Shloka 14 of 30 · Stage 2: Two-line prayers

Krishnaya Vasudevaya Haraye Paramatmane

Bhagavata Purana 10.73.16

Text

कृष्णाय वासुदेवाय हरये परमात्मने ।

प्रणतक्लेशनाशाय गोविन्दाय नमो नमः ॥

kṛṣṇāya vāsudevāya haraye paramātmane |

praṇatakleśanāśāya govindāya namo namaḥ ||

Meaning

Salutations again and again to Krishna, son of Vasudeva, Hari, the Supreme Self, Govinda, who destroys the distress of those who bow to him.

Word by word

WordRomanMeaning
कृष्णायkṛṣṇāyato Krishna
वासुदेवायvāsudevāyato the son of Vasudeva
हरयेharayeto Hari
परमात्मनेparamātmaneto the Supreme Self
प्रणतक्लेशनाशायpraṇatakleśanāśāyato the destroyer of the devotees' distress
गोविन्दायgovindāyato Govinda
नमोnamosalutation
नमःnamaḥsalutation again

Pronunciation trainer

कृkṛष्णाṣṇāयya वाvāसुsuदेdeवाvāयya हhaरraयेye पpaरraमाmāत्मtmaनेne । प्रpraणṇaतtaक्लेkleशśaनाnāशाśāयya गोgoविviन्दाndāयya नnaमोmo नnaमःmaḥ ॥

32 syllables, 49 matras · Underlined syllables are guru (long or heavy) and are held about twice as long as laghu (short) ones.

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