Mūla Mantras
Guru:
the second of the seven guru-given mantras
aiṁ gurave namaḥ
Previous guru:
oṁ parama-gurave namaḥ
Previous guru:
oṁ paratpara-gurave namaḥ
Previous guru:
oṁ parameṣṭhi-gurave namaḥ
Vaiṣṇavas:
oṁ sarva-vaiṣṇavebhyo namaḥ
Lord Caitanya:
the fourth of the seven guru-given mantras
klīṁ gaurāya svāhā
Lord Nityānanda:
klīṁ nityānandāya namaḥ
klīṁ devī-jāhnavā-vallabhāya namaḥ
oṁ nityānandāya namaḥ
Śrī Nityānanda and Śrī Gaurāṅga together
oṁ nityānandāya namaḥ
klīṁ gaurāya svāhā
Advaita Ācārya:
klīṁ advaitāya namaḥ
Śrī Gadādhara:
śrīṁ gadādharāya namaḥ
Śrī Śrīvāsa:
śrīṁ śrīvāsāya namaḥ
Lord Kṛṣṇa, Lord Jagannātha, Govardhana-śilā, and Dvārakā-śilā:
the gopāla-mantra, i.e., the sixth of the seven guru-given mantras, or klīṁ kṛṣṇāya namaḥ
Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī:
śrīṁ rāṁ rādhikāyai svāhā or śrīṁ rādhāyai namaḥ
Śrī Rādhā and Śrī kṛṣṇa together
śrīṁ klīṁ rādhā-kṛṣṇābhyām namaḥ
Śrī Gaurāṅga and Śrī rādhā-kṛṣṇa together
klīṁ gaurāya svāha śrīṁ klīṁ
rādhā-kṛṣṇābhyāṁ namaḥ
Lalitā-Viśākhā:
śrīṁ śrīṁ lalitā-viśākhābhyāṁ namaḥ
All the gopīs:
oṁ sarva-sakhībhyo namaḥ
Śrīmatī Tulasī-devī:
oṁ tulasyai namaḥ
Lord Balarāma:
klīṁ balarāmāya namaḥ
Śrīmatī Subhadrā:
śrīṁ subhadrāyai namaḥ
Śrī Sudarśana:
oṁ sudarśanāya namaḥ
Lord Rāmacandra:
klīṁ rāmāya namaḥ or rāṁ rāmāya namaḥ
Śrīmatī Sītā:
śrīṁ sītāyai svāhā or śrīṁ sītāyai namaḥ
Sītā-Rāma:
śrīṁ rāṁ sītā-rāmābhyāṁ namaḥ
Śrī Lakṣmaṇa:
klīṁ saṅkarṣaṇāya namaḥ or laṁ lakṣmaṇāya namaḥ
Śrī Hanumān:
huṁ hanumate namaḥ
Viṣṇu Śalagrāma-śilā:
oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya or oṁ namo nārāyaṇāya
Lord Nṛsiṁha:
klīṁ nṛsiṁhāya namaḥ or oṁ kṣrauṁ nṛsiṁhāya namaḥ
Lakṣmī-Nṛsiṁha:
śrīṁklīṁ lakṣmī-nṛsiṁhābhyāṁ namaḥ or śrīṁ kṣrauṁ lakṣmī-nṛsiṁhābhyāṁ namaḥ
Prahlāda:
praṁ prahlādāya namaḥ
Prahlāda-Nṛsiṁha:
praṁ klīṁ prahlāda-nṛsiṁhābhyāṁ namaḥ or praṁ kṣrauṁ prahlāda-nṛsiṁhābhyāṁ namaḥ
Śrī Jagannātha
klīṁ kṛṣṇāya namaḥ
Śrī Baladeva
oṁ baladevāya namaḥ or
klīṁ balarāmāya namaḥ
Śrī Subhadrā
śrīṁ subhadrāyai namaḥ
Śrī Sudarśana
oṁ sudarśanāya namaḥ
All the mūla-mantras for viṣṇu-tattva Deities may use the bīja syllable klīṁ, since these Deities are expansions of Kṛṣṇa. If you are worshiping a deity who is not a viṣṇu-mūrti and who has no specific mūla-mantra, simply chant oṁ, the name of the deity in the dative case, and then namaḥ. For example, the mūla-mantra for the cowherd boy Subala would be oṁ subalāya namaḥ. Alternatively, take the first syllable of the personality’s name and add anusvāra to form the bīja. Example: praṁ prahlādāya namaḥ.
Note: If you have been worshiping a particular Deity with a mūla-mantra other than the one listed here for that Deity, you may continue using that mantra.
PP 4.6: Upacāra Names