The Hare Krishna mantra is a powerful chant designed to elevate consciousness to its highest level. Reciting this mantra can bring peace, happiness, spiritual enlightenment, liberation from the cycle of birth and death, and complete self-fulfillment.
Known as the maha-mantra, or the "great chant," it includes three Sanskrit names of the Supreme Being: "Hare," "Krishna," and "Rama."
Hare Krishna mantra - Chaitanya Mahaprabhu version
The followers of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu have a distinctive way of reciting the Mahamantra, where they begin with the name 'Krishna', reflecting their deep devotion and reverence.
Orginally as per Kali-Santarana Upanisad it starts with Hare Rama and then Krishna comes later.
Hare Krishna mantra is as follows.
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare
हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण
कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे
हरे राम हरे राम
राम राम हरे हरे
Hare Krishna mantra meaning
Krishna means - He who is all-attractive
Rama means - He who is the reservoir of all pleasure
Hare means - The Lord’s inconceivable energy
Hare Krishna mantra benefits
- According to the scriptures, Sri Krishna, the Reservoir of Pleasure, manifests on the tongue of those who chant His name.
- Chanting and hearing His name immerse the mind in meditation and bring one into direct contact with God.
- The Hare Krishna mantra is not an ordinary song or a mundane sound; it is a pure best vibration of the Absolute.
- Revered by great sages and upheld by Vedic scriptures for millennia, this mantra embodies spiritual purity.
- Anyone who hears the chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra, even if they simply enjoy the sound or appreciate the sankirtana (collective chanting), receives spiritual benefits.
- Sincere chanting and hearing of the mantra cleanse the mind and elevate the soul to its original, pure state.
Hare Krishna mantra - Kali-Santarana Upanisad version
The Kali-Santarana Upaniṣad, the oldest surviving written record, articulates the mantra as follows
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
हरे राम हरे राम
राम राम हरे हरे
हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण
कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे
