Stotras to Kṛshṇa

Stotras and kavacas addressed to Bhagavān Kṛshṇa, sung by Brahmā, the devas, ṛshis, the gopikās and his devotees in the Bhāgavata, Brahma Vaivarta and Hari Vaṃśa Purāṇas. The pages below describe them one by one.

Brahmā's Stotra to Kṛshṇa at the Creation

Brahmā's hymn to Kṛshṇa, sung as he rose from Kṛshṇa's navel-lotus at the start of creation, in the Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa.

Brahmā's Stotras to the Divine Teja and to Rādhā

Two stotras of Brahmā in the Śrī Kṛshṇa Janana Khaṇḍa: to the blazing light in Goloka, and to Rādhā at her wedding with Kṛshṇa.

Brahmā's Stotra to Kṛshṇa after the Calves Were Hidden

Brahmā's hymn to Kṛshṇa in the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, sung after he hid the gopa-boys and calves and saw them all as Vishṇu.

Deva Garbha Stotra

The hymn the devas offered to Bhagavān Kṛshṇa in Devakī's womb, in the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, 10th Skanda, Chapter 2.

Dharma's Stotra to Kṛshṇa

Names of Śrī Kṛshṇa sung by Dharma when he came out of Kṛshṇa's chest at the start of creation, in the Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa.

Durgā's Stotra to Kṛshṇa

The stotra Durgā, the Mūlaprakṛti, sang to Bhagavān Kṛshṇa when she came out of his buddhi at the start of creation, in the Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa.

Ghaṇṭākarṇa's Stotra to Kṛshṇa

The Sanskrit stotra the piśāca Ghaṇṭākarṇa sang to Bhagavān Kṛshṇa at Badarikāśrama, in the Bhavishya Parva of the Hari Vaṃśa.

Gopikā Gīta

The nineteen-verse hymn the gopikās of Vṛndāvana sang on the Yamunā bank when Bhagavān Kṛshṇa disappeared during the rāsa, in Bhāgavata 10.31.

Indra's Stotra to Govinda (Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa)

The stotra Indra sang to Bhagavān Kṛshṇa after the Govardhana episode, in the Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, with Nanda's stotra and the mantra lineage behind it.

Indra's Stotra to Govinda (Bhāgavata Purāṇa)

The stotra of surrender Indra sang to Bhagavān Kṛshṇa after the seven days of Govardhana, in the Bhāgavata Purāṇa 10th Skandha, chapter 27.

Kāliya Patnī Stotra

The hymn the wives of the serpent Kāliya offered to Bhagavān Kṛshṇa while he danced on Kāliya's hoods, in Bhāgavata Purāṇa 10.16.

Kṛshṇa Kavaca

A protective kavaca of Bhagavān Kṛshṇa in the Brahma Khaṇḍa of the Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, built on a sixteen-akshara mantra and guarding all eight directions.

Kṛshṇa Stotrarāja

Vasudeva's hymn to the newborn Bhagavān Kṛshṇa in the Mathurā prison, in the Śrī Kṛshṇa Janana Khaṇḍa of the Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, chapter 7.

Kṛshṇāmṛta Stava

The stava of the 108 names of Bhagavān Kṛshṇa that Agastya told Paraśurāma at Pushkara, in the Madhyama Bhāga of the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa, chapter 36.

Kuntī Stotra

The prayer Kuntī offered to Bhagavān Kṛshṇa as he left Hastināpura for Dvārakā after the Kurukshetra war, in Bhāgavata Purāṇa 1.8.

Mālavatī's Mahāpurusha Stotra

Mālavatī's stotra to Bhagavān Kṛshṇa as the Mahāpurusha, the cosmic Person, which completed the revival of her husband Upabarhaṇa.

Nārada's Stotra to Kṛshṇa in Goloka

Nārada's stotra to Bhagavān Kṛshṇa when he first saw him in Goloka, in Vāsudeva Māhātmya Chapter 17, verses 27–37 of the Skanda Purāṇa.

Nārada's Stotra to Kṛshṇa in Dvārakā

Nārada's praise of Bhagavān Kṛshṇa's deeds before the Yādavas in Dvārakā, from the Vishṇu Parva of the Harivaṃśa Purāṇa, Chapters 103–104.

Nārāyaṇa's Stotra to Kṛshṇa

The first stotra of creation, sung by Nārāyaṇa to Bhagavān Kṛshṇa as he rose from Kṛshṇa's right side, in Chapter 3 of the Brahma Khaṇḍa.

Rādhā's Stotra to Kṛshṇa

The stotra Rādhā sang to Bhagavān Kṛshṇa from within the Yamunā, on the last day of the Gaurī Mārgaśīra Vrata, in Śrī Kṛshṇa Janana Khaṇḍa Chapter 27.

Sarasvatī's Stotra to Kṛshṇa

The stotra Sarasvatī sang to Bhagavān Kṛshṇa as lord of the Rāsa, after she came from his mouth, in the Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa.

Śiva's Stotra to Kṛshṇa

The stotra Bhagavān Śiva sang to Bhagavān Kṛshṇa as victor and source of all tejas, after he came from Kṛshṇa's left side, in the Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa.

Śiva's Stotra to Kṛshṇa at Kailāsa

The Sanskrit stotra Bhagavān Śiva offered to Bhagavān Kṛshṇa on Kailāsa, answering Kṛshṇa's own stotra, in the Bhavishya Parva of the Harivaṃśa.

Trailokya-vijaya Kavaca

The kavaca of Bhagavān Kṛshṇa, built on the ten-syllable Gopī-jana-vallabha mantra, that Bhagavān Śiva gave to Paraśurāma, in the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa.

Varuṇa's Stotra to Kṛshṇa

The short stotra Varuṇa offered to Bhagavān Kṛshṇa when Kṛshṇa came to his realm to bring back Nanda, in the Bhāgavata Purāṇa.

Akrūra's Stotra to Kṛshṇa

Akrūra's sixteen salutations to Bhagavān Kṛshṇa at Nanda's Vraja, in the Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa.

Akrūra Stotra

Akrūra's hymn to Bhagavān Vishṇu, sung from the waters of the Yamunā on the way to Mathurā, in the Bhāgavata Mahā Purāṇa.

Ashṭāvakra's Stotra to Kṛshṇa

The hymn Ashṭāvakra Muni sang to Bhagavān Kṛshṇa and Rādhā in Vṛndāvana, taught to him by Śaṅkara, found in the Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa.

Bali's Stotra to Kṛshṇa

The hymn Bali Mahārāja sang to Bhagavān Kṛshṇa at Śiva's court in Śoṇitapura to save his son Bāṇāsura, from the Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa.

Bhīshma Stotra (Bhāgavata Purāṇa)

The last hymn of Bhīshma Pitāmaha to Bhagavān Kṛshṇa on his bed of arrows, at Uttarāyaṇa, in the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, first skandha, Chapter 9.

Brahmā's Stotra to Kṛshṇa in the Mohinī Episode

The silent hymn Brahmā sang to Bhagavān Kṛshṇa when Manmatha's arrows overcame him at the dance of Mohinī, in the Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa.

Brahmā's Stotra to Kṛshṇa at the Departure from Vṛndāvana

The Sāmaveda hymn Brahmā sang to Bhagavān Kṛshṇa as He prepared to leave Vṛndāvana for Mathurā, in the Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Chapter 68.