Why Does Shri Krishna Have 108 Names?

Bhagwan Shree Krishna is said the governing character in Mahabharata, the Sanskrit epic that enfolds the detailed story of Kurukshetra before and after it took place. But that would be a part of Shree Krishna’s Biography, his life is filled with many such events and described in detail generally known as Krishna Leela.

He was the self-aware avatar of Shri Hari Vishnu who knew his existence and its purpose, orchestrating several prodigies. Throughout his life, Lord Krishna dissipated life lessons and changed people’s views and existence in the course. So the 108 names of Shri Krishna are given to him as per his appearance and the marvel he enacted.

Popular Tales from 108 Names of Shri Krishna:

• The most famous name of Shri Krishna is Baal Gopal or Govind meaning the one who plays with the cowherds and the one who is their favorite. Him being the son of a cowherd’s head most parts of Krishna’s Childhood Stories are filled with his escapades with cows all around Gokul

• It is well known that Krishna Janma had the very first purpose to end the atrocities of Kans his maternal uncle, and hence one of his names after he slayed Kans came to be known as ‘Kamsantak’. He was also called ‘Annirudha’ the one who cannot be stopped because instead of numerous tries of Kans, he could not obstruct lord Krishna’s ascendance in the world and kill him even after his birth.

• The birth name of Krishna is Kanha both signifying the same meaning, one with a dark complexion. In Krishna’s stories, one would find numerous incidents where the Baal Gopal is questioning his Maiiya why he is dark in color as others make fun of him, and his mother would explain to him how special he is and hence he is different

• Among 108 Names of Shri Krishna, the very first is his recurring denominations that are named after his biological parents i.e. Devakinandan and Vasudevsuta, and Yashodhanandan, Nanadlaal, or Nandgopal after his adoptive parents. Along with it, he was also called Yadavendra, the lord of the Yadava clan after his family name

• Lord Krishna is always depicted as the epitome of love hence called Madan, or Mohan the lord of love and the one who is attractive and loved. He is said to be the eternal partner of Shri Radha hence named ‘Radharamana’ the one who is beloved of Radha.

• Bhagwan Krishna Leela is quite famous and among those is the Raasleela with Gopi where he used to play the flute and dance with them, hence called Murali or Muralidhar. He always had a peacock feather on his forehead so he was called Mayur.

• Krishna Bhagavad Gita is ever famous ancient text said to have immense knowledge on how to live righteously and attain life purpose. Since he recited the whole he is called Jnaneshwar or Gyaneshwar the all knowledgeable

These are just a few from the 108 Names of Shri Krishna, all having an interesting instance and deep meaning behind them. The Shri Krishna Biography is found explicitly scattered through many texts written by many of his devotees from the olden days to the present.

So with his life moving through phases and meeting with all the characters in his life, Shri Krishna is denoted with different names, hence there are 108 names of Shri Krishna he acquired throughout his mortal existence on earth.