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The phala-shruti and the claim that one Rama name equals the thousand
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A Purana says one name of Rama outweighs a thousand names of Vishnu.
The Sahasranama's phala-shruti promises fame, wealth, knowledge and pleasure to a daily devoted reader. A Padma Purana claim says one name of Rama equals all thousand names; the page notes such verses are not meant literally. Krishna is also quoted as feeling more praised by a single shloka than the thousand names; I could not find the source of this.
Who: Krishna, Rama, Bhishma
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Bhishma on the bed of arrows gives the thousand names trivia-about
Two commentaries on the thousand names: Shankara and Parasara Bhattar same-story-other-version
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- purana · Wikipedia: Vishnu Sahasranama phala-shruti
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