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Stotram - Sacred Scripture

Sri Krishna Sahasra Nama Stotram

Sri Krishna Sahasra Nama Stotram

Stotram
Krishna
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zrI kRSNa sahasra nAma stotram

OM asya zrIkRSNasahasranAmastotramantrasya parAzara RSiH, anuSTup chandaH, zrIkRSNaH paramAtmA devatA, zrIkRSNeti bIjam, zrIvallabheti zaktiH, zArGgIti kIlakaM, zrIkRSNaprItyarthe jape viniyogaH ||

nyAsaH

parAzarAya RSaye namaH iti zirasi,

anuSTup chandase namaH iti mukhe,

gopAlakRSNadevatAyai namaH iti hRdaye,

zrIkRSNAya bIjAya namaH iti guhye,

zrIvallabhAya zaktyai namaH iti pAdayoH,

zArGgadharAya kIlakAya namaH iti sarvAGge ||

karanyAsaH

zrIkRSNa ityArabhya zUravaMzaikadhIrityantAni aGguSThAbhyAM namaH |

zaurirityArabhya svabhAsodbhAsitavraja ityantAni tarjanIbhyAM namaH |

kRtAtmavidyAvinyAsa ityArabhya prasthAnazakaTArUDha iti madhyamAbhyAM namaH,

bRndAvanakRtAlaya ityArabhya madhurAjanavIkSita ityanAmikAbhyAM namaH,

rajakapratighAtaka ityArabhya dvArakApurakalpana iti kaniSThikAbhyAM namaH

dvArakAnilaya ityArabhya parAzara iti karatalakarapRSThAbhyAM namaH,

evaM hRdayAdinyAsaH ||

dhyAnam

keSAJcitpremapuMsAM vigalitamanasAM bAlalIlAvilAsaM

keSAM gopAlalIlAGkitarasikatanurveNuvAdyena devam |

keSAM vAmAsamAje janitamanasijo daityadarpApahaivaM

jJAtvA bhinnAbhilASaM sa jayati jagatAmIzvarastAdRzo'bhUt || 1 ||

kSIrAbdhau kRtasaMstavassuragaNairbrahmAdibhiH paNDitaiH

prodbhUto vasudevasadmani mudA cikrIDa yo gokule |

kaMsadhvaMsakRte jagAma madhurAM sArAmasadvArakAM

gopAlo'khilagopikAjanasakhaH pAyAdapAyAt sa naH || 2 ||

phullendIvarakAntiminduvadanaM barhAvataMsapriyaM

zrIvatsAGkamudArakaustubhadharaM pItAmbaraM sundaram |

gopInAM nayanotpalArcitatanuM gogopasaGghAvRtaM

govindaM kalaveNuvAdanarataM divyAGgabhUSaM bhaje || 3 ||

om |

kRSNaH zrIvallabhaH zArGgI viSvaksenaH svasiddhidaH |

kSIrodadhAmA vyUhezaH zeSazAyI jaganmayaH || 1 ||

bhaktigamyastrayImUrtirbhArArtavasudhAstutaH |

devadevo dayAsindhurdevadevazikhAmaNiH || 2 ||

sukhabhAvassukhAdhAro mukundo muditAzayaH |

avikriyaH kriyAmUrtiradhyAtmasvasvarUpavAn || 3 ||

ziSTAbhilakSyo bhUtAtmA dharmatrANArthaceSTitaH |

antaryAmI kalArUpaH kAlAvayavasAkSikaH || 4 ||

vasudhAyAsaharaNo nAradapreraNonmukhaH |

prabhUSNurnAradodgIto lokarakSAparAyaNaH || 5 ||

rauhiNeyakRtAnando yogajJAnaniyojakaH |

mahAguhAntarnikSiptaH purANavapurAtmavAn || 6 ||

zUravaMzaikadhIzzauriH kaMsazaGkAviSAdakRt |

vasudevollasacchaktirdevakyaSTamagarbhagaH || 7 ||

vasudevasutaH zrImAndevakInandano hariH |

AzcaryabAlaH zrIvatsalakSmavakSAzcaturbhujaH || 8 ||

svabhAvotkRSTasadbhAvaH kRSNASTamyantasambhavaH |

prAjApatyarkSasambhUto nizIthasamayoditaH || 9 ||

zaGkhacakragadApadmapANiH padmanibhekSaNaH |

kirITI kaustubhoraskaH sphuranmakarakuNDalaH || 10 ||

pItavAsA ghanazyAmaH kuJcitAJcitakuntalaH |

suvyaktavyaktAbharaNaH sUtikAgRhabhUSaNaH || 11 ||

kArAgArAndhakAraghnaH pitRprAgjanmasUcakaH |

vasudevastutaH stotraM tApatrayanivAraNaH || 12 ||

niravadyaH kriyAmUrtirnyAyavAkyaniyojakaH |

adRSTaceSTaH kUTastho dhRtalaukikavigrahaH || 13 ||

maharSimAnasollAso mahImaGgaladAyakaH |

santoSitasuravrAtaH sAdhucittaprasAdakaH || 14 ||

janakopAyanirdeSTA devakInayanotsavaH |

pitRpANipariSkAro mohitAgArarakSakaH || 15 ||

svazaktyuddhATitAzeSakapATaH pitRvAhakaH |

zeSoragaphaNAcchatrazzeSoktAkhyAsahasrakaH || 16 ||

yamunApUravidhvaMsI svabhAsodbhAsitavrajaH |

kRtAtmavidyAvinyAso yogamAyAgrasambhavaH || 17 ||

durgAniveditodbhAvo yazodAtalpazAyakaH |

nandagopotsavasphUrtirvrajAnandakarodayaH || 18 ||

sujAtajAtakarma zrIrgopIbhadroktinirvRtaH |

alIkanidropagamaH pUtanAstanapIDanaH || 19 ||

stanyAttapUtanAprANaH pUtanAkrozakArakaH |

vinyastarakSAgodhUliryazodAkaralAlitaH || 20 ||

nandAghrAtaziromadhyaH pUtanAsugatipradaH |

bAlaH paryaGkanidrAlurmukhArpitapadAGguliH || 21 ||

aJjanasnigdhanayanaH paryAyAGkuritasmitaH |

lIlAkSastaralAlokazzakaTAsurabhaJjanaH || 22 ||

dvijoditasvastyayano mantrapUtajalAplutaH |

yazodotsaGgaparyaGko yazodAmukhavIkSakaH || 23 ||

yazodAstanyamuditastRNAvartAdidussahaH |

tRNAvartAsuradhvaMsI mAtRvismayakArakaH || 24 ||

prazastanAmakaraNo jAnucaGkramaNotsukaH |

vyAlambicUlikAratno ghoSagopapraharSaNaH || 25 ||

svamukhapratibimbArthI grIvAvyAghranakhojjvalaH |

paGkAnuleparuciro mAMsalorukaTItaTaH || 26 ||

ghRSTajAnukaradvandvaH pratibimbAnukArakRt |

avyaktavarNavAgvRttiH smitalakSyaradodgamaH || 27 ||

dhAtrIkarasamAlambI praskhalaccitracaGkramaH |

anurUpavayasyADhyazcArukaumAracApalaH || 28 ||

vatsapucchasamAkRSTo vatsapucchavikarSaNaH |

vismAritAnyavyApAro gopagopImudAvahaH || 29 ||

akAlavatsanirmoktA vrajavyAkrozasusmitaH |

navanItamahAcoro dArakAhAradAyakaH || 30 ||

pITholUkhalasopAnaH kSIrabhANDavibhedanaH |

zikyabhANDasamAkarSI dhvAntAgArapravezakRt || 31 ||

bhUSAratnaprakAzADhyo gopyupAlambhabhartsitaH |

parAgadhUsarAkAro mRdbhakSaNakRtekSaNaH || 32 ||

bAloktamRtkathArambho mitrAntargUDhavigrahaH |

kRtasantrAsalolAkSo jananIpratyayAvahaH || 33||

mAtRdRzyAttavadano vaktralakSyacarAcaraH |

yazodAlAlitasvAtmA svayaM svAcchandyamohanaH || 34 ||

savitrIsnehasaMzliSTaH savitrIstanalolupaH |

navanItArthanAprahvo navanItamahAzanaH || 35 ||

mRSAkopaprakampoSTho goSThAGgaNavilokanaH |

dadhimanthaghaTIbhettA kiGkiNIkvANasUcitaH || 36 ||

haiyaGgavInarasiko mRSAzruzcauryazaGkitaH |

jananIzramavijJAtA dAmabandhaniyantritaH || 37 ||

dAmAkalpazcalApAGgo gADholUkhalabandhanaH |

AkRSTolUkhalo'nantaH kuberasutazApavit || | 38 ||

nAradoktiparAmarzI yamalArjunabhaJjanaH |

dhanadAtmajasaGghuSTo nandamocitabandhanaH || 39 ||

bAlakodgItanirato bAhukSepoditapriyaH |

AtmajJo mitravazago gopIgItaguNodayaH || 40 ||

prasthAnazakaTArUDho bRndAvanakRtAlayaH |

govatsapAlanaikAgro nAnAkrIDAparicchadaH || 41 ||

kSepaNIkSepaNaprIto veNuvAdyavizAradaH |

vRSavatsAnukaraNo vRSadhvAnaviDambanaH || 42 ||

niyuddhalIlAsaMhRSTaH kUjAnukRtakokilaH |

upAttahaMsagamanassarvajanturutAnukRt || 43 ||

bhRGgAnukArI dadhyannacoro vatsapurassaraH |

balI bakAsuragrAhI bakatAlupradAhakaH || 44 ||

bhItagopArbhakAhUto bakacaJcuvidAraNaH |

bakAsurArirgopAlo bAlo bAlAdbhutAvahaH || 45 ||

balabhadrasamAzliSTaH kRtakrIDAnilAyanaH |

krIDAsetunidhAnajJaH plavaGgotplavano'dbhutaH || 46 ||

kandukakrIDano luptanandAdibhavavedanaH |

sumano'laGkRtazirAH svAdusnigdhAnnazikyabhRt || 47 ||

guJjAprAlambanacchannaH piJchairalakaveSakRt |

vanyAzanapriyaH zRGgaravAkAritavatsakaH || 48 ||

manojJapallavottaMsapuSpasvecchAttaSaTpadaH |

maJjuziJjitamaJjIracaraNaH karakaGkaNaH || 49 ||

anyonyazAsanaH krIDApaTuH paramakaitavaH |

pratidhvAnapramuditaH zAkhAcaturacaGkramaH || 50 ||

aghadAnavasaMhartA vrajavighnavinAzanaH |

vrajasaJjIvanaH zreyonidhirdAnavamuktidaH || 51 ||

kAlindIpulinAsInassahabhuktavrajArbhakaH |

kakSAjaTharavinyastaveNurvallavaceSTitaH || 52 ||

bhujasandhyantaranyastazRGgavetraH zucismitaH |

vAmapANisthadadhyannakabalaH kalabhASaNaH || 53 ||

aGgulyantaravinyastaphalaH paramapAvanaH |

adRzyatarNakAnveSI vallavArbhakabhItihA || 54 ||

adRSTavatsapavrAto brahmavijJAtavaibhavaH |

govatsavatsapAnveSI virAT-puruSavigrahaH || 55 ||

svasaGkalpAnurUpArtho vatsavatsaparUpadhRk |

yathAvatsakriyArUpo yathAsthAnanivezanaH || 56 ||

yathAvrajArbhakAkAro gogopIstanyapassukhI |

cirAdvalohito dAnto brahmavijJAtavaibhavaH || 57 ||

vicitrazaktirvyAlInasRSTagovatsavatsapaH |

brahmatrapAkaro dhAtRstutassarvArthasAdhakaH || 58 ||

brahma brahmamayo'vyaktastejorUpassukhAtmakaH |

niruktaM vyAkRtirvyakto nirAlambanabhAvanaH || 59 ||

prabhaviSNuratantrIko devapakSArtharUpadhRk |

akAmassarvavedAdiraNIyasthUlarUpavAn || 60 ||

vyApI vyApyaH kRpAkartA vicitrAcArasammataH |

chandomayaH pradhAnAtmA mUrtAmUrtidvayAkRtiH || 61 ||

anekamUrtirakrodhaH paraH prakRtirakramaH |

sakalAvaraNopetassarvadevo mahezvaraH || 62 ||

mahAprabhAvanaH pUrvavatsavatsapadarzakaH |

kRSNayAdavagopAlo gopAlokanaharSitaH || 63 ||

smitekSAharSitabrahmA bhaktavatsalavAkpriyaH |

brahmAnandAzrudhautAGghrirlIlAvaicitryakovidaH || 64 ||

balabhadraikahRdayo nAmAkAritagokulaH |

gopAlabAlako bhavyo rajjuyajJopavItavAn || 65 ||

vRkSacchAyAhatAzAntirgopotsaGgopabarhaNaH |

gopasaMvAhitapado gopavyajanavIjitaH || 66|

gopagAnasukhonnidraH zrIdAmArjitasauhRdaH |

sunandasuhRdekAtmA subalaprANaraJjanaH || 67 ||

tAlIvanakRtakrIDo balapAtitadhenukaH |

gopIsaubhAgyasambhAvyo godhUlicchuritAlakaH || 68 ||

gopIvirahasantapto gopikAkRtamajjanaH |

pralambabAhurutphullapuNDarIkAvataMsakaH || 69 ||

vilAsalalitasmeragarbhalIlAvalokanaH |

sragbhUSaNAnulepADhyo jananyupahRtAnnabhuk || 70 ||

varazayyAzayo rAdhApremasallApanirvRtaH |

yamunAtaTasaJcArI viSArtavrajaharSadaH || 71 ||

kAliyakrodhajanakaH vRddhAhikulaveSTitaH |

kAliyAhiphaNAraGganaTaH kAliyamardanaH || 72 ||

nAgapatnIstutiprIto nAnAveSasamRddhikRt |

aviSvaktadRgAtmezaH svadRgAtmastutipriyaH || 73 ||

sarvezvarassarvaguNaH prasiddhassarvasAtvataH |

akuNThadhAmA candrArkadRSTirAkAzanirmalaH || 74 ||

anirdezyagatirnAgavanitApatibhaikSadaH |

svAGghrimudrAGkanAgendramUrdhA kAliyasaMstutaH || 75 ||

abhayo vizvatazcakSuH stutottamaguNaH prabhuH |

ahamAtmA marutprANaH paramAtmA dyuzIrSavAn || 76 ||

nAgopAyanahRSTAtmA hradotsAritakAliyaH |

balabhadrasukhAlApo gopAliGgananirvRtaH || 77 ||

dAvAgnibhItagopAlagoptA dAvAgninAzanaH |

nayanAcchAdanakrIDAlampaTo nRpaceSTitaH || 78 ||

kAkapakSadharassaumyo balavAhakakelimAn |

balaghAtitadurdharSapralambo balavatsalaH || 79 ||

muJjATavyagnizamanaH prAvRTkAlavinodavAn |

zilAnyastAnnabhRddaityasaMhartA zAdvalAsanaH || 80 ||

sadAptagopikodgItaH karNikArAvataMsakaH |

naTaveSadharaH padmamAlAGko gopikAvRtaH || 81 ||

gopImanoharApAGgo veNuvAdanatatparaH |

vinyastavadanAmbhojazcAruzabdakRtAnanaH || 82 ||

bimbAdharArpitodAraveNurvizvavimohanaH |

vrajasaMvarNitazrAvyaveNunAdaH zrutipriyaH || 83 ||

gogopagopIjanmepsurbrahmendrAdyabhivanditaH |

gItasnutisaritpUro nAdanartitabarhiNaH || 84 ||

rAgapallavitasthANurgItAnamitapAdapaH |

vismAritatRNagrAsamRgo mRgavilobhitaH || 85 ||

vyAghrAdihiMsrasahajavairahartA sugAyanaH |

gADhodIritagobRndapremotkarNitatarNakaH || 86 ||

niSpandayAnabrahmAdivIkSito vizvavanditaH |

zAkhotkarNazakuntaughazchatrAyitabalAhakaH || 87 ||

prasannaH paramAnandazcitrAyitacarAcaraH |

gopikAmadano gopIkucakuGkumamudritaH || 88 ||

gopikanyAjalakrIDAhRSTo gopyaMzukApahRt |

skandhAropitagopastrIvAsAH kundanibhasmitaH || 89 ||

gopInetrotpalazazI gopikAyAcitAMzukaH |

gopInamaskriyAdeSTA gopyekakaravanditaH || 90 ||

gopyaJjalivizeSArthI gopakrIDAvilobhitaH |

zAntavAsasphuradgopIkRtAJjaliraghApahaH || 91 ||

gopIkelivilAsArthI gopIsampUrNakAmadaH |

gopastrIvastrado gopIcittacoraH kutUhalI || 92 ||

bRndAvanapriyo gopabandhuryajvAnnayAcitA |

yajJezo yajJabhAvajJo yajJapatnyabhivAJchitaH || 93 ||

munipatnIvitIrNAnnatRpto munivadhUpriyaH |

dvijapatnyabhibhAvajJo dvijapatnIvarapradaH || 94 ||

pratiruddhasatImokSaprado dvijavimohitA |

munijJAnaprado yajvastuto vAsavayAgavit || 95 ||

pitRproktakriyArUpazakrayAganivAraNaH |

zakrA'marSakarazzakravRSTiprazamanonmukhaH || 96 ||

govardhanadharo gopagobRndatrANatatparaH |

govardhanagiricchatracaNDadaNDabhujArgalaH || 97 ||

saptAhavidhRtAdrIndro meghavAhanagarvahA |

bhujAgroparivinyastakSmAdharakSmAbhRdacyutaH || 98 ||

svasthAnasthApitagirirgopIdadhyakSatArcitaH |

sumanassumanovRSTihRSTo vAsavavanditaH || 99 ||

kAmadhenupayaHpUrAbhiSiktassurabhistutaH |

dharAGghriroSadhIromA dharmagoptA manomayaH || 100 ||

jJAnayajJapriyazzAstranetrassarvArthasArathiH |

airAvatakarAnItaviyadgaGgApluto vibhuH || 101 ||

brahmAbhiSikto gogoptA sarvalokazubhaGkaraH |

sarvavedamayo magnanandAnveSipitRpriyaH || 102 ||

varuNodIritAtmekSAkautuko varuNArcitaH |

varuNAnItajanako gopajJAtAtmavaibhavaH || 103 ||

svarlokAlokasaMhRSTagopavargatrivargadaH |

brahmahRdgopito gopadraSTA brahmapadapradaH || 104 ||

zaraccandravihArotkaH zrIpatirvazako kSamaH |

bhayApaho bhartRruddhagopikAdhyAnagocaraH || 105 ||

gopikAnayanAsvAdyo gopInarmoktinirvRtaH |

gopikAmAnaharaNo gopikAzatayUthapaH || 106 ||

vaijayantIsragAkalpo gopikAmAnavardhanaH |

gopakAntAsunirdeSTA kAnto manmathamanmathaH || 107 ||

svAtmAsyadattatAmbUlaH phalitotkRSTayauvanaH |

vallavIstanasaktAkSo vallavIpremacAlitaH || 108 ||

gopIcelAJcalAsIno gopInetrAbjaSaTpadaH |

rAsakrIDAsamAsakto gopImaNDalamaNDanaH || 109 ||

gopIhemamaNizreNimadhyendramaNirujjvalaH |

vidyAdharenduzApaghnazzaGkhacUDaziroharaH || 110 ||

zaGkhacUDaziroratnasamprINitabalo'naghaH |

ariSTAriSTakRdduSTakezidaityaniSUdanaH || 111 ||

sarasassasmitamukhassusthiro virahAkulaH |

saGkarSaNArpitaprItirakrUradhyAnagocaraH || 112 ||

akrUrasaMstuto gUDho guNavRtyupalakSitaH |

pramANagamyastanmAtrA'vayavI buddhitatparaH || 113 ||

sarvapramANapramadhIssarvapratyayasAdhakaH |

puruSazca pradhAnAtmA viparyAsavilocanaH || 114 ||

madhurAjanasaMvIkSyo rajakapratighAtakaH |

vicitrAmbarasaMvIto mAlAkAravarapradaH || 115 ||

kubjAvakratvanirmoktA kubjAyauvanadAyakaH |

kubjAGgarAgasurabhiH kaMsakodaNDakhaNDanaH || 116 ||

dhIraH kuvalayApIDamardanaH kaMsabhItikRt |

dantidantAyudho raGgatrAsako mallayuddhavit || 117 ||

cANUrahantA kaMsArirdevakIharSadAyakaH |

vasudevapadAnamraH pitRbandhavimocanaH || 118 ||

urvIbhayApaho bhUpa ugrasenAdhipatyadaH |

AjJAsthitazacInAthassudharmAnayanakSamaH || 119 ||

Adyo dvijAtisatkartA ziSTAcArapradarzakaH |

sAndIpanikRtAbhyastavidyAbhyAsaikadhIssudhIH || 120 ||

gurvabhISTakriyAdakSaH pazcimodadhipUjitaH |

hatapaJcajanaprAptapAJcajanyo yamArcitaH || 121 ||

dharmarAjajayAnItaguruputra urukramaH |

guruputrapradazzAstA madhurAjasabhAsadaH || 122 ||

jAmadagnyasamabhyarcyo gomantagirisaJcaraH |

gomantadAvazamano garuDAnItabhUSaNaH || 123 ||

cakrAdyAyudhasaMzobhI jarAsandhamadApahaH |

sRgAlAvanipAlaghnassRgAlAtmajarAjyadaH || 124 ||

vidhvastakAlayavano mucukundavarapradaH |

AjJApitamahAmbhodhirdvArakApurakalpanaH || 125 ||

dvArakAnilayo rukmimAnahantA yadUdvahaH |

ruciro rukmiNIjAniH pradyumnajanakaH prabhuH || 126 ||

apAkRtatrilokArtiraniruddhapitAmahaH |

aniruddhapadAnveSI cakrI garuDavAhanaH || 127 ||

bANAsurapurIroddhA rakSAjvalanayantrajit |

dhUtapramathasaMrambho jitamAhezvarajvaraH || 128 ||

SaTcakrazaktinirjetA bhUtavetAlamohakRt |

zambhutrizUlajicchambhujRmbhaNazzambhusaMstutaH || 129 ||

indriyAtmenduhRdayassarvayogezvarezvaraH |

hiraNyagarbhahRdayo mohAvartanivartanaH || 130 ||

AtmajJAnanidhirmedhA kozastanmAtrarUpavAn |

indro'gnivadanaH kAlanAbhassarvAgamAdhvagaH || 131 ||

turIyasarvadhIsAkSI dvandvArAmAtmadUragaH |

ajJAtapAro vazyazrIravyAkRtavihAravAn || 132 ||

AtmapradIpo vijJAnamAtrAtmA zrIniketanaH |

bANabAhuvanacchettA mahendraprItivardhanaH || 133 ||

aniruddhanirodhajJo jalezAhRtagokulaH |

jalezavijayI vIrassatrAjidratnayAcakaH || 134 ||

prasenAnveSaNodyukto jAmbavaddhRtaratnadaH |

jitarkSarAjatanayAhartA jAmbavatIpriyaH || 135 ||

satyabhAmApriyaH kAmazzatadhanvaziroharaH |

kAlindIpatirakrUrabandhurakrUraratnadaH || 136 ||

kaikeyIramaNo bhadrAbhartA nAgnajitIdhavaH |

mAdrImanoharazzaibyAprANabandhururukramaH || 137 ||

suzIlAdayito mitravindAnetramahotsavaH |

lakSmaNAvallabho ruddhaprAgjyotiSamahApuraH || 138 ||

surapAzAvRticchedI murAriH krUrayuddhavit |

hayagrIvazirohartA sarvAtmA sarvadarzanaH || 139 ||

narakAsuravicchettA narakAtmajarAjyadaH|

pRthvIstutaH prakAzAtmA hRdyo yajJaphalapradaH || 140 ||

guNagrAhI guNadraSTA gUDhasvAtmA vibhUtimAn |

kavirjagadupadraSTA paramAkSaravigrahaH || 141 ||

prapannapAlano mAlI mahadbrahmavivardhanaH |

vAcyavAcakazaktyarthassarvavyAkRtasiddhidaH || 142 ||

svayamprabhuranirvedyassvaprakAzazcirantanaH |

nAdAtmA mantrakoTIzo nAnAvAdanirodhakaH || 143 ||

kandarpakoTilAvaNyaH parArthaikaprayojakaH |

amarIkRtadevaughaH kanyakAbandhamocanaH || 144 ||

SoDazastrIsahasrezaH kAntaH kAntAmanobhavaH |

krIDAratnAcalAhartA varuNacchatrazobhitaH || 145 ||

zakrAbhivanditazzakrajananIkuNDalapradaH |

aditiprastutastotro brAhmaNodghuSTaceSTanaH || 146 ||

purANassaMyamI janmAliptaH SaDviMzako'rthadaH |

yazasyanItirAdyantarahitassatkathApriyaH || 147 ||

brahmabodhaH parAnandaH pArijAtApahArakaH |

pauNDrakaprANaharaNaH kAzirAjaniSUdanaH || 148 ||

kRtyAgarvaprazamano vicakravadhadIkSitaH |

kaMsavidhvaMsanassAmbajanako DimbhakArdanaH || 149 ||

munirgoptA pitRvarapradassavanadIkSitaH |

rathI sArathyanirdeSTA phAlgunaH phAlgunipriyaH || 150 ||

saptAbdhistambhanodbhAto harissaptAbdhibhedanaH |

AtmaprakAzaH pUrNazrIrAdinArAyaNekSitaH || 151 ||

vipraputrapradazcaiva sarvamAtRsutapradaH |

pArthavismayakRtpArthapraNavArthaprabodhanaH || 152 ||

kailAsayAtrAsumukho badaryAzramabhUSaNaH |

ghaNTAkarNakriyAmauDhyAttoSito bhaktavatsalaH || 153 ||

munibRndAdibhirdhyeyo ghaNTAkarNavarapradaH |

tapazcaryAparazcIravAsAH piGgajaTAdharaH || 154 ||

pratyakSIkRtabhUtezazzivastotA zivastutaH |

kRSNAsvayaMvarAlokakautukI sarvasammataH || 155 ||

balasaMrambhazamano baladarzitapANDavaH |

yativeSArjunAbhISTadAyI sarvAtmagocaraH || 156 ||

subhadrAphAlgunodvAhakartA prINitaphAlgunaH |

khANDavaprINitArciSmAnmayadAnavamocanaH || 157 ||

sulabho rAjasUyArhayudhiSThiraniyojakaH |

bhImArditajarAsandho mAgadhAtmajarAjyadaH || 158 ||

rAjabandhananirmoktA rAjasUyAgrapUjanaH |

caidyAdyasahano bhISmastutassAtvatapUrvajaH || 159 ||

sarvAtmArthasamAhartA mandarAcaladhArakaH |

yajJAvatAraH prahlAdapratijJApratipAlakaH || 160 ||

baliyajJasabhAdhvaMsI dRptakSatrakulAntakaH |

dazagrIvAntako jetA revatIpremavallabhaH || 161 ||

sarvAvatArAdhiSThAtA vedabAhyavimohanaH |

kalidoSanirAkartA dazanAmA dRDhavrataH || 162 ||

ameyAtmA jagatsvAmI vAgmI caidyaziroharaH |

draupadIracitastotraH kezavaH puruSottamaH || 163 ||

nArAyaNo madhupatirmAdhavo doSavarjitaH |

govindaH puNDarIkAkSo viSNuzca madhusUdanaH || 164 ||

trivikramastrilokezo vAmanaH zrIdharaH pumAn |

hRSIkezo vAsudevaH padmanAbho mahAhradaH || 165 ||

dAmodarazcaturvyUhaH pAJcAlImAnarakSaNaH |

sAlvaghnassamarazlAghI dantavaktranibarhaNaH || 166 ||

dAmodarapriyasakhA pRthukAsvAdanapriyaH ||

ghRNI dAmodaraH zrIdo gopIpunaravekSakaH || 167 ||

gopikAmuktido yogI durvAsastRptikArakaH |

avijJAtavrajAkIrNapANDavAlokano jayI || 168 ||

pArthasArathyanirataH prAjJaH pANDavadUtyakRt |

vidurAtithyasantuSTaH kuntIsantoSadAyakaH || 169 ||

suyodhanatiraskartA duryodhanavikAravit |

vidurAbhiSThuto nityo vArSNeyo maGgalAtmakaH || 170 ||

paJcaviMzatitattvezazcaturviMzatidehabhAk |

sarvAnugrAhakassarvadAzArhasatatArcitaH || 171 ||

acintyo madhurAlApassAdhudarzI durAsadaH |

manuSyadharmAnugataH kauravendrakSayekSitA || 172 ||

upendro dAnavArAtirurugIto mahAdyutiH |

brahmaNyadevaH zrutimAn gobrAhmaNahitAzayaH || 173 ||

varazIlazzivArambhassuvijJAnavimUrtimAn |

svabhAvazuddhassanmitrassuzaraNyassulakSaNaH || 174 ||

dhRtarASTragataudRSTipradaH karNavibhedanaH |

pratodadhRgvizvarUpavismAritadhanaJjayaH || 175 ||

sAmagAnapriyo dharmadhenurvarNottamo'vyayaH |

caturyugakriyAkartA vizvarUpapradarzakaH || 176 ||

brahmabodhaparitrAtapArtho bhISmArthacakrabhRt |

arjunAyAsavidhvaMsI kAladaMSTrAvibhUSaNaH || 177 ||

sujAtAnantamahimA svapnavyApAritArjunaH |

akAlasandhyAghaTanazcakrAntaritabhAskaraH || 178 ||

duSTapramathanaH pArthapratijJAparipAlakaH |

sindhurAjaziraHpAtasthAnavaktA vivekadRk || 179 ||

subhadrAzokaharaNo droNotsekAdivismitaH |

pArthamanyunirAkartA pANDavotsavadAyakaH || 180 ||

aGguSThAkrAntakaunteyarathazzakto'hizIrSajit |

kAlakopaprazamano bhImasenajayapradaH || 181 ||

azvatthAmavadhAyAsatrAtapANDusutaH kRtI |

iSIkAstraprazamano drauNirakSAvicakSaNaH || 182 ||

pArthApahAritadrauNicUDAmaNirabhaGguraH |

dhRtarASTraparAmRSTabhImapratikRtismayaH || 183 ||

bhISmabuddhipradazzAntazzaraccandranibhAnanaH |

gadAgrajanmA pAJcAlIpratijJAparipAlakaH || 184 ||

gAndhArIkopadRgguptadharmasUnuranAmayaH |

prapannArtibhayacchettA bhISmazalyavyadhAvahaH || 185 ||

zAntazzAntanavodIrNasarvadharmasamAhitaH |

smAritabrahmavidyArthaprItapArtho mahAstravit || 186 ||

prasAdaparamodAro gAGgeyasugatipradaH |

vipakSapakSakSayakRtparIkSitprANarakSaNaH || 187 ||

jagadgururdharmasUnorvAjimedhapravartakaH |

vihitArthAptasatkAro mAsakAtparivartadaH || 188 ||

uttaGkaharSadAtmIyadivyarUpapradarzakaH |

janakAvagatasvoktabhAratassarvabhAvanaH || 189 ||

asoDhayAdavodreko vihitAptAdipUjanaH ||

samudrasthApitAzcaryamusalo vRSNivAhakaH || 190 ||

munizApAyudhaH padmAsanAditridazArthitaH |

vRSTipratyavahArotkassvadhAmagamanotsukaH || 191 ||

prabhAsAlokanodyukto nAnAvidhanimittakRt |

sarvayAdavasaMsevyassarvotkRSTaparicchadaH || 192 ||

velAkAnanasaJcArI velAnilahRtazramaH |

kAlAtmA yAdavo'nantasstutisantuSTamAnasaH || 193 ||

dvijAlokanasantuSTaH puNyatIrthamahotsavaH |

satkArAhlAditAzeSabhUsurassuravallabhaH || 194 ||

puNyatIrthAplutaH puNyaH puNyadastIrthapAvanaH |

viprasAtkRtagokoTizzatakoTisuvarNadaH || 195 ||

svamAyAmohitA'zeSavRSNivIro vizeSavit |

jalajAyudhanirdeSTA svAtmAvezitayAdavaH || 196 ||

devatAbhISTavaradaH kRtakRtyaH prasannadhIH |

sthirazeSAyutabalassahasraphaNivIkSaNaH || 197 ||

brahmavRkSavaracchAyAsInaH padmAsanasthitaH |

pratyagAtmA svabhAvArthaH praNidhAnaparAyaNaH || 198 ||

vyAdheSuviddhapUjyAGghrirniSAdabhayamocanaH |

pulindastutisantuSTaH pulindasugatipradaH || 199 ||

dArukArpitapArthAdikaraNIyoktirIzitA |

divyadundubhisaMyuktaH puSpavRSTiprapUjitaH || 200 ||

purANaH paramezAnaH pUrNabhUmA pariSTutaH |

patirAdyaH paraM brahma paramAtmA parAtparaH || 201 ||

zrIparamAtmA parAtparaH OM namaH iti |

phalazrutiH –

idaM sahasraM kRSNasya nAmnAM sarvArthadAyakam |

anantarUpI bhagavAn vyAkhyAtAdau svayambhuve || 202 ||

tena proktaM vasiSThAya tato labdhvA parAzaraH |

vyAsAya tena samproktaM zuko vyAsAdavAptavAn || 203 ||

tacchiSyairbahubhirbhUmau khyApitaM dvApare yuge |

kRSNAjJayA hariharaH kalau prakhyApayadvibhuH || 204 ||

idaM paThati bhaktyA yaH zRNoti ca samAhitaH |

svasiddhyai prArthayantyenaM tIrthakSetrAdidevatAH || 205 ||

prAyazcittAnyazeSANi nAlaM yAni vyapohitum |

tAni pApAni nazyanti sakRdasya prazaMsanAt || 206 ||

RNatrayavimuktasya zrautasmArtAnuvartinaH |

RSestrimUrtirUpasya phalaM vindedidaM paThan || 207 ||

idaM nAmasahasraM yaH paThatyetacchRNoti ca |

zivaliGgasahasrasya sa pratiSThAphalaM labhet || 208 ||

idaM kirITI saJjapya jayI pAzupatAstrabhAk |

kRSNasya prANabhUtassan kRSNaM sArathimAptavAn || 209 ||

draupadyA damayantyA ca sAvitryA ca suzIlayA |

duritAni jitAnyetajjapAdAptaM ca vAJchitam || 210 ||

kimidaM bahunA zaMsanmAnavo modanirbharaH |

brahmAnandamavApyAnte kRSNasAyUjyamApnuyAt || 211 ||

About This Stotram

Overview

Sri Krishna Sahasra Nama Stotram is a Sanskrit hymn in 212 verses enumerating a thousand names of Lord Krishna. The text opens with a nyasa section attributing the composition to Parashara Rishi. Each name describes a divine attribute, cosmic function, or deed of Krishna. It belongs to the Vaishnava Puranic tradition of sahasranama literature.

What are the benefits of chanting Sri Krishna Sahasra Nama Stotram?

  • Chanting the thousand names is said to invoke Krishna's grace and blessings.
  • It is associated with purification of the mind and removal of sins.
  • Devotees recite it for overcoming obstacles and negative influences.
  • It is used as a form of extended meditation on Krishna's divine qualities.
  • Regular recitation is connected with spiritual progress and liberation.

When is the best time to recite this?

Morning and evening are the traditional times. Janmashtami and Vaikuntha Ekadashi are particularly auspicious. Due to its length, many devotees recite it in sections or on Ekadashi days reserved for Vaishnava observance.

Historical and traditional background

The tradition of sahasranama stotrams is ancient in Hinduism, with the Vishnu Sahasranama of the Mahabharata being the most prominent example. The attribution to Parashara Rishi in the nyasa connects this text to the Vaishnava scriptural lineage. The specific source scripture for this compilation is not definitively established. It circulated within Vaishnava communities as part of the broader tradition of Krishna-centred devotional literature.

Available scripts

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Related Texts

  • Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram — the foundational thousand-name hymn to Vishnu from the Mahabharata, the most recited sahasranama in the Vaishnava tradition.
  • Sri Krishna Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram — the shorter 108-name stotram to Krishna, used in daily puja.