Shri Krishna Mantra

MANTRA

For love, devotion and peace — the Hare Krishna Mahamantra, sung across Bharat and the world.

हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे।
हरे राम हरे राम राम राम हरे हरे॥

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare.

Meaning

A call of pure devotion to Krishna and Rama — the names of the Lord and his divine energy. In bhakti tradition, the repetition of the divine name itself is the practice, the prayer and the goal.

How to Recite

Chanted as japa with a tulsi or rudraksha mala, or sung together as kirtan. Especially dear on Janmashtami and Ekadashi.