Sri Krishna Stotram (Indra Kritam)
shree kri'shna stotram' (indra kri'tam')
aksharam' paramam' brahma jyoteeroopam' sanaatanam |
gunaateetam' niraakaaram' svechchhaamayamanantakam || 1 ||
bhaktadhyaanaaya sevaayai naanaaroopadharam' varam |
shuklaraktapeetashyaamam' yugaanukramanena cha || 2 ||
shuklatejah' svaroopam' cha satye satyasvaroopinam |
tretaayaam' kunkumaakaaram' jvalantam' brahmatejasaa || 3 ||
dvaapare peetavarnam' cha shobhitam' peetavaasasaa |
kri'shnavarnam' kalau kri'shnam' paripoornatamam' prabhum || 4 ||
navadhaaraadharotkri'sht'ashyaamasundaravigraham |
nandaikanandanam' vande yashodaanandanam' prabhum || 5 ||
gopikaachetanaharam' raadhaapraanaadhikam' param |
vinodamural'eeshabdam' kurvantam' kautukena cha || 6 ||
roopenaapratimenaiva ratnabhooshanabhooshitam |
kandarpakot'isaundaryam' bibhratam' shaantameeshvaram || 7 ||
kreed'antam' raadhayaa saardham' bri'ndaaranye cha kutrachit |
kutrachinnirjane'ranye raadhaavakshah' sthalasthitam || 8 ||
jalakreed'aam' prakurvantam' raadhayaa saha kutrachit |
raadhikaakabareebhaaram' kurvantam' kutrachidvane || 9 ||
kutrachidraadhikaapaade dattavantamalaktakam |
raadhaacharchitataamboolam' gri'hnantam' kutrachinmudaa || 10 ||
pashyantam' kutrachidraadhaam' pashyanteem' vakrachakshushaa |
dattavantam' cha raadhaayai kri'tvaa maalaam' cha kutrachit || 11 ||
kutrachidraadhayaa saardham' gachchhantam' raasamand'alam |
raadhaadattaam' gal'e maalaam' dhri'tavantam' cha kutrachit || 12 ||
saardham' gopaalikaabhishcha viharantam' cha kutrachit |
raadhaam' gri'heetvaa gachchhantam' vihaaya taam' cha kutrachit || 13 ||
viprapatneedattamannam' bhuktavantam' cha kutrachit |
bhuktavantam' taal'aphalam' baalakaih' saha kutrachit || 14 ||
vastram' gopaalikaanaam' cha harantam' kutrachinmudaa |
gavaam' ganam' vyaaharantam' kutrachidbaalakaih' saha || 15 ||
kaal'eeyamoordhni paadaabjam' dattavantam' cha kutrachit |
vinodamural'eeshabdam' kurvantam' kutrachinmudaa || 16 ||
gaayantam' ramyasangeetam' kutrachidbaalakaih' saha |
stutvaa shakrah' stavendrena prananaama harim' bhiyaa || 17 ||
puraa dattena gurunaa rane vri'traasurena cha |
kri'shnena dattam' kri'payaa brahmane cha tapasyate || 18 ||
ekaadashaaksharo mantrah' kavacham' sarvalakshanam |
dattametat kumaaraaya pushkare brahmanaa puraa || 19 ||
kumaaro'ngirase dattam' gurave'ngirasaam' mune |
idamindrakri'tam' stotram' nityam' bhaktyaa cha yah' pat'het || 20 ||
sa hi praapya dri'd'haam' bhaktimante daasyam' labheddhruvam |
janmamri'tyujaraavyaadhishokebhyo muchyate narah' |
na hi pashyati svapne'pi yamadootam' yamaalayam || 21 ||
iti shreebrahmavaivarte mahaapuraane shreekri'shnajanmakhand'e ekavim'sho'dhyaaye indrakri'ta shree kri'shna stotram |
Meaning
- Salutations to the eternal, self-effulgent Supreme Brahman — Achyuta, beyond qualities, formless, infinite, and free by His own will.
- For the sake of devotees’ meditation, You assume forms — white, red, yellow, and dark — in each age, bestowing grace.
- In Satya Yuga, You appear white, the embodiment of truth; in Treta, crimson as the rising sun, blazing with divine brilliance.
- In Dvapara Yuga, golden and radiant in yellow garments; in Kali Yuga, dark-blue Krishna, the most complete manifestation of divinity.
- I bow to Krishna, the joy of Nanda and Yashoda, whose dark-blue form is adorned with indescribable beauty.
- The enchanter of gopis’ hearts, dearer to Radha than life itself, whose flute fills the worlds with bliss — I worship that Krishna.
He whose beauty eclipses millions of Cupids, adorned with jewels, tranquil yet all-attractive — I bow to that Lord.
8–15. I adore Him as He plays with Radha in Vrindavana, engages in water-sports, decorates Her feet, exchanges garlands, and fills the forests with His music and love.
16–17. I bow to the Lord who danced on Kaliya’s hoods, sang with cowherd boys, and whose divine play moved even Indra to praise Him.
18–21. This hymn, once imparted by Brahma to his son and by the sage Angirasa to his disciples, destroys worldly suffering.
He who recites it daily with devotion attains firm faith, loving service to Krishna, and freedom from birth, death, and sorrow.
Such a devotee never beholds Yama or his messengers, even in dreams.
Summary:
The Sri Krishna Stotram (Indra Kritam) from the Brahmavaivarta Purana is a hymn of surrender and awe sung by Lord Indra after realizing Krishna’s supreme divinity.
It reveals Krishna as the timeless Supreme Being manifesting in different colors and forms across the four yugas — the eternal Lord beyond space and time.
The verses move from philosophical recognition of the cosmic Krishna to tender adoration of His Vrindavana pastimes with Radha and the gopis.
It portrays Him as the very essence of creation, the beauty of compassion, and the bliss of divine play.
By chanting this stotram with love, one transcends illusion, attains firm devotion, and becomes free from the cycle of birth and death.
This hymn bridges the cosmic grandeur of Vishnu and the intimate sweetness of Krishna, reminding devotees that true power bows to love.
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