Lord Vishnu

अच्युतं केशवं विष्णुं हरिं

(Vishnu Namashtakam)

Also known as acyutam kesavam visnum harim satyam janardanam

Note: This is a standalone shloka, distinct from the Achyutashtakam (Click here) by Adi Shankaracharya, which also begins with the words acyutaṃ keśavaṃ. The Vishnu Namashtakam (The Eight Names of Vishnu) from the Vamana Purana (1.1.1, 1.1.3) consists of exactly three short verses. The first verse lists the eight sacred names of Lord Vishnu, while the following two verses explain the Phalashruti—the spiritual benefits and rewards a person receives by chanting them daily.

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Script: Devanagari (देवनागरी) — also the script of Hindi, Marathi, Nepali and Konkani.

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अच्युतं केशवं विष्णुं हरिं सत्यं जनार्दनम् ।
हंसं नारायणं चैवमेतन्नामाष्टकं पठेत् ॥ १॥
त्रिसन्ध्यं यः पठेन्नित्यं दारिद्र्यं तस्य नश्यति ।
शत्रुसैन्यं क्षयं याति दुःस्वप्नः सुखदो भवेत् ॥ २॥
गङ्गायां मरणं चैव दृढा भक्तिस्तु केशवे ।
ब्रह्मविद्याप्रबोधश्च तस्मान्नित्यं पठेन्नरः ॥
इति श्रीविष्णुनामाष्टकं सम्पूर्णम् ।

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