Prayers to Lord Krsna
A Comprehensive Guide to Śrī Vṛndāvana Dhāma
108 Names of Krsna
Obeisances
OM SRI KRISHNAYA NAMAHA . . . to Lord Sri Krishna
OM KAMALA NATHAYA NAMAHA . . . to Kamala's (Lakshmi's) spouse
OM VAASUDEVAYA NAMAHA -
. . . to Vaasudeva, Krsna, son of Vasudeva
OM SANATANAYA NAMAHA - . . . to the eternal one
OM VAASUDEVAYA NAMAHA - . . . to the son of Vasudeva
OM PUNYAYA NAMAHA - . . . to the virtuous one
OM LILA-MANUSHA-VIGRAHAYA NAMAHA - . . . to He who has assumed a human form to perform His pastimes
OM SRIVATSA KAUSTUBHA-DHARAYA NAMAHA - . . . to the Lord who wears the Srivatsa (which represents Lakshmi) and the Kaustubha gem
OM YASHODA-VATSALAYA NAMAHA - . . . to Mother Yashoda's darling child
OM HARAYE NAMAHA - To Sri Hari
OM CHATURBHUJATTA-CHAKRASI-GADA-SHANKADHYAYUDHAYA NAMAHA - . . . to the four-armed one who carries the weapons, the disc, conch, and club
OM DEVAKI NANDANAYA NAMAHA - . . . to Devaki's son
OM SRISAYA NAMAHA - . . . to the abode of Sri (Lakshmi)
OM NANDAGOPA PRIYATMAJAYA NAMAHA - . . . to Nanda-gopa's darling child
OM YAMUNAVEGA SAMHARINE NAMAHA - . . . to the Lord who caused the Yamuna to stop flowing
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 MUCUKUNDA PRASADAKAYA NAMAHA - . . . to the Lord who blessed (gave salvation) to King Mucukunda
OM SHODASHA STRI SAHASRESHAYA NAMAHA - . . . to the Lord of 16,000 wives
OM TRIBHANGI LALITAKRITAYE NAMAHA - . . . to the Lord who gracefully 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) in 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 Yamala arjuna 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 forest garland
OM PITA VASASE NAMAHA - . . . to the Lord who wears yellow clothes
OM PARIJATAPA HARAKAYA NAMAHA - . . . to the Lord who removed the parijata tree (from Indra's garden)
OM GOVARDHANACHALO DHARTRE NAMAHA - . . . to the Lord who lifted Govardhana 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 with beautiful eyes
OM MADHUGHNE NAMAHA - . . . to the Lord who killed the demon Madhu
OM MATHURA NATHAYA NAMAHA - . . . to the Lord of Mathura
OM DVARAKA NAYAKAYA NAMAHA - . . . to the Lord of Dwaraka
OM BALINE NAMAHA - . . . to the all-powerful Lord
OM VRINDAVANANTA SANCARINE NAMAHA - . . . to the Lord who roamed 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 with twin forms as Nara and Narayana
OM KUBJA KRISHTAMBARADHARAYA NAMAHA - . . . to the Lord who wore the ointment offered by the hunchback, Kubja
OM MAYINE NAMAHA - . . . to the Lord of maya (the illusion)
OM PARAMAPURUSHAYA NAMAHA - . . . to the Supreme Person
OM MUSTIKASURA CHANURA MALLAYUDHA-VISHARADAYA NAMAHA - . . . to the expert wrestler who wrestled with Mustika and Chanura
OM SAMSARA VAIRINE NAMAHA - . . . to the enemy of samsara, the cycle of birth and death
OM KAMSARAYE NAMAHA - . . . to the enemy of King Kamsa
OM MURARAYE NAMAHA - . . . to the enemy of the Mura demon
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 Duryodhana's dynasty
OM VIDURAKRURA VARADAYA NAMAHA - . . . to the Lord who gave boons to Vidura and Akrura
OM VISHVARUPA PRADARSHAKAYA NAMAHA - . . . to the Lord who revealed His visvarupa (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 gave Bhishma salvation
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 expert in playing the flute
OM VRISHABHASURA VIDHVAMSINE NAMAHA - . . . to the Lord who destroyed the demon Vrishaba
OM BANASURA KARANTAKAYA NAMAHA - . . . to the Lord who chopped off the demon Banasura's hands
OM YUDHISTHIRA PRATISHTHATRE NAMAHA - . . . to the Lord who established Yudhisthira as king
OM BARHI BARHAVATAMSAKAYA NAMAHA - . . . to the one who is adorned with effulgent peacock feathers
OM PARTHASARATHAYE NAMAHA - . . . to Partha-sarathi, Arjuna's chariot driver
OM AVYAKTAYA NAMAHA - . . . to the Lord who is difficult to comprehend
OM GITAMRITA MAHODADHAYE NAMAHA - . . . to the ocean containing the nectar of 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 Kaliya serpent
OM DAMODARAYA NAMAHA - . . . to the One who was tied by the waist to a grinding stone
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 bank) of the gopis who were engrossed in playing in Yamuna
OM PUNYA-SLOKAYA NAMAHA - . . . to the Lord whose praises bestow piety
OM TIRTHAPADAYA NAMAHA - . . . to the one whose feet are holy places
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 one whose form pervades all the planets, or whose form is the essence of everything
OM PARATPARAYA NAMAHA
. . . to the one who is higher than the highest