Sri Krishna Ashtottara Shatanama Stotram in Malayalam

श्री कृष्ण अष्टोत्तर शतनाम स्तोत्रम्

Narada Pancharatra, Jnanaamritasara, Uma-Maheshwara Samvada Deity: Krishna Metre: Anushtup 26 verses

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At Guruvayur, the great Krishna temple of Kerala where the Lord is loved as Guruvayurappan, the hundred and eight names are woven into daily worship, and Malayalam homes keep them close on Janmashtami and through the year. The names come from the Narada Pancharatra, a garland that gathers Krishna's whole story into a hundred and eight handles for the heart. People chant them for calm, for courage, and for the wellbeing of the ones they love. Krishna is adored the world over, at Udupi, Dwarka and Vrindavan, and through movements like ISKCON and the Chinmaya Mission. Here the same names are set in the Malayalam script, which carries every Sanskrit sound, so they transfer letter for letter.

About the Krishna Ashtottara Shatanama Stotram

108 names of Krishna, from the Narada Pancharatra. What makes this stotra special is how the names tell his whole story: the butter-stealing child in Vrindavan, the friend who drove Arjuna's chariot, the teacher who spoke the Gita when it mattered most. You can chant it with a 108-bead mala, one name per bead, and it becomes a kind of meditation without trying. Short enough to do daily, deep enough that you'll still be discovering layers in it years later.

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The opening verses are below.

Stōtram

1

ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണഃ കമലാനാഥോ വാസുദേവഃ സനാതനഃ

വസുദേവാത്മജഃ പുണ്യോ ലീലാമാനുഷവിഗ്രഹഃ

2

ശ്രീവത്സകൌസ്തുഭധരോ യശോദാവത്സലോ ഹരിഃ

ചതുര്ഭുജാത്തചക്രാസിഗദാശങ്ഖാദ്യുദായുധഃ

3

ദേവകീനന്ദനഃ ശ്രീശോ നന്ദഗോപപ്രിയാത്മജഃ

യമുനാവേഗസṁഹാരീ ബലഭദ്രപ്രിയാനുജഃ

4

പൂതനാജീവിതഹരഃ ശകടാസുരഭഞ്ജനഃ

നന്ദവ്രജജനാനന്ദീ സച്ചിദാനന്ദവിഗ്രഹഃ

5

നവനീതവിലിപ്താങ്ഗോ നവനീതനടോ:ഽനഘഃ

നവനീതനവാഹാരോ മുചുകുന്ദപ്രസാദകഃ

Phalaśruti

26

പുത്രപൌത്രൈഃ പരിവൃതഃ സര്വസിദ്ധിസമൃദ്ധിമാന്

നിര്വിശ്യ ഭോഗാനന്തേ:ഽപി കൃഷ്ണസായുജ്യമാപ്നുനാത്

൨൬

ഇതി ശ്രീനാരദപാഞ്ചരാത്രേ ജ്ഞാനാമൃതസാരേ ഉമാമഹേശ്വര സṁവാദേ ധരണീ ശേഷ സṁവാദേ ശ്രീ കൃഷ്ണാഷ്ടോത്തരശതനാമ സ്തോത്രമ്

That's the opening and the closing. The full Sri Krishna Ashtottara Shatanama Stotram continues for 20 more verses in between.

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Frequently asked about Sri Krishna Ashtottara Shatanama Stotram

Who composed Sri Krishna Ashtottara Shatanama Stotram?
Sri Krishna Ashtottara Shatanama Stotram is traditionally attributed to Narada (Narada Pancharatra, Jnanaamritasara, Uma-Maheshwara Samvada).
How many verses are in Sri Krishna Ashtottara Shatanama Stotram?
Sri Krishna Ashtottara Shatanama Stotram has 26 verses, set in the Anushtup metre.
Which deity is Sri Krishna Ashtottara Shatanama Stotram addressed to?
Sri Krishna Ashtottara Shatanama Stotram is a prayer to Krishna.
In which languages can I read Sri Krishna Ashtottara Shatanama Stotram?
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