Vishnu Shodashanama Stotram

Meaning:

Slokas:

Śuklāmbaradharaṁ viṣṇuṁ śaśivarṇaṁ caturbhujaṁ .
Prasannavadanaṁ dhyāyet sarvavighnopaśāntaye ..

Worship that Vishnu, who wears white clothes, who has the colour of the moon, who has four hands, and who has a smiling face for the removal of all obstacles.

Śāntākāraṁ bhujagaśayanaṁ padmanābhaṁ sureśaṁ 

Viśvādhāraṁ gaganasadṛśaṁ meghavarṇaṁ śubhaṅgaṁ .

Lakṣmīkāntaṁ kamalanayanaṁ yogihṛddhyānagamyaṁ 

Vande viṣṇuṁ bhavabhayaharaṁ sarvalokaikanāthaṁ ..

I salute that Vishnu, who has a serene appearance, who sleeps on a serpent, who has a lotus in his navel, who is the overlord of the gods, who sustains the universe, whose is boundless like the sky, whose colour is like the cloud, who has an auspicious body, who is the husband of Lakshmi, whose eyes resemble a lotus, who is attained by sages by worshipping him in their hearts, who removes the fear of samsara and who is the lord of all the worlds.

Vishnu Shodashanama Stotram:

Auṣadhe cintayedviṣṇuṁ bhojane ca janārdanam .
Śayane padmanābhaṁ ca vivāhe ca prajāpatiṁ ..1..

Remember Vishnu while taking medicine, Janardana while eating food, Padmanabha before sleeping, and Prajapati during marriage.

Yuddhe cakradharaṁ devaṁ pravāse ca trivikramam.

Nārāyaṇaṁ tanutyage śrīdharaṁ priyasaṅgame ..2.

Remember Cakradhara while fighting wars, Trivikrama while in foreign lands, Narayana before death, and Sridhara when meeting the beloved.

Dussvapne smara govindaṁ saṅkaṭe madhusūdanaṁ .
Kānane nārasimhaṁ ca pāvake jalaśāyinaṁ ..3..

Remember Govinda during bad dreams, Madhusudana in times of distress, Narasimha in the forest, and Jalashayin the middle of fire.

Jalamadhye varāhaṁ ca parvate raghunandanaṁ .

Gamane vāmanaṁ caiva sarvakāryeśu mādhavaṁ ..4..

Remeber Varaha in the middle of water, Raghunandana when on mountains, Vamana while travelling, and always remember Madhava.

Ṣoḍaśaitāni nāmāni prātharutthāya yaḥ paṭhet .
Sarvapāpavinirmukto viṣṇuloke mahīyate ..5..

Whoever wakes in the early hours and recites these sixteen names becomes free from all his sins and attains the world of Vishnu at the end of his life.  

The verses before this hymn are taken from the Vishnu Sahasranamam. The source of the hymn is unknown.

Notes:

This hymn gives sixteen names of lord Vishnu, each to be chanted during various experiences in life.