Sri Radha Ashtottara Shatanamavali

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Sri Radha Ashtottara Shatanamavali

Om Shree Raadhaayai Namah
Om Shree Raadhikaayai Namah
Om Krishnavallabhaayai Namah
Om Krishnasamyuktaayai Namah
Om Vrindaavaneshvaryai Namah
Om Krishnapriyaayai Namah
Om Madanamohinyai Namah
Om Shreematyai Namah
Om Krishnakaantaayai Namah
Om Krishnaanandapradaayinyai Namah
Om Yashasvinyai Namah
Om Yashodaanandanavallabhaayai Namah
Om Trailokyasundaryai Namah
Om Vrindaavanavihaarinyai Namah
Om Vrishabhaanusutaayai Namah
Om Hemaangaayai Namah
Om Ujjvalagaatrikaayai Namah
Om Shubhaangaayai Namah
Om Vimalaangaayai Namah
Om Vimalaayai Namah
Om Krishnachandrapriyaayai Namah
Om Raasapriyaayai Namah
Om Raasaadhishtaatridevataayai Namah
Om Rasikaayai Namah
Om Rasikaanandaayai Namah
Om Raaseshvarye Namah
Om Raasamandalamadhyasthaayai Namah
Om Raasamandalashobhitaayai Namah
Om Raasamandalasevyaayai Namah
Om Raasakridaamanoharyai Namah
Om Krishnapremaparaayanaayai Namah
Om Vrindaaranyapriyaayai Namah
Om Vrindaavanavilaasinyai Namah
Om Tulasyadhishtaatridevyai Namah
Om Karunaarnavasampoornaayai Namah
Om Mangalapradaayai Namah
Om Krishnabhajanaashritaayai Namah
Om Govindaarpitachittaayai Namah
Om Govindapriyakaarinyai Namah
Om Raasakreedaakaryai Namah
Om Raasavaasinyai Namah
Om Raasasundaryai Namah
Om Gokulatvapradaayinyai Namah
Om Kishoravallabhaayai Namah
Om Kaalindeekuladeepikaayai Namah
Om Premapriyaayai Namah
Om Premaroopaayai Namah
Om Premaanandataranginyai Namah
Om Premadhaatryai Namah
Om Premashaktimayyai Namah
Om Krishnapremavatyai Namah
Om Krishnapremataranginyai Namah
Om Gaurachandraananaayai Namah
Om Chandragaatryai Namah
Om Sukomalaayai Namah
Om Rativeshaayai Namah
Om Ratipriyaayai Namah
Om Krishnarataayai Namah
Om Krishnatoshanatatparaayai Namah
Om Krishnapremavatyai Namah
Om Krishnabhaktaayai Namah
Om Krishnapriyabhaktaayai Namah
Om Krishnakreedaayai Namah
Om Premarataambikaayai Namah
Om Krishnapraanaayai Namah
Om Krishnapraanasarvasvadaayinyai Namah
Om Kotikandarpalaavanyaayai Namah
Om Kandarpakotisundaryai Namah
Om Leelaalaavanyamangalaayai Namah
Om Karunaarnavaroopinyai Namah
Om Yamunaapaarakautukaayai Namah
Om Krishnahaasyabhaashanatatparaayai Namah
Om Gopaanganaaveshtitaayai Namah
Om Krishnasankeertinyai Namah
Om Raasasaktaayai Namah
Om Krishnabhaashaativeginyai Namah
Om Krishnaraaginyai Namah
Om Bhaavinyai Namah
Om Krishnabhaavanaamodaayai Namah
Om Krishnonmaadavidaayinyai Namah
Om Krishnaartakushalaayai Namah
Om Pativrataayai Namah
Om Mahaabhaavasvaroopinyai Namah
Om Krishnapremakalpalataayai Namah
Om Govindanandinyai Namah
Om Govindamohinyai Namah
Om Govindasarvasvaayai Namah
Om Sarvakaantaashiromanyai Namah
Om Krishnakaantaashiromanyai Namah
Om Krishnapraanadhanaayai Namah
Om Krishnapremaanandaamritasindhave Namah
Om Premachintaamanyai Namah
Om Premasaadhyashiromanyai Namah
Om Sarvaishvaryasarvashaktisarvarasapoornaayai Namah
Om Mahaabhaavachintaamanyai Namah
Om Kaarunyaamritaayai Namah
Om Taarunyaamritaayai Namah
Om Laavanyaamritaayai Namah
Om Nijalajjaapareedhaanashyaamapatushaaryai Namah
Om Saundaryakunkumaayai Namah
Om Sakheepranayachandanaayai Namah
Om Gandhonmaaditamaadhavaayai Namah
Om Mahaabhaavaparamotkarshatarshinyai Namah
Om Sakheepranayitaavashaayai Namah
Om Krishnapriyaavaleemukhyaayai Namah
Om Aanandasvaroopaayai Namah
Om Roopagunasaubhaagyapremasarvaadhikaaraadhikaayai Namah
Om Ekamaatrakrishnaparaayanaayai Namah

|| Iti Shree Raadha Shatanaamaavali Samaaptam ||

Meaning

One hundred and eight names of Radha, opening Om Shree Raadhaayai Namah, Om Shree Raadhikaayai Namah, Om Krishnavallabhaayai Namah, Om Vrindaavaneshvaryai Namah. By the fourth name she is queen of Vrindavan, which is where this text belongs. Radhashtami, the eighth day of the bright fortnight of Bhadrapada, is her day.

Significance

The names define her almost entirely by relation — beloved of Krishna, queen of Vrindavan, mistress of the groves. That is not a weakness in the text; it is its theology. In the traditions that hold her highest, she is the whole of Krishna's own power of delight, so naming her apart from him would be a contradiction. It is worth being plain about where this stands in Karnataka. Radha is not named in the Bhagavata Purana, the text that shapes most Krishna devotion here; she comes forward in the Brahmavaivarta Purana, in Jayadeva's Gita Govinda, and above all in the Gaudiya tradition of Bengal and Braj. The Krishna most Karnataka families worship is the child of Udupi, standing alone with churn and rope, and Madhva Vaishnavism does not give Radha the place Braj gives her. Where you will find her here is in the Gaudiya and ISKCON temples of Bengaluru and other cities, where Radha-Krishna are worshipped together, and among families drawn to that line.

How and when to chant

Radhashtami, Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami, fifteen days after Krishna Janmashtami, is the fixed day; the archana is usually done at midday rather than at midnight, the timing kept for Krishna's birth. Otherwise, Ekadashi and the month of Kartika. Offer flowers at each name — white and yellow, and tulasi, which reaches her through Krishna. Naivedya of milk sweets, kheer, or makhan-mishri. Where Radha and Krishna are worshipped together, her names are said first and his after, since the tradition holds that Krishna is reached through her. In a household that does not keep this line, reading the names on Radhashtami alone is a settled and sufficient practice.

Frequently Asked Questions

When is Radhashtami?

Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami, fifteen days after Krishna Janmashtami, held as the day of Radha's appearance at Barsana. The archana is done at midday rather than midnight, since midnight belongs to Krishna's birth. The date shifts each year with the lunar calendar, so check the panchanga.

Is Radha mentioned in the Bhagavata Purana?

No, she is not named there, and it is better to say so than to imply otherwise. She comes forward in the Brahmavaivarta Purana, in Jayadeva's Gita Govinda, and most fully in the Gaudiya tradition. The gopis appear in the Bhagavata; Radha as a named figure does not.

Is Radha worshipped in Karnataka households?

Less than in Braj or Bengal, and it is worth being candid about that. The Krishna of most Karnataka homes is the child of Udupi, worshipped alone, and the Madhva tradition does not give Radha the central place Gaudiya Vaishnavism does. Gaudiya and ISKCON temples in the cities are where she is worshipped here.

Why do so many of the names describe her through Krishna?

Because that is the theology, not an omission. In the traditions that hold her highest she is Krishna's own hladini shakti, his power of delight, so a name that separated her from him would contradict what the text is saying. Krishnavallabha appears as the third name for that reason.

What should be offered during the archana?

Flowers at each name — white and yellow are usual — along with tulasi, which reaches her through Krishna. Naivedya of milk sweets, kheer, or butter with sugar candy. Where the two are worshipped together, her offering is made first and his after, following the order the tradition keeps.

Should Radha's names be recited before or after Krishna's?

Before, in the traditions that pair them, since they hold that Krishna is approached through Radha. In a household where Krishna alone is worshipped, the question does not arise and the Radha names are usually kept for Radhashtami and Kartika rather than added to the daily puja.

Is Radha the same as Rukmini?

No. Rukmini is Krishna's queen at Dwaraka, named in the Bhagavata, and it is Rukmini who stands beside him in Karnataka temples such as Udupi's neighbourhood shrines. Radha belongs to the Vrindavan years and to a different body of texts. Devotion to one does not replace the other.

Sri Radha Ashtottara Shatanamavali

Meaning

Significance

How and when to chant

Frequently Asked Questions

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