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Sri Krishna Ashtottara Sata Namavali

Sri Krishna Ashtottara Sata Namavali

Sri Krishna Ashtottara Sata Namavali

Namavali
Krishna
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shrI kRRiShNAShTottara shata nAmAvali

OM kRRiShNAya namaH

OM kamalAnAthAya namaH

OM vAsudevAya namaH

OM sanAtanAya namaH

OM vasudevAtmajAya namaH

OM puNyAya namaH

OM lIlAmAnuSha vigrahAya namaH

OM shrIvatsa kaustubhadharAya namaH

OM yashodAvatsalAya namaH

OM haraye namaH || 10 ||

OM chaturbhujAtta chakrAsigadA sha~NkhAndyudAyudhAya namaH

OM devakInandanAya namaH

OM shrIshAya namaH

OM nandagopa priyAtmajAya namaH

OM yamunA vegasaMhAriNe namaH

OM balabhadra priyAnujAya namaH

OM pUtanA jIvitaharAya namaH

OM shakaTAsura bha~njanAya namaH

OM nandavraja janAnandine namaH

OM sachchidAnanda vigrahAya namaH || 20 ||

OM navanIta viliptA~NgAya namaH

OM navanIta naTAya namaH

OM anaghAya namaH

OM navanIta navAhArAya namaH

OM muchukunda prasAdakAya namaH

OM ShoDashastrI sahasreshAya namaH

OM tribha~Ngi madhurAkRRitaye namaH

OM shukavAga mRRitAbdhIndave namaH

OM govindAya namaH

OM yoginAM pataye namaH || 30 ||

OM vatsavATacharAya namaH

OM anantAya namaH

OM denukAsura bha~njanAya namaH

OM tRRiNIkRRita tRRiNAvartAya namaH

OM yamalArjuna bha~njanAya namaH

OM uttAlatAlabhetre namaH

OM tamAla shyAmalAkRRitaye namaH

OM gopagopIshvarAya namaH

OM yogine namaH

OM koTisUrya samaprabhAya namaH || 40 ||

OM ilApataye namaH

OM parasmai jyotiShe namaH

OM yAdavendrAya namaH

OM yadUdvahAya namaH

OM vanamAline namaH

OM pItavAsase namaH

OM pArijAtApahArakAya namaH

OM govardhanAchaloddhartre namaH

OM gopAlAya namaH

OM sarvapAlakAya namaH || 50 ||

OM ajAya namaH

OM nira~njanAya namaH

OM kAmajanakAya namaH

OM ka~njalochanAya namaH

OM madhughne namaH

OM madhurAnAthAya namaH

OM dvArakAnAyakAya namaH

OM baline namaH

OM vRRindAvanAnta sa~nchAriNe namaH

OM tulasIdAma bhUShaNAya namaH || 60 ||

OM shyamantaka maNerhartre namaH

OM naranArAyaNAtmakAya namaH

OM kubjAkRRiShNAmbaradharAya namaH

OM mAyine namaH

OM paramapUruShAya namaH

OM muShTikAsura chANUra mallayuddha vishAradAya namaH

OM saMsAravairiNe namaH

OM kaMsAraye namaH

OM murAraye namaH

OM narakAntakAya namaH || 70 ||

OM anAdi brahmachAriNe namaH

OM kRRiShNAvyasana karshakAya namaH

OM shishupAla shirashChetre namaH

OM duryodhana kulAntakAya namaH

OM vidurAkrUra varadAya namaH

OM vishvarUpa pradarshakAya namaH

OM satyavAche namaH

OM satya sa~NkalpAya namaH

OM satyabhAmAratAya namaH

OM jayine namaH || 80 ||

OM subhadrA pUrvajAya namaH

OM jiShNave namaH

OM bhIShmamukti pradAyakAya namaH

OM jagadgurave namaH

OM jagannAthAya namaH

OM veNunAda vishAradAya namaH

OM vRRiShabhAsura vidhvaMsine namaH

OM bANAsura karAntakAya namaH

OM yudhiShThira pratiShThAtre namaH

OM barhibarhAvataMsakAya namaH || 90 ||

OM pArthasArathaye namaH

OM avyaktAya namaH

OM gItAmRRita mahodadhaye namaH

OM kAlIya phaNimANikya ra~njita shrIpadAmbujAya namaH

OM dAmodarAya namaH

OM yaj~nnabhokrte namaH

OM dAnavendra vinAshakAya namaH

OM nArAyaNAya namaH

OM parasmai brahmaNe namaH

OM pannagAshana vAhanAya namaH || 100 ||

OM jalakrIDAsamAsakta gopIvastrApahArakAya namaH

OM puNyashlokAya namaH

OM tIrthapAdAya namaH

OM vedavedyAya namaH

OM dayAnidhaye namaH

OM sarvatIrthAtmakAya namaH

OM sarvagraharUpiNe namaH

OM parAtparAya namaH || 108 ||

iti shrI kRRiShNAShTottara shatanAmAvalIssamAptA ||

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

This text is available in 14 scripts: Devanagari, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Bengali, IAST, Gurmukhi, Oriya, Assamese, Sinhala, ITRANS, HK. Use the script selector to read it in your preferred script.

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.