Śrī Viṣṇu Sahasranāma DHYĀNAM VERSE 20
ऋषिर् नाम्नां सहस्रस्य वेदव्यासो महामुनिः
छन्दोनुष्टुप् तथा देवो भगवान् देवकीसुतः
ṛṣir nāmnāṃ sahasrasya vedavyāso mahāmuniḥ
chandonuṣṭup tathā devo bhagavān devakīsutaḥ
SYNONYMS
ṛṣiḥ: the seer (ṛṣi) | nāmnām sahasrasya: of the thousand names | veda-vyāsaḥ: Vedavyāsa | mahā-muniḥ: the great sage | chandaḥ: the metre | anuṣṭup: Anuṣṭup | tathā: and | devaḥ: the deity | bhagavān: the Supreme Lord | devakī-sutaḥ: the son of Devakī (Kṛṣṇa) |
TRANSLATION
The rishi of the thousand names is Vedavyasa, the great contemplative sage; The metre is Anushtup, and the deity is the blessed son of Devaki.