Mantra · Krishna
हरे कृष्ण महामन्त्रHare Krishna Mahamantra
Mantra text
हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे ।
हरे राम हरे राम राम राम हरे हरे ॥
hare kṛṣṇa hare kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa hare hare | hare rāma hare rāma rāma rāma hare hare ||
Meaning
Meaning
O Hari (energy of the Lord), O Krishna; O Hari, O Rama — a sixteen-word invocation of the divine names.
Practice details
Recommended count
108One mala — 108 repetitions
About this mantra
About this mantra
The great mantra of the divine names: sixteen words in two lines that call on Hari, Krishna and Rama. Repeated on beads as japa and sung aloud in kirtan, it asks for no rite, no fixed hour and no preparation, and devotional tradition holds it to be the simplest and most complete practice for the present age.