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FirstMeaning:
SrilaJivaGosvamirevealsthemeaningofeachofthesixteenNamesintheHareKrishnaMahaamantra
inhisMahaamantrarthaDipikaasfollows:
HareKrishnaHareKrishnaKrishnaKrishnaHareHare
HareRamaHareRamaRamaRamaHareHare
(1Hare)
Krishnastealsthemindsofeveryone,yetRadhastealsevenHismindbyHerdivineexpertise.ThusShe
isknownasHaraa.
(2Krishna)

(2Krishna)
HeforciblyattractsSriRadhawiththesweetsoundofHisflute,thereforethatLordofallenchanting
qualitiesisknownasKrishna.
(3Hare)
Ithasbeenheardthatduringtherasalila,doeeyedRadhawasstolenawaybyKrishnatobealonewith
Himinasecretforestbower.SheisthereforeknownasHaraa.
(4Krishna)
WhenKrishnasportswithRadha,HergoldenhuetakesonthedarkcomplexionofKrishnasskin.Heis
thusknownasKrishna.
(5Krishna)
InordertopleaseSriRadha,Krishnamanifestedthemostwonderfullake(Syamakunda)inVrndavana.
Hethencalledalltheholyriverstofillit.HeisthusknownasKrishna.
(6Krishna)
ByHerunsurpassedlove,RadhacharmsHewhoperformswonderfullilasonthebanksoftheYamuna.
Therefore,thosewhoaresoberknowHimasKrishna.
(7Hare)
WhileinGokula,SriHari(Krishna)killedthedemonknownasAristasura.Duringthattime,Radhacried
outtoHimwithgreatfeelingandbydoingso,ShestoleHismind.SheisthusknownasHaraa.
(8Hare)
Filledwithecstaticlove,RadhasometimessingsthegloriesofHarisexploitsquietlyandsometimesShe
singsthemaloud.ThosewhoareexpertinthesecretsofdivinesentimentscallHerHaraa.
(9Hare)
DuetotheintenseloveofSriRadha,SriHaribecomessocaptivatedthatHisflutefallsfromHishand.
WiththedesiretoenjoyintheforestbowerswithKrishna,RadhastealsHisflute.Thatgoddessisthus
famousasHaraa.
(10Rama)
Krishna,whoisexpertatembracing,sportswithRadhaintheforestgrovesorinthecavesof
Govardhana.ThusHeisknownasRama.
(11Hare)
ThatmostmercifulRadhadestroysthemiseriesofHerdevoteesandgivesthemgreathappinessevery
day.ThereforethatgoddessisknownasHaraa.
(12Rama)
Themindsofthedevoteesarecontinuouslydrownedinanoceanofsupremejoybyseeingthebeautiful
darkformofKrishna.ThereforeHeisknownbytheNameRama.
(13Rama)
RadharaniisknownasRamabecauseSheenjoyslovingpastimeswithAcyuta(Krishna)inasecretforest
pavilion.SinceHeisalwaysbyHerside,HeisknownasRama.
(14Rama)
WhentheresidentsofGokulawerecryingduetofearoftheforestfire,Krishnaimmediatelyswallowedit
andgaveHisdevoteesgreatjoy.Inthisway,HeisknownasRama.
(15Hare)
SriKrishnawenttoMathurapuriinordertodestroythedemons.However,duetobeingcaptivatedbythe
loveofRadha,Helaterreturned.ThereforeSheisknownasHaraa.
(16Hare)
WhenthesonofMaharajaNandareturnedtoVraja,HetookawaythesufferingofalltheVrajavasis.By
Hiswonderfulexploits,HestealstheheartofSriRadha.ThusHeisknownasHari.
SecondMeaning:
TherearethreeHolyNamesthatmakeuptheMahaMantra,Hare,Krishna,andRama.
1.HareisapowerfulwordthatdirectlyaddressestheenergyoftheLord
2.KrishnaistheNameoftheSupremePersonalityofGodhead.KrishnaisthePossessorofeveryquality
inandoutoftheuniverse.Healsopossessesthesequalitiesinanunlimitedquantity.
3.Ramameansthereservoirofpleasure.
BychantingthisMahaMantraanddoingservicetoKrishna,anyonecanbelinkedtothisreservoirandget
unlimitedhappiness.
Whileengagedinnamasankirtanaoneshouldchantwithdeepfeeling,fullfaith,firmdetermination,and

Whileengagedinnamasankirtanaoneshouldchantwithdeepfeeling,fullfaith,firmdetermination,and
therealizationthatRadhaSyamasundaraarepersonallypresentinthemahamanlrawithalloftheir
transcendentalbeauty,qualities,andpastimes.Suchperformanceofnamasankirtanawillsurelybring
thedesiredresultofKrishnaprema

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