Shloka - Krishna

Published on 4 June 2017 04:30 PM
कृष्णाय वासुदेवाय देवकी नंदनाय च ।
नंदगोपकुमाराय गोविंदाय नमो नमः ॥

Meaning:
Salutations to Lord Krishna, the son of Vasudeva and Devaki, raised by Nandagopa, and also known as Govinda.

Word meanings:
कृष्णाय = to Krishna;
वासुदेवाय = to Vasudeva;
देवकी = DevakI Krishna's mother;
नंदनाय = for the Nandana, the delighter;
च = and;
नंदगोपकुमाराय = for the son of Nandagopa Krishna;
गोविंदाय = to govinda, the cowherd boy Krishna;
नमो = bowing; salute;
नमः = bowing; salutation;