Hare Krishna Maha Mantra
By Kali-Santarana Upanishad · संस्कृत
The sixteen-name great mantra of Krishna and Rama.
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हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे। हरे राम हरे राम राम राम हरे हरे॥
The sixteen-word Maha Mantra calling on the divine energy (Hara) and the Lord as Krishna and Rama. Recited in japa and sankirtana to still and purify the mind.
1. Achyutam Keshavam Rama-Narayanam Krishna-Damodaram Vasudevam Harim.
Traditional
Adharam madhuram vadanam madhuram nayanam madhuram hasitam madhuram. Hridayam madhuram gamanam madhuram madhuradhipater-akhilam madhuram.
Vallabhacharya
Krishna Govind Govind Gopal Nandlal, Krishna Govind Hare Murari, He Nath Narayan Vasudev.
Traditional
Paayo ji maine Ram-ratan dhan paayo, Vastu amolak di mere Satguru, kirpa kar apnaayo.
Mirabai
Karmanye-vadhikaraste, ma phaleshu kadachana. Ma karma-phala-hetur-bhur, ma te sango'stva-karmani.
Vyasa (Bhagavad Gita)
Yada yada hi dharmasya glanir-bhavati Bharata. Abhyutthanam-adharmasya tada'tmanam srijamy-aham. (4.7)
Vyasa (Bhagavad Gita)
Public domain — Kali-Santarana Upanishad.