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Santan Gopala Mantra

सन्तान गोपाल मन्त्र

7 min read10 versesSource: Santan Gopala Upanishad / Puranic Tradition

About Santan Gopala Mantra

Santan Gopala Mantra — सन्तान गोपाल मन्त्र — is a sacred prayer offered to Lord Krishna. Drawn from Santan Gopala Upanishad / Puranic Tradition, this text has been cherished by devotees for centuries. Chanting this stotra with devotion is said to contain Mula Mantra, Gayatri, and Bija Mantra for offspring as well as invoke Bala Gopala (child Krishna) form for children's blessings. Additionally, it is known to protect pregnancy and grant safe delivery (Garbha Raksha). This sacred text is ideally recited on Wednesday (Budhvar) and Friday (Shukravar) and during Janmashtami for enhanced blessings. Comprising 10 verses, it can be completed in approximately 7 minutes, making it suitable for daily devotional practice. On this page, you can read the complete Santan Gopala Mantra 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 सन्तान गोपाल मन्त्र ॥

॥ ध्यानम् ॥

करारविन्देन पदारविन्दं

मुखारविन्दे विनिवेशयन्तम्।

वटस्य पत्रस्य पुटे शयानं

बालं मुकुन्दं मनसा स्मरामि॥

श्रीकृष्णं कमलापतिं सुरगुरुं श्रीवत्सलाञ्छनधरं

गोविन्दं गोकुलानन्दं संसारभयनाशनम्।

बालकं बालमुकुन्दं च सन्तानफलदायकम्

वन्दे गोपालबालं तं सन्तानगोपालं भजामि सदा॥

॥ सन्तान गोपाल मूल मन्त्र ॥

ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं क्लीं ग्लौं देवकीसुत गोविन्द

वासुदेव जगत्पते देहि मे तनयं कृष्ण

त्वामहं शरणं गतः॥१॥

॥ सन्तान गोपाल गायत्री ॥

ॐ देवकीनन्दनाय विद्महे वासुदेवाय धीमहि।

तन्नः कृष्णः प्रचोदयात्॥२॥

॥ बालकृष्ण मन्त्र ॥

ॐ क्लीं कृष्णाय गोविन्दाय गोपीजनवल्लभाय स्वाहा॥३॥

॥ सन्तान प्राप्ति स्तुति ॥

देवकीसुत गोविन्द वासुदेव जगत्पते।

देहि मे तनयं कृष्ण त्वामहं शरणं गतः॥४॥

नन्दगोपसुतं कृष्णं यशोदानन्दवर्धनम्।

सन्तानदायकं देवं वन्दे बालमुकुन्दकम्॥५॥

गोविन्दं गोकुलानन्दं गोपालं गोधनप्रियम्।

बालकं बालमुकुन्दं सन्तानार्थं प्रपूजयेत्॥६॥

वसुदेवसुतं देवं कंसचाणूरमर्दनम्।

देवकीपरमानन्दं कृष्णं वन्दे जगद्गुरुम्॥७॥

पुत्रकामेष्टिदं देवं गोपालं परमेश्वरम्।

सन्तानगोपालमन्त्रं जपेत्सन्ततिकाम्यया॥८॥

यशोदाङ्कगतं बालं नवनीतचोरं हरिम्।

बालगोपालरूपं तं सन्तानार्थं भजाम्यहम्॥९॥

ॐ नमो भगवते बालगोपालाय सन्तानफलप्रदाय।

गर्भरक्षाकराय पुत्रदायिने नमो नमः॥१०॥

॥ इति श्री सन्तान गोपाल मन्त्र सम्पूर्णः ॥

Benefits (फल)

  • Most powerful mantra for blessing of children (Santan Prapti)
  • Contains Mula Mantra, Gayatri, and Bija Mantra for offspring
  • Protects pregnancy and grants safe delivery (Garbha Raksha)
  • Invokes Bala Gopala (child Krishna) form for children's blessings
  • Grants both sons and daughters as per the devotee's wish
  • Famous Devaki Suta Govinda shloka for direct prayer for a child

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Santan Gopala Mantra

Santan Gopala Mantra in Sanskrit with Hindi meaning. Most powerful prayer to Lord Krishna for blessing of children and safe pregnancy. It is dedicated to Shree Krishna (श्री कृष्ण), the eighth avatar of vishnu. divine teacher of the bhagavad gita and embodiment of love. This sacred hymn contains 10 verses and is sourced from Santan Gopala Upanishad / Puranic Tradition.