Śrī Viṣṇu Sahasranāma NĀMA VERSE 1
विश्वं विष्णुर् वषट्कारो भूत भव्य भवत् प्रभुः
भूतकृद् भूतभृद् भावो भूतात्मा भूत भावनः
viśvaṃ viṣṇur vaṣaṭkāro bhūta bhavya bhavat prabhuḥ
bhūtakṛd bhūtabhṛd bhāvo bhūtātmā bhūta bhāvanaḥ
TRANSLATION
1. Viśvam: The all or the Universe
2. Viṣṇuḥ: He who pervades everything
3. Vaṣaṭkāraḥ: For whom the sacrificial verses are uttered in the yajñas
4. Bhūta-bhavya-bhavat-prabhuḥ: The one who is the master and beyond the past, present and the future
5. Bhūtakṛt: The creator and destroyer of all existences in the universe
6. Būtabhṛt: One who supports or sustains or governs the universe
7. Bhāvaḥ: Pure existence
8. Bhūtātmā: The essence of all beings
9. Bhūta-bhāvanaḥ: He who originates and develops all Elements
