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Oṃ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya
Dvādaśākṣarī; public Kṛṣṇa-Vāsudeva nāma (Bhāgavata milieu).
Dvādaśākṣarī; public Kṛṣṇa-Vāsudeva nāma (Bhāgavata milieu).
Canonical source text
ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय
IAST transliteration
oṃ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya
Close translation
Oṃ. Salutation to the Blessed Lord Vāsudeva.
Reader-friendly meaning
Twelve syllables naming Kṛṣṇa as Vāsudeva, the Blessed.
Meenananda editorial explanation
Houses use this as a public Kṛṣṇa nāma. It sits beside the Gītā in this library because the same Lord speaks on the field.
Practice context
A household nāma-japa. Diksha-mantras of a lineage stay with the Guru.
Word meanings
- भगवते — to the Blessed Lord
- वासुदेवाय — to Vāsudeva
Public dvādaśākṣarī; Sanskrit public domain. Sanskrit: public domain. Foundation translations: CC BY-SA 4.0.