Śrī Viṣṇusahasranāmam: Practice and Results
Channel: Consciousness Research Centre
Date: 2022-05-06

Phāla-śruti—Results of chanting Śrī Viṣṇusahasranāma:
121. Bhiṣma: “Thus have I recited to thee, without leaving out any, the thousand divine names of the high-souled Keśava, whose glory should always be sung.
122. That man who hears this hymn every day or who recites this, never meets with any evil here or hereafter.
123. By doing this a Brāhmaṇa knows the end of the Vedas; a Kṣatriya eomes out victorious in battle; a Vaiśya becomes possessed of great riches and a Śūdra enjoys great happiness.
124. He who aspires to the merit of righteousness succeeds (by reciting this) in getting it; he who desires wealth likewise gets it; the man of pleasure has his desires satisfied; and he who desires offspring acquires offspring.
125. That man who with devotion and perseverance, and heart wholly turned towards Him, recites these thousand names of Vāsudeva every day, after having purified himself, 
126. succeeds in acquiring great fame, a position of eminence among his kinsmen, enduring prosperity, and lastly that which is of the highest benefit to him (i.e., mokṣa).
127. Such a man never meets with fear at any time and acquires great prowess and energy. Disease never afflicts him; fair complexion, strength, beauty and accomplishments become his.
128. The sick become hale; the afflicted become freed from their afflictions; the affrighted become freed from fear; and he that is plunged in calamity becomes freed from calamity.
129. The man who hymns the praises of that foremost of Beings, by reciting His thousand names with devotion, succeeds in quickly surmounting all difficulties.
130. That mortal who takes refuge in Vāsudeva and who becomes devoted to Him, becomes freed from all sins and attains eternal Brahman.
131. They who are devoted to Vāsudeva have never to encounter any evil. They become freed from the fear of birth, death, decrepitude and disease.
132. That man, who with devotion and faith recites this hymn of one thousand names, succeeds in acquiring felicity of soul, a disposition of forgiveness, prosperity, intelligence, memory and fame.

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Here is the astonishing Advaita commentary by Śrīpad Śaṅkarācārya: https://ia904501.us.archive.org/20/items/visnu-sahasra-nama-bhasya-samkaracarya-anantha-krishna-sastry-1980-adyar/VisnuSahasraNama-Bhasya-Samkaracarya-AnanthaKrishna-Sastry-1980-Adyar_text.pdf
 
Complete Sanskrit text in IAST format (for chanting): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kfz28W-Th4TJzdcDQ8TH7b2yJyGA5-ff/view?usp=sharing