As soon as one wakes up in the morn,

As soon as one wakes up in the morn,

If these sixteen names are read,

He would be bereft of all sins,

And reach the world of Vishnu at the end.

Vishnu  — He who is spread everywhere

Janardhana – He who punishes evil people

Padhmanabha – He who has a lotus in his belly button

Prajapathi – He who is the chief of people

Chakradhara- He who is armed with the holy wheel

Trivikrama- He who measured all the worlds in three steps

Narayana-   He who resides in all things he creates

Sreedhara- He who carries Goddess of Wealth in his chest

Govinda- He who can be attained by Vedas

Madhu Soodhana-He who killed the ogre called Madhu

Naarasimha- He who took the shape of half lion, half human

Jalasayina- He who sleeps on water

Varaha- He who took the shape of the holy boar

Raghu Nandana- The darling of the clan of Raghu

Vaamana- He who took the shape of a dwarf

Madhava-He who is Lord of everything