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Krishna has been given many names and titles by his devotees.

  • Baanke Bihari - Charming player
  • Bihari - One who plays
  • 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
  • Dinanath - Refuge of destitutes
  • Dwarakadish - Lord of Dwaraka
  • Ghanshyam - Dark rain cloud complexioned one
  • Giridhari - he who lifted a hill or giri (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.
  • Hari - the yellow one (the colour of the sun); Hare Krishna is the vocative, viz. "o golden one! o dark-blue one"; see other meanings.
  • Hrshikesha - Master of the senses
  • Jagannath - lord of all places (see also Juggernaut).
  • Keshava – long haired, beautiful haired; see also other meanings.
  • Madhava - bringer of springtime; see other meanings
  • Madhusudanah - killer of demon Madhu
  • Nanda Lal - Beloved of Nanda
  • Panduranga
  • 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
  • Ranchodrai - When he refused to fight the war and fled to Dwarka for the sake of peace. Dakor, Gujarat has a popular temple of Ranchodraiji. Ran - Field, Chod - leave.
  • Shyamasundara - the beautiful, dark one
  • Vaasudeva, Krishna Vaasudeva - son of Vasudeva
  • Yadunandan - Son of the Yadu dynasty
  • Yogeshwara -



    the Lord of the Yogis
  • Yasoda Thanaya – child of Yasoda

The 108 names and titles from the Gaudiya Vaishnavism traditon are:

  1. Achala - Still Lord
  2. Achyuta - Infallible Lord
  3. Adbhutah - Wonderful God
  4. Adidev - The Lord Of The Lords
  5. Aditya - The Son Of Aditi
  6. Ajanma - One Who Is Limitless And Endless
  7. Ajaya - The Conqueror Of Life And Death
  8. Akshara - Indestructible Lord
  9. Amrit - elexia
  10. Anaadih - One Who Is The First Cause
  11. Anandsagar - Compassionate Lord
  12. Ananta - The Endless Lord
  13. Anantajit - Ever Victorious Lord
  14. Anaya - One Who Has No Leader
  15. Aniruddha - One Who Cannot Be Obstructed
  16. Aparajeet - The Lord Who Cannot Be Defeated
  17. Avyukta - One Who Is As Clear As Crystal
  18. Balgopal - The Child Krishna, The All Attractive
  19. Bali - The Lord Of Strength
  20. Chaturbhuj - Four-Armed Lord
  21. Danavendra - Granter Of Boons
  22. Dayalu - Repositiory Of Compassion
  23. Dayanidhi - The Compassionate Lord
  24. Devadidev - The God Of The Gods
  25. Devakinandan - Son Of Mother Devaki
  26. Devesh - Lord Of The Lords
  27. Dharmadhyaksha - The Lord OF Dharma
  28. Dwarkapati - Lord Of Dwarka
  29. Gopal - One Who Plays With The Cowherds, The Gopas
  30. Gopalpriya - Lover Of Cowherds
  31. Govinda - One Who Pleases The Cows, The Land And The Entire Nature
  32. Gyaneshwar - The Lord Of Knowledge
  33. Hari - The Lord Of Nature
  34. Hiranyagarbha - The All Powerful Creator
  35. Hrishikesh - The Lord Of All Senses
  36. Jagadguru - Preceptor Of The Universe
  37. Jagadisha - Protector Of All
  38. Jagannath - Lord Of The Universe
  39. Janardhana - One Who Bestows Boons On One And All
  40. Jayantah - Conqueror Of All Enemies
  41. Jyotiraaditya - The Resplendence Of The Sun
  42. Kamalnath - The Lord Of Goddess Lakshmi
  43. Kamalnayan - The Lord With Lotus Shaped Eyes
  44. Kamsantak - Slayer Of Kamsa
  45. Kanjalochana - The Lotus-Eyed God
  46. Keshava -



    One Who Has Long, Black Matted Locks
  47. Krishna - Dark-Complexioned Lord
  48. Lakshmikantam - The Lord Of Goddess Lakshmi
  49. Lokadhyaksha - Lord Of All The Three Lokas (Worlds)
  50. Madan - The Lord Of Love
  51. Madhava - Knowledge Filled God
  52. Madhusudan - Slayer Of Demon Madhu
  53. Mahendra - Lord Of Indra
  54. Manmohan - All Pleasing Lord
  55. Manohar - Beautiful Lord
  56. Mayur - The Lord Who Has A Peacock Feathered-Crest
  57. Mohan - All Attractive God
  58. Murali - The Flute Playing Lord
  59. Murlidhar - One Who Holds The Flute
  60. Murlimanohar - The Flute Playing God
  61. Nandgopala - The Son Of Nand
  62. Narayana - The Refuge Of Everyone
  63. Niranjana - The Unblemished Lord
  64. Nirguna - Without Any Properties
  65. Padmahasta - One Who Has Hands Like Lotus
  66. Padmanabha - The Lord Who Has A Lotus Shaped Navel
  67. Parabrahmana - The Supreme Absolute Truth
  68. Paramatma - Lord Of All Beings
  69. Parampurush - Supreme Personality
  70. Parthasarthi - Charioteer Of Partha - Arjuna
  71. Prajapati - Lord Of All Creatures
  72. Punyah - Supremely Pure
  73. Purshottam - The Supreme Soul
  74. Ravilochana - One Who Eye Is The Sun
  75. Sahasraakash - Thousand-Eyed Lord
  76. Sahasrajit - One Who Vanquishes Thousands
  77. Sahasrapaat - Thousand-Footed Lord
  78. Sakshi - All Witnessing Lord
  79. Sanatana - The Eternal Lord
  80. Sarvajana - Omniscient Lord
  81. Sarvapalaka - Protector Of All
  82. Sarveshwar - Lord Of All Gods
  83. Satyavachana - One Who Speaks Only The Truth
  84. Satyavrata - The Truth Dedicated Lord
  85. Shantah - Peaceful Lord
  86. Shreshta - The Most Glorious Lord
  87. Shrikanta - Beautiful Lord
  88. Shyam - Dark-Complexioned Lord
  89. Shyamsundara - Lord Of The Beautiful Evenings
  90. Sudarshana - Handsome Lord
  91. Sumedha - Intelligent Lord
  92. Suresham - Lord Of All Demi-Gods
  93. Swargapati - Lord Of Heavens
  94. Trivikrama - Conqueror Of All The Three Worlds
  95. Upendra - Brother Of Indra
  96. Vaikunthanatha - Lord Of Vaikuntha, The Heavenly Abode
  97. Vardhamaanah - The Formless Lord
  98. Vasudev - All Prevailing Lord
  99. Vishnu-All Prevailing Lord
  100. Vishwadakshinah - Skilfull And Efficient Lord
  101. Vishwakarma - Creator Of The Universe
  102. Vishwamurti - Of The Form Of The Entire Universe
  103. Vishwarupa - One Who Displays The Universal Form
  104. Vishwatma - Soul Of The Universe
  105. Vrishaparvaa - Lord Of Dharma
  106. Yadavendra - King Of The Yadav Clan
  107. Yogi - The Supreme Master
  108. Yoginampati - Lord Of The Yogis
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