Lord Krishna

śrīkṛṣṇāṣṭottaraśata nāmastotraṃ

(Shri Krishnashtottara Shatanama Stotram in English (IAST))

From Brahmanda Purana

This sacred stotra consists of one hundred and eight auspicious names of Lord Krishna, originating from the Brahmanda Purana. It serves as a profound meditative tool for devotees to internalize the divine attributes, pastimes, and cosmic forms of the Lord. Chanting this stotram is believed to bestow inner peace, cleanse the mind of impurities, and deepen one's devotion. It is highly regarded for its power to grant spiritual liberation and worldly prosperity, helping the seeker connect with the eternal grace and protective love of Krishna while removing obstacles on the path to enlightenment.

śrīgopālakṛṣṇāya namaḥ || śrīśeṣa uvāca || oṃ asya śrīkṛṣṇāṣṭottaraśatanāmastotrasya|

śrīśeṣa ṛṣiḥ || anuṣṭup chandaḥ || śrīkṛṣṇodevatā ||
śrīkṛṣṇāṣṭottaraśatanāmajape viniyogaḥ ||
oṃ śrīkṛṣṇaḥ kamalānātho vāsudevaḥ sanātanaḥ |
vasudevātmajaḥ puṇyo līlāmānuṣavigrahaḥ || 1 ||
śrīvatsakaustubhadharo yaśodāvatsalo hariḥ |
caturbhujāttacakrāsigadā śaṅkhādyudāyudhaḥ || 2 ||
devakīnandanaḥ śrīśo nandagopapriyātmajaḥ |
yamunāvegasaṃhārī balabhadrapriyānujaḥ || 3 ||
pūtanājīvitaharaḥ śakaṭāsurabhañjanaḥ |
nandavrajajanānandī saccidānandavigrahaḥ || 4 ||
navanītaviliptāṅgo navanītanaṭo'naghaḥ |
navanītanavāhāro mucukundaprasādakaḥ || 5 ||
ṣoḍaśastrī sahasreśa sribhaṅgi madhurākṛtiḥ |
śukavāgamṛtābdhīndurgovindo govidāmpatiḥ || 6 ||
vatsavāṭacaro'nanto dhenukāsurabhañjanaḥ |
tṛṇīkṛtatṛṇāvarto yamalārjunabhañjanaḥ || 7 ||
uttānatālabhettā ca tamālaśyāmalākṛtiḥ |
gopagopīśvaro yogī sūryakoṭisamaprabhaḥ || 8 ||
ilāpatiḥ parañjyotiryādavendro yadūdvahaḥ |
vanamālī pītavāsāḥ pārijātāpahārakaḥ || 9 ||
govardhanācaloddhartā gopālaḥ sarvapālakaḥ |
ajo nirañjanaḥ kāmajanakaḥ kañjalocanaḥ || 10 ||
madhuhā mathurānātho dvārakānāyako balī |
vṛndāvanāntasañcārī tulasīdāmabhūṣaṇaḥ || 11 ||
śyamantakamaṇerhartā naranārāyaṇātmakaḥ |
kubjākṛṣṇāmbaradharo māyī paramapūruṣaḥ || 12 ||
muṣṭikāsuracāṇūramahāyuddhaviśāradaḥ |
saṃsāravairī kaṃsārirmurārirnarakāntakaḥ || 13 ||
anādibrahmacārī ca kṛṣṇāvyasanakarṣakaḥ |
śiśupālaśiraśchettā duryodhanakulāntakaḥ || 14 ||
vidurākrūravarado viśvarūpapradarśakaḥ |
satyavāk satyasaṅkalpaḥ satyabhāmārato jayī || 15 ||
subhadrāpūrvajo viṣṇurbhīṣmamuktipradāyakaḥ |
jagadgururjagannātho veṇunādaviśāradaḥ || 16 ||
vṛṣabhāsuravidhvaṃsī bāṇāsurabalāntakaḥ |
yudhiṣṭhirapratiṣṭhātā barhibarhāvataṃsakaḥ || 17 ||
pārthasārathiravyakto gītāmṛtamahodadhiḥ |
kālīyaphaṇimāṇikyarañjitaśrīpadāmbujaḥ || 18 ||
dāmodaro yajñabhoktā dānavendravināśakaḥ |
nārāyaṇaḥ parambrahma pannagāśanavāhanaḥ || 19 ||
jalakrīḍāsamāsakta gopīvastrāpahārakaḥ |
puṇyaślokastīrthapādo vedavedyo dayānidhiḥ || 20 ||
sarvatīrthātmakaḥ sarvagraharupī parātparaḥ |
evaṃ śrīkṛṣṇadevasya nāmnāmaṣṭottaraṃ śatam || 21 ||
kṛṣṇanāmāmṛtaṃ nāma paramānandakārakam |
atyupadravadoṣaghnaṃ paramāyuṣyavardhanam || 22 ||
|| iti śrīnāradapañcarātre jñānāmṛtasāre caturtharātre umāmaheśvarasaṃvāde dharaṇīśeṣasaṃvāde śrīkṛṣṇāṣṭottaraśatanāmastotraṃ sampūrṇam ||

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