Sri Krishna Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Sri Krishna Ashtottara Sata Namavali
zrI kRSNASTottara zata nAmAvali
OM kRSNAya namaH
OM kamalAnAthAya namaH
OM vAsudevAya namaH
OM sanAtanAya namaH
OM vasudevAtmajAya namaH
OM puNyAya namaH
OM lIlAmAnuSa vigrahAya namaH
OM zrIvatsa kaustubhadharAya namaH
OM yazodAvatsalAya namaH
OM haraye namaH || 10 ||
OM caturbhujAtta cakrAsigadA zaGkhAndyudAyudhAya namaH
OM devakInandanAya namaH
OM zrIzAya namaH
OM nandagopa priyAtmajAya namaH
OM yamunA vegasaMhAriNe namaH
OM balabhadra priyAnujAya namaH
OM pUtanA jIvitaharAya namaH
OM zakaTAsura bhaJjanAya namaH
OM nandavraja janAnandine namaH
OM saccidAnanda vigrahAya namaH || 20 ||
OM navanIta viliptAGgAya namaH
OM navanIta naTAya namaH
OM anaghAya namaH
OM navanIta navAhArAya namaH
OM mucukunda prasAdakAya namaH
OM SoDazastrI sahasrezAya namaH
OM tribhaGgi madhurAkRtaye namaH
OM zukavAga mRtAbdhIndave namaH
OM govindAya namaH
OM yoginAM pataye namaH || 30 ||
OM vatsavATacarAya namaH
OM anantAya namaH
OM denukAsura bhaJjanAya namaH
OM tRNIkRta tRNAvartAya namaH
OM yamalArjuna bhaJjanAya namaH
OM uttAlatAlabhetre namaH
OM tamAla zyAmalAkRtaye namaH
OM gopagopIzvarAya namaH
OM yogine namaH
OM koTisUrya samaprabhAya namaH || 40 ||
OM ilApataye namaH
OM parasmai jyotiSe namaH
OM yAdavendrAya namaH
OM yadUdvahAya namaH
OM vanamAline namaH
OM pItavAsase namaH
OM pArijAtApahArakAya namaH
OM govardhanAcaloddhartre namaH
OM gopAlAya namaH
OM sarvapAlakAya namaH || 50 ||
OM ajAya namaH
OM niraJjanAya namaH
OM kAmajanakAya namaH
OM kaJjalocanAya namaH
OM madhughne namaH
OM madhurAnAthAya namaH
OM dvArakAnAyakAya namaH
OM baline namaH
OM vRndAvanAnta saJcAriNe namaH
OM tulasIdAma bhUSaNAya namaH || 60 ||
OM zyamantaka maNerhartre namaH
OM naranArAyaNAtmakAya namaH
OM kubjAkRSNAmbaradharAya namaH
OM mAyine namaH
OM paramapUruSAya namaH
OM muSTikAsura cANUra mallayuddha vizAradAya namaH
OM saMsAravairiNe namaH
OM kaMsAraye namaH
OM murAraye namaH
OM narakAntakAya namaH || 70 ||
OM anAdi brahmacAriNe namaH
OM kRSNAvyasana karzakAya namaH
OM zizupAla zirazchetre namaH
OM duryodhana kulAntakAya namaH
OM vidurAkrUra varadAya namaH
OM vizvarUpa pradarzakAya namaH
OM satyavAce namaH
OM satya saGkalpAya namaH
OM satyabhAmAratAya namaH
OM jayine namaH || 80 ||
OM subhadrA pUrvajAya namaH
OM jiSNave namaH
OM bhISmamukti pradAyakAya namaH
OM jagadgurave namaH
OM jagannAthAya namaH
OM veNunAda vizAradAya namaH
OM vRSabhAsura vidhvaMsine namaH
OM bANAsura karAntakAya namaH
OM yudhiSThira pratiSThAtre namaH
OM barhibarhAvataMsakAya namaH || 90 ||
OM pArthasArathaye namaH
OM avyaktAya namaH
OM gItAmRta mahodadhaye namaH
OM kAlIya phaNimANikya raJjita zrIpadAmbujAya namaH
OM dAmodarAya namaH
OM yajJnabhokrte namaH
OM dAnavendra vinAzakAya namaH
OM nArAyaNAya namaH
OM parasmai brahmaNe namaH
OM pannagAzana vAhanAya namaH || 100 ||
OM jalakrIDAsamAsakta gopIvastrApahArakAya namaH
OM puNyazlokAya namaH
OM tIrthapAdAya namaH
OM vedavedyAya namaH
OM dayAnidhaye namaH
OM sarvatIrthAtmakAya namaH
OM sarvagraharUpiNe namaH
OM parAtparAya namaH || 108 ||
iti zrI kRSNASTottara zatanAmAvalIssamAptA ||
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About This Stotram
Overview
Sri Krishna Ashtottara Sata Namavali is a Sanskrit namavali listing 108 sacred names of Lord Krishna, offered one by one with "Namah" as an act of worship. The text presents Krishna's names drawn from the Mahabharata, Bhagavata Purana, and broader Vaishnava traditions. It is used in daily puja and festival worship dedicated to Krishna.
What are the benefits of chanting Sri Krishna Ashtottara Sata Namavali?
- Chanting is said to attract Krishna's grace and remove obstacles.
- Devotees recite it to cultivate devotion and spiritual focus.
- It is associated with peace and material prosperity.
- The repetition of divine names purifies the mind in the Bhakti tradition.
- It is recited for fulfillment of desires and aspirations.
When is the best time to recite this?
Morning and evening are the traditional times for recitation. Janmashtami and Ekadashi days are particularly auspicious occasions, as are Wednesdays and days dedicated to Vishnu worship in various regional traditions.
Historical and traditional background
The tradition of 108-name namavalis is ancient in Hinduism and features in numerous Puranas and Agamic texts. This namavali draws from the vast body of Krishna literature, including the Bhagavata Purana and the Mahabharata, which contain many of the epithets used here. The author is unknown. Such texts were composed and transmitted within Vaishnava sampradayas as tools for accessible daily worship.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Sri Krishna Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram — the stotram form of Krishna's 108 names, recited as continuous verse rather than individual salutations.
- Sri Krishna Sahasra Nama Stotram — the thousand-name hymn to Krishna, a more extensive devotional text.