Meaning Of Hare Krishna Maha-Mantra - Prabhupada 0873
700117 - Lecture SB 06.01.21 - Los Angeles
The Kṛṣṇa means all attractive. And Kṛṣṇa . . . another meaning of Kṛṣṇa is that those who are struggling very hard in this material world, Kṛṣṇa can give them liberation. Kṛṣṇa . . . another meaning of this Kṛṣṇa is:
- kṛṣir bhū-vācakaḥśabdo
- tayor aikyaṁ ity kṛṣṇa
- paraṁ brahma abhidhīyate
- (CC Madhya 9.30)
Similarly Rāma, Rāma means pleasure, ramaṇa. So one who gives transcendental pleasure, He is called Rāma. So this Kṛṣṇa name, Rāma name is God's name—that is very on the high level. Therefore we chant:
- Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare
- Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare
And Harā, Harā also means one who can take away all our miserable condition and gives . . . puts us into the transcendental position. This is Harā. So these three names are there, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare—Harā, Kṛṣṇa and Rāma.