Tantra says that in the age of Kali yuga, most stotras are cursed by Parashurama and hence are ineffective. While listing the ones which are free from this curse and hence suitable during Kali Yuga, it is said, "Gita of the Bhishma Parva, Vishnu Sahasranama of Mahabharata and Chandika Saptashati' (Devi Mahatmyam) are free from all doshas and grant fruits immediately in Kali Yuga." In a classic astrological text, the Bṛhat Parāśara Horāśāstra, sage Parashara frequently recommends the recitation of the Vishnu Sahasranama as the best remedial measure for planetary afflictions. For example, see the following verse: "The most effective and beneficial remedial measure for the prolongation of longevity and to obtain relief from other evil effects is recitation of Vishnu Sahasranam." Ch. 56, verse 30 Sage Parashara mentions this practice more than ten times in his text as in this further verse: "The remedial measure to obtain relief from the above evil effects, is recitation of Vishnu Sahasranama." Ch. 59, verse 77 In his celebrated Ayurvedic text Charaka Samhita, Acharya Charaka refers to the power of Vishnu Sahasranama in curing all kinds of fever. viṣṇuṁ sahasramūrdhānaṁ carācarapatiṁ vibhum|| 311 stuvannāmasahasrēṇa jvarān sarvānapōhati| Recitation of the sahasra nāma (one thousand names) of Lord Viṡnū, who has one thousand heads, who is the chief of the carācara (moving and non-moving things of the universe) and who is omnipresent cures all type of jwaras. Shlokas Recitation and aggregation An alternative approach is to say the starting prayer, and then say the names collected in stanzas (As they were originally said by Bhishma.) Such stanzas are called Slokas in Sanskrit. The Sahasranama (apart from the initial and concluding prayers) has a total of 108 shlokas. For example, the first sloka is: om visvam vishnur-vashatkaro bhutbhavyabhavatprabhuh bhutkrd bhutbhrd-bhaavo bhutatma bhutabhavanah Notice the aggregation of several words and the omission of their intervening spaces. For example, the last word of the first line of this Sloka: bhutabhavya-bhavatprabhuh corresponds to: om bhutabhavya bhavat prabhave namah of the expanded version. This joining-together of words is a common feature of Sanskrit and is called Samasa- a compound. It makes the slokas compact, and easier to remember. The Thousand Names of Lord Vishnu This is the complete list of names, in loose anglicized spelling and with idiosyncratic translations. Sanskrit has multiple meanings to a single word, notice how Brahma and Brahmaa differ. One may contemplate over understanding each name