विष्णुसहस्रनाम स्तोत्र (महाभारत अनुशासन पर्व - जगद्गुरु आदि शंकराचार्य भाष्य सानुवाद सटीक)

166 VISHNU SAHASRANAMA
with eyes that are like the lotus, have never to meet
with any discomfiture.
Thus ends the 149th chapter consisting of the Divine
Hymn, Sahasranāma of Vishnu, in the dialogue between
Bhishma and Yudhishthira in the Ānuśāsanika Parva in
the Mahābhārata.¹
'Lord of the Universe' and other epithets indicate
that the reciters of this hymn become virtuous, and have
their objects and actions fulfilled, as they worship the Lord
of the Universe. Vyāsa says : "The Śrutis say that any
act carelessly performed, any irregular procedure in sacri-
fices, is rendered perfect by meditating upon Vishnu."
"If one praises the Creator of the Universe with the
same ardour with which he would praise a rich man to get
wealth from him, would he not be delivered from the
bonds (of Samsāra) ?"
This commentary of Sahasranāma, which brings happi-
ness to all and was written in accordance with Śruti and
reason, is dedicated to the feet of Hari.
Thus ends the Bhāshya of Sri Sankarāchārya, the
Teacher of the Parama Hamsa Sanyāsins, the student of
Govinda Bhagavatpāda.
OM TAT SAT
¹According to Parāśara Bhatta, 235th Adhyāya.