Vishnu · shloka
Shantakaram Bhujagashayanam
Shantakaram
शान्ताकारं भुजगशयनं पद्मनाभं सुरेशम् विश्वाधारं गगनसदृशं मेघवर्णं शुभाङ्गम् लक्ष्मीकान्तं कमलनयनं योगिभिर्ध्यानगम्यम् वन्दे विष्णुं भवभयहरं सर्वलोकैकनाथम्
śāntākāraṁ bhujaga-śayanaṁ padmanābhaṁ sureśam viśvādhāraṁ gagana-sadṛśaṁ megha-varṇaṁ śubhāṅgam lakṣmī-kāntaṁ kamala-nayanaṁ yogibhir dhyāna-gamyam vande viṣṇuṁ bhava-bhaya-haraṁ sarva-lokaika-nātham
Meaning
Of serene form, resting on the serpent, lotus-navelled, lord of the gods, support of the universe, vast as the sky, cloud-hued and graceful, beloved of Lakshmi, lotus-eyed, reached by the meditation of yogis — I bow to Vishnu, remover of the fear of becoming, lord of all worlds.
Why recite it
The daily Vishnu dhyana shloka; reciting it paints the image of Vishnu on the inner eye.
Source
Traditional daily prayer (Sanatan Dharma)