Sri Krishna Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Sri Krishna Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Sri Krishna Ashtottara Sata Namavali
śrī kṛṣṇāṣṭottara śata nāmāvali
oṃ kṛṣṇāya namaḥ
oṃ kamalānāthāya namaḥ
oṃ vāsudevāya namaḥ
oṃ sanātanāya namaḥ
oṃ vasudevātmajāya namaḥ
oṃ puṇyāya namaḥ
oṃ līlāmānuṣa vigrahāya namaḥ
oṃ śrīvatsa kaustubhadharāya namaḥ
oṃ yaśodāvatsalāya namaḥ
oṃ haraye namaḥ || 10 ||
oṃ caturbhujātta cakrāsigadā śaṅkhāndyudāyudhāya namaḥ
oṃ devakīnandanāya namaḥ
oṃ śrīśāya namaḥ
oṃ nandagopa priyātmajāya namaḥ
oṃ yamunā vegasaṃhāriṇe namaḥ
oṃ balabhadra priyānujāya namaḥ
oṃ pūtanā jīvitaharāya namaḥ
oṃ śakaṭāsura bhañjanāya namaḥ
oṃ nandavraja janānandine namaḥ
oṃ saccidānanda vigrahāya namaḥ || 20 ||
oṃ navanīta viliptāṅgāya namaḥ
oṃ navanīta naṭāya namaḥ
oṃ anaghāya namaḥ
oṃ navanīta navāhārāya namaḥ
oṃ mucukunda prasādakāya namaḥ
oṃ ṣoḍaśastrī sahasreśāya namaḥ
oṃ tribhaṅgi madhurākṛtaye namaḥ
oṃ śukavāga mṛtābdhīndave namaḥ
oṃ govindāya namaḥ
oṃ yogināṃ pataye namaḥ || 30 ||
oṃ vatsavāṭacarāya namaḥ
oṃ anantāya namaḥ
oṃ denukāsura bhañjanāya namaḥ
oṃ tṛṇīkṛta tṛṇāvartāya namaḥ
oṃ yamalārjuna bhañjanāya namaḥ
oṃ uttālatālabhetre namaḥ
oṃ tamāla śyāmalākṛtaye namaḥ
oṃ gopagopīśvarāya namaḥ
oṃ yogine namaḥ
oṃ koṭisūrya samaprabhāya namaḥ || 40 ||
oṃ ilāpataye namaḥ
oṃ parasmai jyotiṣe namaḥ
oṃ yādavendrāya namaḥ
oṃ yadūdvahāya namaḥ
oṃ vanamāline namaḥ
oṃ pītavāsase namaḥ
oṃ pārijātāpahārakāya namaḥ
oṃ govardhanācaloddhartre namaḥ
oṃ gopālāya namaḥ
oṃ sarvapālakāya namaḥ || 50 ||
oṃ ajāya namaḥ
oṃ nirañjanāya namaḥ
oṃ kāmajanakāya namaḥ
oṃ kañjalocanāya namaḥ
oṃ madhughne namaḥ
oṃ madhurānāthāya namaḥ
oṃ dvārakānāyakāya namaḥ
oṃ baline namaḥ
oṃ vṛndāvanānta sañcāriṇe namaḥ
oṃ tulasīdāma bhūṣaṇāya namaḥ || 60 ||
oṃ śyamantaka maṇerhartre namaḥ
oṃ naranārāyaṇātmakāya namaḥ
oṃ kubjākṛṣṇāmbaradharāya namaḥ
oṃ māyine namaḥ
oṃ paramapūruṣāya namaḥ
oṃ muṣṭikāsura cāṇūra mallayuddha viśāradāya namaḥ
oṃ saṃsāravairiṇe namaḥ
oṃ kaṃsāraye namaḥ
oṃ murāraye namaḥ
oṃ narakāntakāya namaḥ || 70 ||
oṃ anādi brahmacāriṇe namaḥ
oṃ kṛṣṇāvyasana karśakāya namaḥ
oṃ śiśupāla śiraśchetre namaḥ
oṃ duryodhana kulāntakāya namaḥ
oṃ vidurākrūra varadāya namaḥ
oṃ viśvarūpa pradarśakāya namaḥ
oṃ satyavāce namaḥ
oṃ satya saṅkalpāya namaḥ
oṃ satyabhāmāratāya namaḥ
oṃ jayine namaḥ || 80 ||
oṃ subhadrā pūrvajāya namaḥ
oṃ jiṣṇave namaḥ
oṃ bhīṣmamukti pradāyakāya namaḥ
oṃ jagadgurave namaḥ
oṃ jagannāthāya namaḥ
oṃ veṇunāda viśāradāya namaḥ
oṃ vṛṣabhāsura vidhvaṃsine namaḥ
oṃ bāṇāsura karāntakāya namaḥ
oṃ yudhiṣṭhira pratiṣṭhātre namaḥ
oṃ barhibarhāvataṃsakāya namaḥ || 90 ||
oṃ pārthasārathaye namaḥ
oṃ avyaktāya namaḥ
oṃ gītāmṛta mahodadhaye namaḥ
oṃ kālīya phaṇimāṇikya rañjita śrīpadāmbujāya namaḥ
oṃ dāmodarāya namaḥ
oṃ yajñnabhokrte namaḥ
oṃ dānavendra vināśakāya namaḥ
oṃ nārāyaṇāya namaḥ
oṃ parasmai brahmaṇe namaḥ
oṃ pannagāśana vāhanāya namaḥ || 100 ||
oṃ jalakrīḍāsamāsakta gopīvastrāpahārakāya namaḥ
oṃ puṇyaślokāya namaḥ
oṃ tīrthapādāya namaḥ
oṃ vedavedyāya namaḥ
oṃ dayānidhaye namaḥ
oṃ sarvatīrthātmakāya namaḥ
oṃ sarvagraharūpiṇe namaḥ
oṃ parātparāya namaḥ || 108 ||
iti śrī kṛṣṇāṣṭottara śatanāmāvalīssamāptā ||
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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.