Vishnu Sahasranamam by M S Subbulakshmi Vishnu Sahasranamam means 1,000 names of Lord Maha Vishnu, one of the main deities in Hinduism and the supreme God in Vaishnavism. Recited daily by many Vaishnavites, devotees of Lord Vishnu. It is one of the most sacred and popular stotras in Hinduism. The Vishnu Sahasranama as found in the 'Anushasana Parva' of the epic Mahabharata. It is the most popular version of the 1,000 names of Vishnu. Other versions exist in the Padma Purana,