The practice of chanting the Hare Krishna mantra is recommended in the Puranas and throughout Vaishnava literature.
Hare Krishna Hare Rama
हरे कृष्ण हरे रामा
हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा हरे हरे ||
हरे रामा राम रामा हरे हरे ||
हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा हरे हरे ||
हरे कृष्णा हरे रामा हरे कृष्णा ||
हरे रामा राम रामा हरे हरे ||
हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा हरे हरे ||
हरे रामा राम रामा हरे हरे ||
हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा हरे हरे ||
हरे कृष्णा हरे रामा हरे कृष्णा ||
हरे रामा राम रामा हरे हरे ||
हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा हरे हरे ||
हरे रामा राम रामा हरे हरे ||
हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा हरे हरे ||
हरे कृष्णा हरे रामा हरे कृष्णा ||
हरे रामा राम रामा हरे हरे ||
हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा हरे हरे ||
हरे रामा राम रामा हरे हरे ||
हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा हरे हरे ||
हरे कृष्णा हरे रामा हरे कृष्णा राम रामा ||
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare
The Hare Krishna mantra, also referred to reverentially as the Maha Mantra (“Great Mantra”), is a 16 word Vaishnava mantra which is mentioned in the Kali-Santarana Upanishad, and which from the 15th century rose to importance in the Bhakti movement following the teachings of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.