Krsna's 108 Names

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One Hundred and Eight Names of Lord KŠa

(From the N€rada PaŠcar€tra)

 

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Text 1

 

r…-kŠaƒ kamal€-n€tho

v€sudevaƒ san€tanaƒ

vasudev€tmajaƒ puŠyo

l…l€-m€nua-vigrahaƒ

 

sri-krsnah---Lord Krsna, the all-attractive Supreme Personality of Godhead;

kamala---of Laksmi-devi; nathah---the Lord; vasudevah---Lord Vasudeva;

sanatanah---eternal; vasudeva---of Vasudeva---atmaja---the transcendental

son; punyah---pure; lila-manusa-vigrahah---whose form resemble that of a

human being.

 

Lord KŠa, the all attractive Supreme Personality of Godhead, known as Lord

V€sudeva, is the Lord of Laksm…-dev…, eternal, the transcendental son of

V€sudeva, pure, and His form resembles that of a human being.

 

Text 2

 

r…vatsa-kaustubha-dharo

yaod€-vatsalo hariƒ

caturbhuj€tta-cakr€si-

gad€-a‰kh€mbuj€yudhaƒ

 

srivatsa---srivatsa; kaustubha---kaustubha jewel; dharah---wearing;

yasoda---for Yasoda; vatsalah---full of filial love; harih---Lord Hari, who

removes the material attachment which hinder His devotees; catuh---four;

bhuja---arms; atta---placed; cakra---sudarsana cakra; asi---sword;

gada---club; sankha---conch; ambuja---lotus flwoer; ayudhah---wepons.

 

Lord KŠa removes the material attachments which hinder His devotees,

and He is very affectionate to His mother Yaod€-dev…. In His four

armed-form, He holds the sudarana-cakra, a sword, mace, conch-shell, lotus

flower, and various wepons.

 

Text 3

 

devak…-nandanaƒ r…o

n€n€-gopa-priy€tmajaƒ

yamun€-vega-saˆh€r…

balabhadra-priy€nujaƒ

 

devaki---of Devaki; nandanah---dear son; sri---of the goddess of fortune;

isah---the Lord; nanda---of Nanda; gopa---the cowherd man; priya---dear;

atmajah---son; yamuna---of the Yamuna river; vega---the flowing;

samhari---stopping; balabhadra---of Lord Baladeva---priya---dear;

anujah---younger brother.

 

Lord KŠa is the transcendental son of Devak…-dev… and the lord of goddess

of fortune. He is dear son of Nanda Mah€r€ja and the younger brother of Lord

Baladeva. It is He who stopped th fierce flowing of Yamun€ river.

 

Text 4

 

p™tan€-j…vita-h€raƒ

aka˜€sura-bhañjanaƒ

nanda-vraja-jan€nand…

sac-cid-€nanda-vigrahaƒ

 

putana---of Putana; jivita---life; harah---removing; sakata-asura---of

Sakatasura; bhanjanah---the breaker; nanda---Nanda Maharaja; vraja---of

Vrajabhumi; jana---the residents; anandi---delighting; sat---eternal;

cit---full of knowledge; ananda---and bliss; vigrahah---form.

 

Lord KŠa killed P™tan€ and broke the demon ®aka˜€sura apart. He delighted

Nanda Mah€raj€ and the residents of Vrajabh™mi, and His form is eternal,

full of knowledge and bliss.

 

Text 5

 

navan…ta-nava-h€r…

mucukunda-praadakaƒ

oaa-str…-sahasresas

tr…-bha‰gi-madhur€ktiƒ

 

navanita---of butter; nava---young; hari---thief; mucukunda---to

Mucukunda---prasadakah= merciful; sodasa-stri-sahasra---of sixteen-thousand

queens; isah---the Lord; tri-bhangi---three-fold bending;

madhura---charming; akrtih---form.

 

Lord KŠa is the youthful butter-thief, and the merciful benedictor of King

Mucukunda. He is the lord of 16,000 queen, and His three-fold bending form

is charming.

 

Text 6

 

uka-v€g-amt€bdh…ndur

govindo govind€ˆ patiƒ

vatsa-p€lana-saŠc€r…

dhenuk€sura-bhañjanaƒ

 

suka---of Sukadeva Gosvami; vak---of the words; amrta---of the nectar;

abdhi---from the ocean; induh---the moon; govindah---the pleasure of the

cows, land and senses; govindam---of the cowherd residents of Vrajabhumi;

patih---the master; vatsa---the calves; palana---protecting;

sancari---moving; dhenukasura---Dhenukasura; bhanjanah---breaking.

 

Lord KŠa is the moon born of the nectarean ocean of ®ukadeva Gosv€m…'s

words, and He is the pleasure of the cows, land, and senses. He is the

master of the cowherd residents of Vrajabh™mi, and He protects the calves.

He killed the Dhenuka demon.

 

Text 7

 

tŠ…-kta-tŠ€varto

yamal€rjuna-bhañjanaƒ

utt€la-t€la-bhett€ ca

tam€la-y€mal€ktiƒ

 

trni-krta---made as insignificant as a piece of straw; trnavarta---the

Trnavarta demon; yamala-arjuna---the Yamala arjuna trees;

bhanjanah---breaking; uttala---tall; tala---palm trees; bhetta---breaking;

ca---and; tamala---tamala tree; syamala---dark complexioned; akrtih---form.

 

Lord KŠa killed the TŠ€varta demon, making him appear as insignificant as

a piece of straw, and He also broke the Yamala-arjuna treea. He broke the

tall palm-trees (in T€lavana), and Histranscendental form is charmingly

dark-complexioned like a dark tam€la-tree.

 

Text 8

 

gopa-gop…varo yog…

s™rya-ko˜…-sama-prabhaƒ

il€-patiƒ paraˆ-jyotir

y€davendro yad™dvahaƒ

 

gopa---of the cowherd men; gopi---and gopis; isvarah---the master;

yogi---the master of all mystic power; surya---of suns; kot---millions;

sama---equal; prabhah---splendor; ila---of the earth; patih---the master;

param-jyotih---indirectly manifested as the brahman effulgence; yadava---of

the Yadu dynasty; indra---the king; yadudvahah---the best descendent of king

Yadu.

 

Lord KŠa is the master of the gop…s and cowherd boys, and the master

of all mystic power. He is the lord of the entire earth, and He is also the

Brahman effulgence, more splendid than millions of suns. He is the king of

the Yadu dynasty and He is the most illustrious descendent of Maharaja Yadu.

 

Text 9

 

vana-m€l… pit€-v€saƒ

p€rij€t€pah€rakaƒ

govardhan€caloddh€rt€

gop€laƒ sarva-p€lakaƒ

 

vana---of forestr flowers; mali---with a garland; pita---yellow;

vasah---dhoti---parijata---the parijata flower; apaharakah---stealing;

govardhana-acala---Govardhana Hill; uddharta---lifting; go---of the cows;

palah---the protector; sarva---of everyone; palakah---the protector.

 

Lord KŠa wears a garland of forest flowers, and He wears a yellow dhot….

It is He who lifted Govardhana Hill and Who stole the celestial P€rij€ta

tree. He is the protector of the cows, and indeed, He is the protector of

everyone.

 

Text 10

 

ajo nirañjanaƒ k€ma-

j€nakaƒ kañja-locanaƒ

madhuh€ mathur€-n€tho

dv€rak€-n€yako bal…

 

ajah---unborn; nirananah---untouched by material nature; kama---of cupid;

janakah---the father; kanja---like swiftly miving kanja birds;

locana---restless eyes; madhu---of the Madhu demon; ha---the killer;

mathura---of Mathura city; nathah---the lord; dvaraka---of Dvaraka city;

nayakah---the hero; bali---strong.

 

Unborn Lord KŠa is beyond the influence of material nature. He is the

father if cupid, and His restless eye move swiftly as kañja birds. He is the

killer of the madhu demon, the lord of Mathura, and the strong hero of

Dv€rak€.

 

Text 11

 

vnd€van€nta-saŠc€r…

tulas…-d€ma-bh™aŠaƒ

syamantaka-maŠer hart€

nara-n€r€yaŠ€tmakaƒ

 

vrndavana---of Vrndavana forest; anta---on the outskirts;

sancari---wandering; tulasi---of tulasi leaves; dama---with a garland;

bhusanah---decorated; syamantaka-maneh---of the Syamantaka jewel; harta---He

who removes; nara-narayana---of Nara-Narayana Rsis; atmakah---the very

heart.

 

Lord KŠa wanders on the outskirts of the Vnd€vana forest, and He is

decorated with a garland of tulas…. He took away the Syamantaka jewel and He

is the life and soul of the Nara-N€r€yan€ /Ris.

 

Text 12

 

kubj€-jv-a‰ga-karaŠo

m€y… parama-puruaƒ

mu˜ik€sura-c€Š™ra-

malla-yuddha-vi€radaƒ

 

kubja---if the hunchbacked girl Kubja; rju---straight; anga---body;

karanah---causing; mayi---the master of the illusory potency maya;

parama---supreme; purusah---person; mustika---Mustika; asura---the demon;

canura---Canura; malla---wrestling; yuddha---combat; visaradah---expert.

 

Lord KŠa strightened the hunchbacked girl Kubj€, and He is the Supreme

Person, the controller of m€y€. He expertly wrestled with the Mu˜ika and

C€Š™ra demons.

 

Text 13

 

saˆs€ra-vair… kaˆs€rir

mur€rir n€rak€ntakaƒ

an€dir brahmac€r… ca

kŠ€vyasana-karakaƒ

 

samsara---of continued material existance; vairi---the enemy; kamsa---of

Kamsa; arih---the enemy; mura---of Mura; arih---the enemy; naraka---of

Narakasura; antakah---the killer; anadih---without a beginning;

brahmacari---spiritual; ca---and; krsna---of Draupadi; vyasana---distresses;

karsakah---removing.

 

Lord KŠa is opposed to continual material existance, and He is the enemy

of the Kaˆsa and Mura demons, and the killer of N€rak€sura. He is

beginningless and spiritual, and He rescued Draupad… from many calamities.

 

Text 14

 

iup€la-ira-chett€

duryodhana-kul€ntakt

vidur€kr™ra-varado

vi_var™pa-prad€rakaƒ

 

sisupala---of Sisupala; sirah---the head; chetta---cutting; duryodhana---of

Duryodhana; kula---the family; antakrt---killing; vidura---to Vidura;

akrura---and Akrura; varadah-= granting benedictions; visvarupa---the

universal form; pradarsakah---revealing.

 

Lord KŠa beheaded ®iup€la and killed Duryodhana's entire family. He

granted benedictions to Vidura and Akrura, and He revealed the universal

form.

 

Text 15

 

satya-v€k satya-sa‰kalpaƒ

satyabh€m€rato jay…

subhadr€-pp™rvajo viŠur

bh…ma-mukti-prad€yakaƒ

 

satya-vak---truthful; satya-sankalpah---with pure desires; satyabhama---by

Satyabhama; aratah---delighted; jayi---victorious; subhadra---of Subhadra;

purvajah---elder brother; visnuh---Lord Visnu; bhisma---to Bhisma;

mukti---liberation; pradayakah---granting.

 

Lord KŠa is always truthful and His desires are always pure. He is always

victorious, and He is delighted by Satyabh€m€-dev…. He is the elder brother

of Subhadr€, and He is also Lord ViŠu. He granted liberation to Bh…madeva.

 

Text 16

 

jagad-gurur jagan-n€tho

veŠu-v€dya-vi€radaƒ

vabh€sura-vidhvaˆs…

b€Š€sura-=kar€ntakt

 

jagat---of the universe; guruh---the spiritual master; jagat---of the

universe; nathah---the master; venu---the flute; dvadya---playing;

visaradah---expert; vrsabhasira---Aristasura; vidhvamsi---killing;

banasira---of Banasura; kara---the hands; antakrt---cutting off.

 

Lord KŠa is the Lord and spiritual master of the entire universe, and He

is very expert at playing the flute. He killed Ari˜€sura and cut off the

many hands of B€Š€sura.

 

Text 17

 

yudhi˜hira-prati˜h€t€

barhi-barh€vataˆsakaƒ

p€rtha-s€rathir avyakto

g…t€mta-mahodadhiƒ

 

yudhisthira---King Yudisthira; pratisthata---establishing on the throne;

barhi---peacock; barha---feather; avatamsakah---with a crown; partha---of

Arjuna; sarathih---the chariot driver; avyaktah---unmanifested; gita---the

Bhagavad-gita; amrta---the nectar; maha---great; udadhih---ocean.

 

Lord KŠa is the chariot driver of Arjuna, and He established King

Yudi˜hira as the king of the entire world. He wears a crown of peacock

feathers, the impersonal unmanifest Brahman has emenated from Him, and He is

the ocean from which the nectar of Bhagavad-g…t€ was churned.

 

Text 18

 

k€liya-ph€Ši-m€nikya-

rañjita-r…-pad€mbujaƒ

d€modaro yajña-bhokt€

d€navendra-vin€anaƒ

 

kaliya---Kaliya; phani---of the serpent; manikya---by the jewels;

ranjita---reddened; sri---beautiful; pada---feet; ambuja---lotus;

dama---with a rope; udarah---on the waist; yajna---the sacrifices;

bhokta---eating; danava---of the demons; indra---of the kings;

vinasanah---destroying.

 

Lord KŠa's beautiful feet were reddened by the rubies on the hoods of the

K€liya serpent. He was tied about the waist by Mother Yaod€, and He ate the

foodstuffs offered by the wives of the Br€hman€s. He killed the kings of the

demons.

 

Text 19

 

n€r€yaŠaƒ para-brahma

pannag€ana-v€hanaƒ

jala-kr…a-sam€sakta-

gop…-=vastr€pah€rakaƒ

 

narayanah---Lord Narayana; para-brahma---the supreme Brahman;

pannagasana---Garuda; vahanah---as a carrier; jala---in the water;

krida---playing; samasakta---attached; gopi---of the gopis; vastra---the

saris; apaharakah---stealing.

 

Lord KŠa is the Supreme Brahman, and He is also Lord N€r€yaŠa. His carrier

is Garua, and Lord KŠa stole the s€r…s of the gop…s who were intent on

playing in the water.

 

Text 20

 

puŠya-lokas t…rtha-k€ro

veda-vedyo day€-nidhiƒ

sarva-t…rth€tmakaƒ sarva-

graha-r™p… par€t paraƒ

 

punya-slokah---praised in eloquent verses; tirtha---places of pilgrimage;

karah---creating; veda---by the Vedas; vedyah---to be understood; daya---of

mercy; nidhih---an ocean; sarva---all; tirtha---of holy places;

atmakah---the soul; sarva---all; graha---planets; rupi---the form;

parat---than the greatest; parah---greater.

 

Lord KŠa is praised by eloquent verses and it is He who creates the places

of pilgrimage. He is knowable by the Vedas, and He is an ocean of mercy. He

is greater than the greatest, the soul of all holy places, and He is

manifested as the different planets.

 

Text 21

 

ity evaˆ kŠadevasya

n€mn€m astottaram atam

kŠena kŠba-bhaktena

rutv€ g…t€mtaˆ pur€

 

iti---thus; evam---in this way; krsnadevasya---of Lord Krsnadeva;

namnam---of the Holy Names; astottaram satam---one hundred and eight;

krsnena---by Lord Krsna; krsna---of Lord Krsna; bhaktena---by the devotee;

srutva---having been heard; gita---of songs; amrtam---the nectar;

pura---formerly.

 

These 108 Holy Names of Lord Krsnadeva are the nectar of all songs, and they

were formerly heared by the Lord Himself and by His devotee.

 

Text 22

 

stotraˆ kŠa-priyak€raˆ

ktam tasm€n may€ pur€

kŠa-Šam€mtaˆ n€ma

param€nanda-d€yakam

 

stotram---prayer; krsna---to Lord Krsna; priya-karam---endearing;

krtam---written; tasmat---therefore; maya---by me; pura---formerly;

krsna---of Lord Krsna; nama---of the Holy Names; amrtam---nectar;

nama---indeed; parama---supreme; ananda---blidd; dayakam---granting.

 

Because Lord KŠa is pleased when He is nicely glorified in prayers, I have

composed these verses. This nectar of Lord KŠa's Holy Names will certainly

give great spiritual bliss to those who hear them.

 

Text 23

 

anupa-drava-duƒkha-ghnaˆ

param€yuya-vardhanam

danaˆ rutaˆ tapas-t…rthaˆ

yat-ktaˆ tv iha janmani

 

anupa-drava-duhkha---various distresses; ghnam---removing; param---supreme;

ayusya---life-span; vardhanam---increasing; danam---opulence;

srutam---heard; tapah---of austerities; titham---holy place; yat---by whom;

krtam---done; tu---certainly; iha---here; janmani---in this birth.

 

Whoever in this birth chants these Holy Names of Lord KŠa, will become

free from all suffering, live for a long time, become wealthy, learned,

austere, and travel to places of pilgrimage, becoming saintly.