CLASSICAL MANTRA
Vishnu Sahasranama (Dhyana verses)
Vishnu
Vishnu
Preserver · Thursdays, Ekadashi tithi
The mantra
शुक्लाम्बरधरं विष्णुं शशिवर्णं चतुर्भुजम्। प्रसन्नवदनं ध्यायेत् सर्वविघ्नोपशान्तये
śuklāmbaradharaṃ viṣṇuṃ śaśivarṇaṃ caturbhujam. prasannavadanaṃ dhyāyet sarvavighnopaśāntaye
I meditate on Vishnu robed in white, moon-coloured, four-armed, with a serene face, for the quieting of every obstacle.
What this mantra does
The dhyana verse that opens the thousand-name Vishnu Sahasranama practice. Thursdays, Ekadashi tithi, or any difficult passage.
When to chant
Thursdays in the morning, on Ekadashi tithi, and during any difficult passage. The full Sahasranama is one thousand names of Vishnu; the dhyana verse here opens that practice.
Recommended count: 108 times daily
Classical sources
Mahabharata, Anushasana Parva 149 (Bhishma's thousand names of Vishnu)
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