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कृष्ण ध्यानम्
About Krishna Dhyanam
Krishna Dhyanam — कृष्ण ध्यानम् — is a sacred prayer offered to Lord Krishna. Attributed to Bhagavata Purana / Gita Govinda, this prayer holds a special place in Hindu devotional literature. Regular recitation is believed to complete Krishna meditation collection from childhood to Dwarkadhish, krishna bija mantra for deep devotional meditation, and contain the iconic Bal Mukunda shloka of infant Krishna on Vata leaf. For best results, devotees chant this on Wednesday (Budhvar) and Daily and during Janmashtami, Holi, and Gopashtami. Comprising 8 verses, it can be completed in approximately 4 minutes, making it suitable for daily devotional practice. On this page, you can read the complete Krishna Dhyanam in Devanagari Sanskrit with English transliteration, Hindi meaning (arth), and free PDF download for offline recitation.
Reviewed & translated by Acharya Pushyadant Mishra
Stotra Path (स्तोत्र पाठ)
॥ श्री कृष्ण ध्यानम् ॥
वसुदेवसुतं देवं कंसचाणूरमर्दनम्।
देवकीपरमानन्दं कृष्णं वन्दे जगद्गुरुम्॥ १॥
कृष्णाय वासुदेवाय देवकीनन्दनाय च।
नन्दगोपकुमाराय गोविन्दाय नमो नमः॥ २॥
तमालश्यामलं कृष्णं चन्द्रबिम्बाननं हरिम्।
वंशीवादनशीलं च ध्यायेत्पद्मनिभेक्षणम्॥ ३॥
मेघश्यामं पीतकौशेयवासं
श्रीवत्साङ्कं कौस्तुभोद्भासिताङ्गम्।
गोपीनाथं नन्दगोपप्रियं तं
वन्दे कृष्णं जगदीशं नमामि॥ ४॥
मन्दारगन्धसमवायसुगन्धि
तैलाभिषिक्तमलकं तिलकोज्ज्वलाङ्गम्।
मायाधरं मुरलीधरमाशुतोषं
गोवर्धनोद्धरणमद्भुतबालकृष्णम्॥ ५॥
करारविन्देन पदारविन्दं
मुखारविन्दे विनिवेशयन्तम्।
वटस्य पत्रस्य पुटे शयानं
बालं मुकुन्दं मनसा स्मरामि॥ ६॥
नन्दनन्दनमानन्दकन्दं
परमानन्दं सच्चिदानन्दम्।
राधासहचरं कृष्णं
ध्यायेत्सदा हृदि सन्ततम्॥ ७॥
ॐ क्लीं कृष्णाय गोविन्दाय
गोपीजनवल्लभाय स्वाहा॥ ८॥
॥ इति श्री कृष्ण ध्यानम् सम्पूर्णम् ॥
Benefits (फल)
- ★Complete Krishna meditation collection from childhood to Dwarkadhish
- ★Contains the iconic Bal Mukunda shloka of infant Krishna on Vata leaf
- ★Includes Govardhana leela and Murlidhar meditation
- ★Krishna bija mantra for deep devotional meditation
- ★Ideal for daily Krishna worship, Janmashtami and Ekadashi