Damodar (

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...

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IAST The International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration (IAST) is a transliteration scheme that allows the lossless romanisation of Indic scripts as employed by Sanskrit and related Indic languages. It is based on a scheme that emerged during ...

: ', also spelled "Damodara" and "Damodarah") is the 367th name of

Vishnu Vishnu ( ; , ), also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the supreme being within Vaishnavism, one of the major traditions within contemporary Hinduism. Vishnu is known as "The Preserver" within t ...

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 Krishna (; sa, कृष्ण ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme god in his own right. He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; and is one ...

's mother

Yashoda Yashoda ( sa, यशोदा, translit=Yaśodā) is the foster-mother of Krishna and the wife of Nanda Baba, Nanda. She is described in the Puranic texts of Hinduism as the wife of Nanda Baba, Nanda, the chieftain of Gokul, Gokulam, and the siste ...

bound him for being mischievous. (Used by various Vaishnava adherents.) *"One who is known through a mind which is purified (Udara) by means of self-control (dama)". *"One in whose bosom rests the entire universe."

In popular culture

A popular

bhajan Bhajan refers to any devotional song with a religious theme or spiritual ideas, specifically among Indian religions, in any language. The term bhajanam (Sanskrit: भजनम्) means ''reverence'' and originates from the root word ''bhaj'' ...

that celebrates Krishna as Damodara is the Damodarashtakam (found in the

Padma Purana The ''Padma Purana'' ( sa, पद्मपुराण or पाद्मपुराण, or ) is one of the eighteen Major Puranas, a genre of texts in Hinduism. It is an encyclopedic text, named after the lotus in which creator god Brah ...

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, Kartika, and is very popular amongst the Vaishnavas of ISKCON.{{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

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Damodharastakam

recording] Titles and names of Krishna Forms of Vishnu