Mantra Library

Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya

A revered twelve-syllable mantra of surrender, remembrance and devotion to Bhagavan Vasudeva, associated with Lord Vishnu and Shri Krishna.

Original text

ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय

IAST transliteration

oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya

Meaning

The mantra brings together remembrance and surrender. "Vasudeva" may be understood devotionally as Shri Krishna and philosophically as the divine presence dwelling in all beings.

Source

Widely transmitted in Vaishnava traditions; commonly known as a dvadashakshari (twelve-syllable) mantra.