Vishnu Sahasranama
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Vishnu Sahasranama is a revered Sanskrit hymn from the Mahabharata that enumerates a thousand names of the Hindu god Vishnu, each expressing different aspects of his divine nature.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vishnu Sahasranama canonical | 3 |
| Thousand names of Vishnu | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4782927 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vishnu Sahasranama Context triple: [Madhava, appearsIn, Vishnu Sahasranama]
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A.
Lalita Sahasranama
Lalita Sahasranama is a revered Hindu devotional hymn that enumerates a thousand names and attributes of the Divine Mother Lalita Tripurasundari, central to Shakta worship and Sri Vidya tradition.
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B.
Vishnu Purana
Vishnu Purana is a major ancient Hindu scripture that narrates the myths, cosmology, and incarnations of the god Vishnu, including stories central to festivals like Janmashtami.
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C.
Panchadasi
Panchadasi is a classic 15-chapter philosophical treatise that systematically expounds the non-dualistic teachings of Advaita Vedanta.
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D.
Devi Bhagavata Purana
Devi Bhagavata Purana is a major Hindu scripture of the Shakta tradition that extols the Divine Mother as the supreme reality and source of the universe.
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E.
Bavan Kashi Subodh Ratnakar
Bavan Kashi Subodh Ratnakar is a Marathi literary work by social reformer and education pioneer Savitribai Phule, reflecting her progressive ideas and reformist thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vishnu Sahasranama Target entity description: Vishnu Sahasranama is a revered Sanskrit hymn from the Mahabharata that enumerates a thousand names of the Hindu god Vishnu, each expressing different aspects of his divine nature.
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A.
Lalita Sahasranama
Lalita Sahasranama is a revered Hindu devotional hymn that enumerates a thousand names and attributes of the Divine Mother Lalita Tripurasundari, central to Shakta worship and Sri Vidya tradition.
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B.
Vishnu Purana
Vishnu Purana is a major ancient Hindu scripture that narrates the myths, cosmology, and incarnations of the god Vishnu, including stories central to festivals like Janmashtami.
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C.
Panchadasi
Panchadasi is a classic 15-chapter philosophical treatise that systematically expounds the non-dualistic teachings of Advaita Vedanta.
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D.
Devi Bhagavata Purana
Devi Bhagavata Purana is a major Hindu scripture of the Shakta tradition that extols the Divine Mother as the supreme reality and source of the universe.
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E.
Bavan Kashi Subodh Ratnakar
Bavan Kashi Subodh Ratnakar is a Marathi literary work by social reformer and education pioneer Savitribai Phule, reflecting her progressive ideas and reformist thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu devotional text
ⓘ
Sanskrit hymn ⓘ litany ⓘ stotra ⓘ |
| addressee | Yudhishthira ⓘ |
| alsoReveredBy |
Madhva Vaishnavas
ⓘ
linked to:
Madhva Sampradaya
Smarta Hindus ⓘ
linked to:
Smarta Sampradaya
Sri Vaishnavas ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Vaishnavism
Vaishnavas ⓘ
linked to:
Vaishnavism
|
| associatedScripture |
Bhagavad Gita
ⓘ
Puranas ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bhagavata tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Bhakti Vedanta
Bhishma Stuti tradition ⓘ Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| centralDeity | Vishnu ⓘ |
| contains | thousand names of Vishnu ⓘ |
| containsConcept |
Vishnu as creator
ⓘ
Vishnu as destroyer ⓘ Vishnu as preserver ⓘ Vishnu as protector of dharma ⓘ Vishnu as supreme being ⓘ nirguna Brahman ⓘ omnipotence of Vishnu ⓘ omnipresence of Vishnu ⓘ omniscience of Vishnu ⓘ saguna Brahman ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
influential in Vaishnava theology
ⓘ
major component of Hindu liturgy ⓘ widely memorized by devotees ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Vishnu ⓘ |
| describes | Vishnu ⓘ |
| foundInBook | Anushasana Parva ⓘ |
| foundInParva |
Book 13 of the Mahabharata
ⓘ
linked to:
Śānti Parva of the Mahabharata
|
| genre | devotional hymn ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryBy |
Adi Shankaracharya
ⓘ
Madhvacharya ⓘ Nilakantha ⓘ
linked to:
Nīlakaṇṭha
Parasara Bhattar ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| meter | Anushtubh ⓘ |
| narrativeContext | dialogue between Bhishma and Yudhishthira ⓘ |
| numberOfNames | 1000 ⓘ |
| partOf | Mahabharata ⓘ |
| philosophicalAffiliation | Vedanta ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | devotional recitation ⓘ |
| primaryTheme | glorification of Vishnu ⓘ |
| recitedIn |
homes
ⓘ
religious gatherings ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| recitedOn |
Ekadashi days
ⓘ
Vaishnava festivals ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Lalita Sahasranama
ⓘ
Shiva Sahasranama ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in many printed editions) ⓘ |
| speaker | Bhishma ⓘ |
| structure |
introductory verses
ⓘ
main thousand-name section ⓘ phalaśruti (verses describing benefits) ⓘ |
| titleMeaning |
Thousand names of Vishnu
ⓘ
linked to:
Vishnu Sahasranama
|
| transmittedBy | oral tradition ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bhakti (devotional practice)
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daily worship ⓘ meditation on Vishnu ⓘ prayers for health and prosperity ⓘ ritual chanting ⓘ seeking protection ⓘ seeking spiritual merit ⓘ |
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Subject: Vishnu Sahasranama Description of subject: Vishnu Sahasranama is a revered Sanskrit hymn from the Mahabharata that enumerates a thousand names of the Hindu god Vishnu, each expressing different aspects of his divine nature.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Vishnu Sahasranama