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 "Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya" is a Mantra of Krishna.

Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya ( listen (help·info)) (in devanagari: ॐ ॐॐॐ

ॐॐॐॐॐ ॐॐॐॐॐॐॐॐॐ) is one of the most popular Hindu mantra and the
most important mantra in Vaishnavism. It is called as Dwadasakshari Mantra or
simply Dwadasakshari meaning the "twelve-syllable" mantra dedicated to Lord
Krishna/Vishnu.[1][2] It has two traditions—Tantricand Puranic. In Tantrik
Tradition, the Rishi of the Mantra is Prajapati, in Puranic Tradition the Rishi
is Narada. Both, however, say it is the Supreme Vishnu Mantra.
Sharada Tilak Tantram says:
“ "Dvadasharno mahamantrah pradhano Vaishnavagame"—
”
Meaning: the twelve lettered mantra is the chief among vaishnava mantras.

Similarly, this is the ultimate mantra in Shrimad Bhagavatam. This twelve syllable
mantra[3] is known as a Mukti (liberation) mantra and a spiritual formula for
attaining freedom.[4] This mantra can also be found in Vishnu Purana.

Contents

 1Meaning
 2Importance
 3Popular culture
 4See also
 5References

Meaning[edit]
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya means "Om, I bow to Lord Vasudeva or Lord
Krishna".[5]

Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya in Devnagari, this Mantra is used for

invocation and dedication to Krishna

Term Devanagari Listen Meaning

Refers to the
Om ॐ Om (help
Supreme
·info)
Infinite Spiri
 t or Perso
n. Om repr
esents
the ShabdaB
rahman.

Salutation,
worship, a
common
spoken
valediction
or salutation
originating
from
the Indian
ॐॐॐ Namo (he subcontinent.
Namo
(namo) lp·info) 'Namo' ॐॐॐ
is
the Sandhi
form of
'namas'
ॐॐॐॐ,
neuter nomi
native singul
ar.

1. God
in Sanskrit,
someone who
is considered
God (or
equally
powerful,
Bhagavate merciful).
Bhagavate ॐॐॐॐॐ (help·in 'Bhagavate'
fo) ॐॐॐॐॐ is
the dative
of 'bhagavat'
ॐॐॐॐॐ.
2. Bhagavate
is one who is
becoming
divine.[6]
 Name of
Krishna,
Krishna is also
known as
Vaasudeva
(Krishna),
because He
was the son
of Vasudeva
. In
the Bhagava
d-Gita, Arju
na called
Krishna by the
name
Vaasudeva
multiple
ॐॐॐॐॐॐ Vasudevaya times.
Vasudevaya (help·in 'Vāsudevāya'
ॐॐॐ
fo) ॐॐॐॐॐॐ
ॐॐॐ is
the dative
of 'vāsudeva'
ॐॐॐॐॐॐॐ.
Other
meaning for
Vasudevaya is
Vasu means
"Life in all
beings"
Devaya means
"God". This
means
God(life/light)
who lives of
all beings.

Importance[edit]
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya means "prostration to Vasudeva" who is
variously understood as Krishna or Vishnu."[7] Krishna Himself asked His devotees
to completely surrender to Him:
 “ ॐॐॐॐॐॐॐॐॐॐॐॐॐॐॐॐॐॐॐॐ ॐॐॐॐॐॐ ॐॐॐॐ ॐॐॐॐ ॐ
ॐॐॐ ॐॐॐॐॐ ॐॐॐॐॐॐॐॐॐॐॐॐ ॐॐॐॐॐॐॐॐॐॐॐॐॐ ॐॐ ॐॐॐॐ
ॐॐॐ- ॐॐॐ
Translation Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I
”
shall deliver you from all sinful reaction. Do not fear. [Gita 18/66]
Krishna also proclaimed "Everybody should recite "Om Namo Bhagavate
Vasudevaya" mantra daily whenever possible so that I will stand by them. I
respond to the call of the heart immediately and invariably. See Me in your duties.
I am committed to those who are committed to their duties. Believe in putting
faith in Me and make Me your own".[8]

Popular culture[edit]

 Dhruva used this as his mantra in his penance. Dhruva was initiated
by Narada into chanting.[9]
 Swami Vivekananda used this phrase multiple times in his lectures and
letters.[10][11]
 Swami Sivananda suggested to repeat mantras like Om or "Om Namo
Bhagavate Vasudevaya".[12]
 Vedanta philosopher Dayananda Saraswati wrote a book named "Om
Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya".[13]

See also[edit]
This article
contains Indic
text.Without
proper rendering
support, you may
see question
marks or boxes,
misplaced vowels
or missing
conjuncts instead
of Indic text.

 Hare Krishna (mantra)

 Dwadashaakshara Mantra
 Svayam Bhagavan
 Bhagavata Purana
 Om Tat Sat

References[edit]
1. ^ Prabhakar Balvant Machwe (1983). Bhāratīya Saṃskr̥ ti, Volume 1.
Bhāratīya Saṃskr̥ti Saṃsada. p. 212.
2. ^ Edwin F. Bryant. Krishna: A Sourcebook. Oxford University Press. p. 354.
Retrieved 18 June 2007.
3. ^ Alexander Studholme (2002). The Origins of OṃMaṇipadme Hūṃ: A Study
of the Kāraṇḍavyūha Sūtra. SUNY Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-7914-5389-6.
Retrieved 24 June 2012.
4. ^ "Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya". Retrieved 14 April 2012.
5. ^ J. Donald Walters (1 March 2002). The Art and Science of Raja Yoga:
Fourteen Steps to Higher Awareness : Based on the Teachings of
Paramhansa Yogananda. Crystal Clarity Publishers.
pp. 251–. ISBN 978-1-56589-166-1. Retrieved 24 June2012.
6. ^ "Chanting Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya". Retrieved 14 April 2012.
7. ^ Swami Krishnananda. "The Significance of Mantra-Japa Sadhana".
swami-krishnananda.org. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
8. ^ "Autobiography Of Parampoojya Leelavati Karve". yogeshwar.org/.
Retrieved 4 May 2012.
9. ^ "Dhruva". Vaniquotes. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
10. ^ "Swami Vivekananda Letters". Vedanta network Boston. Retrieved 14
April2012.
11. ^ "Swami Vivekananda letter the 15th February [1893]". Ramakrishna
Vivekananda Info. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
12. ^ "20 Instructions by Swami Sivanananda". Writespirit. Retrieved 14
April 2012.
13. ^ "Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya by Swami Dayananda Saraswati".
vedicbooks.net/. Retrieved 4 May 2012.