The War at Kurukshetra
Radha, the cowherd girl of Barsana whose longing for Krishna in Vrindavan is worshipped as Bhakti's highest, most complete form of divine love.
Sacred Circuit of Krishna Leela
The Four Sacred Pilgrimage Centers of Bharat
Five Sacred Krishna Shrines of Western India
A popular Sanskrit bhajan stringing together sacred names of Vishnu, Rama and Krishna, sung from verse 1 of the Achyutashtakam.
A bhajan celebrating the saint Meerabai's ecstatic love for Krishna — leaving royal life to sing his praises in the streets, facing persecution with acceptance.
A devotional song by the poet-saint Mirabai, expressing her longing for Krishna to reside in her eyes, describing his dark beauty, flute, and ornaments.
Annamacharya's Sanskrit kirtana on infant Krishna as Gopalabala, with jingling waist-bells and butter in hand, worshipped at Tirumala.
A playful Braj bhajan picturing little Krishna (Madan Gopal) among small cows and cowherd boys of Vrindavan.
A short call-and-response kirtan chanting Krishna's names Govind, Gopal and Radha Raman for group singing and remembrance.
A joyful devotional song (bhajan) in Hindi that calls upon Lord Krishna by many of his beloved names, celebrating his beauty, playful childhood, and divine nature.
A simple Ram bhajan whose refrain says God's name alone is true in this world, calling him both Ram and Shyam.
This is a devotional song that celebrates the two beloved names of God in Hinduism — Rama and Krishna (also called Shyam) — praising their equal power, love, and grace.
A joyful bhajan inviting the Lord to come as Ram, Shyam, Shiva, Vishnu or Ganesha, each with consort and emblem.
A joyful Janmashtami bhajan celebrating Nanda's household at Krishna's birth, with the refrain 'Jai Kanhaiya Lal ki'.
A Hindi film bhajan celebrating that Krishna's flute and love belong equally to Radha and to the devotee-saint Meera.
A Bengali Gaudiya Vaishnava song asking who is a true Vaishnava, ending in humble surrender at Krishna's feet.
Krishna Ashtakam: eight Sanskrit verses of praise, each ending 'Krishnam vande jagadgurum', and a ninth verse on the fruit of reciting it.
A devotional aarti to Shree Shyam Baba (Khatu Shyam), a form of Krishna, describing his divine form and the blessings he grants his devotees.
A traditional Hindu aarti praising Krishna as Kunj Bihari, describing his beauty, flute-play, and presence in Vrindavan.
A devotional aarti praising Radha, beloved of Krishna, for her beauty, wisdom, and compassion as the world's divine mother.
A loving aarti to Banke Bihari, the playful child form of Krishna worshipped at Vrindavan's Banke Bihari temple, offered with lamps and song.
A beloved Hindu aarti praising Lord Jagdish (Vishnu/Krishna) as supreme protector, sung during evening worship to invoke blessings and express devotion.
A forty-verse hymn glorifying Krishna's divine pastimes, recited by devotees seeking his protection, love, and liberation.
The Atimanusha Stava, a 64-entry hymn (61 verses on the Lord's superhuman deeds as Rama and Krishna), ending in humble surrender.
The Krishna Ashtottara Shatanamavali: 108 names of Lord Krishna, from his Gokula childhood to the Gita, chanted on Janmashtami and in daily Vaishnava worship.
Thirty Tamil pasurams by Andal, in which cowherd girls wake each other before dawn in Margazhi to bathe, sing Krishna's praises, and seek his grace.
Eight verses and a closing benefit verse call on Vishnu by many names, each verse ending with a plea to Shripati to calm all sorrow.
Eight verses and a closing benefit verse that honor Vishnu as Krishna and Rama by listing his divine names, chanted for blessings and protection.
Eight verses on the power of the name Achyuta, citing Draupadi and the elephant Gajendra, by the poet-saint Sridhara Venkatesa (traditionally dated c. 1635–1720).
Eight verses and a closing benefit verse in praise of Advaita Acharya, whose loving cries are said to have called Chaitanya Mahaprabhu to appear.
Eight verses, ending in meditation on the lotus feet of Advaita Acharya, attributed to Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya, in the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition.
A devotional hymn of eight verses glorifying Lord Krishna as Damodara, recounting his childhood pastime of being tied by Mother Yashoda.
A beloved Sanskrit hymn of eight verses celebrating every detail of Krishna's being as sweet — his face, voice, flute, and even the river Yamuna.
Eight Gaudiya Vaishnava verses attributed to Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, teaching humility, chanting Krishna's names, and complete surrender to God.
Bhagavad Gita 2.47: you have a right to action alone, never to its fruits, so act without making results your motive or clinging to inaction.
Gaudiya Vaishnava invocation prayers honoring the guru, Rupa Goswami, Radha-Krishna, the Vaishnavas and the Hare Krishna maha-mantra.