16 names of Lord Vishnu

16 names of Lord Vishnu

4/26/08

These are 16 names of Vishnu to be remembered at different occasions.
It is said that sabda (sabda), sparsha (touch), roopa (form), rasa
(taste), gandha (smell) and the positive energy or vibration coexist
with words. Repeated chanting of each word with bhava creates
different results in our body since effort to utter each word uses
different muscles and brings different effect in the saadhaka.
Chanting can be done like in the naamaavali: Om Vishnave Nama:, Om
Janaaardanaaya nama:, Om padmanaabhaaya nama: etc. We will try to
analyze the meaning of each name. May be Vishunsahasranama
interpretaions will help us.
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When taking medicine think of Vishnu
Before eating think of Janaardana
Before going to bed think of Padmanaabha
During marriage think of Prajaapathi
During fight or controversial situations think Chakradhara
When you are away from home or NRIs like lot of us think of Thrivikrama
At the time of death try to think of Naarayana
When you are with your spouse, think of Sridhara
To avoid bad dream think of Govinda
When you are sad, think Him as Madhusoodana
When you are in forest and afraid think of Narasimha
When you are afraid of fire, think Him as Jalashaayin (who is lying in
the Kaarana jalam)
When you have the fear of drowning, think of Varaaham
When you are climbing mountains or hard to reach places think of Him
as Raghunandanan
Before going for a trip pray Him in the form of Vaamana
And for the success of what ever we do, (in all our everyday
activities) pray Him as Maadhava

औषधे चिन्‍तयेव्‍दिष्‍णुं भोजने च जनार्दनम्‌।
शयने पद्मनाभं च विवाहे च प्रजापतिम्‌ ।।१।।
युध्‍दे चक्रधरं देवं प्रवासे च त्रिविक्रमम्‌ ।
नारायणं तनुत्‍यागे श्रीधरं प्रियसंगमे ।।२।।
दु:स्‍वप्‍ने स्‍मर गोविन्‍दं संकटे मधुसूदनम्‌ ।
कानने नारसिंहं च पावके जलशायिनम्‌ ।।३।।
जलमध्‍ये वराहं च पर्वते रघुनन्‍दनम्‌ ।
गमने वामनं चैव सर्वकार्येषु माधवम ।।४।।