auṣadhe cintayedviṣṇuṁ bhojane ca janārdanam |
śayane padmanābhaṁ ca vivāhe ca prajāpatim||1
yuddhe cakradharaṁ devaṁ pravāse ca trivikramam|
nārāyaṇaṁ tanutyāge śrīdharaṁ priyasaṅgame||2
duḥsvapne smara govindaṁ saṅkaṭe madhusūdanam|
kānane nārasiṁhaṁ ca pāvake jalaśāyinam||3
jalamadhye varāhaṁ ca parvate raghunandanam|
gamane vāmanaṁ caiva sarvakāryeṣu mādhavam||4
ṣoḍaśaitāni nāmāni prātarutthāya yaḥ paṭhet|
sarvapāpavrnirmukto viṣṇuloke mahīyate||5
One should think of the name Viṣṇu while taking medicine, Janārdana while taking food, Padmanābha (One Who has a lotus at navel) in bed, Prajāpati in marriage, Cakradhara (One Who holds a discus) in battles, Trivikrama (One Who crossed the universe in three-steps) in home, Nārāyaṇa at the time of leaving body, and Śrīdhara in union with beloved.[1—2]
Remember the name Govinda in bad dreams, Madhusūdana (One Who killed Madhu) in troubles, Nārasiṁha (One Who is man-lion) in forests, Jalaśāyin (One Who is reclining in water) in fire, Varāha (boar) in the middle of water, Raghunandana (One Who is dear to Raghu) in mountains, Vāmana in travel, and Mādhava in all other deeds.[3—4]
Having woken up, each morning, one who reads these sixteen names, he becomes free of all the sins and proceeds to the world of Viṣṇu.[5]
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Translator: Animesh Kumar
© Stutimandal 2007, 05 May
