Diya Prayer & mantra guide

Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Lyrics in English, With Meaning

Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya lyrics in English with the meaning of each passage, the original script, and the recording Diya plays to listen along.

The short answer

Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya is a Sanskrit prayer to Vishnu and Krishna as Vasudeva.

This page has the words of Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya as sung in the recording Diya plays: the words in English letters, the original script where Diya's record has it, and the meaning in English, with the recording to listen along.

Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya lyrics and meaning

Below is passage of Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya as sung in the recording Diya plays, in the order they are sung. Each row gives the words in English letters under the original script, and their meaning in English.

Recording: Haindava Tv, on YouTube. Press play to listen while you read.
Words (original script and transliteration)Meaning in English
ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय

Om namo bhagavate vaasudevaaya
Om. I bow to the blessed Lord Vasudeva, Krishna.

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Diya's English explains each passage in plain language; it is not a word-for-word translation.

About Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya

Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya is a Sanskrit prayer to Vishnu and Krishna as Vasudeva.

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Download the Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya PDF

Download the Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya lyrics in English (PDF): the full text in the original script with transliteration, and the meaning of each passage, ready to print.

Questions people ask

What is Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya?

Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya is a Sanskrit prayer to Vishnu and Krishna as Vasudeva.

Can I listen to Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya while reading the words?

Yes. The recording Diya plays is on this page, above the words. In Diya you can listen to mantras, prayers, aartis, bhajans, and devotional recordings.

Is the English a word-for-word translation?

No. Diya's English gives the meaning of each passage in plain language, not a word-for-word translation.

Research notes

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