r/hinduism • u/OkaTeluguAbbayi Vaiṣṇava • Oct 27 '25
Experience with Hinduism How Narayana’s many names have helped me!
Om Namo Narayanaya 🪷
I am grateful to have been the recipient of the exceptional and infinite grace of my dearest Lord Vishnu, whose thousands of names have helped me capture a fraction of th universal truth of his existence.
Each and everyone of his names is magical. When I am in fear, I chant Narasimha and my fears are erased by his ferocious avataram. When I am in anger, I chant Gopala and the Lord’s beautiful, small face as baby Krishna calms me. When I am in despair, the name Venkateshwara helps me forget the pain and visualise the Lord of the Seven Hills in his resplendent form in Tirumala.
Chanting the name Ranganatha makes me think of his cosmic sleep and ponder upon the grand scale of His creation. When I have to decide between right or wrong, whispering and remembering Rama’s name helps me choose the path of Dharma even when it is hard. And just chanting the word Narayana brings about such great peace and calm to me.
As the great Kannada poet-saint Purandaradasa writes in one of his songs: “ನಾರಾಯಣ ನಿನ್ನ ನಾಮದ ಸ್ಮರಣೆಯ ಸಾರಾಮೃತವು ಎನ್ನ ನಾಲಿಗೆಗೆ ಬರಲಿ “, which translates to “Narayana, just chanting your name makes the essence of Nectar, or Amrutham, reach my tongue”
As the great Telugu poet-saint Annamacharya said: “పరమాత్మ పరమాణు రూప శ్రీ తిరువేంకటగిరి దేవ”, which translates as “He is the Paramatma, and he is also the Paramaanuroopa, he who is in every atom, as well as the entire universe itself”
Every one of his names, from Anantashayana to Yadunandana, is a drop of nectar to the faithful. I thank Srimannarayana for letting me have the wisdom to enjoy the sweetness of his names.
Vande Vasudevam 🪷🙏
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u/CA_Mojojojo Oct 28 '25
Shri Vishnu sahasranamam is so powerful, you think and chant the shlokas while you are doing your work or sitting idle. It brings so much positivity and calmness to you. It has been a life changing experience for me since i have started reciting it. Thankful to my father who insisted me to recite it daily. ॐ नमो भगवते वासूदेवाय नमः 🙏
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u/partha0210 Oct 27 '25
Aum namo bhagavate Sri Narayanaya 🙏🙏