Wednesday, February 02, 2005
THE 108 NAMES OF LORD KRSNA
Lord Krishna - Dancing
1. om sri-krsnaya namah Om! Obeisance to the all-attractive Shri Krishna
2. om kamala-nathaya namah - the Lord of LakSmI, KamalA
3. om vasudevaya namah - the all-pervading Lord
4. om sanatanaya namah - the eternal Lord
5. om vasudevatmajaya namah - the son of Vasudeva
6. om punyaya namah - who is consummate piety
7. om lila-manusa-vigrahaya namah - who enacts pastimes of humanlike form
8. om srivatsa-kaustubha-dharaya namah - bearer of ShrIvatsa and kaustubha
9. om yasoda-vatsalaya namah - the object of YazodA's maternal affections
10. om haraye namah - Hari, who takes away
11. om caturbhujatta-cakrasi-gada-sankhambujayudhaya namah - in whose four hands are the wheel, club, conch, and lotus weapons
12. om devaki-nandanaya namah - delight/son of DevakI
13. om srisaya namah - Lord of ZrI (LakSmI)
14. om nanda-gopa-priyatmajaya namah - dear son of the cowherd Nanda
15. om yamuna-vega-samharine namah - who checked the flow of the YamunA
16. om balabhadra-priyanujaya namah - dear younger brother of Balabhadra
17. om putana-jivita-haraya namah - who tookm the life of PUtanA
18. om sakatasura-bhanjanaya namah - who decimated the cart demon (ZakaTAsura)
19. om nanda-vraja-jananandine namah - delighter of Nanda & the other people of Vraja
20. om sac-cid-ananda-vigrahaya namah - whose body is being, cognizance, and bliss
21. om navanita-viliptangaya namah - whose limbs are smeared with fresh butter
22. om navanita-nataya namah - who dances for butter
23. om anaghaya namah - about whom nothing is impure or repulsive
24. om navanita-navaharaya namah - whose first food was fresh butter
25. om mucukunda-prasadakaya namah - who graced Mucukunda
26. om sodasa-stri-sahasresaya namah - Lord of 16,000 women
27. om tribhangi-madhurakrtaye namah - the sweet, threefold-bending form
28. om suka-vag-amrtabdhindave namah - the moon (produced out of) of the nectar-ocean of Zukadeva GosvAmi's words
29. om govindaya namah - who pleases His cows, land & senses
30. om yoginam pataye namah - Lord of the yogIs
31. om vatsa-palana-sancarine namah - who goes about caring for calves
32. om anantaya namah - the unlimited
33. om dhenukasura-mardanaya namah - who beat up the ass-demon DhenukAsura
34. om trni-krta-trnavartaya namah - who made short work of the whirlwind TRNAvarta
35. om yamalarjuna-bhajanaya namah - who broke the two Arjuna trees
36. om uttala-tala-bhetre namah - who broke all the big, tAla trees (killing Dhenuka)
37. om tamala-syamalakrtaye namah - who is blackish like a TamAla tree
38. om gopa-gopisvaraya namah - Lord of the gopas and gopIs
39. om yogine namah - the YogI
40. om koti-surya-sama-prabhaya namah - bright as millions of suns
41. om ilapataye namah - Lord of IlA, the earth
42. om parasmai jyotise namah - the Supreme light
43. om yadavendraya namah - king of the Yadu clan
44. om yadu-dvahaya namah - the preeminent leader of the Yadus
45. om vanamaline namah - wearing a garland of forest flowers
46. om pita-vasase namah - wearing yellow garments
47. om parijatapaharakaya namah - who stole the parijAta flower
48. om govardhanacaloddhartre namah - who held up the Govardhana mountain
49. om gopalaya namah - protector of cows, GopAla
50. om sarva-palakaya namah - protector of everything
51. om ajaya namah - birthless
52. om niranjanaya namah - the unblemished Lord
53. om kama-janakaya namah - who incites the gopIs desires
54. om kanja-locanaya namah - lotus-eyed
55. om madhughne namah - slayer of the demon Madhu
56. om mathura-nathaya namah - Lord of MathurA
57. om dvaraka-nayakaya namah - the hero of DvArakA
58. om baline namah - the strong Lord
59. om vrndavananta-sancarine namah - who loiters about the outskirts of VRndAvana
60. om tulasi-dama-bhusanaya namah - who wears a TulasI garland
61. om syamantaka-maner hartre namah - who appropriated the SyAmantaka jewel
62. om nara-narayanatmakaya namah - the selfsame Nara-nArAyaNa
63. om kubjakrstambara-dharaya namah - who bears the sandal paste taken from KubjA
64. om mayine namah - magician, master of MAyA
65. om parama-purusaya namah - Supreme person
66. om mustikasura-canura-malla-yuddha-visaradaya namah - who expertly fought the wrestlers MuSTika & CANUra
67. om samsara-vairine namah - enemy of material existence
68. om kamsaraye namah - KaMsa's enemy
69. om muraraye namah - Mura's enemy
70. om narakantakaya namah - who dispensed the demon Naraka
71. om anadi-brahmacarine namah - the eternal brahmacArI
72. om krsnavyasana-karsakaya namah - KRSNa, who draws one away from attachment to vice
73. om sisupala-siras-chetre namah - who split the nhead of ZizupAla
74. om duryodhana-kulantakaya namah - who ended the dynasty of Duryodhana
75. om vidurakrura-varadaya namah - who benedicted Vidura & AkrUra
76. om visvarupa-pradarsakaya namah - who displayed the universal form
77. om satya-vace namah - who speaks the truth
78. om satya-sankalpaya namah - whose determination is fact
79. om satyabhama-rataya namah - who is predisposed toward SatyabhAmA
80. om jayine namah - the conqueror
81. om subhadra-purvajaya namah - who appeared before SubhadrA
82. om visnave namah - Lord ViSNu
83. om bhisma-mukti-pradayakaya namah - who gave liberation to BhISma
84. om jagad-gurave namah - preceptor of the worlds
85. om jagannathaya namah - Lord of the universe
86. om venu-nada-saradaya namah - expert in playing His flute
87. om vrsabhasura-vidhvamsine namah - who destroyed the demon VRSabhAsura
88. om banasura-karantakaya namah - who vanquished BANAsura's arms
89. om yudhisthira-pratisthatre namah - who installed King YudhiSThira
90. om barhi-varhavatamsakaya namah - whose crest is decorated with peacock feathers
91. om parthasarathaye namah - charioteer of PArtha (Arjuna)
92. om avyaktaya namah - the Unmanifest
93. om gitamrta-mahodadhaye namah - great nectar-ocean of gItA
94. om kaliya-phani-manikya-ranjita-sri-padambujaya namah - whose beautiful lotus feet danced on the jeweled hoods of the KAliya serpent.
95. om damodaraya namah - bound up at the waist
96. om yajna-bhoktre namah - the enjoyer of (everyone else's) sacrifices
97. om danavendra-vinasakaya namah - destroyer of the leading demons
98. om narayanaya namah - Lord NArAyaNa, ViSNu
99. om para-brahmane namah - the Supreme absolute Truth
100. om pannagasana-vahanaya namah - whose mount (GaruDa) devours snakes
101. om jala-kridasamasakta-gopi-vastrapaharakaya namah - who stole the gopIs clothing while they played in the water
102. om punya-slokaya namah - whose poetic depictions are virtuous
103. om tirtha-karaya namah - creator of holy places
104. om veda-vedyaya namah - the Vedas, and what is known by them
105. om daya-nidhaye namah - repository of compassion
106. om sarva-bhutatmakaya namah - the self of all created beings
107. om sarva-graha-rupine namah - the form of everyone's fate
108. om parat-paraya namah - transcendental even to the transcendental
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