Vishnu · mantra

Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya

ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय

oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya

Meaning

Salutations to the Lord who dwells in all beings as Vasudeva. It is the twelve-syllable mantra of surrender to the indwelling divinity.

Chanted for protection, forgiveness and the softening of the ego; a complete refuge in one line.

Bhagavata Purana / Pancharatra tradition