mantras

Here we present some of the most popular Vaishnava-mantras for meditation:

! n:m:< n:aray:N:ay:
om' namo naaraayan'aaya
Translation: Salutations to Naaraayan'a.
(Naaraayan'a is a form of Vis'n'u)

! n:m:< B:g:v:t:ð v:as:Ødðv:ay:
om' namo bhagavate vaasudevaaya
Translation: Salutations to Bhagavaan Vaasudeva
(Vaasudeva is a name of Kr's'n'a)

hrð ram: hrð ram: ram: ram: hrð hrð
hrð ká\Na hrð K:à\Na ká\Na ká\Na hrð hrð
hare raama hare raama raama raama hare hare
hare kr's'n'a hare kr's'n'a kr's'n'a kr's'n'a hare hare
Translation: O Hari, O Raama, O Kr's'n'a
(Hari is a name of Vis'n'u, Raama and Kr's'n'a are avataaras)
Note: Sometimes this mantra is presented with the second half first

Â:i ká\Na g:<ev:nd hrð m:Ørarð
hð n:aT: n:aray:N: v:as:Ødðv:
hð n:aT: n:aray:N: v:as:Ødðv:
hð n:aT: n:aray:N: v:as:Ødðv:
s''rii kr's'n'a govinda hare muraare
he naatha naaraayan'a vaasudeva
he naatha naaraayan'a vaasudeva
he naatha naaraayan'a vaasudeva
Translation: O S''rii Kr's'n'a, O Govinda, O Hari, O Muraari
O lord Naaraayan'a, O Vaasudeva
(Govinda and Muraari are names of Kr's'n'a)

g:<ev:nd j:y: j:y: g:<p:al: j:y: j:y:
raD:arm:N: her g:<ev:nd j:y: j:y:
govinda jaya jaya gopaala jaya jaya
raadhaaraman'a hari govinda jaya jaya
Translation: Victory to Govinda, Victory to Gopaala
Victory to Raadhaaraman'a, Hari, and Govinda
(Gopaala and Raadhaaraman'a are names of Kr's'n'a)

j:y: raD:a m:aD:v: kÙWj:ev:haer
g:<p:ij:n:v:ll:B: eg:erv:rD:ari
y:S:<dn:ndn: v:Òj:j:n:rWj:n:
y:m:Øn:at:irv:n:c:ari
jaya raadhaa maadhava kunjja-vihaarii
gopii-jana-vallabha giri-vara-dhaarii
yas''oda-nandana vraja-jana-ranjjana
yamunaa-tiiraa-vana-caarii
Translation: Victory to Raadhaa and Maadhava, strolling in the kunjja
The favourite of the gopiis, the holder of the supreme mountain
Yas''odaa's son, charming to the people of Vraja
Living in the forest at the bank of Yamunaa
Note: A kunjja is an open place with vegetation

NOTE: These mantras are ancient prayers, so they are not subject to "copyright" or "trade mark" registration by any now living person or organization. Any such attempt to stop the mantras from becoming spread is contrary to Vaishnavism and is also against the religious freedom which is guaranteed in most modern countries.