Vishnu Sahasranamam

Vishnu Sahasranamam is a well-known stotram. It comes in the Anushasanika Parva of the Mahabharata. The subject matter is Moksha Dharma and it is in the form of a conversation between Bhishma Pitamaha and Yudhistira.

In the Kurukshetra battle between the Pandavas and the Kouravas, Bishma Pitamaha is injured and is lying on a bed of arrows waiting for the arrival of the season of Uttarayana to shed his mortal frame. Yudhistira comes seeking his advice on the methods to attain salvation.

It is during this conversation between Bhishma Pitamaha and Yudhistira, this stotra is imparted by the Pitamaha to Yudhistira glorifying the nature of the Almighty God.

There is an elaborate phalsruti listing the varieties of benefits accruing to the various categories of devotees who recite or listen to this Sahasranama stotram. Reciting or listening to this stotram will definitely provide both material and spiritual welfare to all devotees.