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The Vishnusahasranama (Sanskrit '), a tatpurusha compound, is a list of 1,000 names (sahasranama) of Vishnu, one of the main forms of God in Hinduism and the personal supreme God for Vaishnavas (followers of Vishnu). It is also one of the most sacred and commonly chanted stotras in Hinduism. The Vishnusahasranama as found in the Anushasana Parva〔D. Kinsley (1974), Through the Looking Glass, History of Religions, 13(4), pages 270-305〕 of the ''Mahabharata'' is the most popular version of the 1,000 names of Vishnu. Other versions exists in the ''Padma Purana'', Skanda Purana and Garuda Purana. Each name eulogizes one of His countless great attributes. The Vishnu''Sahasranāma'' has been the subject of numerous commentaries. Adi Shankara wrote a definitive commentary on the ''sahasranāma'' in the 8th century which has been particularly influential for many schools of Hinduism even today. Parasara Bhattar, a follower of Ramanuja, wrote a commentary in the 12th century, detailing the names of Vishnu from a Vishishtadvaita perspective. Madhvacharya asserted that each name in the sahasranama has a minimum of 100 meanings. ==Background== According to the 149th chapter of ''Anushāsanaparva'' (verses 14 to 120) in the epic Mahabharata, the names were handed down to Yudhishthira by the famous warrior Bhishma who was on his death bed (of arrows) in the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Yudhishthira asks Bhishma the following questions:〔For IAST version of Sanskrit for these verses, see: .〕〔For Sanskrit text and translation, see: Tapasyananda, pp. 3-4.〕 ' 〔Sankara Bhashya on Vishnusahasranaama〕 Bhishma answers by stating that mankind will be free from all sorrows by chanting the "Vishnusahasranāma", which are the thousand names of the all-pervading Supreme Being Vishnu, who is the master of all the worlds, the supreme light, the essence of the universe and who is Brahman. All matter animate and inanimate reside in him, and he in turn resides within all matter. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vishnu sahasranama」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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