Om Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevāya

"Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya" is a Mantra of Krishna.

Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya (listen^ⓘ) is a Hindu Mantra. This is known as a Mukti (liberation) Mantra and a spiritual formula for attaining freedom. ‘Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya’ is a Mantra of Krishna. This mantra can be found in Vishnu Purana.

Meaning

Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya in Devnagari, this Mantra is used for invocation and obeisance to Krishna

Term	Devnagari	Listen	Meaning
Om	ॐ	Omⓘ	Refers to the Supreme Infinite Spirit or Person. Om represents the Shabda Brahman.
Namo	नमः	Namoⓘ	Salutation, worship, a common spoken valediction or salutation originating from the Indian subcontinent.
Bhagavate	भगवते	Bhagavateⓘ	God in Sanskrit, someone who is considered God (or equally powerful, merciful)
Vasudevaya	वासुदेवाय	Vasudevayaⓘ	Name of Krishna, Krishna is also known as Vasudeva (Krishna), because he was the son of Vasudeva. In Gita Arjuna has called Krishna by the name Vasudeva multiple times.

Popular culture

• Dhruva used this as his mantra in his penance. Dhruva was initiated by Narada into chanting.
• Swami Vivekananda used this phrase multiple times in his lectures and letters.
• Swami Sivananda suggested to repeat mantras like Om or "Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya".
• In places like Rishikesh, some people use "Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya" to greet each other.

See also

• Om Namah Shivaya
• Om Tat Sat