108 Names of Krishna
OM SHRI KRISHNAYA NAMAHA
Salutations to Lord Shri Krishna
OM KAMALA NATHAYA NAMAHA
To Kamala's (Goddess Lakshmi's) spouse
OM VAASUDEVAYA NAMAHA
To Vasudeva (Vasudev's son, Krishna)
OM SANATANAYA NAMAHA
To the Eternal One
OM VASUDEVAYA NAMAHA
To the Son of Vasudeva
OM PUNYAYA NAMAHA
To the Meritorious One
OM LILA-MANUSHA-VIGRAHAYA NAMAHA
To Him who has assumed a human form to perform His pastimes
OM SHRIVATSA KAUSTHUBHA-DHARAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who wears the Shri Vatsa (representing Shri Lakshmi) and the
Kaustubha gem
OM YASHODA-VATSALAYA NAMAHA
To Mother Yashoda's darling child
OM HARAYE NAMAHA
To Shri Hari
OM CHATURBHUJATTA-CHAKRASI-GADA-SHANKADHYAYUDHAYA NAMAHA
To the Four-armed One who carries the weapons of disc, conch and club
OM DEVAKI NANDANAYA NAMAHA
To Mother Devaki's son
OM SHRISAYA NAMAHA
To the abode of Shri (Lakshmi)
OM NANDAGOPA PRIYATMAJAYA NAMAHA
To Nanda Gopa's darling child
OM YAMUNAVEGA SAMHARINE NAMAHA
To the Lord who destroyed the speed of the river Yamuna
OM BALABHADRA PRIYANUJAYA NAMAHA
To Balabhadra's (Balarama's) dear younger brother
OM PUTANA JIVITA HARAYA NAMAHA
To the Destroyer of the demoness Putana
OM SHAKATASURA BHANJANAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who destroyed the demon Sakatasura
OM NANDAVRAJA JANA NANDINE NAMAHA
To the Lord who brought great happiness to Nanda and the people of Vraja
OM SACHIDANANDA VIGRAHAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who is the embodiment of Existence, Awareness and Bliss
OM NAVANITA VILIPTANGAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord whose body is smeared with butter
OM NAVANITA NATAYA NAMAHA
To the One who danced to get butter
OM ANAGHAYA NAMAHA
To the sinless One
OM NAVANITA NAVAHARAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who invented a new form of food-butter
(because He consumed large quantities of it)
OM MUCHUKUNDA PRASADAKAYA NAMAHA
to the Lord who blessed (gave salvation) to King Muchukunda
OM SHODASHA STHRI SAHASRESHAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord of sixteen thousand wives
OM TRIBHANGI LALITAKRITAYE NAMAHA
To the Lord who poses bent in three places
OM SUKAVAG AMRITABHDHINDAVE NAMAHA
To the ocean of nectar in the form of Sukadeva's words (spoken as
Srimad-Bhagavatam)
OM GOVINDAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord of the cows
OM YOGINAM PATAYE NAMAHA
To the Lord of the yogis
OM VATSA VATACHARAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who roamed (in Vrindavana) with the company of calves and friendly
cowherd boys
OM ANANTAYA NAMAHA
To the Infinite One
OM DHENUKASURA MARDANAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who killed the demon Dhenukasura
OM TRINIKRITA TRINAVARTAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who destroyed the whirlwind demon Trinavarta
OM YAMALARJUNA BHANJANAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who broke the two Yamalarjuna trees
OM UTTALA TALABHETTRE NAMAHA
To the Lord who broke the huge trees
OM TAMALA SHYAMALA KRITAYE NAMAHA
To the Lord who is a beautiful as the dark Tamala tree
OM GOPA GOPISHVARAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord of Gopas and Gopis
OM YOGINE NAMAHA
To the greatest Yogi
OM KOTI SURYA SAMAPRABHAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who is as lustrous as a million suns
OM ILAPATAYE NAMAHA
To the Lord of the Earth
OM PARASMAI JYOTISHE NAMAHA
To the One who is the Supreme Light
OM YADAVENDRAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord of the Yadavas
OM YADUDVAHAYA NAMAHA
To the Leader of the Yadus
OM VANAMALINE NAMAHA
To the Lord who wears a sylvan garland
OM PITA VASASE NAMAHA
To the Lord who wears yellow robes
OM PARIJATAPA HARAKAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who removed the parijatha flower (from India's garden)
OM GOVARDHANACHALO DHARTRE NAMAHA
To the Lord who lifted Govardhan Hill
OM GOPALAYA NAMAHA
To the protector of cows
OM SARVA PALAKAYA NAMAHA
To the protector of all beings
OM AJAYA NAMAHA
To the all-victorious Lord
OM NIRANJANAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who is untainted
OM KAMA JANAKAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who generates desires in the worldly-minded
OM KANCHA LOCHANAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who has beautiful eyes
OM MADHUGHNE NAMAHA
To the Lord who killed the demon Madhu
OM MATHURA NATHAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord of the holy place of Mathura
OM DVARAKA NAYAKAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord of Dwaraka
OM BALINE NAMAHA
To the all-powerful Lord
OM BRINDAVANANTA SANCARINE NAMAHA
To the Lord who roamed around Vrindavana
OM TULASIDAMA BHUSHANAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who adorns Himself with tulasi leaf garlands
OM SYAMANTAKA MANER HARTRE NAMAHA
To the Lord who stole the Syamantaka gem
OM NARA NARAYANATMAKAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who has the twin forms of Nara and Narayana
OM KUBJA KRISHTAMBARADHARAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who wore the ointment offered by Kubja, the hunchbacked lady
OM MAYINE NAMAHA
To the Lord of Maya (the illusion)
OM PARAMAPURUSHAYA NAMAHA
To the Supreme Person
OM MUSHTIKASURA CHANURA MALLAYUDHA-VISHARADAYA NAMAHA
To the expert wrestler who wrestled with the two demons, Mushtika and Chanura
OM SAMSARA VAIRINE NAMAHA
To the enemy of Samsara (the cycle of births and deaths)
OM KAMSARAYE NAMAHA
To the enemy of King Kamsa (who wanted to kill Krishna)
OM MURARAYE NAMAHA
To the enemy of the demon Mura
OM NARAKANTAKAYA NAMAHA
To the destroyer of the demon Naraka
OM ANADI BRAHMACHARINE NAMAHA
To the beginningless Absolute
OM KRISHNA VYASANA KARSHAKAYA NAMAHA
To the One who removed Draupadi's distress
OM SHISHUPALA SHIRASCETTRE NAMAHA
To the Lord who removed Sisupala's head
OM DURYODHANA KULANTAKAYA NAMAHA
To the destroyer of the dynasty of Durodhana
OM VIDURAKRURA VARADAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who gave boons to Vidura and Akrura
OM VISHVARUPA PRADARSHAKAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who revealed His Viswarupa (the Universal Form)
OM SATYAVACHE NAMAHA
To the Lord who utters only truth
OM SATYA SANKALPAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord of true resolve
OM SATYABHAMA RATAYA NAMAHA
To the Lover of Satyabhama
OM JAYINE NAMAHA
To the Lord who is ever victorious
OM SUBHADRA PURVAJAYA NAMAHA
To the elder brother of Subhadra
OM VISHNAVA NAMAHA
To Lord Vishnu
OM BHISHMA MUKTI PRADAYAKAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who bestowed salvation on Bhishma
OM JAGADGURAVE NAMAHA
To the Lord who is Guru to the whole world
OM JAGANNATHAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord of the whole world
OM VENUNADA VISHARADAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who is an expert in playing flute music
OM VRISHABHASURA VIDHVAMSINE NAMAHA
To the Lord who destroyed the demon Vrishaba
OM BANASURA KARANTAKAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who chopped off the hands of the demon Banasura
OM YUDHISTHIRA PRATISHTHATRE NAMAHA
To the Lord who established Yudhisthir (as the king)
OM BARHI BARHAVATAMSAKAYA NAMAHA
To the One who is adorned with effulgent peacock feathers
OM PARTHASARATHAYE NAMAHA
To Partha Sarathi, the chariot driver of Arjuna
OM AVYAKTAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who is difficult to comprehend
OM GITAMRITA MAHODADHAYE NAMAHA
To the Ocean containing the nectar of the Bhagavad-gita
OM KALIYAPHANI MANIKYA RANJITA SHRI PADAMBHUJAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord whose lotus feet are adorned with the gems from the hoods of the
serpent Kaliya
OM DAMODARAYA NAMAHA
To the One who was tied with a grinding stone around His waist
OM YAJNABHOKTRE NAMAHA
To the Lord who consumes sacrificial offerings
OM DANAVENDRA VINASHAKAYA NAMAHA
To the destroyer of the Lord of Asuras
OM NARAYANAYA NAMAHA
To Lord Narayana
OM PARABRAHMANE NAMAHA
To the Supreme Brahman
OM PANNAGASHANA VAHANAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who has a serpent (Adisesha) as His seat
OM JALAKRIDASAMASHAKTA GOPI VASTRAPAHARAKAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who (playfully) hid the clothes (left on the shore) of the Gopis
who were engrossed in playing in the waters of the Yamuna river
OM PUNYA-SHLOKAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord whose praises bestow merit
OM TIRTHAPADAYA NAMAHA
To the One whose feet are holy
OM VEDAVEDYAYA NAMAHA
To the source of the Vedas
OM DAYANIDHAYE NAMAHA
To the Treasure of compassion
OM SARVA BHUTATMAKAYA NAMAHA
To the Soul of the elements
OM SARVAGRAHA RUPINE NAMAHA
To the All-formed One
OM PARATPARAYA NAMAHA
To the One who is highest than the highest
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