Sri Krishna Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram
Sri Krishna Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram
Sri Krishna Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram
shrIkRRiShNAShTottarashata nAmastotraM
shrIgopAlakRRiShNAya namaH ||
shrIsheSha uvAcha ||
OM asya shrIkRRiShNAShTottarashatanAmastotrasya|
shrIsheSha RRiShiH || anuShTup ChandaH || shrIkRRiShNodevatA ||
shrIkRRiShNAShTottarashatanAmajape viniyogaH ||
OM shrIkRRiShNaH kamalAnAtho vAsudevaH sanAtanaH |
vasudevAtmajaH puNyo lIlAmAnuShavigrahaH || 1 ||
shrIvatsakaustubhadharo yashodAvatsalo hariH |
chaturbhujAttachakrAsigadA sha~NkhAdyudAyudhaH || 2 ||
devakInandanaH shrIsho nandagopapriyAtmajaH |
yamunAvegasaMhArI balabhadrapriyAnujaH || 3 ||
pUtanAjIvitaharaH shakaTAsurabha~njanaH |
nandavrajajanAnandI sachchidAnandavigrahaH || 4 ||
navanItaviliptA~Ngo navanItanaTo.anaghaH |
navanItanavAhAro muchukundaprasAdakaH || 5 ||
ShoDashastrI sahasresha sribha~Ngi madhurAkRRitiH |
shukavAgamRRitAbdhIndurgovindo govidAmpatiH || 6 ||
vatsavATacharo.ananto dhenukAsurabha~njanaH |
tRRiNIkRRitatRRiNAvarto yamalArjunabha~njanaH || 7 ||
uttAnatAlabhettA cha tamAlashyAmalAkRRitiH |
gopagopIshvaro yogI sUryakoTisamaprabhaH || 8 ||
ilApatiH para~njyotiryAdavendro yadUdvahaH |
vanamAlI pItavAsAH pArijAtApahArakaH || 9 ||
govardhanAchaloddhartA gopAlaH sarvapAlakaH |
ajo niranjanaH kAmajanakaH kanjalochanaH || 10 ||
madhuhA mathurAnAtho dvArakAnAyako balI |
vRRindAvanAntasa~nchArI tulasIdAmabhUShaNaH || 11 ||
shyamantakamaNerhartA naranArAyaNAtmakaH |
kubjAkRRiShNAmbaradharo mAyI paramapUruShaH || 12 ||
muShTikAsurachANUramahAyuddhavishAradaH |
saMsAravairI kaMsArirmurArirnarakAntakaH || 13 ||
anAdibrahmachArI cha kRRiShNAvyasanakarShakaH |
shishupAlashirashChettA duryodhanakulAntakaH || 14 ||
vidurAkrUravarado vishvarUpapradarshakaH |
satyavAk satyasa~NkalpaH satyabhAmArato jayI || 15 ||
subhadrApUrvajo viShNurbhIShmamuktipradAyakaH |
jagadgururjagannAtho veNunAdavishAradaH || 16 ||
vRRiShabhAsuravidhvaMsI bANAsurabalAntakaH |
yudhiShThirapratiShThAtA barhibarhAvataMsakaH || 17 ||
pArthasArathiravyakto gItAmRRitamahodadhiH |
kAlIyaphaNimANikyara~njitashrIpadAmbujaH || 18 ||
dAmodaro yaj~nabhoktA dAnavendravinAshakaH |
nArAyaNaH parambrahma pannagAshanavAhanaH || 19 ||
jalakrIDAsamAsakta gopIvastrApahArakaH |
puNyashlokastIrthapAdo vedavedyo dayAnidhiH || 20 ||
sarvatIrthAtmakaH sarvagraharupI parAtparaH |
evaM shrIkRRiShNadevasya nAmnAmaShTottaraM shatam || 21 ||
kRRiShNanAmAmRRitaM nAma paramAnandakArakam |
atyupadravadoShaghnaM paramAyuShyavardhanam || 22 ||
|| iti shrInAradapancharAtre jnAnAmRRitasAre chaturtharAtre umAmaheshvarasaMvAde
dharaNIsheShasaMvAde shrIkRRiShNAShTottarashatanAmastotraM sampUrNam ||
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About This Stotram
Overview
Sri Krishna Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram is a Sanskrit stotram in 22 verses enumerating 108 sacred names of Lord Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu. The text is attributed to Sri Shesha as its sage (rishi) in the nyasa invocation. Each name describes a divine attribute or function of Krishna, and the work belongs to the Vaishnava Puranic tradition.
What are the benefits of chanting Sri Krishna Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram?
- Chanting the 108 names is said to attract Krishna's grace and blessings.
- Devotees recite it for removal of obstacles and negative influences.
- It is associated with peace, prosperity, and spiritual growth.
- The stotram is used as a form of mantra japa to cultivate devotion.
- It is chanted with the intent of progressing toward liberation (moksha).
When is the best time to recite this?
Morning and evening recitation are traditional. Janmashtami, Vaikuntha Ekadashi, and Ekadashi days are especially recommended occasions for chanting this stotram.
Historical and traditional background
Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotrams are a well-established genre in Vaishnava Puranic literature. The attribution to Sri Shesha as the rishi places this text within a lineage associated with Vishnu and his avatars. The exact source scripture is not documented, but texts of this form are widely found in Vaishnava compilations and sampradaya literature. The tradition of reciting 108 names is ancient in Hinduism and considered spiritually potent.
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Related Texts
- Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram — the thousand-name hymn to Vishnu from the Mahabharata, the most widely recited Vaishnava sahasranama.
- Sri Krishna Ashtottara Sata Namavali — the namavali format of Krishna's 108 names, used for worship with individual salutations.