List of titles and names of Krishna

Popular Names of Lord 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 - Charming player

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

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 - Master of the senses

Jagannatha - lord of all places (see also Juggernaut).

Janardhana - One Who Bestows Boons On One And All

Kahan

Kaladev - the black deity

Kanha

Keshava ? long haired, beautiful haired; see also other meanings.

Madhava - bringer of springtime; see other meanings

Madhusudanah - killer of demon Madhu

Mukhilan- The one with the complexion similar to the rain clouds

Mukunda- 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, 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

V?sudeva, Krishna Vaasudeva - son of Vasudeva

Yadunandan - Son of the Yadu dynasty

Yogeshwara - the Lord of the Yogis

Yashoda Nandan ? child of Yashoda

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

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 Who 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

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 - Skilful 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 claim that "the word Krishna [...] means the all-attractive" current in ISKCON is due to Prabhupada's commentary on Bhagavata Purana (1.1.1) and (6.4.33) because according to Gaudiya philosophy the Lord is sometimes called gu?a-karma-n?ma 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."^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5] Prabhupada bases this on his translation of the Chaitanya Charitamrita, where a mystical "etymology" of k???a is given as

"k?? expresses existence (bh?); ?a expresses pleasure (nirv?ti)"

The translation of bh? given by Prabhupada is "attractive existence".^[6]

Vishnu Ashtotharam

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.

Notes

↑ Sankara glosses "Hari" this way in his commentary on the word "Hari" in Vishnu-sahasra-nama.
↑ Bhagavata Purana (1.1.1) commentary: "Lord 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 because He is named according to His transcendental activities. For example, 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 Giridh?r?, Madhus?dana, and so on. Because He acted as the son of Nanda Mah?r?ja, He is called Nanda-tanuja.
↑ Chaitanya Charitamrita ''Madhya'' 8.138 , , , ?The very name means that He attracts even Cupid. He is therefore attractive to everyone?male and female, moving and inert living entities. Indeed, is known as the all-attractive one.
↑ .. is known as Krishna, the ?all-attractive.?
↑ Chaitanya Charitamrita 9.30