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हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे।
हरे राम हरे राम राम राम हरे हरे॥
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare |
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare ||
English meaning: O Supreme Divine Energy (Hara / Radha)! O All-Attractive Lord (Krishna)! O Supreme Enjoyer (Rama)! Please engage me in Your divine devotional service.
हिंदी अर्थ: हे हरे (राधा), हे कृष्ण, हे राम! ये सोलह नाम भगवान को पुकारते हैं; इनसे भक्त प्रार्थना करते हैं कि प्रभु उन्हें अपनी भक्ति और सेवा में लगाएँ।
Roman Hindi meaning: Hey Hare (Radha), hey Krishna, hey Ram! Ye solah naam Bhagwaan ko pukaarte hain; inse bhakt praarthana karte hain ki Prabhu unhein apni bhakti aur seva mein lagaayein.
Variant reading
Order of the two lines Order
Published: As printed on this page (Kalyan Shri Krishna Ank, 1931; Kalyan Santa Ank, 1937)
Other reading: हरे राम हरे राम राम राम हरे हरे। हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे॥ (Sanskrit Documents — Kalisantarana Upanishad) Kalisantarana Upanishad order, Hare Rama line first.
The page keeps the widely recited Hare Krishna-first order, which both dated Kalyan prints (1931, 1937) use; the Upanishad's order is disclosed here. The sixteen names are identical.