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16-09-05, 08:42 AM

OM SHRI KRISHNAYA NAMAHA
Salutations to Lord Shri Krishna

OM KAMALA NATHAYA NAMAHA
To Kamala's (Goddess Lakshmi's) spouse

OM VAASUDEVAYA NAMAHA
To Vasudeva (Vasudev's son, Krishna)

OM SANATANAYA NAMAHA
To the Eternal One

OM VASUDEVAYA NAMAHA
To the Son of Vasudeva

OM PUNYAYA NAMAHA
To the Meritorious One

OM LILA-MANUSHA-VIGRAHAYA NAMAHA
To Him who has assumed a human form to perform His pastimes

OM SHRIVATSA KAUSTHUBHA-DHARAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who wears the Shri Vatsa (representing Shri Lakshmi) and the Kaustubha gem

OM YASHODA-VATSALAYA NAMAHA
To Mother Yashoda's darling child

OM HARAYE NAMAHA
To Shri Hari

OM CHATURBHUJATTA-CHAKRASI-GADA-SHANKADHYAYUDHAYA NAMAHA
To the Four-armed One who carries the weapons of disc, conch and club

OM DEVAKI NANDANAYA NAMAHA
To Mother Devaki's son

OM SHRISAYA NAMAHA
To the abode of Shri (Lakshmi)

OM NANDAGOPA PRIYATMAJAYA NAMAHA
To Nanda Gopa's darling child

OM YAMUNAVEGA SAMHARINE NAMAHA
To the Lord who destroyed the speed of the river Yamuna

OM BALABHADRA PRIYANUJAYA NAMAHA
To Balabhadra's (Balarama's) dear younger brother

OM PUTANA JIVITA HARAYA NAMAHA
To the Destroyer of the demoness Putana

OM SHAKATASURA BHANJANAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who destroyed the demon Sakatasura

OM NANDAVRAJA JANA NANDINE NAMAHA
To the Lord who brought great happiness to Nanda and the people of Vraja

OM SACHIDANANDA VIGRAHAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who is the embodiment of Existence, Awareness and Bliss

OM NAVANITA VILIPTANGAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord whose body is smeared with butter

OM NAVANITA NATAYA NAMAHA
To the One who danced to get butter

OM ANAGHAYA NAMAHA
To the sinless One

OM NAVANITA NAVAHARAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who invented a new form of food-butter
(because He consumed large quantities of it)

OM MUCHUKUNDA PRASADAKAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who blessed (gave salvation) to King Muchukunda

OM SHODASHA STHRI SAHASRESHAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord of sixteen thousand wives

OM TRIBHANGI LALITAKRITAYE NAMAHA
To the Lord who poses bent in three places

OM SUKAVAG AMRITABHDHINDAVE NAMAHA
To the ocean of nectar in the form of Sukadeva's words (spoken as Srimad-Bhagavatam)

OM GOVINDAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord of the cows

OM YOGINAM PATAYE NAMAHA
To the Lord of the yogis

OM VATSA VATACHARAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who roamed (in Vrindavana) with the company of calves and friendly cowherd boys

OM ANANTAYA NAMAHA
To the Infinite One

OM DHENUKASURA MARDANAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who killed the demon Dhenukasura

OM TRINIKRITA TRINAVARTAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who destroyed the whirlwind demon Trinavarta

OM YAMALARJUNA BHANJANAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who broke the two Yamalarjuna trees

OM UTTALA TALABHETTRE NAMAHA
To the Lord who broke the huge trees

OM TAMALA SHYAMALA KRITAYE NAMAHA
To the Lord who is a beautiful as the dark Tamala tree

OM GOPA GOPISHVARAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord of Gopas and Gopis

OM YOGINE NAMAHA
To the greatest Yogi

OM KOTI SURYA SAMAPRABHAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who is as lustrous as a million suns

OM ILAPATAYE NAMAHA
To the Lord of the Earth

OM PARASMAI JYOTISHE NAMAHA
To the One who is the Supreme Light

OM YADAVENDRAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord of the Yadavas

OM YADUDVAHAYA NAMAHA
To the Leader of the Yadus

OM VANAMALINE NAMAHA
To the Lord who wears a sylvan garland

OM PITA VASASE NAMAHA
To the Lord who wears yellow robes

OM PARIJATAPA HARAKAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who removed the parijatha flower (from India's garden)

OM GOVARDHANACHALO DHARTRE NAMAHA
To the Lord who lifted Govardhan Hill

OM GOPALAYA NAMAHA
To the protector of cows

OM SARVA PALAKAYA NAMAHA
To the protector of all beings

OM AJAYA NAMAHA
To the all-victorious Lord

OM NIRANJANAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who is untainted

OM KAMA JANAKAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who generates desires in the worldly-minded

OM KANCHA LOCHANAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who has beautiful eyes

OM MADHUGHNE NAMAHA
To the Lord who killed the demon Madhu

OM MATHURA NATHAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord of the holy place of Mathura

OM DVARAKA NAYAKAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord of Dwaraka

OM BALINE NAMAHA
To the all-powerful Lord

OM BRINDAVANANTA SANCARINE NAMAHA
To the Lord who roamed around Vrindavana

OM TULASIDAMA BHUSHANAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who adorns Himself with tulasi leaf garlands

OM SYAMANTAKA MANER HARTRE NAMAHA
To the Lord who stole the Syamantaka gem

OM NARA NARAYANATMAKAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who has the twin forms of Nara and Narayana

OM KUBJA KRISHTAMBARADHARAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who wore the ointment offered by Kubja, the hunchbacked lady

OM MAYINE NAMAHA
To the Lord of Maya (the illusion)

OM PARAMAPURUSHAYA NAMAHA
To the Supreme Person

OM MUSHTIKASURA CHANURA MALLAYUDHA-VISHARADAYA NAMAHA
To the expert wrestler who wrestled with the two demons, Mushtika and Chanura

OM SAMSARA VAIRINE NAMAHA
To the enemy of Samsara (the cycle of births and deaths)

OM KAMSARAYE NAMAHA
To the enemy of King Kamsa (who wanted to kill Krishna)

OM MURARAYE NAMAHA
To the enemy of the demon Mura

OM NARAKANTAKAYA NAMAHA
To the destroyer of the demon Naraka

OM ANADI BRAHMACHARINE NAMAHA
To the beginningless Absolute

OM KRISHNA VYASANA KARSHAKAYA NAMAHA
To the One who removed Draupadi's distress

OM SHISHUPALA SHIRASCETTRE NAMAHA
To the Lord who removed Sisupala's head

OM DURYODHANA KULANTAKAYA NAMAHA
To the destroyer of the dynasty of Durodhana

OM VIDURAKRURA VARADAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who gave boons to Vidura and Akrura

OM VISHVARUPA PRADARSHAKAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who revealed His Viswarupa (the Universal Form)

OM SATYAVACHE NAMAHA
To the Lord who utters only truth

OM SATYA SANKALPAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord of true resolve

OM SATYABHAMA RATAYA NAMAHA
To the Lover of Satyabhama

OM JAYINE NAMAHA
To the Lord who is ever victorious

OM SUBHADRA PURVAJAYA NAMAHA
To the elder brother of Subhadra

OM VISHNAVA NAMAHA
To Lord Vishnu

OM BHISHMA MUKTI PRADAYAKAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who bestowed salvation on Bhishma

OM JAGADGURAVE NAMAHA
To the Lord who is Guru to the whole world

OM JAGANNATHAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord of the whole world

OM VENUNADA VISHARADAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who is an expert in playing flute music

OM VRISHABHASURA VIDHVAMSINE NAMAHA
To the Lord who destroyed the demon Vrishaba

OM BANASURA KARANTAKAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who chopped off the hands of the demon Banasura

OM YUDHISTHIRA PRATISHTHATRE NAMAHA
To the Lord who established Yudhisthir (as the king)

OM BARHI BARHAVATAMSAKAYA NAMAHA
To the One who is adorned with effulgent peacock feathers

OM PARTHASARATHAYE NAMAHA
To Partha Sarathi, the chariot driver of Arjuna

OM AVYAKTAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who is difficult to comprehend

OM GITAMRITA MAHODADHAYE NAMAHA
To the Ocean containing the nectar of the Bhagavad-gita

OM KALIYAPHANI MANIKYA RANJITA SHRI PADAMBHUJAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord whose lotus feet are adorned with the gems from the hoods of the serpent Kaliya

OM DAMODARAYA NAMAHA
To the One who was tied with a grinding stone around His waist

OM YAJNABHOKTRE NAMAHA
To the Lord who consumes sacrificial offerings

OM DANAVENDRA VINASHAKAYA NAMAHA
To the destroyer of the Lord of Asuras

OM NARAYANAYA NAMAHA
To Lord Narayana

OM PARABRAHMANE NAMAHA
To the Supreme Brahman

OM PANNAGASHANA VAHANAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who has a serpent (Adisesha) as His seat

OM JALAKRIDASAMASHAKTA GOPI VASTRAPAHARAKAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord who (playfully) hid the clothes (left on the shore) of the Gopis who were engrossed in playing in the waters of the Yamuna river

OM PUNYA-SHLOKAYA NAMAHA
To the Lord whose praises bestow merit

OM TIRTHAPADAYA NAMAHA
To the One whose feet are holy

OM VEDAVEDYAYA NAMAHA
To the source of the Vedas

OM DAYANIDHAYE NAMAHA
To the Treasure of compassion

OM SARVA BHUTATMAKAYA NAMAHA
To the Soul of the elements

OM SARVAGRAHA RUPINE NAMAHA
To the All-formed One

OM PARATPARAYA NAMAHA
To the One who is highest than the highest

liberatedyogi

21-09-05, 05:13 PM

21-09-05, 06:26 PM

OM JAPA NAMAH
SRI JAPA NAMAH
JAI JAPA NAMAH
SRI JAPA NAMAH
OM JAPA NAMAH
try this mantra 5 minutes per day for one week
then, ask to see His Universal Form
this mantra also has a money back guarantee

Surely you jest! Devotees do not aspire to see the Universal Form of Lord Krsna. We are not able to serve Him in the Universal Form.

Also, where is this mantra authorized by Prabhupada?

liberatedyogi

21-09-05, 07:19 PM

21-09-05, 07:48 PM

you kicked bhardaraj out for smoking dope.....
"you are that same 'Queen Rukmini'?, we hope....
to call a thief a thief, is not "faultfinding.....
we had 4 life member contracts we hold binding....
without Deity Darshan, it's been hard to cope....

arjuna asked KRSNA to display His Universal Form....
"the standard" for detecting, to which Incarnations conform....
we're noy saying,"ask Him in a challenging mood!".....
even for a liberated yogi, that would be rude....
since when does "your opinion" dictate the forum?....

all we're saying is that "scripture suggests".....
this is a way to sort The Lord from all the pests....
you know "how it is these days?", with all these Incarnations....
"what harm can it do?", God's Names in incantations?....
it happens,"i know!", and i want others equally blessed....

Srila Prabhupada said to challenge anyone claiming to be God to show the Universal Form because only the supreme lord can show this form of His. The cheaters will be defeated by their inability to do so. Prabhupada never instructed us to ask Lord Krsna to show this form.

The original post in this thread is sweet. The Holy Names of Lord Krsna benefit us all when we read, hear or chant Them. Thank you.

Hare Krishna!!!

honeyflowerservant

04-10-05, 02:13 AM

i myself don't object to seeing the Universal Form if i'd be so lucky.
i doubt i would be allowed to see Krishna Himself.
still i know neither of the above should be my goals,
but i wouldn't lie, i'm still a materialist :(
but i'll try to serve if i can.
thanks,
Dandabats.

Damodar

12-12-05, 08:51 PM

Sweet, sweet sweet - these 108 names of Lord Krishna!

The chanting of these names is frequently offered during puja in many mandiras.

Sweet, They are ... and amazingly, They are - each and every one - contained in Their entirety in the maha-mantra ...

Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare `
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare

:D

mathuranath das

25-03-06, 08:59 PM

I have been chanting these 108 names of Krsna daily for about 10 years now. I believe they originate from the Narada pancharatra. After chanting them from a printed version for some time after daily gayatri I realized I could recite them from memory and took it as a blessing from the Lord. Darshan of His Holy names never goes in vain. A devotee friend gave them to me as a gesture of friendship so I considered that it was the Lord's blessing upon me that they came to me unrequested. The scriptures say: "sampradaya bihena me mantrasya te nishphala matah" whithout recieving a mantra from a realized Guru in a potent sampradaya, we are only firing "blanks". However as I said, I have faith that these Holy names came to me through the goodwill of a fellow aspiring vaisnava, and I have become attatched to them as an adjunct to my aspiring service of the Holy Name that has come to me directly from my potent Spritual Master Srila Sridhar Maharaj. There are strong guidlines that come down to us from Sri Guru-parampara regarding the recieving and transmission of transcendental sound, however, we also have to remmber that trancendeltal "life" is not something rigid, or dead or soley based on laws and rules. Krsna is a living dynamic, interactive person of infinite capacity. An absolute autocrat who does as He likes. when He likes. Fortunately for us He's also absolutely good. You will know His grace and will when it touches your heart in a living way, more than ever memorizing stories, ideas and passages from books. Not that that shouldn't be done...but I think the important point is we must make a proper approach toward Him as recommended by the scriptures and saints but more importantly we must enter into a very sincere relationship with Him. In our genuine nakedness before Him He will accept us in our sweet vulnerablity (trinad api sunichena) and innocence and reveal Himself according to our corresponding heart-felt surrender. ye yath mam prapadyante ...Give your whole heart and everything else will follow nicely.

mathuranath das

25-03-06, 09:31 PM

I forgot to mention, there is a story about a devotee who was serving his Gurudeva very nicely, so nicely in fact that Lord Krsna Himself appeared before the devotee and said: "Come, you are now liberated...enter the spritual world!" However, the devotee replied: "Excuse me Sir, but I'm too busy seving my Spiritual Master, I'll have to check with Him first". So, I'm thinking this should be our mood. We don't want Krsna without Gurudeva. Ultimately we are Radha-dasi. Servants of the Lotus Feet of She whom we are not fit to mention, but in Who Krsna delights and recieves all service. She is manifest in this world as Sri Gurudeva. And without Gurudeva we have nothing. Srila Raghunath das Goswami exhibited this mood after the departure of his Gurudeva Swarup Domodar. He went to Vraja to commit suicide because of his deep transcendental dispair in separation from his Gurudeva. But by Mahaprabhu's Grace he found Rupa and Sanatan there and was enriched by their association. Finding Guru (Radha-dasyam) again in them. So in conclusion, perhaps we should not presume to want to see the universal form or any revelation for that matter. Arjuna was scared out of his wits by Krsna's display on Kurukshetra. What would happen to lesser beings such as ourselves?? I for one am grateful to sweep the temple floor and do the pots. There's more revalation there than my tiny kamandalu can hold, If only I had the inner eyes to see! Also what is that "seeing". Krsna also showed the universal form in the assembly of the Kuru's when they tried to capture Him with ropes. When Krsna manifested unlimited forms everyone began to praise him,, but the blind King Drtarastra could not see and began to pray: " Lord may I also see? But I am blind, how can I see? Then Krsna said: "I say you can see" and then the blind king Drtarastra also beheld the vision. So its not with the fleshy eye that we "see" Krsna. It is revelation in inner consciousness, its a subjective experience accessed by faith and faith alone. "Darshan" means to be seen by Him, not that He becomes subject to our sensory inspection.
When Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur installed the Bhag Bazar math dieties. someone remarked "aren't the deities beautiful!" He replied:
atah sri krsna namadi, na bhaved griyam indriya, sevon mukhi hi jivadau, svayam eva spuritiada. He, (Krsna) is beyond the range of our senses but is realized through service to His devotees.