VISHNU · NAMAVALI

Vishnu Shodasha Nama Stotram

శ్రీవిష్ణో: షోడశనామస్తోత్రమ్

Vishnu Shodasha Nama Stotram is a traditional Vishnu devotional reading. This page presents the full text of the linked Wikisource edition, with Telugu and IAST transliterations.

తెలుగు देवनागरी English (IAST)

śrīviṣṇoḥ ṣoḍaśanāmastotram | śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ|| auṣadhe cintayedviṣṇuṃ bhojane ca janārdanam | śayane padmanābhaṃ ca vivāhe ca prajāpatim ||1|| yuddhe cakradharaṃ devaṃ pravāse ca trivikramam | nārāyaṇaṃ tanutyāge śrīdharaṃ priyasaṃgame ||2|| duḥsvapne smara govindaṃ saṃkaṭe madhusudanam | kānane nārasiṃhaṃ ca pāvake jalaśāyinam ||3|| jalamadhye varāhaṃ ca parvate raghunandanam | gamane vāmanaṃ caiva sarvakāryeṣu mādhavam ||4|| ṣoḍaśaitāni nāmāni prātarutthāya yaḥ paṭhet | sarvapāpavinirmukto viṣṇuloke mahīyate ||5|| iti śrīviṣṇoḥ ṣoḍaśanāmastotraṃ saṃpūrṇam||

Reading & reflection

This hymn addresses Vishnu through devotional names and imagery. Begin with a quiet breath, read one verse at a time, and leave a short pause between stanzas.

Text edition & attribution

Complete text of श्रीविष्णो: षोडशनामस्तोत्रम् on Sanskrit Wikisource, revision 404353, contributed by Wikisource editors. Text and generated transliterations are shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Changes: interface material removed, spacing normalized, and Telugu and IAST transliterations generated. The source may contain transcription variants; automated transliterations have not been independently proofread. No source verses have been intentionally shortened.