Lord Krishna tells Arjuna the shortcut to read Vishnu Sahasra Nama

Lord Krishna tells Arjuna   the shortcut to read  Vishnu  Sahasra Nama

We all know  Goddess  Parvathy   asked  Lord Shiva as to    the alternative  of reading  Vishnu  Sahasranama  to the learned ones and   we know   that He replied that    chanting  name of Rama is sufficient.

   But most of us do not know    that same question was   asked by Arjuna  to Lord Krishna  himself    and he listed out    28 names among those   1000   are  most important

The prayer of twenty eight names of Lord Vishnu

Translated by 

P.R.Ramachander

Arjuna  Uvacha

Arjuna asked

Kim nu  Nama sahasraani  japathe    cha puna puna,

Yaani  Naamani   divyaani  Thaani cha  Chachkshaya  Kesava

Why  is it necessary to chant    your thousand  names   again and again,

Oh Kesava  , please tell me   those divine  names which are  important to the eyes?

Kesava  Uvcha:-

Lord Kesava said

Mathsyam koorma varahancha, Vamanancha Janardhanam,

Govindam Pundareekaksham Madhavam Madhu soodhanam., 1

Fish, turtle, boar, the dwarf and he who troubles bad ones,
Chief of cows, he who has lotus like eyes, lord of knowledge and killer of Madhu

Padmanabham, sahasraksham, vanamalam, halayudham,

Govardhanam, Hrishikesam, Vaikuntam, purushothamam., 2

He who has lotus on his belly, he who has thousand eyes,
He who wears garland of forest flowers, he who has plough as weapon,
He who looks after cows, He who controls five senses,
He who lives in Vaikunta, He who is the greatest among beings.

Viswaroopam, vasudevam, Ramam Narayanam Harim,

Damodharam, Sridharancha Vedangam, Garuda dwajam., 3

He who has world as his form, He who is son of Vasudeva,
Rama, Narayana, Hari, he who is tied by a rope on his belly,
He who carries Mahalakshmi, He who is Vedas, he who has a Eagle flag.

Anantham, Krishna gopalam, japatho nasthi pathakam., 4

He who is limitless, Krisha, he who looks after cows,
Would make the one who chants these sinless.

Gavam koti pradhanasya, aswamedha sathasya cha,

Kanya dhana sahasranam, phalam prapnothi manava ,

Aamayaam vaa pournamasyam, ekadasyam thadiva cha., 5

That man who reads this on full moon, new moon and Ekadasi,
Would get the effect of giving away billions of cows,
Performing Aswamedha one hundred times.
And giving away a girl thousand times.

Sandhya kale smaranithyam, prathakale thadaiva cha,

Madhyahne cha japen nithyam sarva papai pramuchyathe., 6

He who read this daily at dusk, dawn and noon,

Would get rid of all sins committed by him.