108 Names of Shri Krishna (With Meaning)

  • Acala-dharaka –He who lifted the Govardhana-hill
  • Acyuta –He who is infallible
  • Aghasura-vinasi – He who defeated Agha-demon
  • Barhavatamsaka – He who wears a peacock-feather
  • Bhakta-vatsala – He who is affectionate towars His devotees
  • Bhramaka – He who is a cheat [radha_krishan1]
  • Bimbasya – He whose lips are like bimba-fruits
  • Caru-locana – He who has beautiful eyes
  • Caura-jara-sikha-mani – He who is the crest-jewel of thieves
  • Dama-baddhahvayi – He who was bound with a rope
  • Damodara – He who was bound around the belly
  • Danindra-candra – He who is the king of moonlike tax-collectors
  • Dhenukasura-sanghata – He is the killer of the ass-demon Dhenuka
  • Dina-bandhu – He who is the friend of the fallen
  • Ghana-syama – He who is of a darkish colour (ghana and syama both mean darkish, blackish)
  • Giridhari – He who is the lifter of Govardhan
  • Girivaradhari – He who is lifter of Govardhan, the greatest of mountains
  • Gokulananda – He who gives bliss to Gokula
  • Gokulananda-kari – He who is the cause of Gokula’s bliss
  • Gokula-bandhu – The friend of Gokula
  • Gokula-candra – He who is the moon of Gokula
  • Gokula-ranjana – He who delights Gokula
  • Gokula-vallabha – He who is dear to Gokula
  • Gokulendra – He who is the king of Gokula
  • Gopala – He who is a cowherd-boy
  • Gopala-kamini-jara – He who is the paramour lover of the passionate cowherd ladies
  • Gopala-ramani-bharta – He who is the master of the young wives of the cowherds
  • Gopali-citta-harta – He who stole the minds of the gopis
  • Gopanganavrta – He who is surrounded by beautiful-limbed cowherd ladies
  • Gopa-nari-priya – He who is dear to the wives of the cowherd men
  • Gopa-svami – He who is the lord of the cowherds
  • Gopa-vesa-dhara – He who is dressed like a cowherd
  • Go-patha – He who follows the path of cows
  • Gopati – He who is the master of cows
  • Gopati-nandana – He who is the prince of the cowherds
  • Gopendra-nandana – He who is the son of the king of cowherds
  • Gopika-priti-ranjana – He who delights the gopis with His love
  • Gopi-jana-vallabha – He who is dearmost for the gopis
  • Gopinatha – He who is the master of the gopis, or He whose master are the gopis
  • Gopika-nayanananda – He who delights the eyes of the gopis
  • Gopika-prana-vallabha – He who is lord of the lives of the gopis
  • Gopi-kanta – He who is the lover of the gopis
  • Gopi-prana-dhana – He who is wealth of the life of the gopis
  • Gopi-priya-jana – He who is the dearmost of the gopis
  • Gopi-raksana – He who protects the gopis
  • Gopi-vastra-haraka – He who stole the gopis’ clothes
  • Gopi-vimohana – He who enchants all the gopis
  • Gotra – He who is the protector of cows
  • Govardhana-dhari – He who held up Govardhan with His hand
  • Govinda – He who gives pleasure to cows, gopis, gopas and senses
  • Govinda-gopala – He who is the cowherd boy who gives pleasure to cows, gopis and gopas
  • Hari – He who steals
  • Indivara-dala-syama – He is dark like a blue lotus petal
  • Kama-kala-nidhi – He who is expert in amorous arts
  • Kamalabha – He who is like a lotus
  • Kamalaksa – He who has lotus-eyes
  • Kami – He who is passionate
  • Kana – An affectionate nickname of Krishna
  • Kanhaiya – An affectionate nickname of Krishna
  • Kala-nidhi – He who is a treasurehouse of artistic skils
  • Kalindi-prema-puraka – He who is a flood of love flowing in the Yamuna
  • Kaliya-damana – He who subdues the Kaliya serpent
  • Kamadeva – He who is the god of love
  • Kamala-locana – He who has lotus eyes
  • Kamala-mukha-lolaksa – He who looks at Radha’s face with eager eyes
  • Kamala-patraksa – He whose eyes are like the petals of lotus flowers
  • Kandarpa – He who is like Cupid
  • Kandarpa-dipanah – He who awakens amorous desires
  • Kandarpa-koti-lavanya – He who is equal to millions of Cupids
  • Karuna-sindhu – He who is an ocean of mercy
  • Kesava – He who has beautiful hair
  • Kesi-ha – He who killed the Kesi-demon
  • Kesi-vadha – He who killed the Kesi-demon
  • Kisora – He who is a youthful boy
  • Kokila-svara-bhusana – He who is ornamented with a voice like that of the cuckoo-birds
  • Krpa-kara – He who is merciful
  • Krsna-candra – The moonlike all-attractive one
  • Kunja-bihari – He who enjoys in the forest groves
  • Lavanya-lahari-sindhuh – He who is an ocean of waves of handsomeness
  • Lila-kamala-pujita – He who is worshiped with a pastime lotus
  • Lila-manusa-vigraha – He who enjoys pastimes in a human form
  • Madana-manohara – He who steals the mind of Cupid
  • Madana-mohana – He who enchants Cupid
  • Madana-gopala – He who is a Cupid-like cowherd boy
  • Madhava – He who is beautiful like the spring-season, who is intoxicating like honey-wine, and who …
  • Madhumardana – He who extracts honey
  • Madhusudana – He who defeated the Madhu-demon, or He who defeats honey in sweetness, and He is the husband (dhava) of all beauty (ma).
  • Mala-kara – He who makes garlands
  • Manohara – He who captures the mind
  • Mina-ketana – He who is like Cupid
  • Mukunda – He who is the giver of liberation
  • Murali-manohara – He who enchants with his fluteplaying
  • Murali-vadana – He who is the player of flute
  • Murari – He who is the enemy of Mura-demon
  • Nagara – He who is a lover
  • Nanda-dulala – He who is the dear son of Nanda
  • Nanda-gopala – He who is the cowherd boy of Nanda
  • Nanda-kumara – He who is the son of Nanda
  • Nanda-nandana – He who is the son of Nanda
  • Nanda-kisora – He who is the youthful son of Nanda
  • Nanda-suta – He who is the son of Nanda
  • Nanda-tanuja - He who is the son of Nanda
  • Navanitasana – He who enjoys fresh butter
  • Navanita-taskara – He who steals fresh butter
  • Nava-yauvana – He who is eternally youthful
  • Navina nirada – He who is like a fresh raincloud
  • Parama-karuna – He who is supremely merciful
  • Phullaravinda-nayana – He whose eyes are like blossoming lotuses
  • Pitambara – He who is dressed in yellow clothes
  • Prananatha – He who is the lord of life (of the Vrajavasis)
  • Prema-niketana – He who is a divine abode of prema
  • Priya-karaka – He who acts in a lovely way
  • Pundarika – He who is like a lotus flower
  • Pundarikaksa – He whose eyes are like lotuses
  • Putana-moksa-dayaka – He who liberated Putana
  • Radhalingana-sammoha – He who is bewildered by Radha’s embraces
  • Radharadhayita – He who worships Radha
  • Radha-citta-pramodaka – He who delights the mind of Radha
  • Radha-hrdayambhoja-satpada – He who is the bumblebee attracted to the lotus of Radha’s heart
  • Radha-kama-phala-prada – He who gives the fruit of Radha’s desires
  • Radha-kanta – He who is a lover of Radha
  • Radha-manmatha-vaibhava – He who is the Cupid who attracts Radha
  • Radha-mohana – He who enchants Radha
  • Radha-mukhabja-martanda – He who is the sun who makes the lotus of Radha’s face bloom
  • Radha-nartana-kautuka – He who is eager to dance with Radha
  • Radha-nayaka – He who is the lover of Radha
  • Radha-natha – He who is the lord of Radha
  • Radha-pati – He who is the master of Radha
  • Radha-prana-natha –He who is the lord of Radha’s life
  • Radha-prana-sama – He to whom Radha is as dear as His life
  • Radha-ramana – He who gives pleasure to Radha
  • Radha-rati-sukhopeta – He who enjoys amorous pastimes with Radha
  • Radha-sanjata-sampriti – He who is overjoyed because of Radha
  • Radha-vadanabja-madhuvrata – He who is a bee attracted to Radha’ lotus face
  • Radha-vallabha – He who is the beloved of Radha
  • Radha-vasi-kara – He who fascinates Radha
  • Radhikanandana – He who gives bliss to Radhika
  • Radhika-ranjana – He
  • who delights Radhika
  • Radhika-ramana – He who gives pleasure to Radhika
  • Radhikanatha – He who is the lord of Radhika
  • Rajiva-locana – He whose eyes are like lotuses
  • Rama – He who gives pleasure, He who enjoys
  • Ranga – He who enjoys
  • Ranga-mahiruha – He who is a tree of enjoyment
  • Ranjaka – He who is charming
  • Ranjana – He who is charming
  • Rasavihari – He who is the enjoyer of rasa
  • Rasaraja – He who is the king of relishers
  • Rasa-rasayana – He who brings nectar of life to the rasa-dance
  • Rasika-sekhara – He who is the best among enjoyers of rasa
  • Rasikendra-sekhara – He who is the king among the best relishers of rasa
  • Rasikendra-cudamani – He who is the crown-jewel among the kings of rasa
  • Sankhacuda-vadhoddama – He who killed Sankhacuda-demon
  • Sarva-kama-pradayaka – He who is the fulfiller of all desires
  • Sikhanda-cudaya – He who wears a peacock-feather in His head
  • Sindura-tulitadharah – He whose lips are red like sindura
  • Srngara-murti – He who is the very form of amorous love
  • Subha-darsana – He who is beautiful to behold
  • Su-bhru-yugala – He whose two eyebrows are beautiful
  • Su-kapola-yuga – He whose two cheeks are beautiful
  • Su-lalataka – He whose forehead is beautiful
  • Sundara – He who is beautiful
  • Syama – He who has a darkish complexion
  • Syamasundara – The beautiful, bluish Krishna
  • Tribhangi – He whose form is bent from three places
  • Trnavartantaka – He who was the end of Trinavarta demon
  • Ujjvala-vigraha – He who is the very form of conjugal love
  • Ulukhali – He who was bound to a grinding mortar
  • Vanamali – He who wears a beautiful garland of forest flowers
  • Vamsi-dhari – He who carries a flute in with Him
  • Vamsi-vihari – He who rejoices in playing His flute
  • Vamsi-gopala – He who is the flute playing cowherdboy
  • Vamsivata-vihari – He who enjoys at Vamsivata
  • Venu-vadya-visarada – He who is an expert flute-player
  • Visalaksa – He who has large eyes
  • Vraja-jana-palana – He who protects the Vrajavasis
  • Vraja-mohana – He who bewilders Vraja
  • Vraja Uttamsa – The flower-crown of Vraja
  • Vrajendra-nandana – He who is the son of the king of Vraja
  • Vrajera rakhala – He who is the protector of Vraja
  • Vrndapati – He who is the master of Vrinda
  • Vrndavana-candra – He who is the moon of Vrindavana
  • Vrndavana-cara – He who roams in the forests of Vrindavana
  • Vrndavana-natavara – He who is the most expert dancer in Vrindavana
  • Vrsabhanusuta-pati – He who is the master of the daughter of Vrisabhanu
  • Vrsasura-vighataka – He who defeated the Vrisa (Arista) demon.
  • Yamalarjuna-mukti-da – He who liberated the Yamalarjuna-trees
  • Yamuna-tira-sacari – He who wanders on the banks of Yamuna
  • Yasoda-dulala – He who is the darling son of Yasoda
  • Yasoda-khani-mani – He who is a jewel from Yasoda’s womb
  • Yasoda-nandana – He who is Yasoda’s son
  • Yasoda-vatsala – He who loves Yasoda
  • Yasoda-yasa – He who is the fame of Yasoda
  • Yasomati-nandana – He who is Yasoda’s son.