Krishna Mantras - कृष्णा मंत्र

अधरं मधुरं वदनं मधुरं नयनं मधुरं हसितं मधुरम् । हृदयं मधुरं गमनं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥

Adharam Madhuram Vadanam Madhuram Nayanam Madhuram Hasitam Madhuram, Hridayam Madhuram Gamanam Madhuram Madhuradhipateh Akhilam Madhuram. From Vallabhacharya's Madhurashtakam

Meaning His lips are sweet, His face is sweet, His eyes are sweet, His smile is sweet — everything about the Lord of sweetness, Krishna, is sweet.

वचनं मधुरं चरितं मधुरं वसनं मधुरं वलितं मधुरम् । चलितं मधुरं भ्रमितं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥

Vachanam Madhuram Charitam Madhuram Vasanam Madhuram Valitam Madhuram, Chalitam Madhuram Bhramitam Madhuram Madhuradhipateh Akhilam Madhuram. From Vallabhacharya's Madhurashtakam

Meaning His speech is sweet, His character is sweet, His attire is sweet, His turning is sweet, His walking and wandering are sweet — everything about Krishna is sweet.

वेणुर्मधुरो रेणुर्मधुरः पाणिर्मधुरः पादौ मधुरौ । नृत्यं मधुरं सख्यं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥

Venur Madhuro Renur Madhurah Panir Madhurah Padau Madhurau, Nrityam Madhuram Sakhyam Madhuram Madhuradhipateh Akhilam Madhuram. From Vallabhacharya's Madhurashtakam

Meaning His flute is sweet, the dust of His feet is sweet, His hands and feet are sweet, His dance is sweet, His friendship is sweet — everything about Krishna is sweet.

अच्युतं केशवं रामनारायणं कृष्णदामोदरं वासुदेवं हरिम् । श्रीधरं माधवं गोपिकावल्लभं जानकीनायकं रामचन्द्रं भजे ॥

Achyutam Keshavam Ramanarayanam Krishnadamodaram Vasudevam Harim, Shridharam Madhavam Gopikavallabham Janakinayakam Ramachandram Bhaje. A devotional verse attributed to Adi Shankaracharya

Meaning I worship Achyuta, Keshava, Rama-Narayana, Krishna-Damodara, Vasudeva, Hari, Shridhara, Madhava, the beloved of the Gopikas, the Lord of Janaki, Ramachandra.

हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे । हरे राम हरे राम राम राम हरे हरे ॥

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

Meaning An invocation calling upon Krishna and Rama through their divine energy Hare, chanted for spiritual upliftment in the present age.

ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय ॥

Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya. The twelve-syllable (dvadashaakshara) maha-mantra of Lord Vishnu from the Vishnu Purana, traditionally chanted for protection, well-being, and the removal of all wants

Meaning Salutations to Lord Vasudeva (Krishna-Vishnu), the all-pervading one.

भज गोविन्दं भज गोविन्दं भज गोविन्दं मूढमते । सम्प्राप्ते सन्निहिते काले नहि नहि रक्षति डुकृञ् करणे ॥

Bhaja Govindam Bhaja Govindam Bhaja Govindam Moodhamate, Samprapte Sannihite Kale Nahi Nahi Rakshati Dukrin Karane. From Adi Shankaracharya's Bhaja Govindam (Mohamudgara)

Meaning Worship Govinda, worship Govinda, worship Govinda, O fool! Grammar rules will not save you at the time of death.

पत्रं पुष्पं फलं तोयं यो मे भक्त्या प्रयच्छति । तदहं भक्त्युपहृतमश्नामि प्रयतात्मनः ॥

Patram Pushpam Phalam Toyam Yo Me Bhaktya Prayacchati, Tadaham Bhaktyupahritam Ashnami Prayatatmanah. Bhagavad Gita 9.26

Meaning Whoever offers Me with devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit, or water — that offering of love from a pure-hearted person I accept.