108 Names of Lord Krishna (Shri Krishna Ashtottara Shatanamavali)

Complete List of 108 Sacred Names
- Om Krishnaya Namaha – Salutations to the dark-complexioned one
- Om Kamalanataya Namaha – Salutations to the lotus-eyed one
- Om Vasudevaya Namaha – Salutations to the son of Vasudeva
- Om Sanatanaya Namaha – Salutations to the eternal one
- Om Vasudeva-Atmajaya Namaha – Salutations to the son of Vasudeva
- Om Puniya Namaha – Salutations to the supremely pure one
- Om Lila-Manushya-Vigrahaya Namaha – Salutations to the one who takes human form for divine play
- Om Shri-Vatsa-Kaustubha-Dharaya Namaha – Salutations to the wearer of Srivatsa and Kaustubha
- Om Yashodha-Vatsalaya Namaha – Salutations to the beloved child of Yashoda
- Om Haraye Namaha – Salutations to the remover of sorrows
- Om Chatur-Bhujaya Namaha – Salutations to the four-armed one
- Om Deva-Kinandanaya Namaha – Salutations to the son of Devaki
- Om Nandagopa-Priyatmajaya Namaha – Salutations to the beloved son of Nanda
- Om Yamuna-Vega-Samharaya Namaha – Salutations to the controller of Yamuna’s force
- Om Bala-Bhadra-Priyānujaya Namaha – Salutations to the beloved younger brother of Balarama
- Om Putana-Jivitaharaya Namaha – Salutations to the destroyer of demoness Putana
- Om Shakatasura-Bhanjānaya Namaha – Salutations to the breaker of the cart demon
- Om Nanda-Vraja-Janānandine Namaha – Salutations to the joy of Nanda’s cowherds
- Om Sachidanandaya Namaha – Salutations to existence-consciousness-bliss
- Om Krishnaya Namaha – Salutations to the all-attractive one
- Om Govindaya Namaha – Salutations to the giver of pleasure to cows and senses
- Om Gopijanavallabhaya Namaha – Salutations to the beloved of the gopis
- Om Yogaya Namaha – Salutations to the supreme mystic
- Om Idyaya Namaha – Salutations to the worshipable one
- Om Giridharaya Namaha – Salutations to the lifter of Govardhan mountain
- Om Govardhanadharaya Namaha – Salutations to the holder of Govardhan
- Om Gopaya Namaha – Salutations to the supreme cowherd
- Om Gopalaya Namaha – Salutations to the protector of cows
- Om Sarva-Palapaya Namaha – Salutations to the protector of all
- Om Ajaya Namaha – Salutations to the unborn one
- Om Nirmohaya Namaha – Salutations to the one free from illusion
- Om Mohaghnaya Namaha – Salutations to the destroyer of illusion
- Om Samohāraya Namaha – Salutations to the destroyer of delusion
- Om Devāhāraya Namaha – Salutations to the worshipped by gods
- Om Devakīnandanaya Namaha – Salutations to the son of Devaki
- Om Nandagopa-Priyatmajaya Namaha – Salutations to Nanda’s dear son
- Om Nanda-Gopī-Priyātmajāya Namaha – Salutations to the beloved of Nanda and Yashoda
- Om Nandasunave Namaha – Salutations to Nanda’s son
- Om Rāvalīya Namaha – Salutations to the beloved of Radha
- Om Vrindāvana-Nivasaya Namaha – Salutations to the resident of Vrindavan
- Om Namaha Gopa-Kuloccāya – Salutations to the exalted one of cowherd dynasty
- Om Nandagopa-Sutaya Namaha – Salutations to the son of Nanda Gopa
- Om Yamuna-Tīra-Viharaya Namaha – Salutations to the one who plays on Yamuna’s banks
- Om Gopikā-Premā-Vashaya Namaha – Salutations to the one captivated by gopis’ love
- Om Rādhika-Rādhitaya Namaha – Salutations to the one worshipped by Radha
- Om Gopikā-Kelīlolayaya Namaha – Salutations to the playful one with gopis
- Om Damodaraya Namaha – Salutations to the one bound by rope around the belly
- Om Yajña-Bhoktre Namaha – Salutations to the enjoyer of all sacrifices
- Om Dānavendrāya Namaha – Salutations to the giver of charity
- Om Dayānidhaye Namaha – Salutations to the ocean of compassion
- Om Dīnabāndhāve Namaha – Salutations to the friend of the distressed
- Om Dīnānātha-Dukhahāraya Namaha – Salutations to the remover of sufferings
- Om Sarva-Dosha-Vishodhakāya Namaha – Salutations to the purifier of all faults
- Om Māyine Namaha – Salutations to the master of illusion
- Om Paramātmane Namaha – Salutations to the supreme soul
- Om Muktānām-Parame Gataye Namaha – Salutations to the supreme goal of liberated souls
- Om Svargāpavargadāya Namaha – Salutations to the giver of heaven and liberation
- Om Nāka-Prishthāya Namaha – Salutations to the dwelling in highest heaven
- Om Nārāyanāya Namaha – Salutations to Narayana
- Om Parānanda-Parāya Namaha – Salutations to the supreme transcendental bliss
- Om Shuddhāya Namaha – Salutations to the pure one
- Om Buddhāya Namaha – Salutations to the enlightened one
- Om Keshavāya Namaha – Salutations to the one with beautiful hair
- Om Mādhavāya Namaha – Salutations to the consort of the Goddess of Fortune
- Om Mādhusudanāya Namaha – Salutations to the slayer of demon Madhu
- Om Trivikramāya Namaha – Salutations to the one who took three steps
- Om Vāmanāya Namaha – Salutations to the dwarf incarnation
- Om Shridhārāya Namaha – Salutations to the holder of Lakshmi
- Om Hrishikeshāya Namaha – Salutations to the master of senses
- Om Padmanābhāya Namaha – Salutations to the lotus-naveled one
- Om Dāmodarāya Namaha – Salutations to the one bound by love
- Om Sankarshānāya Namaha – Salutations to the all-attractive
- Om Vāsudevāya Namaha – Salutations to the all-pervading
- Om Pradyumnāya Namaha – Salutations to the immensely wealthy
- Om Aniruddhāya Namaha – Salutations to the irresistible one
- Om Purushottamāya Namaha – Salutations to the supreme person
- Om Adhokshajāya Namaha – Salutations to the one beyond perception
- Om Nārasimhāya Namaha – Salutations to the man-lion incarnation
- Om Achyutāya Namaha – Salutations to the infallible one
- Om Janārdanāya Namaha – Salutations to the liberator of people
- Om Upendrāya Namaha – Salutations to the younger brother of Indra
- Om Haraye Namaha – Salutations to the destroyer of sins
- Om Shri Krishnāya Namaha – Salutations to the glorious Krishna
- Om Vishnu-Rūpāya Namaha – Salutations to the form of Vishnu
- Om Parama-Hamsa-Parivrājakāya Namaha – Salutations to the supreme swan-like wanderer
- Om Bālakrida-Samāsakta-Kaumāra-Brahmachārine Namaha – Salutations to the one absorbed in childhood plays
- Om Vishwa-Rūpāya Namaha – Salutations to the universal form
- Om Vishwa-Rūpa-Darshana-Prītāya Namaha – Salutations to the revealer of cosmic form
- Om Govinda-Rūpāya Namaha – Salutations to the form of Govinda
- Om Narendra-Bandhu-Sanraksha-Rasika-Sushthira-Rātaye Namaha – Salutations to the protector of kings
- Om Ārjuna-Sakhāya Namaha – Salutations to the friend of Arjuna
- Om Gīta-Amṛuta-Mahādogdhre Namaha – Salutations to the milker of Gita nectar
- Om Kāliya-Damana-Sura-Lakshmī-Vamshī-Vidhūta-Śravase Namaha – Salutations to the subduer of Kaliya
- Om Pūta-Darshana-Samsparsha-Kīrtana-Smaranādibhihi Namaha – Salutations to the purifier through sight and remembrance
- Om Shuchaye Namaha – Salutations to the spotless one
- Om Uddhartre Namaha – Salutations to the uplifter
- Om Shūraya Namaha – Salutations to the valiant one
- Om Pratāpa-Anala-Panchāngi-Roga-Pāpa-Pālāśānāya Namaha – Salutations to the one whose valor burns sins
- Om Durvṛta-Hatya-Vinod-Agre Namaha – Salutations to the destroyer of wickedness
- Om Sarva-Kleshāpanudaye Namaha – Salutations to the remover of all sufferings
- Om Sāmkhya-Yogādi-Mārga-Sthāpanāchārya-Sevitaya Namaha – Salutations to the teacher of paths to liberation
- Om Svadharmācharanodgrīva-Prāpta-Bhakti-Rasāmṛuta-Pradāya Namaha – Salutations to the giver of devotional nectar
- Om Dayāmbudhi-Samutthanā-Nātha-Yātrā-Vidhāyakāya Namaha – Salutations to the ocean of mercy
- Om Nīla-Jimūuta-Sannibha-Kāntāya Namaha – Salutations to the one with blue-cloud complexion
- Om Dhūmrāngāya Namaha – Salutations to the smoky-bodied one
- Om Rathnānga-Dāya Namaha – Salutations to the gem-bodied one
- Om Shyāmanga-Shubhāngāya Namaha – Salutations to the dark and beautiful-bodied one
- Om Sarva-Saubhagya-Dāyakāya Namaha – Salutations to the bestower of all auspiciousness
Meaning and Significance
Each name of Lord Krishna reflects a different aspect of His divine personality – as the cowherd boy of Vrindavan, the charioteer of Arjuna, the lifter of Govardhan Hill, the beloved of Radha and the gopis, and the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Chanting these 108 names invokes His divine grace, protection, love, wisdom, and liberation.
Benefits of Chanting
- Removes obstacles and brings success
- Grants wisdom and spiritual knowledge
- Protects from negativity and evil
- Bestows peace, joy, and divine love
- Purifies mind and heart
- Strengthens devotion and faith
- Brings prosperity and harmony
- Leads to moksha (liberation)
When to Chant
These names can be chanted daily, especially during:
- Krishna Janmashtami
- Ekadashi days
- Early morning (Brahma Muhurta)
- Before studying Bhagavad Gita
- During meditation and prayers
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya