Krishna has been given many names and titles by his devotees.Achala - The still oneAchyuta - InfallibleBaanke Bihari -corrupt form of Van Ke Vihari which means one who loves to sport in the forests particularly vrindavanBihari - One who playsBrajesh - Lord of BrajaChakradhari - the bearer of a discus (chakra)Damodara (Daamodarah) - the Lord when He was tied with a cord (daama) round His waist (udara)Dinabandu - Friend of the afflictedDînânâth - Refuge of destitutesDwarakadish - Lord of DwarakaDwarakanath - Lord of DwarakaGhanshyam - Dark rain cloud complexioned oneGiridhari - he who lifted a hill (Govardhana hill)Gopala - cowherd; protector of cows (more accurately protector of life)Gopinath - Lord of the gopis, or cowherd women.Govinda - protector of cows; also connected with Govardhana Hill; see also other meanings.Guruvayoorappan - Lord of the temple Guruvayoor, constructed by the Guru of Devas Brihaspati and Vayu .Hari - one who takes away [sins, or who wards off samsara, the cycle of birth and death];[1] the yellow one (the colour of the sun); Hare Krishna is the vocative, viz. "o golden one! o dark-blue one"; see other meanings.Ishvara - godHrshikesha - (Sanskrit: हृषीकेश) is a name of Vishnu that means 'lord of the senses'.[2]Jagannatha - lord of all places (see also Juggernaut).Janardhana - One Who Bestows Boons On One And AllKahanKaladev - the black deityKanha or KanhaiyaKeshava – long haired, beautiful haired; see also other meanings.Madhava - bringer of springtime; see other meaningsMadhusudanah - killer of demon MadhuMorari - killer of the asura named MoraMukhilan- The one with the complexion similar to the rain cloudsMukund- He who gives you MuktiNanda GopalNanda Lal - Beloved of NandaPandurangaParambrahman the highest BrahmanParameshvara the highest Ishvara, the highest godPartha sarathy - charioteer, a reference to his role with regard to Arjuna in the great battlePatitapavana - Purifier of the fallenRadha Vallabha - lover of RadhaRanchhodrai - When he refused to fight the war and fled to Dwarka for the sake of peace. Dakor, Gujarat has a popular temple of Ranchhodraiji. Ran - Field, Chhod - leave.Shyamasundara - the beautiful, dark oneVāsudeva, Krishna Vaasudeva - son of VasudevaYadhunandan - Son of the Yadu dynastyYogeshwara - the Lord of the YogisYashoda Nandan – child of Yashoda
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