Vishnu Ashtottara Shatanamavali - all 108 sacred names of Lord Vishnu in Sanskrit with Roman transliteration and English meaning.
Chant as: ॐ [नाम]ाय नमः (Om [Name]aya Namah) - offering one tulsi leaf or yellow flower with each name. Especially powerful on Thursdays and Ekadashi.
| # | Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | विश्वम् | Vishvam | The universe itself - who is identical with the whole cosmos |
| 2 | विष्णुः | Vishnuh | The all-pervading one - who pervades and fills all of existence |
| 3 | वषट्कारः | Vashatkarah | The lord of the Vashat exclamation in sacred fire rituals |
| 4 | भूतभव्यभवत्प्रभुः | Bhutabhavya-bhavatprabhuh | Lord of the past, present and future - beyond all time |
| 5 | भूतकृत् | Bhutakrit | The creator of all beings and all forms of existence |
| 6 | भूतभृत् | Bhutabhrit | The sustainer and nourisher of all beings in existence |
| 7 | भावः | Bhavah | Pure existence - he who is Being itself |
| 8 | भूतात्मा | Bhutatma | The soul of all beings; the inner self of every creature |
| 9 | भूतभावनः | Bhutabhavanah | Who causes and enables the welfare and growth of all beings |
| 10 | पूतात्मा | Putatma | Of the purest, most spotless and immaculate soul |
| 11 | परमात्मा | Paramatma | The supreme soul - the ultimate self beyond all individual selves |
| 12 | मुक्तानां परमागतिः | Muktanam Paramagatih | The supreme goal and final refuge of all liberated souls |
| 13 | अव्ययः | Avyayah | The imperishable, indestructible and inexhaustible one |
| 14 | पुरुषः | Purushuh | The supreme person - the original cosmic being |
| 15 | साक्षी | Sakshi | The eternal witness - who sees all without attachment |
| 16 | क्षेत्रज्ञः | Kshetrajñah | Knower of the field (body) - the pure consciousness within |
| 17 | अक्षरः | Aksharah | The imperishable syllable; the indestructible divine reality |
| 18 | योगः | Yogah | Union itself - the path and goal of all spiritual practice |
| 19 | योगविदां नेता | Yogavidam Neta | The leader and guide of all who know yoga and spirituality |
| 20 | प्रधानपुरुषेश्वरः | Pradhanapurusha-ishvarah | Lord of both primordial nature (Pradhana) and the cosmic person |
| 21 | नारसिंहवपुः | Narasimhavapuh | Who has the body of the divine man-lion (Narasimha) |
| 22 | श्रीमान् | Shriman | Who possesses all spiritual and material prosperity (Shri) |
| 23 | केशवः | Keshavah | Who has beautiful flowing hair; slayer of the demon Keshi |
| 24 | पुरुषोत्तमः | Purushottamah | The supreme among all persons - the greatest cosmic being |
| 25 | सर्वः | Sarvah | Who is everything - the totality of all existence |
| 26 | शर्वः | Sharvah | Who destroys all evil, sin and ignorance from the world |
| 27 | शिवः | Shivah | The auspicious one - ever good, ever pure, ever benevolent |
| 28 | स्थाणुः | Sthanuh | The immovable pillar; the eternal, unchanging ground of being |
| 29 | भूतादिः | Bhutadih | The origin and source of all that has ever come into existence |
| 30 | निधिरव्ययः | Nidhiravyayah | The inexhaustible treasure - whose wealth never diminishes |
| 31 | सम्भवः | Sambhavah | Who brings all things into manifestation and existence |
| 32 | भावनः | Bhavanah | Who creates, imagines and brings into being all of existence |
| 33 | भर्ता | Bharta | The great sustainer who holds up and maintains all beings |
| 34 | प्रभवः | Prabhavah | The source and origin of all divine powers and manifestations |
| 35 | प्रभुः | Prabhuh | The almighty lord - supremely powerful and omnipotent |
| 36 | ईश्वरः | Ishvarah | The lord who rules and governs all of creation and existence |
| 37 | स्वयम्भूः | Svayambhuh | The self-existent, self-born one - not created by another |
| 38 | शम्भुः | Shambhuh | Who is the source and giver of happiness and bliss |
| 39 | आदित्यः | Adityah | The sun; son of Aditi; who illuminates all the worlds |
| 40 | पुष्कराक्षः | Pushkarakshah | Who has eyes as beautiful as the blue lotus (Pushkara) |
| 41 | महास्वनः | Mahasvanah | Of immense and resonant cosmic sound - the great-sounding one |
| 42 | अनादिनिधनः | Anadinidhanah | Without beginning and without end - the truly eternal one |
| 43 | धाता | Dhata | The ordainer and creator who arranges and sustains all |
| 44 | विधाता | Vidhata | Who creates and prescribes the destiny of all beings |
| 45 | धातुरुत्तमः | Dhaturuttamah | The supreme element and foundation of all existence |
| 46 | अप्रमेयः | Aprameyah | Who cannot be measured, quantified or fully comprehended |
| 47 | हृषीकेशः | Hrishikeshuh | Lord of the senses - who is the master of all perception |
| 48 | पद्मनाभः | Padmanabhah | From whose navel arose the cosmic lotus (and all creation) |
| 49 | अमरप्रभुः | Amaraprabhuh | The lord of the immortal gods and all celestial beings |
| 50 | विश्वकर्मा | Vishvakarma | The architect and craftsman of the entire universe |
| 51 | मनुः | Manuh | The thinker; who manifested as Manu (the first human) |
| 52 | त्वष्टा | Tvashta | Who shapes and fashions all forms - the divine craftsman |
| 53 | स्थविष्ठः | Sthavisthah | Who is immensely large and vast - the cosmic expansiveness |
| 54 | स्थविरो ध्रुवः | Sthaviro Dhruvah | The ancient one and the firmly fixed, unwavering eternal |
| 55 | अग्राह्यः | Agrahyah | Who cannot be grasped or fully apprehended by the senses |
| 56 | शाश्वतः | Shashvatah | The eternal, everlasting one who always was and always will be |
| 57 | कृष्णः | Krishnah | The dark blue one; the all-attractive; the highest reality |
| 58 | लोहिताक्षः | Lohitakshah | Who has red eyes - whose divine gaze is as red as the sun |
| 59 | प्रतर्दनः | Pratardanah | The great destroyer at the time of universal dissolution |
| 60 | प्रभूतः | Prabhutah | Who is supremely abundant and overflowing with all riches |
| 61 | त्रिककुब्धाम | Trikakubdhama | Who is the lord and dwelling of all three directions/peaks |
| 62 | पवित्रम् | Pavitram | The most sacred and purifying - the very essence of purity |
| 63 | मङ्गलं परम् | Mangalam Param | The supreme auspiciousness - the highest good |
| 64 | ईशानः | Ishanah | The great ruler and controller of all the worlds and beings |
| 65 | प्राणदः | Pranadah | The giver and sustainer of the breath of life (prana) |
| 66 | प्राणः | Pranah | Life itself - the vital force and breath within all beings |
| 67 | ज्येष्ठः | Jyeshthah | The eldest, the most ancient - who existed before all else |
| 68 | श्रेष्ठः | Shreshthah | The greatest, the best and most excellent among all |
| 69 | प्रजापतिः | Prajapatih | The lord and protector of all beings and all creation |
| 70 | हिरण्यगर्भः | Hiranyagarbhah | The golden womb - the cosmic egg from which creation arose |
| 71 | भूगर्भः | Bhugarbhah | Who holds the entire earth within his divine body |
| 72 | माधवः | Madhavah | Husband of Ma (Lakshmi); born in the lineage of Madhu |
| 73 | मधुसूदनः | Madhusudanah | Slayer of the demon Madhu - who destroys inner ignorance |
| 74 | ईश्वरः | Ishvarah | The great lord - the supreme governing power of all |
| 75 | विक्रमी | Vikrami | Of extraordinary valour - who crosses all barriers in 3 strides |
| 76 | धन्वी | Dhanvi | Who bears the divine bow - the cosmic archer |
| 77 | मेधावी | Medhavi | Of supreme intelligence - the source of all intellect |
| 78 | विक्रमः | Vikramah | Who measures and covers all existence with his divine strides |
| 79 | क्रमः | Kramah | The cosmic sequence - the ordered unfolding of all creation |
| 80 | अनुत्तमः | Anuttamah | Who has no superior - the absolutely highest of all |
| 81 | दुराधर्षः | Duradharsah | Who is invincible and impossible to conquer or overcome |
| 82 | कृतज्ञः | Kritajñah | Who knows and acknowledges all actions - the all-knowing witness |
| 83 | कृतिः | Kritih | Who is the doer behind all actions in the universe |
| 84 | आत्मवान् | Atmavan | Who is established in the Self - ever self-possessed |
| 85 | सुरेशः | Sureshuh | The lord of all gods and celestial beings (Suras) |
| 86 | शरणम् | Sharanam | The refuge and shelter - where all souls take protection |
| 87 | शर्म | Sharma | Supreme happiness, bliss and well-being itself |
| 88 | विश्वरेताः | Vishvaretah | The cosmic seed from which the entire universe was born |
| 89 | प्रजाभवः | Prajabhavah | The source and origin of all beings and all creation |
| 90 | अहः | Ahah | The luminous day - who is the light of all existence |
| 91 | सम्वत्सरः | Samvatsarah | The year itself - the cycle of time and cosmic seasons |
| 92 | व्यालः | Vyalah | The great serpent (Shesha) - the infinite cosmic snake |
| 93 | प्रत्ययः | Pratyayah | The firm conviction; who is the direct cause of all liberation |
| 94 | सर्वदर्शनः | Sarvadarshana | Who sees all - the omniscient, all-perceiving divine awareness |
| 95 | अजः | Ajah | The unborn, beginningless one - never created by another |
| 96 | सर्वेश्वरः | Sarveshvarah | The lord of all - who rules over every being and every realm |
| 97 | सिद्धः | Siddhah | The perfect one - who has accomplished all and lacks nothing |
| 98 | सिद्धिः | Siddhih | Divine accomplishment and perfection itself |
| 99 | सर्वादिः | Sarvadih | The origin and source of all things that exist |
| 100 | अच्युतः | Achyutah | The infallible - who never falls from his divine nature |
| 101 | वृषाकपिः | Vrishakapi | The divine boar - the Varaha who lifted the sunken earth |
| 102 | अमेयात्मा | Ameyatma | Of immeasurable, unfathomable soul and depth |
| 103 | सर्वयोगविनिःसृतः | Sarva-yoga-vinishritah | Who is free from all bondage and the goal of all yoga |
| 104 | वसुः | Vasuh | The divine wealth - who is the dwelling place of all being |
| 105 | वसुमनाः | Vasumanah | Whose mind is pure and good as divine wealth (Vasu) |
| 106 | सत्यः | Satyah | Truth itself - the ultimate reality that never changes |
| 107 | समात्मा | Samatma | Whose soul is equal in all beings - the impartial universal self |
| 108 | श्री महाविष्णवे | Shri Mahavishave | The supreme Lord Maha Vishnu - the eternal all-pervading one |
The Vishnu Ashtottara Shatanamavali is a sacred set of 108 names of Lord Vishnu, each describing a divine attribute or cosmic function. "Ashtottara Shata" literally means "one hundred and eight" in Sanskrit. The number 108 is considered supremely auspicious in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain traditions - it represents the product of the 12 zodiac signs and 9 planets (12 x 9 = 108), and there are 108 Upanishads, 108 marma points in Ayurveda, and traditionally 108 beads on a japa mala (prayer rosary). This page lists all 108 names with Sanskrit text, Roman transliteration, and English meaning.
The Vishnu Ashtottara Shatanamavali is drawn from the Padma Purana, the Vishnu Purana, and the Mahabharata's Anushasana Parva. Reciting or hearing the 1,000 names (Vishnu Sahasranama) or the shorter 108-name set is prescribed in the Shaiva Agamas and Vaishnava sampradayas as a daily practice that bestows protection, prosperity, and liberation (moksha). Major Vaishnava temples - including the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), the Udupi Krishna temple, and the Vrindavan ISKCON temple - incorporate the Ashtottara recitation into their daily archana rituals.
You can use the names for daily japa, Abhishekam (ritual bathing of a Vishnu idol), puja archana, or study. The Roman transliteration follows the standard IAST (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration) scheme for accurate pronunciation guidance.