List of titles and names of Krishna

Krishna is the name of svayam bhagavan, i.e. monotheistic God, in Krishnaism. Numerous alternative names or titles are applied to Krishna, many taken from the Vishnu Sahasranama (which conversely lists Krishna as the 57th name of Vishnu).

• Achala(अचल) - The still one
• Achyuta(अच्युत) - Infallible
• Avyukta - Crystal clear one
• Banke Bihari(बाँके बिहारी) - corrupt form of Van Ke Vihari(वन के विहारी) which means one who loves to sport in the forests particularly Vrindavan
• Bihari(बिहारी) - One who plays
• Brajesh(ब्रजेश) - Lord of Braja
• Chakradhari(चक्रधारी) - the bearer of a discus (chakra)
• Damodara(दामोदर) - the Lord when He was tied with a cord (dama) round His waist (udara)
• Dinabandhu(दीनबंधु) - Friend of the afflicted
• Dinanatha(दीनानाथ) - Refuge of destitutes
• Dwarakadisha(द्वारकाधीश) - Lord of Dwaraka
• Dwarakanatha(द्वारकानाथ) - Lord of Dwaraka
• Ghanshyama(घनश्याम) - Dark rain cloud complexioned one
• Giridhari(गिरिधारी) - he who lifted a hill (Govardhana hill)
• Gopala(गोपाल) - cowherd; protector of cows (more accurately protector of life)
• Gopinatha(गोपीनाथ) - Lord of the gopis, or cowherd women.
• Govinda(गोविंद) - protector of cows; also connected with Govardhana hill; see also other meanings.
• Guruvayoorappan - Lord of the temple Guruvayur.
• Hari(हरी) - one who takes away [sins, or who wards off samsara, the cycle of birth and death];^[1] the yellow one (the colour of the sun); Hare Krishna is the vocative, viz. "o golden one! o dark-blue one"; see other meanings.
• Ishvara(ईश्वर) - god
• Hrishikesha(हृषिकेश) - 'lord of the senses'.^[2]
• Jagannatha(जगन्नाथ) - lord of all places (see also Juggernaut)
• Janardhana(जनार्दन) - One Who Bestows Boons On One And All
• Kaladeva(कालदेव) - the black deity
• Kanha or Kanhaiya(कान्हा, कन्हैया)
• Keshava(केशव) – long haired, beautiful haired; see also other meanings
• Madana Mohana (मदन मोहन)
• Madhava(माधव) - bringer of springtime
• Madhusudanah - killer of demon Madhu
• Morari - killer of the asura named Mora
• Mukhilan- The one with the complexion similar to the rain clouds
• Mukund(मुकुंद) - He who gives you mukti
• Nanda Gopala(नन्द गोपाल)
• Nanda Lal(नन्द लाल) - Beloved of Nanda
• Panduranga
• Parambrahman the highest Brahman
• Parameshvara the highest Ishvara, the highest god
• Parthasarathy - charioteer of Partha, another name of Arjuna, a reference to his role with regard to Arjuna in the great battle
• Patitapavana - Purifier of the fallen
• Radha Vallabha(राधा वल्लभ) - lover of Radha
• Ranchhodrai - When he refused to fight the war and fled to Dwarka for the sake of peace. Dakor, Gujarat has a popular temple of Ranchhodraiji. Ran - Field, Chhod - leave.
• Shyamasundara - the beautiful, dark one
• Vāsudeva, Krishna Vasudeva(वासुदेव, कृष्ण वासुदेव)- son of Vasudeva
• Yadhunandana - Son of the Yadu dynasty
• Yogeshwara(योगेश्वर) - the Lord of the Yogis
• Yashoda Nandana(यशोदा नंदन) – child of Yashoda

108 names and titles from the Gaudiya Vaishnavism tradition

1. Achala - Still Lord
2. Achyuta - Infallible Lord
3. Adbhutah - Wonderful God
4. Adidev - The Lord Of The Lords
5. Aditya - The Son Of Aditi
6. Ajanma - One Who Is Limitless And Endless
7. Ajaya - The Conqueror Of Life And Death
8. Akshara - Indestructible Lord
9. Amrit - Heavenly nectar or elixir
10. Anandsagar - Compassionate Lord
11. Ananta - The Endless Lord
12. Anantajit - Ever Victorious Lord
13. Anaya - One Who Has No Leader
14. Aniruddha - One Who Cannot Be Obstructed
15. Aparajeet - The Lord Who Cannot Be Defeated
16. Avyukta - One Who Is As Clear As Crystal
17. Balgopal - The Child Krishna, The All Attractive
18. Balkrishna- The Child Krishna
19. Chaturbhuj - Four-Armed Lord
20. Danavendra - Granter Of Boons
21. Dayalu - Repository Of Compassion
22. Dayanidhi - The Compassionate Lord
23. Devadidev - The God Of The Gods
24. Devakinandan - Son Of Mother Devaki
25. Devesh - Lord Of The Lords
26. Dharmadhyaksha - The Lord OF Dharma
27. Dravin - The one who has no Enemies
28. Dwarkapati - Lord Of Dwarka
29. Gopal - One Who Plays With The Cowherds, The Gopas
30. Gopalpriya - Lover Of Cowherds
31. Govinda - One Who Pleases The Cows, The Land And The Entire Nature
32. Gyaneshwar - The Lord Of Knowledge
33. Hari - The Lord Of Nature
34. Hiranyagarbha - The All Powerful Creator
35. Hrishikesh - The Lord Of All Senses
36. Jagadguru - Preceptor Of The Universe
37. Jagadisha - Protector Of All
38. Jagannath - Lord Of The Universe
39. Janardhana - One Who Bestows Boons On One And All
40. Jayantah - Conqueror Of All Enemies
41. Jyotiraaditya - The Resplendence Of The Sun
42. Kamalnath - The Lord Of Goddess Lakshmi
43. Kamalnayan - The Lord With Lotus Shaped Eyes
44. Kamsantak - Slayer Of Kamsa
45. Kanjalochana - The Lotus-Eyed God
46. Keshava - One Who Has Long, Black Matted Locks
47. Krishna - Dark-Complexioned Lord
48. Lakshmikantam - The Lord Of Goddess Lakshmi
49. Lokadhyaksha - Lord Of All The Three Lokas (Worlds)
50. Madan - The Lord Of Love
51. Madhava - Knowledge Filled God
52. Madhusudan - Slayer Of Demon Madhu
53. Mahendra - Lord Of Indra
54. Manmohan - All Pleasing Lord
55. Manohar - Beautiful Lord
56. Mayur - The Lord Who Has A Peacock Feathered-Crest
57. Mohan - All Attractive God
58. Murali - The Flute Playing Lord
59. Murlidhar - One Who Holds The Flute
60. Murlimanohar - The Flute Playing God
61. Nandakumara - Son of Nanda
62. Nandgopala - The Son Of Nand
63. Narayana - The Refuge Of Everyone
64. Navaneethachora - makan (butter) chor
65. Niranjana - The Unblemished Lord
66. Nirguna - Without Any Properties
67. Padmahasta - One Who Has Hands Like Lotus
68. Padmanabha - The Lord Who Has A Lotus Shaped Navel
69. Parabrahmana - The Supreme Absolute Truth
70. Paramatma - Lord Of All Beings
71. Parampurush - Supreme Personality
72. Parthasarthi - Charioteer Of Partha - Arjuna
73. Prajapati - Lord Of All Creatures
74. Punyah - Supremely Pure
75. Purshottam - The Supreme Soul
76. Ravilochana - One Whose Eye Is The Sun
77. Sahasraakash - Thousand-Eyed Lord
78. Sahasrajit - One Who Vanquishes Thousands
79. Sakshi - All Witnessing Lord
80. Sanatana - The Eternal Lord
81. Sarvajana - Omniscient Lord
82. Sarvapalaka - Protector Of All
83. Sarveshwar - Lord Of All Gods
84. Satyavachana - One Who Speaks Only The Truth
85. Satyavrata - The Truth Dedicated Lord
86. Shantah - Peaceful Lord
87. Shreshta - The Most Glorious Lord
88. Shrikanta - Beautiful Lord
89. Shyam - Dark-Complexioned Lord
90. Shyamsundara - Lord Of The Beautiful Evenings
91. Sumedha - Intelligent Lord
92. Suresham - Lord Of All Demi-Gods
93. Swargapati - Lord Of Heavens
94. Trivikrama - Conqueror Of All The Three Worlds
95. Upendra - Brother Of Indra
96. Vaikunthanatha - Lord Of Vaikuntha, The Heavenly Abode
97. Vardhamaanah - The Formless Lord
98. Vasudev - All Prevailing Lord
99. Vishnu-All Prevailing Lord
100. Vishwadakshinah - Skillful And Efficient Lord
101. Vishwakarma - Creator Of The Universe
102. Vishwamurti - Of The Form Of The Entire Universe
103. Vishwarupa - One Who Displays The Universal Form
104. Vishwatma - Soul Of The Universe
105. Vrishaparvaa - Lord Of Dharma
106. Yadavendra - King Of The Yadav Clan
107. Yogi - The Supreme Master
108. Yoginampati - Lord Of The Yogis

Vishnu Ashtottaram

The below prayers can be told daily by offering flowers or Tulasi to Krishna. It contains 108 Names of Krishna taken from Vishnu Sahasranama.

1. Om Vishnave Namah
2. Om Lakshmi Pathaye Namah
3. Om Krishnaya Namah
4. Om Vaikuntaaya Namah
5. Om Garuda Dhvajaya Namah
6. Om Parah Brahmane Namah
7. Om Jagannathaya Namah
8. Om Vaasudevaya Namah
9. Om Trivikramaya Namah
10. Om Dhydhyaanthakaaya Namah
11. Om Madhuribhave Namah
12. Om Dhaarshyavahaaya Namah
13. Om Sanaadhanaaya Namah
14. Om Narayanaya Namah
15. Om Padmanabhaya Namah
16. Om Hrishikeshaya Namah
17. Om Sudhapradhaya Namah
18. Om Haraye Namah
19. Om Pundarikakshaya Namah
20. Om Siddhidhikarthre Namah
21. Om Paraathparaya Namah
22. Om Vanamaline Namah
23. Om Yagnaroopaya Namah
24. Om Chakrapanye Namah
25. Om Gadhadhraya Namah
26. Om Upendraya Namah
27. Om Keshavaya Namah
28. Om Hamsaaya Namah
29. Om SamudraMadhanaya Namah
30. Om Haraye Namah
31. Om Govindaya Namah
32. Om Prahmajankaya Namah
33. Om KaitabasuraMardhanaya Namah
34. Om Sridharaya Namah
35. Om Kaamajakaaya Namah
36. Om Seshaya Namah
37. Om Chadhurbhujaya Namah
38. Om Paanchajanyadharaaya Namah
39. Om SriMathe Namah
40. Om Shaarangapanaye Namah
41. Om Janardhanaya Namah
42. Om Pitambharadharaya Namah
43. Om Devaya Namah
44. Om SuryaChandraVilochanaya Namah
45. Om MatsyaRoopaya Namah
46. Om Kurmathanave Namah
47. Om Krodharoopaya Namah
48. Om Nrukesarine Namah
49. Om Vaamanaaya Namah
50. Om Bhaargavaaya Namah
51. Om Raamaya Namah
52. Om Haline Namah
53. Om Kalkine Namah
54. Om Hayaananaaya Namah
55. Om Viswambaraya Namah
56. Om Simsumaaraya Namah
57. Om Srikharaaya Namah
58. Om Kapilaaya Namah
59. Om Dhruvaaya Namah
60. Om Dattatreyaya Namah
61. Om Achyutaya Namah
62. Om Anantaaya Namah
63. Om Mukundhaaya Namah
64. Om Dhidhivaamanaaya Namah
65. Om Dhanvantraye Namah
66. Om Srinivasaya Namah
67. Om Pradyumnaya Namah
68. Om Purushothamaya Namah
69. Om Srivathkausthubhadhraaya Namah
70. Om Muraradhaye Namah
71. Om Adhoshjaaya Namah
72. Om Rushabhaya Namah
73. Om MohanaroopaDharine Namah
74. Om Sangarshanaaya Namah
75. Om Prithave Namah
76. Om Sheerabdhisaayene Namah
77. Om Bhoodhathmane Namah
78. Om Anirudhaaya Namah
79. Om Bhakthavatsalaaya Namah
80. Om Naraaya Namah
81. Om GajendraVaradaaya Namah
82. Om Thridhamne Namah
83. Om Bhoothabhavanaaya Namah
84. Om Svetavaasdhavyaaya Namah
85. Om SuryamandalaMadhyakaaya Namah
86. Om SanakathiMunithyeyaaya Namah
87. Om Bhagavathe Namah
88. Om SankaraPriyaya Namah
89. Om Neelakanthaya Namah
90. Om Tharakaanthaaya Namah
91. Om Vedathmane Namah
92. Om Bhadhraayanaaya Namah
93. Om BhagirathiJanmaBhoomiPaadaPadmaaya Namah
94. Om Stham Prabhave Namah
95. Om Svabhave Namah
96. Om Vibhave Namah
97. Om KanakaShyamaaya Namah
98. Om Jagadhkaaranaaya Namah
99. Om Avyayaaya Namah
100. Om Buddhavadharaaya Namah
101. Om Shaanthathmane Namah
102. Om Krisoth Namah
103. Om Leelamaanusha Vigrahaaya Namah
104. Om Damodharaaya Namah
105. Om Viraataroopaaya Namah
106. Om Bhoodhabhavyabhavath Prabhave Namah
107. Om Aadi Devaaya Namah
108. Om Deva Devaaya Namah
109. Om Prahladha Paripalakhaya Namah

See also

• Names of God
• Svayam bhagavan
• Hare Krishna (mantra)

Notes

1. ^ Sankara glosses "Hari" this way in his commentary on the word "Hari" in Vishnu-sahasra-nama.
2. ^ Monier-Williams: "lord of the senses".

External links

• 108 Names of Krishna
• Astottara-satanamas (108 names): Krishna devanagari mp3 audio
• Sahasranamas (1000 names): Krishna, Gopala, Balakrishna, Radha-Krishna