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Krishna Ashtottara Shatanamavali

श्रीकृष्ण अष्टोत्तर शतनामावली

🕉️ hindu·📿 108× repetitions·🕐 Morning or evening; especially on Janmashtami, Ekadashi and Wednesdays·📜 Brahmanda Purana (as spoken by Vayu)

Also known as: om krishnaya namah · sri krishna ashtottara · krishna 108 names · krishna ashtottaram · krishna ashtothram

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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

A devotional litany of Lord Krishna's 108 names (Ashtottara Shatanamavali) from the Brahmanda Purana, each chanted as 'Om ... namaha'. It traverses his birth to Devaki and Vasudeva, his pastimes in Gokula and Vrindavana, his slaying of demons and of Kamsa, his role as Parthasarathi and giver of the Gita, and his glory as Para Brahman. It is offered as an archana, especially on Janmashtami, Ekadashi and Wednesdays.

Origin & Story

Brahmanda Purana (as spoken by Vayu) · Traditional (Puranic) · Classical

This garland of the 108 names of Lord Krishna is traditionally drawn from the Brahmanda Mahapurana. The names move through his miraculous birth to Devaki and Vasudeva in Mathura's prison, his upbringing among the cowherds of Gokula and Vrindavana, his slaying of the demons sent by Kamsa, the lifting of Govardhana, the subduing of Kaliya, his deeds in the Mahabharata as Parthasarathi, and finally his glory as Narayana and the Supreme Brahman (Paratpara).

✦ As told in scripture

It is said that even a child, like Prahlada in faith, who lovingly recites the 108 names of Krishna draws the Lord as surely as the cowherds of Vrindavana drew him with their love; for Krishna himself declares in the Gita that he is ever near to those who remember him with devotion.

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श्रीकृष्णाय नमः कमलानाथाय नमः वासुदेवाय नमः सनातनाय नमः वसुदेवात्मजाय नमः पुण्याय नमः लीलामानुषविग्रहाय नमः श्रीवत्सकौस्तुभधराय नमः यशोदावत्सलाय नमः हरये नमः चतुर्भुजात्तचक्रासिगदाशङ्खाम्बुजायुधाय नमः देवकीनन्दनाय नमः श्रीशाय नमः नन्दगोपप्रियात्मजाय नमः यमुनावेगसंहारिणे नमः बलभद्रप्रियानुजाय नमः पूतनाजीवितहराय नमः शकटासुरभञ्जनाय नमः नन्दव्रजजनानन्दिने नमः सच्चिदानन्दविग्रहाय नमः नवनीतविलिप्ताङ्गाय नमः नवनीतनटाय नमः अनघाय नमः नवनीतनवाहाराय नमः मुचुकुन्दप्रसादकाय नमः षोडशस्त्रीसहस्रेशाय नमः त्रिभङ्गीमधुराकृतये नमः शुकवागमृताब्धीन्दवे नमः गोविन्दाय नमः योगिनां पतये नमः वत्सवाटचराय नमः अनन्ताय नमः धेनुकासुरमर्दनाय नमः तृणीकृततृणावर्ताय नमः यमलार्जुनभञ्जनाय नमः उत्तालतालभेत्रे नमः तमालश्यामलाकृतये नमः गोपगोपीश्वराय नमः योगिने नमः कोटिसूर्यसमप्रभाय नमः इलापतये नमः परस्मै ज्योतिषे नमः यादवेन्द्राय नमः यदूद्वहाय नमः वनमालिने नमः पीतवाससे नमः पारिजातापहारकाय नमः गोवर्धनाचलोद्धर्त्रे नमः गोपालाय नमः सर्वपालकाय नमः अजाय नमः निरञ्जनाय नमः कामजनकाय नमः कञ्जलोचनाय नमः मधुघ्ने नमः मथुरानाथाय नमः द्वारकानायकाय नमः बलिने नमः बृन्दावनान्तसञ्चारिणे नमः तुलसीदामभूषणाय नमः स्यमन्तकमणेर्हर्त्रे नमः नरनारायणात्मकाय नमः कुब्जाकृष्णाम्बरधराय नमः मायिने नमः परमपूरुषाय नमः मुष्टिकासुरचाणूरमल्लयुद्धविशारदाय नमः संसारवैरिणे नमः कंसारये नमः मुरारये नमः नरकान्तकाय नमः अनादिब्रह्मचारिणे नमः कृष्णाव्यसनकर्षकाय नमः शिशुपालशिरश्छेत्रे नमः दुर्योधनकुलान्तकाय नमः विदुराक्रूरवरदाय नमः विश्वरूपप्रदर्शकाय नमः सत्यवाचे नमः सत्यसङ्कल्पाय नमः सत्यभामारताय नमः जयिने नमः सुभद्रापूर्वजाय नमः विष्णवे नमः भीष्ममुक्तिप्रदायकाय नमः जगद्गुरवे नमः जगन्नाथाय नमः वेणुनादविशारदाय नमः वृषभासुरविध्वंसिने नमः बाणासुरकरान्तकाय नमः युधिष्ठिरप्रतिष्ठात्रे नमः बर्हिबर्हावतंसकाय नमः पार्थसारथये नमः अव्यक्ताय नमः गीतामृतमहोदधये नमः कालीयफणिमाणिक्यरञ्जितश्रीपदाम्बुजाय नमः दामोदराय नमः यज्ञभोक्त्रे नमः दानवेन्द्रविनाशकाय नमः नारायणाय नमः परब्रह्मणे नमः पन्नगाशनवाहनाय नमः जलक्रीडासमासक्तगोपीवस्त्रापहारकाय नमः पुण्यश्लोकाय नमः तीर्थपादाय नमः वेदवेद्याय नमः दयानिधये नमः सर्वतीर्थात्मकाय नमः सर्वग्रहरूपिणे नमः परात्पराय नमः

śrīkṛṣṇāya namaḥ kamalānāthāya namaḥ vāsudevāya namaḥ sanātanāya namaḥ vasudevātmajāya namaḥ puṇyāya namaḥ līlāmānuṣavigrahāya namaḥ śrīvatsakaustubhadharāya namaḥ yaśodāvatsalāya namaḥ haraye namaḥ caturbhujāttacakrāsigadāśaṅkhāmbujāyudhāya namaḥ devakīnandanāya namaḥ śrīśāya namaḥ nandagopapriyātmajāya namaḥ yamunāvegasaṃhāriṇe namaḥ balabhadrapriyānujāya namaḥ pūtanājīvitaharāya namaḥ śakaṭāsurabhañjanāya namaḥ nandavrajajanānandine namaḥ saccidānandavigrahāya namaḥ navanītaviliptāṅgāya namaḥ navanītanaṭāya namaḥ anaghāya namaḥ navanītanavāhārāya namaḥ mucukundaprasādakāya namaḥ ṣoḍaśastrīsahasreśāya namaḥ tribhaṅgīmadhurākṛtaye namaḥ śukavāgamṛtābdhīndave namaḥ govindāya namaḥ yogināṃ pataye namaḥ vatsavāṭacarāya namaḥ anantāya namaḥ dhenukāsuramardanāya namaḥ tṛṇīkṛtatṛṇāvartāya namaḥ yamalārjunabhañjanāya namaḥ uttālatālabhetre namaḥ tamālaśyāmalākṛtaye namaḥ gopagopīśvarāya namaḥ yogine namaḥ koṭisūryasamaprabhāya namaḥ ilāpataye namaḥ parasmai jyotiṣe namaḥ yādavendrāya namaḥ yadūdvahāya namaḥ vanamāline namaḥ pītavāsase namaḥ pārijātāpahārakāya namaḥ govardhanācaloddhartre namaḥ gopālāya namaḥ sarvapālakāya namaḥ ajāya namaḥ nirañjanāya namaḥ kāmajanakāya namaḥ kañjalocanāya namaḥ madhughne namaḥ mathurānāthāya namaḥ dvārakānāyakāya namaḥ baline namaḥ bṛndāvanāntasañcāriṇe namaḥ tulasīdāmabhūṣaṇāya namaḥ syamantakamaṇerhartre namaḥ naranārāyaṇātmakāya namaḥ kubjākṛṣṇāmbaradharāya namaḥ māyine namaḥ paramapūruṣāya namaḥ muṣṭikāsuracāṇūramallayuddhaviśāradāya namaḥ saṃsāravairiṇe namaḥ kaṃsāraye namaḥ murāraye namaḥ narakāntakāya namaḥ anādibrahmacāriṇe namaḥ kṛṣṇāvyasanakarṣakāya namaḥ śiśupālaśiraśchetre namaḥ duryodhanakulāntakāya namaḥ vidurākrūravaradāya namaḥ viśvarūpapradarśakāya namaḥ satyavāce namaḥ satyasaṅkalpāya namaḥ satyabhāmāratāya namaḥ jayine namaḥ subhadrāpūrvajāya namaḥ viṣṇave namaḥ bhīṣmamuktipradāyakāya namaḥ jagadgurave namaḥ jagannāthāya namaḥ veṇunādaviśāradāya namaḥ vṛṣabhāsuravidhvaṃsine namaḥ bāṇāsurakarāntakāya namaḥ yudhiṣṭhirapratiṣṭhātre namaḥ barhibarhāvataṃsakāya namaḥ pārthasārathaye namaḥ avyaktāya namaḥ gītāmṛtamahodadhaye namaḥ kālīyaphaṇimāṇikyarañjitaśrīpadāmbujāya namaḥ dāmodarāya namaḥ yajñabhoktre namaḥ dānavendravināśakāya namaḥ nārāyaṇāya namaḥ parabrahmaṇe namaḥ pannagāśanavāhanāya namaḥ jalakrīḍāsamāsaktagopīvastrāpahārakāya namaḥ puṇyaślokāya namaḥ tīrthapādāya namaḥ vedavedyāya namaḥ dayānidhaye namaḥ sarvatīrthātmakāya namaḥ sarvagraharūpiṇe namaḥ parātparāya namaḥ

Meaning:The Sri Krishna Ashtottara Shatanamavali is the sacred garland of the 108 names of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatara of Vishnu and the Supreme Person (Purushottama). Each name — recited with 'Om' before it and 'namaha' after it — celebrates a quality, pastime or victory of the Lord: the darling of Yashoda and Devaki, the cowherd of Vrindavana who lifted Govardhana and danced upon Kaliya, the slayer of Putana, Kamsa and Narakasura, the charioteer of Arjuna who gave the Bhagavad Gita, and the Supreme Brahman beyond the beyond. Chanting all 108 with devotion, offering a tulsi leaf or flower at each name, draws his grace, love and protection.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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श्रीकृष्णाय नमः🔊śrīkṛṣṇāya namaḥSalutations to Sri Krishna, the all-attractive dark-hued Lord

कमलानाथाय नमः🔊kamalānāthāya namaḥto the Lord of Kamala (Lakshmi), the lotus-goddess

वासुदेवाय नमः🔊vāsudevāya namaḥto Vasudeva, the indwelling Lord present in all beings

सनातनाय नमः🔊sanātanāya namaḥto the eternal, ever-existing one (Sanatana)

वसुदेवात्मजाय नमः🔊vasudevātmajāya namaḥto the son born of Vasudeva

पुण्याय नमः🔊puṇyāya namaḥto the supremely meritorious and purifying one (Punya)

लीलामानुषविग्रहाय नमः🔊līlāmānuṣavigrahāya namaḥto one who takes a human form purely as divine play (lila)

श्रीवत्सकौस्तुभधराय नमः🔊śrīvatsakaustubhadharāya namaḥto the wearer of the Shrivatsa mark and the Kaustubha gem

यशोदावत्सलाय नमः🔊yaśodāvatsalāya namaḥto the beloved darling of Yashoda

हरये नमः🔊haraye namaḥto Hari, who removes sorrows and sins

चतुर्भुजात्तचक्रासिगदाशङ्खाम्बुजायुधाय नमः🔊caturbhujāttacakrāsigadāśaṅkhāmbujāyudhāya namaḥto the four-armed Lord bearing the discus, sword, mace, conch and lotus

देवकीनन्दनाय नमः🔊devakīnandanāya namaḥto Devaki-nandana, the delight of Devaki

श्रीशाय नमः🔊śrīśāya namaḥto Shrisha, the Lord of Shri (Lakshmi)

नन्दगोपप्रियात्मजाय नमः🔊nandagopapriyātmajāya namaḥto the beloved son of the cowherd Nanda

यमुनावेगसंहारिणे नमः🔊yamunāvegasaṃhāriṇe namaḥto one who subdued the force (current) of the Yamuna

बलभद्रप्रियानुजाय नमः🔊balabhadrapriyānujāya namaḥto the dear younger brother of Balabhadra (Balarama)

Benefits of Chanting Krishna Ashtottara Shatanamavali

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Chanting the 108 names of Krishna invokes his grace, love and personal protection.

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Each name is a meditation on a divine pastime (lila); reciting all 108 purifies the heart and deepens bhakti.

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Traditionally offered as an archana — one name at a time with a tulsi leaf or flower at the Lord's feet.

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Removes obstacles, fears and the bondage of samsara, of which Krishna is called the foe (Samsara-Vairi).

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Most auspicious on Janmashtami, Ekadashi and Wednesdays; suitable for daily recitation with faith.

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Cultivates the sweet, loving devotion (madhurya bhakti) for which Krishna worship is renowned.

How to Chant Krishna Ashtottara Shatanamavali

Repetitions108times

Best TimeMorning or evening; especially on Janmashtami, Ekadashi and Wednesdays

Bathe and sit before an image or deity of Sri Krishna. Recite each of the 108 names beginning with 'Om' (ॐ) and ending with 'namaha' (नमः), offering a tulsi leaf, a flower or a pinch of kumkum at the Lord's feet for each name (archana). The complete garland of 108 names may be chanted daily, and especially during Janmashtami, on Ekadashi and on Wednesdays. It is often preceded by lighting a lamp and offering makhan-mishri (butter and sugar) as naivedya.

Frequently Asked Questions

It is the sacred garland of the 108 names of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatara of Vishnu, traditionally drawn from the Brahmanda Purana. Each name, chanted with 'Om' before and 'namaha' after, praises a quality, pastime or victory of the Lord and is offered as an archana with tulsi or flowers.

'Ashtottara-shata' means 'one hundred and eight' (108) and 'namavali' means 'a garland of names'. So it is the garland of the 108 names of Sri Krishna, each a name of praise and meditation.

It may be chanted daily, morning or evening, and is considered especially powerful on Janmashtami (Krishna's appearance day), on Ekadashi, and on Wednesdays, which are sacred to Krishna.

Sit before an image of Krishna and recite each name with 'Om' and 'namaha', placing a tulsi leaf or a flower at the Lord's feet for every name, so that the full set of 108 forms a garland of devotion offered in one sitting.