The Vishnu Sahasranama (विष्णुसहस्रनामस्तोत्रम्) is one of the most beloved devotional hymns in the Vedic tradition. It appears in the Anushasana Parva of the Mahabharata, where Bhishma Pitamaha, on his bed of arrows, teaches Yudhishthira the thousand sacred names of Lord Vishnu — the preserver, pro...