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Krishna Saptadashakshara Mantra
Krishna Saptadashakshara Mantra
Text in देवनागरी script
Devotional text
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श्रीकृष्णस्यसप्तदशाक्षरोरोमन्त्रः श्रीकृष्णस्यसप्तदशाक्षरोरोमन्त्रः श्रीकृष्णमन्त्रकवचम्कवचम् श्रीगणेशायीगणेशायनमः। महादेवउवाचः। ॐश्रींनमःश्रीकृष्णायायपरिपूर्णतमायतमायच। मन्त्रेषुेषुमन्त्रराजोऽयंराजोऽयंमहान्सप्तदशाक्षरःरः॥१॥ सिद्धोऽयंोऽयंपञ्चलक्षेणेणजपेनमुनिपुङ्गव। तद्दशांशंशांशंचहवनंतद्दशांशाभिषेचनम्षेचनम्॥२॥ तर्पणंणंतद्दशांशंशांशंचतद्दशांशंशांशंचमार्जनम्नम्। सुवर्णानांनांचशतकंपुरश्चरणदक्षिणाणा॥३॥ मन्त्रसिद्धस्यपुंसश्च विश्वंकरतलंमुने। शक्तःपातुंसमुद्रांश्चविश्वंसंहर्त्तुमीश्वरःरः। पाञ्चभौतिकदेहेनकदेहेनवैकुण्ठंठंगन्तुमीश्वरःरः॥४॥ तस्यसंस्पर्शमात्रेणेणपादपङ्कजरेणुनाजरेणुना। पूतानि सर्वतीर्थानिसद्यःपूतावसुन्धरारा॥५॥ ॥श्रीकृष्णस्यसप्तदशाक्षरोरोमन्त्रःसमाप्तम्म्॥ श्रीकृष्णस्यसप्तदशाक्षरोरोमन्त्रः
About this mantra — Krishna
A Mantra is a sacred sound formula — a concentrated invocation of divine energy in a few syllables. Mantras are the oldest layer of Vedic practice: repeated with attention (japa), they steady the breath, focus the mind and create a protective spiritual vibration around the chanter. Simple mantras can be repeated 11, 21, 54 or 108 times using a mala (prayer beads).
How to chant
Choose a fixed time and place for japa. Sit with a straight spine, hold a mala in your right hand, and repeat the mantra once per bead, rolling each bead with the thumb and middle finger (the index finger is not used). Complete 108 repetitions — one full mala — without breaking concentration. A calm, unhurried pace is more effective than speed.