Dhyanam before Vishnu Sahastrnama

kshIrodanvat-pradese suchi-mani-vilasat-saikate mautikAnAm
mAlA-kliptA-sanasthaH sphtika-mani-nibhaiH mautikaiH manditAngaH
Subhrair-abhrair-adabhraiH upari virachitaiH mukta-pIyUsha-varshaih
AnandI naH punIyAdari-nalina-gadA-Sankha-pAniH mukundaH.
[ May mukundA, with the discuss, mace, conch and lotus in His hands, purify us- mukundA who is seated on a seat of garlands of pearls, in the region of the milky ocean with the sand shining by the light from pure gems; who is adorned by pearls transparent like crystals; and who is enjoying ecstatic bliss on account of pure white clouds overhead, raining showers of nectar. ]
bhUH pAdau yasya nAbhir-viyada-suranila-candra-sUryau cha netre
karNa-vASaH Siro-DyauH mukhamapi dahano yasya vAsteyam abdhiH
antas-stham yasya viSvam sura-nara-khaga-go-bhogi-gandharva-daityaiH
chitram ramramyate tam tribhuvana-vapusham vishNum Isam namAmi.
[I bow to Lord vishNu who has the three worlds as His body. The Earth is His feet, and the sky His navel. Wind is His breath, and the Sun and the Moon are His eyes. Directions are His ears, and the Heaven is His head. Fire is His face and ocean His abdomen. In Him is situated the universe with diverse kinds of Gods, men, birds, cattle, serpents, gandharvas and daityas (demons)- all sporting in a charming way.]
Om namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya:

SantAkAram bhujaga-sayanam padmanAbham sureSam

viSvAdhAram gagana-sadRSam megha-varNam SubhAngam

lakshmi-kAntam kamala-nayanam yogibhir dhyAna-gamyam

vande vishNum bhava-bhaya-haram sarva-lokaika-nAtham.

[I salute vishNu, the sole master of the universe, whose presence is very peaceful, who stretches Himself on a serpent-bed (Adi-Sesha), who sports a lotus in His navel, who is one lord of all the devAs, who is the support of the worlds, who is subtle and All-pervading like the sky, whose complexion is like that of the clouds, whose form is very beautiful, who is the consort of Sri, whose eyes are like lotus petals, who is meditated upon by Yogis and who eradicates the fear of samsAra.]

megha-syAmam pIta-kauseya-vAsam

srI-vatsAnkam kaustubhodbhAsitAngam

punyopetam pundarIka-AyatAksham

vishNum vande sarva-lokaika-nAtham.

[I prostrate before vishNu, the one Lord of the worlds, blue as the cloud and clothed in yellow robes. His chest is marked by the mole known as srivatsa. His body is resplendent with kaustubha gem. He is surrounded by holy persons. And he has wide eyes like lotuses.]

Namah samasta bhutanam-adi-bhutaya bhubrite

Aneka-ruparupaya vishnave prabha-vishnave

saShamkha-chakram sakirIta-kunDalam

sapIta-vastram sarasIruhekshaNam

sahAra-vakshaHsthala-kaustubha-Sriyam

namAmi vishNum SirasA catur-bhujam.

chayayam parijatasya hemasimhasanopari asinamambusdasyamamayataksamalankrtam
candrananam caturbahum srivatsankita vaksasam rukmini satyabhamabhyam sahitam krsnamasraya

[I bow down my head before the four-handed vishNu who sports in His hand the Sankha and the discuss, who is adorned with a crown and ear-pendants, who wears a yellow cloth, whose eyes resemble a lotus and whose chest is beautified by many necklaces and the kaustubha mark.]

Installation before Vishnu Sahastranama

asya sri vishNoH divya sahara-nAma-stotra-mahA-mantrasya

sri veda-vyAso bhagavAn RishiH, anushtup Chandah,

sri mahA-vishNuH paramAtmA sriman-nArAyaNo devatA

amritAmSUdbhavo bhAnuriti bIjam

devakInandanaH srashteti SaktiH

udbhavah kshobhano deva-iti paramo mantraH

Sankha-bHrt nandakI cakrIti kIlakam

SArnga-dhanvA gadhA-dhara-iti astram

rathAnga-pANiH akshobhyah-iti netram

tri-sAmA sAmagah sAmeti kavacham

Anandam para-brahmeti yoniH

rituh sudarsanah kAleti dig-bandhaH

sri visva-rUpa iti dhyAnam

sri mahA-vishNu-prItyarthe sri-sahasranAma-jape viniyogah

[(The above angas are usually repeated in prose in the course of pArAyaNA. They are followed by some dhyana-slokas or stanzas for meditation. The holy Names are then recited). Of this grand mantra, i.e. the Thousand Names of vishNu, the venerable veda vyAsa is Rishi, the meter is anushtup; its Diety is sriman nArAyanA, the supreme soul, the All-pervader.
Its seed is "amritAmSUdbhavo bhAnu".
Its power is devakI's son. The essential part of the mantra is "udbhavah: kshobhano devaH".
Its pin is "Sankha-bHrin nandakI cakrI".
Its weapon is "SArnga-dhanvA gadhA-dharaH". Its eye is "rathAnga-pANiH: akshobhyah".
Its armor is "tri-sAmA sAmagas sAma".
Its womb is "Anandam para brahma".
The enclosure binding the directions (east, west, south and north) is "rituh sudarsanah kAla". The contempletion is on the universal form. Its purpose and utility is in the Thousand Names being used for praising and pleasing vishNu.]

Question answer session between Yudhishtra and Bhishma

As directed by the Lord, he meets Yudishtra. At their meeting, Yudhistira presented Bhishma with six questions.

1. kimEkam dhaivatam lokE?Who is the greatest Lord in the world?

2. kim vaapyEkam parAyaNam?Who is the one refuge of all?

3. stuvantam kam prApnuyuh mAnavah subham?By glorifying whom, can man attain peace and prosperity?

4. kam arcanat prApnuyuh mAnavaah subham?By worshipping whom can man reach auspiciousness?

5. kO dharmah sarva dharmANaam bhavatah paramO matah?What is, in thy opinion, the greatest Dharma?

6. kim japam mucyatE jantur janma samsAra bandhanAth?By doing Japa of what, can creature go beyond the bonds and cycle of birth and death?

Bhishma responded by reciting the one thousand names now hailed as the Vishnu Shasranama, and reminded him that either by meditating on these names or by invoking the names through archana (Offering), our minds can be lifted to higher consciousness.

VishNu SahasranAmam consists of 142 slokas. Excepting 13 slokas at the beginning and 22 at the end, the remaining 107 slokas contain the thousandnames of God.

MEDITATION ON VishNu AND INTRODUCTORY

Om SuklAmbara-dharam vishNum SaSivarnam catur-bhujam

prasanna-vadanam dhyAyet sarva-vighnopaSAntaye.

[ (For the eradication of all obstructions) One should meditate upon vishNu Who is clad in white robes, Who has a moonlike lustre, Who has four arms and Who has a beneficient face. ]

vyAsam vasishta-naptAram Sakteh pautram akalmasham

parAsarAtmajam vande Suka-tAtam tapo-nidhim.

[ vyAsa is the great-grandson of vasishta and the grand-son of Sakti. He is the son of parAsara and the father of Suka. I offer my obeisance to that vyAsa who is free from all defects and is a mine of austerities.]

vyAsAya vishNu-rUpAya vyAsa-rUpAya vishNave

namo vai Brahma-nidhaye vAsishtAya namo namaH.

[ My repeated salutations to vyAsa who is a form of vishNu and to vishNu who is a form of vyAsa- sage vyAsa, who is a descendent of vasishta and who is a treasure of brahman, (i.e. vedas).]

avikArAya SuddhAya nityAya paramAtmane

sadaika-rUpa-rUpAya vishNave sarva-jishnave.

[ My salutations to vishNu, Who is devoid of all mutations, Who is by nature pure and eternal, Who is endowed with a form which is uniform at all times, and Who is the victor all.]

yasya smaraNa-mAtreNa janma-samsAra-bandhanAt

vimuchyate namas-tasmai vishNave prabhavishNave.

Om namo vishNave prabhavishNave.

[ My salutations to that superior diety vishNu, by a mere thought of Whose name all persons are freed from the bonds of samsara (birth and death). Salutations to that All-powerful vishNu, Who is signified by pranava (i.e. Omkara). ]

sri vaiSampAyana uvAca-

SrutvA dharmAna-SesheNa pAvanAni ca sarvaSaH

yudhishThiraH SAntanavam punar-evAbhya-bhAshata.

[ sri vaiSampAyana said: "After hearing all froms of dharma capable of effecting complete purification, yudhishThira, still unsatisfied, questioned the son of Santanu as follows": ]

YudhishThira uvAca-

kimekam daivatam loke kim vApyekam parAyaNam

stuvantaH kam kam arcantaH prApnuyur mAnavAH Subham.

[ sri yudhishThira asked: "In this universe who is the one Divinity (at whose command all beings function)? What is that one supreme Status which one should seek to attain? Who is at Divinity by praising whom and by worshipping whom a man attains the good? ]

ko dharmaH sarva-dharmAnAm bhavataH paramo mataH

kim japan mucyate jantur janma-samsAra-bandhanAt.

[ Which according to you is the highest form of dharma (capable of bestowing salvation and prosperity on man)? What is that by uttering or reciting which any living being can attain freedom from the cycle of births and deaths?" ]

BhIshma uvAca-

jagat-prabhum deva-devam anantam puruhottamam

sthuvan nAma-sahasreNa purushaH satatotthitaH

[ sri bhIshma replied:"He will be free from all sorrows who always praises by 'the sahasranAma' (thousand names) that All-pervading Being who is the master of the worlds, Who is supreme over all devas and who is the supreme spirit.]

tameva cArcayan nityam bhaktyA purusham avyayam

dhyAyan stuvan namasyamS-ca yajamAnas-tam-eva-ca.

[That worshipper will be free from all sorrows who devoutly worships and meditates on that Undecaying Being, as also praises Him and makes prostrations to Him. ]

anAdi-nidhanam vishNum sarva-loka-maheSvaram

lokAdhyaksham stuvan-nityam sarva-dukhAtigo bhavet.

[ He will be free from all sorrows who always sings the praise vishNu (the All-pervading Being), who is free from the six changes beginning with origin and ending with death, and who is the master and over-seer of all the worlds. ]

braHmaNyam sarva-dharmaj~nam lokAnAm kIrti-vardhanam

loka-nAtham mahad-bhUtam sarva-bhUta-bhavodbhavam.

[ He is the protector of the brahmA and the veda. He is the knower of all Dharmas. He is the enhancer of the reputation of all beings. He is the supreme Brahman. Out of Him all beings and the whole of samsAra have come out.]

Esha me sarva-dharmAnAm dharmo'dhikatamo mataH

yad bhaktyA puNDarIkAsham stavair arcen naraH sadA.

[ To adore the Lotus-eyed One always with hymns of praise recited with devotion- I consider this to be superior to all other forms of dharma.]

paramam yo mahat tejaH paramam yo mahat tapaH

paramam yo mahad brahma paramam yaH parAyanam.

[He is the supreme light of consciousness. He is the supreme controller of everything. He is the supreme All-pervading Being. He is the support of everything. ]

pavitrAnAm pavitam yo mangalAnAm ca mangalam

daivatam daivatAnAm ca bhUtAnAm yo'vyayaH pitA.

[He is the sanctifier of even what is most sacred. He is the most auspicious among auspicious beings. He is the Lord of all divinities. He, the undecaying, is the father of all beings]

yataH sarvANi bhUtAni bhavanty'Adi yugAgame

yasmimS-ca pralayam yAnti punareva yuga-kshye.

[He is the One from whom all beings come into existence at the beginning of a cycle of time, and He is also the One into whom they all dissolve at the end of the cycle.]

tasya loka-pradhAnasya jagan nAthasya bhUpate

vishNor nAma-sahasram me SRNu pApa-bhay'Apaham.

[Hear from me the hymn that is constituted of a 'thousand names' of that vishNu who is the master of the universe, who is the subject of discourse of all scriptures, and who is the eraser of all sins and fear of samsAra.]

yAni nAmAni gauNAni vikhyAtAni maHAtmanaH

RishibhiH pari-gItAni tAni vashyAmi bhUtaye.

[I am giving for the benefit of all those names of His which are far-famed, which are indicative of His attributes, and which find a place in the exalted hymns of the Rshis."]

vishNoHr nAma-sahasrasya veda-vyAso mahA-muniH

chandaH-anushtup tathA devo bhagavAn devakI-sutaH.

[The great vedavyAsa is the Rshi of these Thousand Names of vishNu; anushtup is its metre. The presiding diety is Lord Krishna, devakI's son. ]

amrutAm-sUdbhavo bIjam Saktih devaki-nandanaH

trisAmA hridayam tasya SAntyarthe viniyujyate.

[ The seed is He who is born in the lunar race; Its power is the Name, "The son of devakI". The heart is the name "One who is sung by three important sAmA hymns". the purpose is the attainment of peace.]

vishNum jishnum mahA vishNum prabhavishNum maheSvaram

aneka-rUpa-daity-Antam namAmi purushottamam.

[I bow to vishNu, the victorious, the All-pervading, the Mighty, the Lord of All, the Enemy of daityas (demons) of many forms and the Best of persons. ]

Birth of Vishnu Sahastranama

Sri Vishnusahasranamam contains 1008 Names of Sri Mahavishnu. This entire compiling was done after the Mahabharata war and Saint Vyasa Mahamuni wrote the entire versus. Every Name of Sri Vishnu has a meaning to it; quite apart - the phonetic vibrations by chanting each Name known as "Nama" and the chain of names known as "Namavali" produces very fantastic results of vibrations that are very essential for humans knowledge and wisdom. What the phonetic sound vibrations create to the chanter or to the one who hears it is very well established by many eminent scholars. For attainment of spiritual liberation, one must involve himself/herself to the glories of the Lord Sri Mahavishnu, by reciting the entire slokhas.

The birth of Sri Vishnu Sahasra Nama - The 1008 Names of Sri Maha.

The legend would have it that at the end of the epic Mahabharata war, Bhishmacharya was awaiting the sacred hour to depart from his physical body unto the lotus feet of the Lord. Yudhishtira, the eldest of the Pandavas, was desperately looking for the answers to matters relating to Dharma and Karma. Lord Sri Krishna, who understood Yudhistira’s uneasy mind, guided him to Bhishma to learn insight in to this precious knowledge. It is relevant to mention that Bhishma was acknowledged to be one of the twelve most knowledgeable people. The other eleven being Brahma , Narada , Siva , Subramanya , Kapila , Manu , Prahlada , Janaka , Bali, Suka and Yama .

Vishnu Sahastranama

Rudraksha Pran pratishtha

An auspicious Day, Date and Nakshtra is chosen  taking into  consideration the clients Name, Date of Birth and Place of Birth by our Guruji

2.
      Then the mind is cleared of all negative thoughts so as  to achieve a clear and
positive mind frame .

3.
      A Matt is placed on the Floor in such a way that the face is towards East, North or
North-East while performing the Pran Pratishtha Puja of the Holy Rudraksha Bead.

4.
      The Rudraksha is opened and washed with Unboiled Milk and Holy Water. After that
Sandalwood Paste is applied to it and is kept on the Special Aasan ( Seat ) made
for it in front of Lord Shiva Idol.

5.
      An Incense or a Diya is Lit in front of the Rudraksha & Fresh Flowers, Fruits,
Sweets and Panchamrut ( A Special Spiritual Preparation made of Five items
viz, Holy Water, Milk, Ghee, Honey and Curd ) is offered to Lord Shiva and
the Holy Rudraksha Bead

6.
      After that, the Name of the Client, Date of Birth and Place or Birth are spoken by 
Guruji with an intention to Energize the Holy Rudraksha Bead for the said Person
(Our Client who have purchased this Holy Rudraksha Bead ) along with a request
to Lord Shiva that the wishes of the Client be granted and he/she is able to lead 
more Happier, Healthier and Wealthier Life after wearing this Holy Rudraksha Bead.

7.
      The Eyes are closed while concentrating on the Holy Rudraksha Bead and reciting
the Beej Mantra of the Rudraksha for 108 times followed by recitation of
Other Spiritual Mantras to appease  Lord Shiva.

8.
      This completes the procedure which is called as "Prana Prathistha"  of Rudraksha. This procedure creates a Live Energy within the Rudraksha  .

9.      After the above procedure is completed by our Learned Guruji, the Holy Rudraksha
Bead is despatched to you. Since the Energization procedure has already been
done, you can directly start wearing the Rudraksha once you have received it.

10.
      You may yourself recite the mantra of the Rudraksha bead that you have
purchased for 11 times every day or at least on every Monday

10 mukhi rudraksha

Information :-
Symbol of : Lord Vishnu
Ruling Planet : None
Day to wear : Monday
Beej Mantra : "Om Hreem Namah,Namah"

Symbol of :            Lord Vishnu
Day of wearing :   Sunday
Mantras :             Shree Narayanaaye Namah
                            Shree Vishnavai Namah
                            Om Hreem Namah Namah

Way of wearing :

Take one bead of ten faced Rudraksha string it in a thread after capping it in gold or silver and wear it chanting the mantra.