The below stuti/ divya-nAma pArAyaNaM was recited by rudra to praise viShNu to incite him to slay hiraNyakashipu. A person who due to inability or lack of time cannot recite the viShNu-sahasranAma stotraM on a day of laukika worship of viShNu might recite this stotra instead. A person of the 4th varNa wanting a suitable stuti in deva bhASha for his devotions might sincerely recite this stuti.

|| mahAdeva virachita vAsudeva stuti ||

viShNur-jiShNur-vibhur-devo yaj~nesho yaj~napAlakaH |

prabha-viShNur-grasiShNushcha lokAtmA lokapAlakaH || 1

keshavaH keshihA kalpaH sarva-kAraNa-kAraNaM |

karma-kR^id-vAmatAdhIsho vAsudevo puruShTutaH || 2

AdikartA varAhashcha mAdhavo madhusUdanaH |

nArAyaNo naro haMso viShvakseno hutAshanaH || 3

jyotiShmAn dyutimAn shrImAn AyuShmAn puruShottamaH |

vaikuNThaH puNDarIkAkShaH kR^iShNaH sUryaH surArchitaH || 4

narasiMho mahAbhImo vajradaMShtro nakhAyudhaH |

Adidevo jagat-karta yogesho garuDadhvajaH || 5

govindo gopatir-gopta bhupatir-bhuvaneshvaraH |

padmanAbho hR^ishikesho vibhur-dAmodaro-hariH || 6

trivikraMas-trilokeshaH brahmeshaH prItivardhanaH |

vAmano duShTa-damano govindo gopavallabhaH || 7

bhaktipriyo.achyutaH satyaH satyakIrtir-dhruvaH shuchiH |

kAruNyaH karaNo vyAsaH pApahA shanti-vardhanaH || 8

medhAvI shAstra-tattvaj~no mandAra-giri-ketanaH |

badarI-nilayaH shAntaH tapasvI vidyuta-prabhaH || 9

bhUtAvAso guhAvAsaH shrinivAsaH shriyaH patiH |

tapovAso damovAsaH satyavAsaH sanAtanaH || 10

puruShaH puShkalaH puNyaH puSkarAkSho maheshvaraH |

pUrNaH pUrtiH purANaj~nyaH puNyaj~naH puNyavardhanaH || 11

sha~Nkhi chakrI gadI shAr~NgI lA~NgalI halI |

kirITI kuNDalI hArI mekhalI kavachI dhvajI || 12

jiShNur-jetA mahAvIraH shatrughnaH shatrutApanaH |

shAntaH shAntikaraH shAstA sha~NkaraH shantanustutaH || 13

sArathiH sAttvikaH svAmI sAmavedaH priyaH samaH |

sAvarNaH sAhasI satvaH saMpUrNAshaH saMR^iddhimAn || 14

svargadaH kAmadaH shrIdaH kirtida ArtinAshanaH |

mokShadaH puNDarIkAkSho kShIrAbdhi dhR^itaketanaH || 15

stutaH surAsurairIshaH prerakaH pApanAshanaH |

tvaM yaj~nas-tvaM vaShaTkAras-tvam-o~NkAras-tvam-agnayaH || 16

tvaM svAhA tvaM svadhA devaH tvaM sudhA puruShottama |

namo devAtidevAya viShNave shAshvatAya cha || 17

anantAyAprameyAya namaste garuDadhvaja ||

The deva-s composed the below stuti in the connection with the incarnation of viShNu as matsya. A person desiring victory over his foes may circle a sarvatobhadra maNDala five times, like the one built by emperor vikramAditya of the gupta-s at Deogarh, uttering the below stuti:

|| deva-virachita vijayArtha stuti ||

namaste devadevAya lokanAthAya shAr~NgiNe |

namaste padmanAbhAya lokanAthAya shAr~NgiNe |

namaste padmanAbhAya sarvaduHkhApahAriNe |

namaste vishvarUpAya sarva-devamayAya cha |

madhu-kaiTabha-nAshAya keshavAya namo namaH ||