This Krishna collection retains six sacred units: a Dwadashakshara formula, both stored orders of the sixteen-name Hare Krishna and Hare Rama chant, a Krishna Gayatri, a beej-based Gopala mantra, and a closing salutation verse.

Quick Facts

Text TypeMultiple Krishna mantra collection
Dedicated ToKrishna, Vasudeva, and Gopala
UnitsSix sacred texts and chant forms
IncludesDwadashakshara, nama-japa, Gayatri, beej, and prayer
Script PreservedOriginal Devanagari
English SupportSeparate meaning for every stored unit

Krishna Mantra Texts

Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya

Dwadashakshara Vasudeva mantra

Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya

English Meaning

Om. Reverent salutations to the blessed Lord Vasudeva.

Sixteen-Name Mantra — Upanishadic Order

Nama-japa passage

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

English Meaning

The divine names Hare, Rama, and Krishna are repeated as a continuous invocation, beginning with Rama in this stored order.

Hare Krishna — Common Chant Order

Common nama-japa order

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

English Meaning

The same divine names are repeated in the widely familiar order that begins with Krishna and then invokes Rama.

Krishna Gayatri

Gayatri mantra

Om Vasudevaya Vidmahe Devaki-Sutaya Dhimahi
Tannah Krishnah Prachodayat

English Meaning

May we know Vasudeva and meditate upon the son of Devaki. May Krishna inspire and guide us.

Klim Krishnaya Govindaya

Beej-based Gopala mantra

Klim Krishnaya Govindaya Gopijana-Vallabhaya Svaha

English Meaning

An offering is made through the seed syllable Klim to Krishna, Govinda, the beloved of the people of Vraja.

Krishnaya Vasudevaya

Namaskara verse

Krishnaya Vasudevaya Devaki-Nandanaya Cha
Nandagopa-Kumaraya Govindaya Namo Namah

English Meaning

Repeated salutations to Krishna, Vasudeva, the joy of Devaki, the child of Nandagopa, and Govinda.

Names and Forms in the Krishna Collection

The collection joins formulaic salutation, repeated divine names, Gayatri meditation, a seed-syllable mantra, and a namaskara verse. These are related through Krishna devotion but remain different textual forms.

Both stored orders of the Hare Rama and Hare Krishna names are preserved. The page does not silently choose one and erase the other.

How to Read the Krishna Mantras

Choose the named unit you wish to recite and retain its displayed order. In particular, do not merge the Rama-first and Krishna-first versions into a new sequence.

The repeated-name passages may be read continuously, while the Gayatri and closing verse should keep their two-line structure. No single count is imposed across all six forms.

Frequently Asked Questions

Both orders are explicitly stored in the Hindi source, so the English page preserves each as a separate chant form.

Klim Krishnaya Govindaya begins with the seed syllable Klim.

It is a Vasudeva formula shared within the wider Vaishnava tradition and is included here exactly as the Krishna source page presents it.

Original Sanskrit

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Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya

Dwadashakshara Vasudeva mantra
ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय॥

Sixteen-Name Mantra — Upanishadic Order

Nama-japa passage
हरे राम हरे राम राम राम हरे हरे।
हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे॥

Hare Krishna — Common Chant Order

Common nama-japa order
हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे।
हरे राम हरे राम राम राम हरे हरे॥

Krishna Gayatri

Gayatri mantra
ॐ वासुदेवाय विद्महे देवकीसुताय धीमहि।
तन्नः कृष्णः प्रचोदयात्॥

Klim Krishnaya Govindaya

Beej-based Gopala mantra
क्लीं कृष्णाय गोविन्दाय गोपीजनवल्लभाय स्वाहा॥

Krishnaya Vasudevaya

Namaskara verse
कृष्णाय वासुदेवाय देवकीनन्दनाय च।
नन्दगोपकुमाराय गोविन्दाय नमो नमः॥
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