Lord Krishna Mantras
The divine lover, supreme teacher of the Bhagavad Gita.
Lord Krishna — the eighth avatar of Vishnu, the enchanting cowherd of Vrindavan and supreme teacher of the Bhagavad Gita — embodies divine love, joy and wisdom. Chanting Krishna mantras such as the Hare Krishna Mahamantra, Madhurashtakam and the Krishna Chalisa fills the heart with devotion (bhakti), peace and bliss. His complete mantras and stotras follow with Sanskrit text, transliteration and meaning.
Best day to worship: Wednesday · 20 mantras available
The Legend of Lord Krishna
In the cowherd village of Vrindavan, the people each year held a great offering to Indra, the king of the gods and lord of rain. But the young Krishna asked them instead to honour Govardhan Hill and the cows and land that truly sustained them. The villagers agreed and worshipped the hill — and Indra, his pride wounded, sent down a storm of furious, unending rain to drown all Vrindavan.
As the floodwaters rose and the people trembled, Krishna — then only a boy — lifted the entire Govardhan Hill upon the little finger of his left hand, and held it aloft like a vast umbrella. Beneath it all the people, the cows and the cowherds took shelter, safe and dry, while the rains raged in vain for seven days and nights.
At last Indra, his fury spent and his pride humbled, understood that this child was the Supreme Lord himself, and bowed before him. So Krishna taught that devotion to God and gratitude to the earth that feeds us outweigh the worship of pride and power. The lifting of Govardhan is remembered each year at Govardhan Puja, the day after Diwali.
Lord Krishna Mantras, Chalisa & Stotras
Achyutam Keshavam
अच्युतम् केशवम् रामनारायणम्
Read & Chant →Banke Bihari Aarti
हे गिरिधर तेरी आरती गाऊँ, प्यारे आपको रिझाऊँ ।
Read & Chant →Damodarashtakam
दामोदराय कृष्णाय करे वंशीधराय च ।
Read & Chant →Govindashtakam
श्री गणेशाय नमः ॥
Read & Chant →Hare Krishna Mahamantra
हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण
Read & Chant →Karmanye Vadhikaraste (Bhagavad Gita 2.47)
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन ।
Read & Chant →Khatu Shyam Aarti
ॐ जय श्री श्याम हरे बाबा जय श्री श्याम हरे ।
Read & Chant →Khatu Shyam Chalisa
श्री गुरु चरण ध्यान धर,सुमिरि सच्चिदानन्द।
Read & Chant →Krishna Aarti — Aarti Kunj Bihari Ki
आरती कुंजबिहारी की।
Read & Chant →Krishna Chalisa
बंशी शोभित कर मधुर, नील जलद तन श्याम।
Read & Chant →Krishna Gayatri Mantra
ॐ देवकीनन्दनाय विद्महे वासुदेवाय धीमहि ।
Read & Chant →Krishna Mantra
ॐ क्लीं कृष्णाय नमः ॥
Read & Chant →Krishnashtakam
वसुदेवसुतं देवं कंसचाणूरमर्दनम् ।
Read & Chant →Madhurashtakam
अधरं मधुरं वदनं मधुरं नयनं मधुरं हसितं मधुरम् ।
Read & Chant →Nainam Chindanti Shastrani (Bhagavad Gita 2.23)
नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः ।
Read & Chant →Radha Chalisa
श्री राधे वृषभानुजा, भक्तनि प्राणाधार।
Read & Chant →Santan Gopal Mantra
ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं क्लीं ग्लौं देवकीसुताय नमः ॥
Read & Chant →Sarva Dharman Parityajya (Bhagavad Gita 18.66)
सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य मामेकं शरणं व्रज ।
Read & Chant →Vasansi Jirnani (Bhagavad Gita 2.22)
वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि ।
Read & Chant →Yada Yada Hi Dharmasya (Bhagavad Gita 4.7-8)
यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत ।
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