List of titles and names of Krishna

Popular names of Krishna with their meanings
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Krishna has been given many names and titles by his devotees.
Achala - The still one
Achyuta - Infallible
Baanke Bihari -corrupt form of Van Ke Vihari which means one who loves to sport in the forests particularly vrindavan
Bihari - One who plays
Brajesh - Lord of Braja
Chakradhari - the bearer of a discus (chakra)
Damodara (Daamodarah) - the Lord when He was tied with a cord (daama) round His waist (udara)
Dinabandu - Friend of the afflicted
Dînânâth - Refuge of destitutes
Dwarakadish - Lord of Dwaraka
Dwarakanath - Lord of Dwaraka
Ghanshyam - Dark rain cloud complexioned one
Giridhari - he who lifted a hill (Govardhana hill)
Gopala - cowherd; protector of cows (more accurately protector of life)
Gopinath - Lord of the gopis, or cowherd women.
Govinda - protector of cows; also connected with Govardhana Hill; see also other meanings.
Guruvayoorappan - Lord of the temple Guruvayoor, constructed by the Guru of Devas Brihaspati and Vayu .
Hari - 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 - god
Hrshikesha - (Sanskrit: हृषीकेश) is a name of Vishnu that means 'lord of the senses'.[2]
Jagannatha - lord of all places (see also Juggernaut).
Janardhana - One Who Bestows Boons On One And All
Kahan
Kaladev - the black deity
Kanha or Kanhaiya
Keshava – long haired, beautiful haired; see also other meanings.
Madhava - bringer of springtime; see other meanings
Madhusudanah - killer of demon Madhu
Morari - killer of the asura named Mora
Mukhilan- The one with the complexion similar to the rain clouds
Mukund- He who gives you Mukti
Nanda Gopal
Nanda Lal - Beloved of Nanda
Panduranga
Parambrahman the highest Brahman
Parameshvara the highest Ishvara, the highest god
Partha sarathy - 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 - 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 Vaasudeva - son of Vasudeva
Yadhunandan - Son of the Yadu dynasty
Yogeshwara - the Lord of the Yogis
Yashoda Nandan – child of Yashoda
[edit] 108 names and titles from the Gaudiya Vaishnavism tradition
Achala - Still Lord
Achyuta - Infallible Lord
Adbhutah - Wonderful God
Adidev - The Lord Of The Lords
Aditya - The Son Of Aditi
Ajanma - One Who Is Limitless And Endless
Ajaya - The Conqueror Of Life And Death
Akshara - Indestructible Lord
Amrit - Heavenly nectar or elixir
Anandsagar - Compassionate Lord
Ananta - The Endless Lord
Anantajit - Ever Victorious Lord
Anaya - One Who Has No Leader
Aniruddha - One Who Cannot Be Obstructed
Aparajeet - The Lord Who Cannot Be Defeated
Avyukta - One Who Is As Clear As Crystal
Balgopal - The Child Krishna, The All Attractive
Balkrishna- The Child Krishna
Chaturbhuj - Four-Armed Lord
Danavendra - Granter Of Boons
Dayalu - Repository Of Compassion
Dayanidhi - The Compassionate Lord
Devadidev - The God Of The Gods
Devakinandan - Son Of Mother Devaki
Devesh - Lord Of The Lords
Dharmadhyaksha - The Lord OF Dharma
Dravin - The one who has no Enemies
Dwarkapati - Lord Of Dwarka
Gopal - One Who Plays With The Cowherds, The Gopas
Gopalpriya - Lover Of Cowherds
Govinda - One Who Pleases The Cows, The Land And The Entire Nature
Gyaneshwar - The Lord Of Knowledge
Hari - The Lord Of Nature
Hiranyagarbha - The All Powerful Creator
Hrishikesh - The Lord Of All Senses
Jagadguru - Preceptor Of The Universe
Jagadisha - Protector Of All
Jagannath - Lord Of The Universe
Janardhana - One Who Bestows Boons On One And All
Jayantah - Conqueror Of All Enemies
Jyotiraaditya - The Resplendence Of The Sun
Kamalnath - The Lord Of Goddess Lakshmi
Kamalnayan - The Lord With Lotus Shaped Eyes
Kamsantak - Slayer Of Kamsa
Kanjalochana - The Lotus-Eyed God
Keshava - One Who Has Long, Black Matted Locks
Krishna - Dark-Complexioned Lord
Lakshmikantam - The Lord Of Goddess Lakshmi
Lokadhyaksha - Lord Of All The Three Lokas (Worlds)
Madan - The Lord Of Love
Madhava - Knowledge Filled God
Madhusudan - Slayer Of Demon Madhu
Mahendra - Lord Of Indra
Manmohan - All Pleasing Lord
Manohar - Beautiful Lord
Mayur - The Lord Who Has A Peacock Feathered-Crest
Mohan - All Attractive God
Murali - The Flute Playing Lord
Murlidhar - One Who Holds The Flute
Murlimanohar - The Flute Playing God
Nandakumara - Son of Nanda
Nandgopala - The Son Of Nand
Narayana - The Refuge Of Everyone
Navaneethachora - makan (butter) chor
Niranjana - The Unblemished Lord
Nirguna - Without Any Properties
Padmahasta - One Who Has Hands Like Lotus
Padmanabha - The Lord Who Has A Lotus Shaped Navel
Parabrahmana - The Supreme Absolute Truth
Paramatma - Lord Of All Beings
Parampurush - Supreme Personality
Parthasarthi - Charioteer Of Partha - Arjuna
Prajapati - Lord Of All Creatures
Punyah - Supremely Pure
Purshottam - The Supreme Soul
Ravilochana - One Whose Eye Is The Sun
Sahasraakash - Thousand-Eyed Lord
Sahasrajit - One Who Vanquishes Thousands
Sakshi - All Witnessing Lord
Sanatana - The Eternal Lord
Sarvajana - Omniscient Lord
Sarvapalaka - Protector Of All
Sarveshwar - Lord Of All Gods
Satyavachana - One Who Speaks Only The Truth
Satyavrata - The Truth Dedicated Lord
Shantah - Peaceful Lord
Shreshta - The Most Glorious Lord
Shrikanta - Beautiful Lord
Shyam - Dark-Complexioned Lord also the thief of Baghdad, lord of bradford and his servant shbul
Shyamsundara - Lord Of The Beautiful Evenings
Sudarshana - Handsome Lord
Sumedha - Intelligent Lord
Suresham - Lord Of All Demi-Gods
Swargapati - Lord Of Heavens
Trivikrama - Conqueror Of All The Three Worlds
Upendra - Brother Of Indra
Vaikunthanatha - Lord Of Vaikuntha, The Heavenly Abode
Vardhamaanah - The Formless Lord
Vasudev - All Prevailing Lord
Vishnu-All Prevailing Lord
Vishwadakshinah - Skillful And Efficient Lord
Vishwakarma - Creator Of The Universe
Vishwamurti - Of The Form Of The Entire Universe
Vishwarupa - One Who Displays The Universal Form
Vishwatma - Soul Of The Universe
Vrishaparvaa - Lord Of Dharma
Yadavendra - King Of The Yadav Clan
Yogi - The Supreme Master
Yoginampati - Lord Of The Yogis
The word "Krishna" is thought to originate from the Sanskrit root "karshana", which means "to attract, to draw near""[3].Therefore the word "Krishna" means "the one who draws", or "the one who attracts".[4] This notion that "the word Krishna [...] means the all-attractive" current in ISKCON, has gained further support from Prabhupada's commentary on Bhagavata Purana (1.1.1) and (6.4.33) because according to Gaudiya philosophy the Lord is sometimes called guṇa-karma-nāma because He is named according to His transcendental activities. Thus, Krishna in this context means "all-attractive", because "His transcendental qualities make Him very attractive."[5] [6] [7] [8] Prabhupada bases this on his translation of the Chaitanya Charitamrita, where a mystical "etymology" of kṛṣṇa is given as
kṛṣir bhū-vācakaḥ śabdo / ṇaś ca nirvṛti-vācakaḥ
"kṛṣ expresses existence (bhū); ṇa expresses pleasure (nirvṛti)"
The translation of bhū given by Prabhupada is "attractive existence".[9]
[edit] Vishnu Ashtottaram
The below prayers can be told daily by offering flowers or Tulasi to Lord Krishna. It contains 108 Names of Lord Krishna taken from Vishnu Sahasranama.
Om Vishnave Namah
Om Lakshmi Pathaye Namah
Om Krishnaya Namah
Om Vaikuntaaya Namah
Om Garuda Dhvajaya Namah
Om Parah Brahmane Namah
Om Jagannathaya Namah
Om Vaasudevaya Namah
Om Trivikramaya Namah
Om Dhydhyaanthakaaya Namah
Om Madhuribhave Namah
Om Dhaarshyavahaaya Namah
Om Sanaadhanaaya Namah
Om Narayanaya Namah
Om Padmanabhaya Namah
Om Hrishikeshaya Namah
Om Sudhapradhaya Namah
Om Haraye Namah
Om Pundarikakshaya Namah
Om Siddhidhikarthre Namah
Om Paraathparaya Namah
Om Vanamaline Namah
Om Yagnaroopaya Namah
Om Chakrapanye Namah
Om Gadhadhraya Namah
Om Upendraya Namah
Om Keshavaya Namah
Om Hamsaaya Namah
Om SamudraMadhanaya Namah
Om Haraye Namah
Om Govindaya Namah
Om Prahmajankaya Namah
Om KaitabasuraMardhanaya Namah
Om Sridharaya Namah
Om Kaamajakaaya Namah
Om Seshaya Namah
Om Chadhurbhujaya Namah
Om Paanchajanyadharaaya Namah
Om SriMathe Namah
Om Shaarangapanaye Namah
Om Janardhanaya Namah
Om Pitambharadharaya Namah
Om Devaya Namah
Om SuryaChandraVilochanaya Namah
Om MatsyaRoopaya Namah
Om Kurmathanave Namah
Om Krodharoopaya Namah
Om Nrukesarine Namah
Om Vaamanaaya Namah
Om Bhaargavaaya Namah
Om Raamaya Namah
Om Haline Namah
Om Kalkine Namah
Om Hayaananaaya Namah
Om Viswambaraya Namah
Om Simsumaaraya Namah
Om Srikharaaya Namah
Om Kapilaaya Namah
Om Dhruvaaya Namah
Om Dattatreyaya Namah
Om Achyutaya Namah
Om Anantaaya Namah
Om Mukundhaaya Namah
Om Dhidhivaamanaaya Namah
Om Dhanvantraye Namah
Om Srinivasaya Namah
Om Pradyumnaya Namah
Om Purushothamaya Namah
Om Srivathkausthubhadhraaya Namah
Om Muraradhaye Namah
Om Adhoshjaaya Namah
Om Rushabhaya Namah
Om MohanaroopaDharine Namah
Om Sangarshanaaya Namah
Om Prithave Namah
Om Sheerabdhisaayene Namah
Om Bhoodhathmane Namah
Om Anirudhaaya Namah
Om Bhakthavatsalaaya Namah
Om Naraaya Namah
Om GajendraVaradaaya Namah
Om Thridhamne Namah
Om Bhoothabhavanaaya Namah
Om Svetavaasdhavyaaya Namah
Om SuryamandalaMadhyakaaya Namah
Om SanakathiMunithyeyaaya Namah
Om Bhagavathe Namah
Om SankaraPriyaya Namah
Om Neelakanthaya Namah
Om Tharakaanthaaya Namah
Om Vedathmane Namah
Om Bhadhraayanaaya Namah
Om BhagirathiJanmaBhoomiPaadaPadmaaya Namah
Om Stham Prabhave Namah
Om Svabhave Namah
Om Vibhave Namah
Om KanakaShyamaaya Namah
Om Jagadhkaaranaaya Namah
Om Avyayaaya Namah
Om Buddhavadharaaya Namah
Om Shaanthathmane Namah
Om Krisoth Namah
Om Leelamaanusha Vigrahaaya Namah
Om Damodharaaya Namah
Om Viraataroopaaya Namah
Om Bhoodhabhavyabhavath Prabhave Namah
Om Aadi Devaaya Namah
Om Deva Devaaya Namah
Om Prahladha Paripalakhaya Namah
[edit] Notes
^ Sankara glosses "Hari" this way in his commentary on the word "Hari" in Vishnu-sahasra-nama.
^ Monier-Williams: "lord of the senses".
^ "Monier Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary p.206". website. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers (Pvt. Ltd). 2008. http://books.google.com/books?id=8KFPBl9lLRcC&pg=PA260&lpg=PA260&dq=karsana+sanskrit+root&source=bl&ots=5NOH4RrliN&sig=PXqbxn6ujk16aQks56BAc8u6tlk&hl=en&ei=CKZySrjyKdLUkAWdveihDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1#v=onepage&q=karsana%20sanskrit%20root&f=true. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
^ http://www.yogameditation.com/articles/issues_of_bindu/bindu_10/nada_yoga
^ Bhagavata Purana (1.1.1) commentary: "Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the primeval Lord, and if any transcendental nomenclature is to be understood as belonging to the Absolute Personality of Godhead, it must be the name indicated by the word Krishna, which means the all-attractive."
^ Bhagavata Purana (6.4.33)The Lord is sometimes called guṇa-karma-nāma because He is named according to His transcendental activities. For example, Kṛṣṇa means "all-attractive." This is the Lord's name because His transcendental qualities make Him very attractive. As a small boy He lifted Govardhana Hill, and in His childhood He killed many demons. Such activities are very attractive, and therefore He is sometimes called Giridhārī, Madhusūdana, Agha-niṣūdana and so on. Because He acted as the son of Nanda Mahārāja, He is called Nanda-tanuja.
^ Chaitanya Charitamrita Madhya 8.138 puruṣa, yoṣit, kibā sthāvara-jaṅgama sarva-cittākarṣaka, sākṣāt manmatha-madana “The very name Kṛṣṇa means that He attracts even Cupid. He is therefore attractive to everyone—male and female, moving and inert living entities. Indeed, Kṛṣṇa is known as the all-attractive one.
^ Deadwyler, W.H. (2004). "Cleaning House And Cleaning Hearts". The Hare Krishna Movement: the Postcharismatic Fate of a Religious Transplant. http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&id=mBMxPdgrBhoC&oi=fnd&pg=PA149&dq. Retrieved 2008-04-18. .. is known as Krishna, the “all-attractive.”
^ Chaitanya Charitamrita 9.30
[edit] See also
Names of God
Svayam bhagavan
Maha Mantra
[edit] External links
108 Names of Krishna
Astottara-satanamas (108 names): Krishna devanagari mp3 audio
Sahasranamas (1000 names): Krishna, Gopala, Balakrishna, Radha-Krishna