OUSHADHEY CHINTHAYE VISHNUM - ( while taking medicines)vishnu BHOJANEY CHA JANARDHANAM - ( while having food) janardhanan SHAYANEY PADMANABHAM - (while sleeping or lying down)padmanabhan VIVAHE CHA PRAJAPATHIM - (while getting married or engaged)prajapathi YUDHE CHAKRADHARAM DEVAM ( while fighting war) chakrapani PRAVAASEY CHA TRIVIKRAMAM (while travelling abroad) trivikraman NARAYANAM THANU THYAGEY (while dying) narayanan SHRIDHARAM PRIYA SANGAMEY ( while meeting friends) sridharan DUSWAPNA SMAREY GOVINDAM ( while seeing bad dreams) govindan SANKATEY MADHU SUDHANAM ( while sad and having problems)madhu sudhan KANANEY NARASIMHEY ( while in forest) narasimman PAVAKEY JALA SHAYINAM (while in or near fire) jalashayi JALA MADHYEY VARAAHANCHE (while in water) varahan PARVATHEY RAGHU NANDANAM ( while in mountains) sri raman GAMANEY VAMANANCHAIVA (friends ..please help with exact meaning for gamanam) vamanan SARVA KAARYESHU MADHAVAM ( at all times) madhavan this is from a book --it says Those who chant these 16 names of lord vishnu gets rid of all his sins and reaches vishnu's feet after the soul leaves our body.