Vishnu Mantras

ॐ नमो नारायणाय

oṃ namo nārāyaṇāya

I bow to Narayana (Vishnu), the refuge and resting place of all beings.

ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय

oṃ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya

I bow to Lord Vasudeva (Krishna/Vishnu), who dwells within all.

ॐ नारायणाय विद्महे वासुदेवाय धीमहि तन्नो विष्णुः प्रचोदयात्

oṃ nārāyaṇāya vidmahe vāsudevāya dhīmahi tanno viṣṇuḥ pracodayāt

May we know Narayana and meditate on Vasudeva; may Vishnu inspire us.

ॐ विष्णवे नमः

oṃ viṣṇave namaḥ

I bow to Vishnu, the all-pervading preserver.

शुक्लाम्बरधरं विष्णुं शशिवर्णं चतुर्भुजम् । प्रसन्नवदनं ध्यायेत् सर्वविघ्नोपशान्तये ॥

śuklāmbara-dharaṃ viṣṇuṃ śaśi-varṇaṃ catur-bhujam, prasanna-vadanaṃ dhyāyet sarva-vighnopaśāntaye

I meditate on Vishnu, clad in white, moon-hued, four-armed, serene of face, for the calming of all obstacles.

शान्ताकारं भुजगशयनं पद्मनाभं सुरेशं विश्वाधारं गगनसदृशं मेघवर्णं शुभाङ्गम्

śāntākāraṃ bhujaga-śayanaṃ padma-nābhaṃ sureśaṃ viśvādhāraṃ gagana-sadṛśaṃ megha-varṇaṃ śubhāṅgam

I bow to Vishnu of peaceful form, resting on the serpent, lotus-naveled, support of the universe.

ॐ वासुदेवाय नमः

oṃ vāsudevāya namaḥ

I bow to Vasudeva, the indweller of all.

मङ्गलं भगवान् विष्णुः मङ्गलं गरुडध्वजः । मङ्गलं पुण्डरीकाक्षः मङ्गलायतनो हरिः ॥

maṅgalaṃ bhagavān viṣṇuḥ maṅgalaṃ garuḍa-dhvajaḥ, maṅgalaṃ puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ maṅgalāyatano hariḥ

Auspicious is Lord Vishnu, the lotus-eyed, the abode of all auspiciousness.