Mantra
श्रीकृष्णबीजमन्त्रः
Krishna Beej Mantra
The traditional eighteen-syllable Gopala mantra beginning with the Klim seed sound.
Dedicated toकृष्णःक्लीं कृष्णाय गोविन्दाय गोपीजनवल्लभाय स्वाहा ॥
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource — Diksha Prakasha ↗
Edition, rights and editorial notes
Gopala mantra tradition
Public-domain Sanskrit source; Wikisource transcription is CC BY-SA
The cited source records the complete formula and identifies it as an eighteen-syllable Krishna mantra.
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Meaning & context
A traditional Gopala formula invoking Krishna as Govinda and Gopijana-vallabha. The bija Klim is a sacred sound rather than a word with one literal meaning.