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	{{Short description\|A Hindu mantra}}		{{Short description\|Hindu mantra}}
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	'''''Om Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevāya''''' ({{audio\|Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Pronunciation.oga\|listen}}) ~~([[Devanagari]]: ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय) {{Literal translation\|"I bow to the Ultimate Reality, Vāsudeva"}}~~ is one of the most popular [[~~Hindu~~]] [[~~mantra~~]]s, ~~and~~ according to the [[Bhagavata]] tradition, the most important mantra in [[Vaishnavism]].<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Farquhar \|first=J. N. (John Nicol) \|url=http://archive.org/details/cu31924023004629 \|title=An outline of the religious literature of India \|date=1920 \|publisher=London ; New York : H. Milford, Oxford University Press \|others=Cornell University Library \|pages=186}}</ref> It is called the '''Dvadasakshari Mantra''',<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Benjamin Walker \|url=http://archive.org/details/hindu-world-vol.-2-an-encyclopedic-survey-of-wisdom-benjamin-walker \|title=Hindu World Vol. 2 An Encyclopedic Survey Of Wisdom Benjamin Walker \|pages=27}}</ref> or simply '''Dvadasakshari''', meaning the "twelve-syllable" mantra, dedicated to [[Vishnu]] ~~and~~ [[Krishna]] ~~both~~.<ref>{{cite book \|title=Bhāratīya Saṃskr̥ti, Volume 1\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qa8aAAAAMAAJ \|author=Prabhakar Balvant Machwe \|publisher=Bhāratīya Saṃskr̥ti Saṃsada \|page=212 \|year=1983}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|title=Krishna: A Sourcebook \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2n4VDAAAQBAJ \|author=Edwin F. Bryant \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|page=354}}</ref> It has two traditions—[[Tantra\|Tantric]] and [[Puranic]]. In the Tantric tradition, the rishi of the mantra is [[Prajapati]]; in the Puranic tradition, the rishi is [[Narada]]. Both refer to it as the supreme Vishnu mantra.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2022}}		'''''Om Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevāya''''' ({{langx\|sa\|ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय\|lit=I bow to God Vāsudeva}}; {{audio\|Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Pronunciation.oga\|listen}}) is one of the most popular [[mantra]]s in [[Hinduism]] and, according to the [[Bhagavata]] tradition, the most important mantra in [[Vaishnavism]].<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Farquhar \|first=J. N. (John Nicol) \|url=http://archive.org/details/cu31924023004629 \|title=An outline of the religious literature of India \|date=1920 \|publisher=London; New York : H. Milford, Oxford University Press \|others=Cornell University Library \|pages=186}}</ref> It is called the '''Dvadasakshari Mantra''',<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Benjamin Walker \|url=http://archive.org/details/hindu-world-vol.-2-an-encyclopedic-survey-of-wisdom-benjamin-walker \|title=Hindu World Vol. 2 An Encyclopedic Survey Of Wisdom Benjamin Walker \|pages=27}}</ref> or simply '''Dvadasakshari''', meaning the "twelve-syllable" mantra, dedicated to [[Vishnu]] or [[Krishna]].<ref>{{cite book \|title=Bhāratīya Saṃskr̥ti, Volume 1\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qa8aAAAAMAAJ \|author=Prabhakar Balvant Machwe \|publisher=Bhāratīya Saṃskr̥ti Saṃsada \|page=212 \|year=1983}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|title=Krishna: A Sourcebook \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2n4VDAAAQBAJ \|author=Edwin F. Bryant \| date=18 June 2007 \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|page=354\| isbn=978-0-19-972431-4 }}</ref>

	== Origin ==		== Origin ==
	[[Bhagavata\|Bhagavatism]], one of the traditions that was assimilated with what would become [[Vaishnavism]], revered the [[Vrishni heroes]], primary among them being [[Vāsudeva]] (Krishna).<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Dineschandra Sircar \|url=http://archive.org/details/Sircar1971 \|title=Studies In The Religious Life Of Ancient and Medieval India by Dineschandra Sircar (1971) \|date=1971 \|pages=19}}</ref> It may be concluded that the mantra was first associated with the reverence of Vāsudeva as the supreme deity<ref>{{Cite book \|url=http://archive.org/details/swami-sivananda-books \|title=Swami Sivananda exclusive books \|pages=73}}</ref> before he was syncretised with Vishnu, after which it became an invocation of both deities.		[[Bhagavata\|Bhagavatism]], one of the traditions that was assimilated with what would become [[Vaishnavism]], revered the [[Vrishni heroes]], primary among them being [[Vāsudeva]] (Krishna).<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Dineschandra Sircar \|url=http://archive.org/details/Sircar1971 \|title=Studies In The Religious Life Of Ancient and Medieval India by Dineschandra Sircar (1971) \|date=1971 \|pages=19}}</ref> It may be concluded that the mantra was first associated with the reverence of Vāsudeva as the supreme deity<ref>{{Cite book \|url=http://archive.org/details/swami-sivananda-books \|title=Swami Sivananda exclusive books \|pages=73}}</ref> before he was syncretised with Vishnu, after which it became an invocation of both deities.
	[[File:Krishna dancing on a lotus, c1825.jpg\|thumb\|~~V'''''ā'''''sudeva~~ (Krishna) dancing on a lotus~~, Tamil Nadu~~]]		[[File:Krishna dancing on a lotus, c1825.jpg\|thumb\|Vāsudeva (Krishna) dancing on a lotus. Telugu]]

	==Meaning==		==Meaning==
	''Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya'' means "''Om'', I bow to Lord Vāsudeva or Lord Vishnu".<ref name="Walters2002">{{cite book\|author=J. Donald Walters\|title=The Art and Science of Raja Yoga: Fourteen Steps to Higher Awareness : Based on the Teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda~~\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zh9DJU6CvLAC&pg=PA251\|access-date=24 June 2012~~\|date=1 March 2002\|publisher=Crystal Clarity Publishers\|isbn=978-1-56589-166-1\|pages=251–}}</ref>		''Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya'' means "''Om'', I bow to Lord Vāsudeva or Lord Vishnu".<ref name="Walters2002">{{cite book \|author=J. Donald Walters \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tzSBzgEACAAJ \|title=The Art and Science of Raja Yoga: Fourteen Steps to Higher Awareness : Based on the Teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda \|date=1 March 2002 \|publisher=Crystal Clarity Publishers \|isbn=978-1-56589-166-1 \|pages=251– \|access-date=24 June 2012}}</ref>
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	\| [[Bhagavata\|Bhagavate]] \|\|{{center\|भगवते}}\|\|{{audio\|Bhagabate_Pronunciation.ogg\|Bhagavate}}\|\|1. God in [[Sanskrit]], someone who is considered God (or equally powerful, merciful). 'Bhagavate' भगवते is the [[dative case\|dative]] of 'bhagavat' भगवत्.<br/>2. Bhagavate is one who is becoming divine.<ref name="Chanting Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya chant blg">{{cite web\|title=Chanting Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya\|url=http://sacralweb.blogspot.in/2008/10/chanting-om-namo-bhagavate-vasudevaya.html\|access-date=14 April 2012}}</ref>		\| [[Bhagavata\|Bhagavate]] \|\|{{center\|भगवते}}\|\|{{audio\|Bhagabate_Pronunciation.ogg\|Bhagavate}}\|\|1. God in [[Sanskrit]], someone who is considered God (or equally powerful, merciful). 'Bhagavate' भगवते is the [[dative case\|dative]] of 'bhagavat' भगवत्.<br/>2. Bhagavate is one who is becoming divine.<ref name="Chanting Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya chant blg">{{cite web\|title=Chanting Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya\|url=http://sacralweb.blogspot.in/2008/10/chanting-om-namo-bhagavate-vasudevaya.html\|access-date=14 April 2012}}</ref>
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	\| [[Vāsudeva\|Vāsudevā]]ya \|\|{{center\|वासुदेवाय}}\|\|{{audio\|Vasudevaya_Pronunciation.ogg\|Vāsudevāya}}\|\|Vasu means "Life in all beings" Devaya means "God". This means God(life/light) who lives of all beings. ~~Other meaning for~~		\| [[Vāsudeva\|Vāsudevā]]ya \|\|{{center\|वासुदेवाय}}\|\|{{audio\|Vasudevaya_Pronunciation.ogg\|Vāsudevāya}}\|\|Vasu means "Life in all beings" Devaya means "God". This means God(life/light) who lives of all beings.
	Krishna is also known as [[Vāsudeva]] (Krishna), because He was the son of [[Vasudeva]]. In the [[Bhagavad-Gita]], [[Arjuna]] called Krishna by the name Vaasudeva multiple times. 'Vāsudevāya' वासुदेवाय is the [[dative case\|dative]] of 'vāsudeva' वासुदेव.		Krishna is also known as [[Vāsudeva]] (Krishna), because He was the son of [[Vasudeva]]. In the [[Bhagavad-Gita]], [[Arjuna]] called Krishna by the name Vaasudeva multiple times. 'Vāsudevāya' वासुदेवाय is the [[dative case\|dative]] of 'vāsudeva' वासुदेव.
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	== ~~Significance~~ ==		== Details ==
	''Om Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevaya'' means "prostration to [[Vāsudeva\|Vasudeva]]", who is variously understood as Krishna ~~an incarnation of Vishnu~~."<ref name="The Significance of Mantra-Japa Sadhana Kr">{{cite web\|title=The Significance of Mantra-Japa Sadhana\|url=http://www.swami-krishnananda.org/disc/disc_90.html\|publisher=swami-krishnananda.org\|access-date=14 April 2012\|author=Swami Krishnananda}}</ref> ~~According to the [[Bhagavad Gita]], Krishna himself asked his devotees to completely surrender to him:~~		''Om Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevaya'' means "prostration to [[Vāsudeva\|Vasudeva]]", who is variously understood as Krishna.<ref name="The Significance of Mantra-Japa Sadhana Kr">{{cite web\|title=The Significance of Mantra-Japa Sadhana\|url=http://www.swami-krishnananda.org/disc/disc_90.html\|publisher=swami-krishnananda.org\|access-date=14 April 2012\|author=Swami Krishnananda}}</ref> The [[Vaishnava Upanishads]] state that this mantra is described on the [[Sudarshana Chakra]]:<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Upanishad Brahmayogin \|url=http://archive.org/details/108_Upanishads_with_Sanskrit_Commentary_of_Upanishad_Brahma_Yogin \|title=108 Upanishads with Sanskrit Commentary of Upanishad Brahma Yogin \|publisher=Adyar Library\|language=English}}</ref>
	~~{{cquote\|सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य मामेकं शरणं व्रज ।~~
	~~अहं त्वां सर्वपापेभ्यो मोक्षयिष्यामि मा शुचः ॥१८- ६६॥~~
	~~<br/>'''Translation''' Abandon all varieties of duties or desires and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reaction. Do not fear. [Gita 18/66]~~
	}}The [[Vaishnava Upanishads]] state that this mantra is described on the [[Sudarshana Chakra]]:<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Upanishad Brahmayogin \|url=http://archive.org/details/108_Upanishads_with_Sanskrit_Commentary_of_Upanishad_Brahma_Yogin \|title=108 Upanishads with Sanskrit Commentary of Upanishad Brahma Yogin \|publisher=Adyar Library ~~\|others=http://sanskritebooks.org/~~ \|language=English}}</ref>
	{{Blockquote\|text=Similarly, in the twelve petals, is placed the Vasudevan (the twelve-syllabled Mantra, Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya).\|title=[[Vaishnava Upanishads]]}}		{{Blockquote\|text=Similarly, in the twelve petals, is placed the Vasudevan (the twelve-syllabled Mantra, Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya).\|title=[[Vaishnava Upanishads]]}}
	The [[Sarada Tilaka\|Sharada Tilaka]], a [[Tantra\|Tantric]] text, states:		The [[Sarada Tilaka\|Sharada Tilaka]], a [[Tantra\|Tantric]] text, states:
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	Similarly, this is referred to as the ultimate mantra in the [[Shrimad Bhagavatam]]. This twelve syllable mantra<ref name="Studholme2002">{{cite book \|author=Alexander Studholme \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5VlulOGhZ3EC&pg=PA177 \|title=The Origins of Oṃ Maṇipadme Hūṃ: A Study of the Kāraṇḍavyūha Sūtra \|publisher=SUNY Press \|year=2002 \|isbn=978-0-7914-5389-6 \|pages=177}}</ref> is known as a mukti (liberation) mantra, and a spiritual formula for attaining freedom.<ref ~~name="Om Namo Bhagavate vasudevaya"~~>{{~~cite web~~ \|~~title~~=~~Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya~~ \|url=~~http~~://~~spiritualsoul~~.~~net~~/~~group~~/~~mantra~~/~~forum~~/~~topics~~/~~om-namo-bhagavate-vasudevaya?xg_source~~=~~activity~~ \|~~access-date~~=~~14 April 2012~~}}</ref> ~~The mantra can also be found in~~ the ''[[~~Vishnu Purana~~]]''.		Similarly, this is referred to as the ultimate mantra in the [[Shrimad Bhagavatam]]. This twelve syllable mantra<ref name="Studholme2002">{{cite book \|author=Alexander Studholme \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5VlulOGhZ3EC&pg=PA177 \|title=The Origins of Oṃ Maṇipadme Hūṃ: A Study of the Kāraṇḍavyūha Sūtra \|publisher=SUNY Press \|year=2002 \|isbn=978-0-7914-5389-6 \|pages=177}}</ref> is known as a mukti (liberation) mantra, and a spiritual formula for attaining freedom.{{Citation needed\|date=May 2024}} The mantra can also be found in the ''[[Vishnu Purana]]''.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Veda Vyasa \|url=https://archive.org/details/vishnu-purana-sanskrit-english-ocr/page/n77/mode/1up \|title=Vishnu Purana English Translation with Sanskrit Text \|pages=72}}</ref>

			In the epic ''[[Mahabharata]]'', [[Dhruva]] chanted this mantra in his penance as ordered by sage [[Narada]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Dhruva \|url=http://www.vaniquotes.org/wiki/Prince_Dhruva_was_initiated_by_Narada_into_chanting%E2%80%A6_om_namo_bhagavate_vasudevaya,_and_Lord_Vasudeva_incarnated_Himself_as_Prsnigarbha,_the_Personality_of_Godhead_with_four_hands,_and_awarded_the_prince_a_specific_planet_above_the_seven_stars \|access-date=14 April 2012 \|publisher=Vaniquotes}}</ref>

	==In popular culture==		==In popular culture==
	*[[Dhruva]] used this as his mantra in his penance. Dhruva was initiated by [[Narada]] into chanting.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Dhruva\|url=http://www.vaniquotes.org/wiki/Prince_Dhruva_was_initiated_by_Narada_into_chanting%E2%80%A6_om_namo_bhagavate_vasudevaya,_and_Lord_Vasudeva_incarnated_Himself_as_Prsnigarbha,_the_Personality_of_Godhead_with_four_hands,_and_awarded_the_prince_a_specific_planet_above_the_seven_stars\|publisher=Vaniquotes\|access-date=14 April 2012}}</ref>		*[[Swami Vivekananda]] used this phrase multiple times in his lectures and letters.<ref name="Swami Vivekananda Letters">{{cite web\|title=Swami Vivekananda Letters\|url=http://www.vivekananda.org/newSVLetters.asp\|publisher=Vedanta network Boston\|access-date=14 April 2012\|archive-date=16 May 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516014920/http://www.vivekananda.org/newSVLetters.asp\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Swami Vivekananda letter the 15th February [1893]">{{cite web\|title=Swami Vivekananda letter the 15th February [1893]\|url=http://www.ramakrishnavivekananda.info/vivekananda/unpublished/i_your_highness.htm\|publisher=Ramakrishna Vivekananda Info\|access-date=14 April 2012}}</ref>
	*[[Swami Vivekananda]] used this phrase multiple times in his lectures and letters.<ref name="Swami Vivekananda Letters">{{cite web\|title=Swami Vivekananda Letters\|url=http://www.vivekananda.org/newSVLetters.asp\|publisher=Vedanta network Boston\|access-date=14 April 2012}}</ref><ref name="Swami Vivekananda letter the 15th February [1893]">{{cite web\|title=Swami Vivekananda letter the 15th February [1893]\|url=http://www.ramakrishnavivekananda.info/vivekananda/unpublished/i_your_highness.htm\|publisher=Ramakrishna Vivekananda Info\|access-date=14 April 2012}}</ref>		*[[Dayananda Saraswati (Arsha Vidya)\|Dayananda Saraswati]] wrote a book named "Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya".{{Citation needed\|date=September 2025}}
	*[[Swami Sivananda]] suggested to repeat mantras like [[Om]] or "Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya".<ref name="20 Instructions by Swami Sivanananda">{{cite web\|title=20 Instructions by Swami Sivanananda\|url=http://www.writespirit.net/authors/swami_sivananda/writings_sivananda/20%20Instructions/index.html\|publisher=Writespirit\|access-date=14 April 2012}}</ref>		* [[Willow Smith]] and [[Jahnavi Harrison]] put this mantra into their song Gajendra from their collaborative album RISE.{{Citation needed\|date=September 2025}}
	*[[Vedanta]] philosopher [[Dayananda Saraswati (Arsha Vidya)\|Dayananda Saraswati]] wrote a book named "Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya".~~<ref name="Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya by Swami Dayananda Saraswati">~~{{~~cite web\|title=Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya by Swami Dayananda Saraswati\|url=http://www.vedicbooks.net/namo-bhagavate-vasudevaya-p-3650.html~~\|~~publisher=vedicbooks.net/\|access-~~date=~~4 May 2012~~}}~~</ref>~~
	* [[Willow Smith]] and [[Jahnavi Harrison]] put this mantra into their song Gajendra from their collaborative album RISE

	==See also==		==See also==
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	*[[Hare Krishna (mantra)]]		*[[Hare Krishna (mantra)]]
	*[[Dwadashaakshara Mantra]]
	*[[Svayam Bhagavan]]		*[[Svayam Bhagavan]]
	*[[Om Namo Narayanaya]]		*[[Om Namo Narayanaya]]
	*[[Om Tat Sat]]		*[[Om Tat Sat]]
			*[[Hari Om]]
			*[[Vishnu Sahasranama]]
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{{Short description|Hindu mantra}}
{{EngvarB|date=April 2015}}
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{{Vaishnavism}}{{italic title}}
[[File:Bhagavan Vishnu.jpg|thumb|"Om Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevāya" is a Mantra of [[Vishnu]].]]
'''''Om Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevāya''''' ({{audio|Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Pronunciation.oga|listen}}) (in [[devanagari]]: ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय) is one of the most popular [[Hindu]] [[mantra]]s, and the most important mantra in [[Vaishnavism]]. It is called the '''Dwadasakshari Mantra''' or simply '''Dwadasakshari''', meaning the "twelve-syllable" mantra dedicated to [[Vishnu]] and Lord [[Krishna]] both.<ref>{{cite book |title=Bhāratīya Saṃskr̥ti, Volume 1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qa8aAAAAMAAJ |author=Prabhakar Balvant Machwe |publisher=Bhāratīya Saṃskr̥ti Saṃsada |page=212 |year=1983}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Krishna: A Sourcebook |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2n4VDAAAQBAJ |author=Edwin F. Bryant |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=354}}</ref> It has two traditions—[[Tantra|Tantric]] and [[Puranic]]. In the Tantric Tradition, the Rishi of the Mantra is [[Prajapati]]; in the Puranic Tradition the Rishi is [[Narada]]. Both, however, say it is the Supreme Vishnu Mantra.

Sharada Tilak Tantram says: {{cquote|"Dvadasharno mahamantrah pradhano Vaishnavagame"—
The twelve lettered mantra is the chief among vaishnava mantras.}}

Similarly, this is the ultimate mantra in [[Shrimad Bhagavatam]]. This twelve syllable mantra<ref name="Studholme2002">{{cite book |author=Alexander Studholme |title=The Origins of Oṃ Maṇipadme Hūṃ: A Study of the Kāraṇḍavyūha Sūtra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5VlulOGhZ3EC&pg=PA177 |year=2002 |publisher=SUNY Press |isbn=978-0-7914-5389-6 |pages=177}}</ref> is known as a Mukti (liberation) mantra and a spiritual formula for attaining freedom.<ref name="Om Namo Bhagavate vasudevaya">{{cite web |title=Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya |url=http://spiritualsoul.net/group/mantra/forum/topics/om-namo-bhagavate-vasudevaya?xg_source=activity |access-date=14 April 2012}}</ref> The mantra can also be found in the ''[[Vishnu Purana]]''.

==Meaning==
''Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya'' means "''Om'', I bow to Lord Vāsudeva or Lord Vāsudev or Lord Vishnu".<ref name="Walters2002">{{cite book|author=J. Donald Walters|title=The Art and Science of Raja Yoga: Fourteen Steps to Higher Awareness : Based on the Teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zh9DJU6CvLAC&pg=PA251|access-date=24 June 2012|date=1 March 2002|publisher=Crystal Clarity Publishers|isbn=978-1-56589-166-1|pages=251–}}</ref> According to Dada Bhagwan, a Vasudeva is a being who has evolved from an ordinary human being (nara) into God (Narayan).<ref name="Vasudeva">{{cite web|url=https://www.dadabhagwan.org/path-to-happiness/spiritual-science/know-bhagavad-gita-as-it-is/om-namo-bhagavate-vasudevaya/ |title=Who Is a Vasudeva?}}</ref>
[[File:Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya.jpg|thumb|Om Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevaya in [[Devnagari]], this Mantra is used for invocation and dedication to Lord Vishnu]]
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!Term!!Devanagari!!Listen!!Meaning
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| [[Om]] ||<center>ॐ</center>|| {{audio|Om.ogg|Om}}||Refers to the Supreme Infinite [[Brahman|Spirit]] or [[Bhagavan|Person]]. [[Om]] represents the [[Shabda]] [[Brahman]].
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| [[Namaste|Namo]] ||<center>नमो (namo)</center>||{{audio|Namo Pronunciation.ogg|Namo}}||Salutation, worship, a common spoken valediction or [[Salutation (greeting)|salutation]] originating from the [[Indian subcontinent]]. 'Namo' नमो is the [[Sandhi]] form of 'namas' नमस्, neuter [[nominative case|nominative]] singular.
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| [[Bhagavata|Bhagavate]] ||<center>भगवते</center>||{{audio|Bhagabate_Pronunciation.ogg|Bhagavate}}||1. God in [[Sanskrit]], someone who is considered God (or equally powerful, merciful). 'Bhagavate' भगवते is the [[dative case|dative]] of 'bhagavat' भगवत्.<br/>2. Bhagavate is one who is becoming divine.<ref name="Chanting Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya chant blg">{{cite web|title=Chanting Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya|url=http://sacralweb.blogspot.in/2008/10/chanting-om-namo-bhagavate-vasudevaya.html|access-date=14 April 2012}}</ref>
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| [[Vāsudeva|Vāsudevā]]ya ||<center>वासुदेवाय</center>||{{audio|Vasudevaya_Pronunciation.ogg|Vāsudevāya}}||Vasu means "Life in all beings" Devaya means "God". This means God(life/light) who lives of all beings. Other meaning for
Krishna is also known as [[Vāsudeva]] (Krishna), because He was the son of [[Vasudeva]]. In the [[Bhagavad-Gita]], [[Arjuna]] called Krishna by the name Vaasudeva multiple times. 'Vāsudevāya' वासुदेवाय is the [[dative case|dative]] of 'vāsudeva' वासुदेव.
|}

==Importance==
''Om Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevaya'' means "prostration to [[Vāsudeva]]" who is variously understood as Krishna an incarnation of Vishnu."<ref name="The Significance of Mantra-Japa Sadhana Kr">{{cite web|title=The Significance of Mantra-Japa Sadhana|url=http://www.swami-krishnananda.org/disc/disc_90.html|publisher=swami-krishnananda.org|access-date=14 April 2012|author=Swami Krishnananda}}</ref> Krishna Himself asked His devotees to completely surrender to Him:
{{cquote|सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य मामेकं शरणं व्रज ।
अहं त्वां सर्वपापेभ्यो मोक्षयिष्यामि मा शुचः ॥१८- ६६॥
<br/>'''Translation''' Abandon all varieties of duties or desires and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reaction. Do not fear. [Gita 18/66]}}

==Popular culture==
*[[Dhruva]] used this as his mantra in his penance. Dhruva was initiated by [[Narada]] into chanting.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dhruva|url=http://www.vaniquotes.org/wiki/Prince_Dhruva_was_initiated_by_Narada_into_chanting%E2%80%A6_om_namo_bhagavate_vasudevaya,_and_Lord_Vasudeva_incarnated_Himself_as_Prsnigarbha,_the_Personality_of_Godhead_with_four_hands,_and_awarded_the_prince_a_specific_planet_above_the_seven_stars|publisher=Vaniquotes|access-date=14 April 2012}}</ref>
*[[Swami Vivekananda]] used this phrase multiple times in his lectures and letters.<ref name="Swami Vivekananda Letters">{{cite web|title=Swami Vivekananda Letters|url=http://www.vivekananda.org/newSVLetters.asp|publisher=Vedanta network Boston|access-date=14 April 2012}}</ref><ref name="Swami Vivekananda letter the 15th February [1893]">{{cite web|title=Swami Vivekananda letter the 15th February [1893]|url=http://www.ramakrishnavivekananda.info/vivekananda/unpublished/i_your_highness.htm|publisher=Ramakrishna Vivekananda Info|access-date=14 April 2012}}</ref>
*[[Swami Sivananda]] suggested to repeat mantras like [[Om]] or "Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya".<ref name="20 Instructions by Swami Sivanananda">{{cite web|title=20 Instructions by Swami Sivanananda|url=http://www.writespirit.net/authors/swami_sivananda/writings_sivananda/20%20Instructions/index.html|publisher=Writespirit|access-date=14 April 2012}}</ref>
*[[Vedanta]] philosopher [[Dayananda Saraswati (Arsha Vidya)|Dayananda Saraswati]] wrote a book named "Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya".<ref name="Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya by Swami Dayananda Saraswati">{{cite web|title=Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya by Swami Dayananda Saraswati|url=http://www.vedicbooks.net/namo-bhagavate-vasudevaya-p-3650.html|publisher=vedicbooks.net/|access-date=4 May 2012}}</ref>
* [[Willow Smith]] and [[Jahnavi Harrison]] put this mantra into their song Gajendra from their collaborative album RISE

==See also==
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*[[Hare Krishna (mantra)]]
*[[Dwadashaakshara Mantra]]
*[[Svayam Bhagavan]]
*[[Bhagavata Purana]]
*[[Om Tat Sat]]
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==References==
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