yAni nAmAni gauNAni vikhyAtAni maHAtmanaHRshibhiH pari-gItAni tAni vakshyAmi bhUtaye

Namani = Names , Gaunani = Benefit , Vikyatham = Fame ,Mahathmanah = Great Soul ( Supreme Soul) , Rishibhi = Rishis( Saints,

Ascetic) , Gitani= Song ,Tune,Hymns,Vakshyami = Inner Soul.Meaning: Bheeshma achariya Says ‘’I am giving for the benefit of all

those names of His which arefar-famed, which are indicative of His attributes, and which find

a place in the exalted hymns of the Rshis."

Rishir Naam nama Sahasrasya Vedha Vyaaso Maha Munihi Chando Anustup Thatha Devo Bhagavaan Devaki suthaha

Here we take the Nyasam for the starting Vishnu Sahasranamam,Acutally for Evey Sankalpam and activity nyasam should be done. One Rishi , One Chandhas, One Devatha Cobine a Nyasam , There 7 Chandas : Gayatri , Ushnik , Anushtup,

Bruhati, Pankthi, Trustup , Jagati.Meaning :Vedha Vysar is taken as Rishi Because of giving the Sahasranamam of

Lord Vishnu and also being the Incarnation of Vishnu ,Anustup will be the Chandas which is of 8 letter , 16 in line( as astakshara was 8 letter is 8 this chandas also is same ).Bhagavan Devaki Suthaha is None other than Lord

Krishna son of Devaki. So Everything here is Directly or Indirectly Reflecting Sriman Narayanan

Amrutham Sha Udbhavoo Bheejam Shakthyar Devaki NandhanahaTrisaama Hridyam Tasya Shantyar Devini Yudhyathehe

• The Sama Vedham is Divided into 3 parts that is y here 3 sama is Mentioned , it will be the heart of the Sahasranamam.Amrutham is obtained from the Bheejam as shown in the picture.Shakthi will also be the Lord krishna Himself.

• The seed is He who is born in the lunar race; Its power is the• Name, "The son of devakI". The heart is the name "One who is• sung by three important sAmA hymns". the purpose is the• attainment of peace.

vishNum jishnum mahA vishNum prabhavishNum maheSvaramaneka-rUpa-daity-Antam namAmi purushottamam.

Meaning of the Slokam :I bow to vishNu, the victorious,who is in the All-pervading, PrabhaVishnum( Mighty ) lord of

All,He has taken many incarnation to kill the Enemy (daityas ,demons), He is protrayed by Bheeshma as Purushotamam .( the man who have all the Highest Qualities in him)