Ghanashyamaya Namah)
97	Jagatkarana	One who is the cause of all the creation	ॐ जगत्कारणाय नमः। (Om Jagatkaranaya Namah)
98	Avyayaya	One who is imperishable	ॐ अव्ययाय नमः। (Om Avyayaya Namah)
99	Buddhavatara	Bhagwan Buddha, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu	ॐ बुद्धावताराय नमः। (Om Buddhavataraya Namah)
100	Shantatma	One who is boundlessly peaceful soul	ॐ शान्तात्मने नमः। (Om Shantatmane Namah)
101	Lilamanushavigraha	One who takes on a human form for divine play (lila)	ॐ लीलामानुषविग्रहाय नमः। (Om Lilamanushavigrahaya Namah)
102	Damodara	One with a rope around his waist	ॐ दामोदराय नमः। (Om Damodaraya Namah)
103	Viradrupa	One with the cosmic form	ॐ विराड्रूपाय नमः। (Om Viradrupaya Namah)
104	Bhutabhavyabhavatprabhu	The spirit who is in the past, present, and future	ॐ भूतभव्यभवत्प्रभवे नमः। (Om Bhutabhavyabhavatprabhave Namah)
105	Adideva	One who is the primeval deity	ॐ आदिदेवाय नमः। (Om Adidevaya Namah)
106	Devadeva	One who is the lord of all the lords	ॐ देवदेवाय नमः। (Om Devadevaya Namah)
107	Prahladaparipalaka	One who protected Prahlada	ॐ प्रह्लादपरिपालकाय नमः। (Om Prahladaparipalakaya Namah)
108	Shrimahavishnu	The great Vishnu	ॐ श्रीमहाविष्णवे नमः। (Om Shrimahavishnave Namah)

🕯️ How to Chant Vishnu’s 108 Names

Use a Tulsi mala (108 beads)
Sit in a calm, clean space, preferably facing east or north
Start by chanting “Om Namo Narayanaya” 3 or 9 times
Chant each name slowly and with devotion
Offer Tulsi leaves, ghee lamp, and flowers if possible

📅 Best days to chant:

Thursdays (Guruvar – sacred to Vishnu)
Ekadashi (11th lunar day – very auspicious)
Vaikuntha Ekadashi, Janmashtami, Diwali

🛕 Significance in Daily Life

Regular chanting of the 108 names of Lord Vishnu:

Brings harmony in relationships
Helps in overcoming obstacles
Connects you to your higher purpose and dharma
Encourages detachment from material anxiety while still living a full life

📄 Would You Like?

✅ Full list of 108 names with English/Hindi meanings
✅ Printable PDF or wall poster
✅ Audio/video chant recommendations
✅ Daily chanting routine based on your time schedule

Let me know how you’d like to use this sacred practice, and I’ll prepare it for you! 🙏

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🕉️108 Names of Lord Vishnu – Chanting & Spiritual Power

📜 Why 108 Names?

🌟 Spiritual Benefits of Chanting Vishnu’s 108 Names

🎶 Sample of the 108 Names

🕯️ How to Chant Vishnu’s 108 Names

🛕 Significance in Daily Life

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🕉️108 Names of Lord Vishnu – Chanting & Spiritual Power

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🎶 Sample of the 108 Names

🕯️ How to Chant Vishnu’s 108 Names

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