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{{Vaishnavism}}

'''Damodar''' ([[Sanskrit]]: {{lang|sa|दामोदर}}, [[International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration|IAST]]: ''{{IAST|Dāmodara}}'', also spelled "Damodara" and "Damodarah") is the 367th Name of [[Vishnu]] from the [[Vishnu sahasranama]]. The various meanings of the name are given as follows:

*"The Lord when He was tied with a cord (''dāma'') around His waist (''udara'')", denoting a divine pastime in which [[Krishna]]'s mother [[Yasoda]] bound Krishna for being mischievous. (Used by various [[Vaishnava]] adherents.)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindthename.com/name/damodara|title=Meaning, origin and history of the name Damodara}}</ref>
*"One who is known through a mind which is purified (Udara) by means of self-control (dama)".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dollsofindia.com/young_krishna.htm|title=Destroyer of Evil and Epitome of Love - Tales from the Life of Young Krishna|date=23 November 2009}}</ref>
*"One in whose bosom rests the entire universe."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mantraonnet.com/vishnu-sahasranaama/351-400.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-03-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728005117/http://www.mantraonnet.com/vishnu-sahasranaama/351-400.html |archive-date=2011-07-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Celebration of Krishna as Damodar==
A popular [[bhajan]] that celebrates Krishna as Damodara is the Damodarashtakam <ref>{{cite web |title=Damodarastakam |url=http://www.krishna.com/damodarastakam |website=www.krishna.com |accessdate=3 November 2020}}</ref>(found in the [[Padma Purana]] of [[Vyasa|Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa]], spoken by Satyavrata Muni in a conversation with [[Narada]] and [[Shaunaka]].). It is often sung by devotees during the month of [[Kaartika]], and is very popular amongst the [[Vaishnava]]s of [[ISKCON]].<ref>{{cite web |title=» Damodarastakam Bhaktivedanta Manor – Hare Krishna Temple |url=https://www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk/home/?page_id=648 |website=Bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk |accessdate=3 November 2020}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1Js4EHL6CY Damodharastakam]
* [http://www.srimadbhagavatam.org/music/text/damodarastaka.html Sri Damodarastaka lyrics and [[RealAudio]] recording]

[[Category:Titles and names of Krishna]]
[[Category:Forms of Vishnu]]

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