One Hundred
and Eight Names of Lord Krsna
(From the
Narada Pancaratra)
Text 1
sri-krsnah kamala-natho
vasudevah sanatanah
vasudevatmajah punyo
lila-manusa-vigrahah
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 Krsna, the all attractive Supreme Personality of Godhead, known as Lord Vasudeva, is the Lord of Laksmi-devi, eternal, the transcendental son of Vasudeva, pure, and His form resembles that of a human being.
Text 2
srivatsa-kaustubha-dharo
yasoda-vatsalo harih
caturbhujatta-cakrasi-
gada-sankhambujayudhah
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 Krsna removes the material attachments which hinder His devotees, and He is very affectionate to His mother Yasoda-devi. In His four armed-form, He holds the sudarsana-cakra, a sword, mace, conch-shell, lotus flower, and various wepons.
Text 3
devaki-nandanah sriso
nana-gopa-priyatmajah
yamuna-vega-samhari
balabhadra-priyanujah
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 Krsna is the transcendental son of Devaki-devi and the lord of goddess of fortune. He is dear son of Nanda Maharaja and the younger brother of Lord Baladeva. It is He who stopped th fierce flowing of Yamuna river.
Text 4
putana-jivita-harah
sakatasura-bhanjanah
nanda-vraja-jananandi
sac-cid-ananda-vigrahah
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 Krsna killed Putana and broke the demon Sakatasura apart. He delighted Nanda Maharaja and the residents of Vrajabhumi, and His form is eternal, full of knowledge and bliss.
Text 5
navanita-nava-hari
mucukunda-prasadakah
sodasa-stri-sahasresas
tri-bhangi-madhurakatih
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 Krsna 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
suka-vag-amatabdhindur
govindo govindam patih
vatsa-palana-sancari
dhenukasura-bhanjanah
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 Krsna is the moon born of the nectarean ocean of Sukadeva Gosvami's words, and He is the pleasure of the cows, land, and senses. He is the master of the cowherd residents of Vrajabhumi, and He protects the calves. He killed the Dhenuka demon.
Text 7
tani-kata-tanavarto
yamalarjuna-bhanjanah
uttala-tala-bhetta ca
tamala-syamalakatih
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 Krsna killed the Tanavarta 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 Talavana), and Histranscendental form is charmingly dark-complexioned like a dark tamala-tree.
Text 8
gopa-gopisvaro yogi
surya-koti-sama-prabhah
ila-patih param-jyotir
yadavendro yadudvahah
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 Krsna is the master of the gopis 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-mali pita-vasah
parijatapaharakah
govardhanacaloddharta
gopalah sarva-palakah
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 Krsna wears a garland of forest flowers, and He wears a yellow dhoti. It is He who lifted Govardhana Hill and Who stole the celestial Parijata tree. He is the protector of the cows, and indeed, He is the protector of everyone.
Text 10
ajo niranjanah kama-
janakah kanja-locanah
madhuha mathura-natho
dvaraka-nayako bali
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 Krsna is beyond the influence of material nature. He is the father if cupid, and His restless eye move swiftly as kanja birds. He is the killer of the madhu demon, the lord of Mathura, and the strong hero of Dvaraka.
Text 11
vandavananta-sancari
tulasi-dama-bhusanah
syamantaka-maner harta
nara-narayanatmakah
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 Krsna wanders on the outskirts of the Vandavana forest, and He is decorated with a garland of tulasi. He took away the Syamantaka jewel and He is the life and soul of the Nara-Narayana /Rsis.
Text 12
kubja-ajv-anga-karano
mayi parama-purusah
murtikasura-canura-
malla-yuddha-visaradah
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 Krsna strightened the hunchbacked girl Kubja, and He is the Supreme Person, the controller of maya. He expertly wrestled with the Murtika and Canura demons.
Text 13
samsara-vairi kamsarir
murarir narakantakah
anadir brahmacari ca
Krsnavyasana-karsakah
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 Krsna is opposed to continual material existance, and He is the enemy of the Kamsa and Mura demons, and the killer of Narakasura. He is beginningless and spiritual, and He rescued Draupadi from many calamities.
Text 14
sisupala-siras-chetta
duryodhana-kulantakat
vidurakrura-varado
visvarupa-pradarsakah
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 Krsna beheaded Sisupala and killed Duryodhana's entire family. He granted benedictions to Vidura and Akrura, and ¨He revealed the universal form.
Text 15
satya-vak satya-sankalpah
satyabhamarato jayi
subhadra-ppurvajo visnur
bhisma-mukti-pradayakah
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 Krsna is always truthful and His desires are always pure. He is always victorious, and He is delighted by Satyabhama-devi. He is the elder brother of Subhadra, and He is also Lord Visnu. He granted liberation to Bhismadeva.
Text 16
jagad-gurur jagan-natho
venu-vadya-visaradah
vasabhasura-vidhvamsi
banasura- karantakat
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 Krsna is the Lord and spiritual master of the entire universe, and He is very expert at playing the flute. He killed Arirtasura and cut off the many hands of Banasura.
Text 17
yudhirthira-pratirthata
barhi-barhavatamsakah
partha-sarathir avyakto
gitamata-mahodadhih
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 Krsna is the chariot driver of Arjuna, and He established King Yudirthira 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-gita was churned.
Text 18
kaliya-phani-manikya-
ranjita-sri-padambujah
damodaro yajna-bhokta
danavendra-vinasanah
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 Krsna's beautiful feet were reddened by the rubies on the hoods of the Kaliya serpent. He was tied about the waist by Mother Yasoda, and He ate the foodstuffs offered by the wives of the Brahmanas. He killed the kings of the demons.
Text 19
narayanah para-brahma
pannagasana-vahanah
jala-krida-samasakta-
gopi- vastrapaharakah
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 Krsna is the Supreme Brahman, and He is also Lord Narayana. His carrier is Garuda, and Lord Krsna stole the saris of the gopis who were intent on playing in the water.
Text 20
punya-slokas tirtha-karo
veda-vedyo daya-nidhih
sarva-tirthatmakah sarva-
graha-rupi parat parah
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 Krsna 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 evam Krsnadevasya
namnam astottaram satam
karnena karnba-bhaktena
srutva gitamatam pura
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
stotram Krsna-priyakaram
katam tasman maya pura
Krsna-namamatam nama
paramananda-dayakam
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 Krsna is pleased when He is nicely glorified in prayers, I have composed these verses. This nectar of Lord Krsna's Holy Names will certainly give great spiritual bliss to those who hear them.
Text 23
anupa-drava-duhkha-ghnam
paramayusya-vardhanam
danam srutam tapas-tirtham
yat-katam 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 Krsna, will become free from all suffering, live for a long time, become wealthy, learned, austere, and travel to places of pilgrimage, becoming saintly.