krishnayadavajnana-mudrayoga

Krishnaya Yadavendraya

कृष्णाय यादवेन्द्राय

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 Morning and evening worship, before meditation, and on Janmashtami·📜 Traditional Vaishnava dhyana-namaskara shloka recited in Krishna worship

Also known as: krishnaya yadavendraya · krishnaya yadavendraya jnanamudraya yogine · nathaya rukminishaya namo vedanta vedine · krishna namaskara shloka

📜 Complete Lyrics 📖 Word-by-Word Meaning ✨ Benefits & How to Chant ⬇️ PDF Download

Read in your language / script

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

✦ Meaning

This celebrated single shloka offers salutations to Krishna through six powerful epithets, presenting him at once as a divine cowherd-prince, a supreme yogi who teaches with the jnana-mudra, and the very embodiment of Vedantic wisdom. It is often recited as a dhyana and namaskara verse in Krishna worship and is a favourite closing or opening salutation. Each name reveals a different facet — dynasty, wisdom, yoga, lordship, love, and supreme knowledge.

Origin & Story

Traditional Vaishnava dhyana-namaskara shloka recited in Krishna worship · Traditional (anonymous) · Classical / medieval devotional period

Composed as a salutation that gathers Krishna's many dimensions into one verse, it deliberately pairs his earthly identity as the Yadava prince and husband of Rukmini with his transcendental identity as supreme yogi and knower of Vedanta. This balance of lila and jnana made it a popular invocation among devotees who seek both love of God and the wisdom of the Self.

✦ As told in scripture

Tradition holds that one who salutes Krishna daily as 'Yogi' and 'Vedanta-vedi' through this verse gradually receives clarity of mind and right understanding, for the Lord who taught the Gita to Arjuna removes the seeker's inner confusion just as he revealed the path of knowledge on the battlefield.

0all time

The Mantra

Tap any line — or the ▶ button — to hear it recited

कृष्णाय यादवेन्द्राय ज्ञानमुद्राय योगिने। नाथाय रुक्मिणीशाय नमो वेदान्तवेदिने॥

Krishnaya yadavendraya jnana-mudraya yogine, Nathaya rukmini-shaya namo vedanta-vedine.

Meaning:Salutations to Krishna, the chief of the Yadavas, who holds the jnana-mudra (the seal of divine wisdom), the supreme yogi, the Lord and master, the husband of Rukmini, and the knower of Vedanta.

Word-by-Word Meaning

Click any word to hear its pronunciation

कृष्णाय🔊krishnayato Krishna, the all-attractive Lord

यादवेन्द्राय🔊yadavendrayato the chief (Indra) of the Yadavas, the lord of the Yadu dynasty

ज्ञानमुद्राय🔊jnana-mudrayato the one who displays the jnana-mudra, the gesture of supreme knowledge

योगिने🔊yogineto the great yogi, the master of yoga

नाथाय🔊nathayato the Lord, the protector and master

रुक्मिणीशाय🔊rukmini-shayato the lord (husband) of Rukmini

नमः🔊namahsalutations, I bow

वेदान्तवेदिने🔊vedanta-vedineto the knower (and revealer) of the Vedanta, the essence of the Vedas

Benefits of Chanting Krishnaya Yadavendraya

✦

Salutes Krishna as both the supreme yogi and the master of Vedanta, uniting devotion with knowledge

✦

A compact dhyana-namaskara verse perfect for opening or closing Krishna worship

✦

Strengthens the aspiration for spiritual wisdom (jnana) alongside loving bhakti

✦

Easy to memorise and chant daily as a salutation or japa

✦

Invokes Krishna as Natha (protector and master), nurturing surrender and trust

✦

Contemplating the jnana-mudra steadies the mind toward the higher Self

How to Chant Krishnaya Yadavendraya

Repetitions11times

Best TimeMorning and evening worship, before meditation, and on Janmashtami

Chant slowly while visualising Sri Krishna seated in yogic poise, the right hand raised in the jnana-mudra. Reflect on each name as you utter it — Yadavendra, Jnanamudra, Yogi, Natha, Rukmini's lord, and knower of Vedanta. Recite three or eleven times as a salutation before meditation or puja; it can also be repeated as japa with a mala to cultivate both devotion and discernment.

Frequently Asked Questions

It is a salutation verse meaning 'Salutations to Krishna, the lord of the Yadavas, holder of the jnana-mudra, the great yogi, the Lord, the husband of Rukmini, and the knower of Vedanta.' Each word is one of Krishna's names or attributes.

The jnana-mudra is the hand gesture in which the tip of the thumb touches the tip of the index finger, symbolising the union of the individual soul with the Supreme. Krishna is praised as 'jnana-mudraya,' the one who teaches supreme knowledge through this seal.

Because, as the speaker of the Bhagavad Gita and the source of all scriptures, Krishna is the very knower and revealer of Vedanta — the culminating wisdom of the Vedas. The epithet shows that loving him and knowing the highest truth are one.

It is recited as a namaskara (salutation) and dhyana verse — typically three or eleven times before or after Krishna puja, bhajans, or meditation, and is also chanted as daily japa.