Sri Krishna Dwadasa Nama Stotram
श्रुनुध्यं मुनयस्सर्वे गोपालस्य महात्म्यं
अनंतस्या प्रमेयस्य नाम द्वादशकस्तवं
Shrunudhyam
munayassarve gopalasya mahaatmyam
Ananthasyaa
prameyasya naama dwaadasakastavam
Meaning
Please hear oh sages
the twelve holy names of
The great Gopala
mentioned by Adhi Sesha.
अर्जुनाय पुराप्रोक्तं गोपालेन महात्मना
द्वारकायां प्रार्थयते यशोदायाश्च सन्निधो
Arjunaaya
puraproktam gopaalena mahaatmana
Dwaarakaayaam
prarthayate yasodaayaascha sannidhou
Meaning
Arjuna sang these names of great Gopala,
In the city of Dwaraka in
front of Yasodha.
शक्तिः श्री गोपालकृष्ण प्रीत्यर्धे जपे विनियोगः
जानुभ्यामपि धावयंतं बाहुभ्यामति सुन्दरं
सकुंडलालकं बालं गोपालं चिंतयेदुषः
Saktih sree
gopalakrishna preetyardhe jape viniyogaha
Jaanubhyaamapi
dhaavayamtam baahubhyaamati sundaram
Sakundalaalakam
baalam gopaalam chintayedushaha
Meaning
For the great chant of twelve names of Sri Krishna , Arjuna is the Rishi,
Meaning
For the great chant of twelve names of Sri Krishna , Arjuna is the Rishi,
Meter is Anushtup, God
addressed is Sri Krishna Paramathma,
The strength is
Swaha and this is being chanted for pleasing,Sri Gopala Krishna.
In the morning I think
of the God Gopala,
Who is very striking
with his Thighs,
Who is very pretty
with his hands ,
And is a boy wearing
ear studs.
प्रथमं तु हरिं विद्यात द्वितीयं केशवं तथा
तृतीयं पद्मनाभं च चतुर्थं वामनं तथा
Prathamam tu harim
vidyat dwiteeyam keshavam tathaa
Truteeyam
padmanaabham cha chaturtham vaamanam tathaa
Meaning
The first name is Hari
the knowledge, second one is Kesava,
Third one is he who
has a lotus on his belly,
And the fourth one is
Vamana, the little boy
पंचमं वेद गर्भां च षष्टमं मधुसूधनं
सप्तमं वासुदेवंच वराहं च अष्टमं तथा
Panchamam veda
garbhaam cha shastamam madhusoodhanam
Saptamam
vaasudevancha varaaham cha ashtamam tathaa
Meaning
The fifth is he who
has Vedas in his stomach,
Sixth one is he who
killed the Asura called Madhu,
The seventh one is
the son of Vasudeva,
And the eighth one is
Varaha the boar.
नवमं पुंडरीकाक्षं दशमं तु जनार्दनं
कृष्णं एकादशं प्रोक्तं द्वादशं श्रीधरं तथा
Navamam
pundareekaksham dasamam tu janaardanam
Krishnam ekaadasam
proktam dwaadasham sreedharam tathaa
Meaning
The ninth is the God
with lotus like eyes,
The tenth is God to
whom people pray
The eleventh is Krishna,
the God who is black,
And twelfth is the
God who carries Lakshmi.
एतद्द्वादश नामानि मयाप्रोक्तानि फल्गुण
कालत्रयं पठे द्यस्तु तस्य पुण्य फलं श्रुणु
Etaddwaadasha
naamaani mayaaproktani phalguna
Kaalatrayam pathe
dyastu tasya punya phalam srunu
Meaning
Arjuna told that those
who chant these twelve names,
At dawn, noon and dusk
, the following good results will occur.
चांद्रायण सहस्रस्य कन्यादान शतस्यच
अश्वमेध सहस्रस्य फल माप्नोति मानवः
Chaandraayana
sahasrasyasya kanyaadaana shatasyacha
Ashwamedha
sahasrasyasya phala maapnoti maanavaha
Meaning
They will get the
result of performing ,
One thousand
Chandrayanas*,
Or get the effect of
giving a girl in marriage,
Or get the effect of
performing one thousand Aswamedhas.