Krishna – the most Supreme Name

Vijaya: Which name is the sweetest of all the primary holy names?

 

Babaji: The Sata-nama-stotra says,

 

visnor ekaikam namapi sarva-vedadhikam matam

tadrk-nama sahasrena rama-nama-samam smrtam

 

Chanting one name of Vishnu gives more benefit than studying all the Vedas, and one name of Rama is equal to a thousand names (sahasra-nama) of Vishnu.

 

Again, it is stated in the Brahmanda Purana,

 

sahasra-namnam punyanam trir avrttya tu yat phalam
ekavrttya tu krishnasya namaikam tat prayacchati

 

If one utters shri-krishna-nama once, one obtains the same result that comes from chanting the pure visnu-sahasranama three times.

 

The purport is that a thousand names of Vishnu equals one name of Rama, and three thousand names of Vishnu – that is to say, three names of Rama – equals one name of Krishna. Chanting Krishna's name once gives the same result as chanting Rama's name three times.

 

Shri-krishna-nama is certainly the supreme name. Therefore, we should follow the instruction of the Lord of our life, Shri Gauranga Sundara, and always take shri-nama as He has given it: Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna, Krishna, Hare, Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama, Rama, Hare, Hare.

 

From Jaiva Dharma, Bhaktivinod Thakur;