
Vishnu Sahasranam Path at Home
Vishnu Sahasranama is the thousand names of Lord Vishnu from the Mahabharata Shanti Parva, chanted for peace and dharma remembrance. Pandit Mrityunjay Sharma recites or leads famil
Vishnu Sahasranam Path at Home
विष्णु सहस्रनाम
The rite
Vishnu Sahasranama is the thousand names of Lord Vishnu from the Mahabharata Shanti Parva, chanted for peace and dharma remembrance. Pandit Mrityunjay Sharma recites or leads family japa at your Bengaluru home, often on Ekadashi, birthdays, or shraddha side offerings to Vishnu. Ekadashi fasting should respect medical needs; listening to sahasranam without strict fast is acceptable when elders agree. Keep Vishnu image at eye level for arati. Pandit Mrityunjay Sharma serves households across Bengaluru and nearby areas within roughly one hundred kilometres, with samagri lists and timing confirmed on WhatsApp before the visit. The site booking form opens WhatsApp only and does not store your personal details. Worship is described here for planning purposes and does not promise specific worldly outcomes. The site booking form opens WhatsApp only and Booking is through the site WhatsApp form; fees and samagri are confirmed in chat, not on this page.
Time at the house: About 1–1.5 hours for full paced path
Pandit Mrityunjay Sharma does this at the house in Bengaluru. The fee is not printed on this page. It is sent on WhatsApp with the material list.
Why families book it
Elders weak in vision rely on pandit recitation; students learn pronunciation; families pair with Satyanarayan on same day.
Spiritual merit in tradition, not promised lottery wins.
Hearing all thousand names once still counts as parayanam when enunciation is clear; families need not pretend to chant every name if tired. Tulsi on the altar freshens the room and is offered at the end. Pairing with Ekadashi fast should respect diabetes or pregnancy limits.
Follow-along books help literate family members; others listen with eyes closed if they prefer. Tulsi offered at end should be fresh, not wilted from morning market delay. Pairing path with medical treatment for illness is wise—worship complements care, not replaces it.
Follow-along books help literate family members; others listen with eyes closed if they prefer. Tulsi offered at end should be fresh, not wilted from morning market delay. Pairing path with medical treatment for illness is wise—worship complements care, not replaces it.
Households across Bengaluru localities such as Whitefield, HSR Layout, Sarjapur Road, Indiranagar, Electronic City, Bellandur, and Hebbal often host this worship in a dedicated puja room or hall with neighbours informed if incense smoke is expected. Pandit Mrityunjay Sharma confirms samagri quantities and arrival time on WhatsApp; the public site does not list fees or store enquiry details.
When families ask
- Ekadashi evening
- Vaikunta Ekadashi
- Vishnu dashami
- Death anniversary if Vishnu archana customary
- Before long journey
- Griha pravesh week
- Guru Purnima
Short vidhi
- Sankalpa and lamp to Vishnu
- Nyasa if time allows
- Chanting all thousand names or paced sections
- Brief meaning pause every hundred names optional
- Final phala shruti parayana
- Arati and prasad
- Distribution of tulsi if available
- Advice on daily one-name japa habit
The pandit confirms the order on WhatsApp before the visit.
Samagri
- Vishnu photo or salagrama
- Tulsi leaves
- Flowers
- Fruits
- Incense
- Ghee lamp
- Water in copper glass
- Text or book for follow-along
- Rice akshata
- Betel
- Sweets
- White or yellow cloth
- Chairs for family
The exact list for your day is sent on WhatsApp. This page does not sell a kit and does not say materials are included in a fee.
Questions
Must we chant along?
Optional; listening is valid. Join for endings if tired.
Faster than one hour possible?
Rushed path loses clarity; abbreviated stotra versions exist—ask pandit.
Women during menstruation?
Family custom varies; some listen without touching book.
Same as Lalitha sahasranama?
Different deity and text; do not substitute silently.
Record for daily play later?
Recording live session allowed; commercial CDs also available.
Include archana after?
Yes if time; plan longer slot.
English translation read?
Brief summaries possible; full translation lengthens much.