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Vishnu Sahasranama (Opening Names)
viśvaṁ viṣṇurvaṣaṭkāro
विश्वं विष्णुर्वषट्कारो भूतभव्यभवत्प्रभुः । भूतात्मा भूतभावनः ॥
viśvaṁ viṣṇurvaṣaṭkāro bhūtabhavyabhavatprabhuḥ । bhūtātmā bhūtabhāvanaḥ ॥
Meaning
The first of the thousand names: Vishnu is the universe itself, master of past, present and future, the soul and nurturer of all beings.
Why recite it
The gateway into the thousand names — recited as the beginning of the full Sahasranama.
Source
Vishnu Sahasranama, Mahabharata