INTRODUCTION

Vishnu Sahasranama contains the thousand names of Lord Vishnu, and it is an ancient mantra.There are many ways to worship the almighty who controls the entire universe through his supreme powers. Among the various forms of worship, recitation of the mantras is considered as the easiest way to attain the grace of the almighty.

Among the various slokas of Lord Vishnu, the Vishnu Sahasranam is considered to be the sacred one.The importance of chanting Vishnu Sahasranama is mentioned in The Mahabharata. It should be chanted with sincere faith and bhakti in our mind, and our mind and body must be clean and pure.After taking bath, and after applying the holy marks in our body, we must recite it either in our puja room or in the temples.

Frequent recitation of the Vishnu Sahasranama would help the devotees to get a good health and they can attain all kinds of prosperities in their life, and the chanting of this divine mantra, would help us to get rid from the repeated birth cycles.

The great sage Sri Veda Vyasa in his Mahabharata had mentioned that, “those who sincerely chants this mantra, would be blessed by Lord Vishnu, and they need not worry about their life and after their death, they would be merged with Lord Vishnu”. It is such a holy mantra, and it is considered as a “GEM” among the mantras.

Once Rishi Narad had went to Vaikunta and asked Vishnu about the various ways of pleasing him. Lord Vishnu smiled and replied, that whoever chants the divine Vishnu Sahasranama mantra would become my favourite devotee, and I would consider them equivalent to my best devotees like Prahalada and Dhruva, and after the end of their life, they would reach my place.

Since the importance of this Mantra was told by Lord Vishnu himself, let us regularly recite this divine mantra, and be blessed.

“OM”

WRITTEN BY R.HARISHANKAR