108 Names of Lord Krishna With Meaning

Lord Krishna is a subject in Hindu mythology and even in social realties he is accepted as the Avatar of Lord Vishnu. It is said that he descended upon the earth over five thousand years ago in Mathura, in Northern India and his activities are described in the great Indian epic the Mahabharata, and the well-known scripture the Bhagavata Purana.

Lord Krishna is famous for his childhood pranks, his policy related knowledge and his teachings of righteousness, and most of all as the charioteer and guide of the warrior Arjun during the battle field of Kurukshetra. Swami Vivekananda is also linked with Yoga especially with Bhakti Yoga which involves devotion as well as love towards God.

Lord Krishna is depicted in Hindu iconography as a dark-skinned youth with a peacock feather in his hair, playing a flute and surrounded by cows and other animals. He is often shown dancing the Raslila with his beloved gopis (cowherd girls), and his playful nature and deep compassion have made him a beloved figure to millions of Hindus worldwide. 108 names of Shri Krishna are given below with their meaning.

Achyuta - One who never falls
Adideva - The first God
Aditya - The son of Aditi
Ajanma - One who is without birth
Akshara - Indestructible
Amrut - The nectar of immortality
Anadi - The beginning-less one
Ananda - The embodiment of bliss
Ananta - The endless one
Aniruddha - One who cannot be stopped
Aparajeet - The undefeated one
Arjunashishu - Protector of Arjuna
Govinda - The name "Govinda" means "protector of cows" or "one who gives pleasure to the cows." Lord Krishna is often depicted as a cowherd in Indian mythology.
Atman - The soul
Avyukta - One who is indescribable
Balgopal - The child Krishna
Banke Bihari - The beloved of the devotees
Bihari - The one who wanders in the forests of Vrindavan
Brahma - The creator
Brihadbhanu - The one with the vast and effulgent radiance
Chakradhari - The one who holds the Sudarshan Chakra
Damodar - The one whose waist is bound with a rope
Dayalu - The compassionate one
Devaki Nandan - The son of Devaki
Devakinandan - The darling of Devaki
Devapriya - The beloved of the gods
Devesh - The Lord of the gods
Dhenukasur Mardan - The one who killed the demon Dhenukasur
Dhir - The courageous one
Dwarkadheesh - The Lord of Dwarka
Ghanashyam - The one with the dark complexion
Gopal - The protector of the cows
Gopinath - The Lord of the gopis
Govardhanadhari - The one who lifted the Govardhana hill
Govinda - The protector of the cows and the senses
Gyaneshwar - The Lord of knowledge
Hari - The one who removes all sins
Hrishikesh - The Lord of the senses
Jagannath - The Lord of the universe
Jagdish - The Lord of the world
Janardan - The one who gives prosperity to the people
Jishnu - The victorious one
Kaliyadaman - The one who subdued the Kaliya serpent
Kamsantak - The one who killed Kamsa
Kanhaiya - The beloved of the cowherds
Karunakar - The merciful one
Keshava - The one with beautiful hair
Kesheesut - The son of Keshi
Keshiha - The destroyer of Keshi
Kishore - The youthful one
Krishna - The dark one
Kunj Bihari - The one who enjoys in the groves of Vrindavan
Lakshmikantam - The husband of Goddess Lakshmi
Madan - The God of love
Madhusudan - The destroyer of the demon Madhu
chala - The still one
Achyuta - The infallible one
Adbhuta - The wonderful one
Adideva - The original Lord
Aditya - The son of Aditi
Ajanma - The unborn one
Ajaya - The unconquerable one
Akshara - The indestructible one
Amrita - The immortal one
Anadi - The beginningless one
Ananda - The blissful one
Ananta - The infinite one
Aniruddha - The unobstructed one
Anupama - The unparalleled one
Aparajita - The undefeated one
Arjuna - The friend of Arjuna
Arthangadhara - The bearer of meaning
Avyukta - The unmanifested one
Balabhadra - The strong one
Bala - The childlike one
Banamali - The one who wears a garland of forest flowers
Bansidhara - The flute player
Bhagavan - The Lord of all opulence
Bihari - The one who roams about freely
Brahmachari - The celibate one
Chaturbhuj - The four-armed one
Danavendra - The Lord of the demons
Dayalu - The compassionate one
Dayanidhi - The treasure house of mercy
Devadideva - The God of all Gods
Devakinandana - The son of Devaki
Devesha - The Lord of the Lords
Dhananjaya - The winner of wealth
Dharma - The embodiment of righteousness
Dharmik - The righteous one
Dhruva - The polestar
Dina Bandhu - The friend of the poor
Dwarkadhish - The Lord of Dwarka
Gajendra Moksha - The savior of the elephant
Ghanashyama - The dark cloud complexioned one
Giridhari - The lifter of Govardhan hill
Gopala - The protector of cows
Gopinatha - The Lord of the gopis
Govinda - The giver of pleasure to the cows
Gyaneshwara - The Lord of knowledge
Hara - The destroyer of ignorance
Hari - The remover of all miseries
Hrisheekesha - The Lord of the senses
Jagadguru - The guru of the universe
Jagannatha - The Lord of the universe
Janardhana - The protector of men
Jyotiraditya - The sun of all luminaries
Kaliyadaman - The destroyer of the Kaliya serpent