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Krishna Janmashtami 2027 is on Wednesday, 25 August, with the midnight puja in the first hour of Thursday, 26 August. It marks the birth of Lord Krishna at midnight in Mathura, and Dahi Handi follows on Thursday.
Pick a wish below and send it in one tap, in English or Hindi.
Happy Janmashtami Wishes in English
Warm wishes for anyone, from your family group to your neighbours.
- Happy Janmashtami! May Lord Krishna fill your home with music, laughter and a little of his mischief.
- On the night Krishna was born, may every dark corner of your life fill with light. Happy Janmashtami.
- May Krishna, the friend of Sudama, bless you with friendships that stay true for life.
- Wishing you a Janmashtami of sweet makhan, soft bhajans and a calm, happy home.
- May the sound of Kanha's flute remind you that joy is always close by. Happy Janmashtami!
- Jai Shri Krishna! May this Janmashtami bring you the wisdom of the Gita and the joy of Gokul.
- May your fast be easy, your prayers be answered and your midnight aarti be full of joy. Happy Janmashtami.
- May Krishna's birth bring a new beginning to everything you are waiting for. Happy Janmashtami.
- May Bal Gopal's innocence keep your heart young, and his wisdom keep your mind steady. Happy Janmashtami!
- Wishing you a Janmashtami as colourful as Krishna's peacock feather and as sweet as his favourite butter.
- Happy Krishna Janmashtami! May the cradle you swing tonight bring blessings that last the whole year.
- May Krishna be your charioteer in every battle of life, just as he was for Arjuna. Happy Janmashtami.
- Shubh Janmashtami to you and your family. May Kanha's smile be the first thing you think of every morning.
- May Krishna's love flow through your home like the Yamuna, gentle, deep and never-ending. Happy Janmashtami.
- This Janmashtami, may you find a little Vrindavan in your own home: love, music and devotion.
- Happy Gokulashtami! May the little Lord of Gokul bless your home with health and happiness.
Janmashtami Wishes for Family
For parents, grandparents, siblings and the family WhatsApp group.
- Happy Janmashtami, family! Tonight our little mandir gets the best decorations, and our hearts get the best blessings.
- Mummy, Papa, thank you for teaching me the stories of Krishna. Wishing you a blessed Janmashtami.
- May our family stay as close as the people of Gokul, who shared every joy and every pot of butter. Happy Janmashtami!
- Dadi, Nani, your bhajans make every Janmashtami special. Wishing you good health and Kanha's blessings.
- To my brother, my partner in every childhood makhan heist: Happy Janmashtami!
- To my sister, who decorates the jhula better than anyone: wishing you a joyful Janmashtami.
- May Krishna give our grandparents strength, our parents peace and the kids a little of his naughtiness. Happy Janmashtami!
- I will miss our midnight aarti this year, but I will light a diya here at the same moment. Happy Janmashtami, family.
- Like Yashoda's love for Kanha, may our home always overflow with care. Happy Janmashtami.
- To my parents, who are my Nand and Yashoda: thank you for every festival you made magical. Jai Shri Krishna.
- May the panjiri and makhan mishri in our kitchen be matched only by the love at our table. Happy Janmashtami!
- Wishing our whole family a Janmashtami of togetherness, devotion and a very late, very happy midnight.
Janmashtami Wishes for Friends
For your best friend, your college gang and your Dahi Handi team.
- Happy Janmashtami, my friend! Krishna had Sudama, and I am lucky to have you.
- Dahi Handi tomorrow: are you on the pyramid or cheering from below? Happy Janmashtami, buddy!
- May you find the right answer every time you feel stuck, just as Arjuna did. Happy Janmashtami, friend.
- Wishing you a Janmashtami full of bhajans, sweets and zero sleep before midnight.
- You have been my Krishna in every tough moment. Happy Janmashtami, friend.
- Stay as naughty as Kanha and as loyal as Sudama. Happy Janmashtami, my friend!
- Here's to midnight aartis, temple queues and endless makhan mishri with you. Happy Janmashtami!
- May Krishna bless you with the courage to chase your dreams and the calm to enjoy the ride. Happy Janmashtami.
- To the friend who still sends me Krishna bhajans at 6 AM: Jai Shri Krishna, and Happy Janmashtami!
- No gift is too small between true friends, just like Sudama's handful of rice. Happy Janmashtami!
Janmashtami Wishes for Husband, Wife or Partner
Radha-Krishna wishes for the person you wait up till midnight with.
- Happy Janmashtami, my love. Like Radha and Krishna, may our love be more devotion than demand.
- You are the Radha to my Krishna, and every festival is sweeter with you. Happy Janmashtami!
- Here's to many more Janmashtamis of decorating the jhula side by side. Love you, and Jai Shri Krishna.
- To my husband, who still tells me Krishna stories like it is our first year together: Happy Janmashtami.
- To my wife, who turns our home into Vrindavan every festival: Happy Janmashtami.
- Radha's love needed no words, and neither does mine. Happy Janmashtami, jaan.
- Fasting with you, praying with you, waiting for midnight with you. My favourite way to spend Janmashtami.
- May our love stay as timeless as the tune of Krishna's flute. Happy Janmashtami.
Midnight Janmashtami Wishes
Send these at 12, the moment Krishna is born and the conch shells sound.
- It is midnight, and Kanha is here! Happy Janmashtami. Jai Shri Krishna. 🙏
- The bells are ringing, the jhula is swinging, Nandlal is born! Happy Janmashtami.
- At this holy hour, may Krishna be born in your heart too. Happy Janmashtami.
- 12 o'clock, conch shells and one tiny Lord in the cradle. Happy birthday, Kanha! 🦚
- Fast done, aarti done, heart full. Wishing you a blessed Krishna Janmotsav.
- The night Krishna was born, the prison doors opened by themselves. May every locked door in your life open tonight.
Janmashtami Wishes in Hindi (जन्माष्टमी की शुभकामनाएं)
Simple Hindi wishes for elders, relatives and family groups.
- आपको और आपके परिवार को श्री कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं। कान्हा आपके घर को खुशियों से भर दें।
- नंद के लाल आपके जीवन की हर उलझन सुलझा दें। जन्माष्टमी की ढेरों बधाई!
- कान्हा की बांसुरी की मीठी धुन आपके घर में सदा गूंजती रहे। जन्माष्टमी मुबारक!
- इस जन्माष्टमी श्री कृष्ण आपको गीता जैसा ज्ञान, सुदामा जैसी दोस्ती और यशोदा जैसा प्रेम दें।
- आधी रात को जब कान्हा जन्म लें, तब आपके घर में भी नई रोशनी आए। जय श्री कृष्ण!
- मुरलीधर आपके जीवन में प्रेम, शांति और संतोष के सुर भर दें। शुभ जन्माष्टमी!
- राधा-कृष्ण की जोड़ी की तरह आपके घर में भी प्रेम और विश्वास सदा बना रहे। जन्माष्टमी की शुभकामनाएं।
- आपका व्रत सफल हो, पूजा स्वीकार हो और कान्हा की कृपा सदा बनी रहे। शुभ जन्माष्टमी!
- गोकुल के ग्वाले, वृंदावन के रास रचैया आप सबकी नैया पार लगाएं। जन्माष्टमी की बधाई!
- दही, माखन और मिश्री जैसी मिठास आपके रिश्तों में हमेशा बनी रहे। जय श्री कृष्ण!
- कृष्ण जन्मोत्सव का यह पावन पर्व आपके घर में भक्ति, प्रेम और नई उम्मीद लेकर आए।
- बाल गोपाल का पालना झूले, आपके आंगन में खुशियां फूलें। जन्माष्टमी की हार्दिक बधाई!
Janmashtami Shayari in Hindi (जन्माष्टमी शायरी)
Two-line shayari to send as a message or post as a status picture.
- आधी रात कारागार में जन्मे नंदलाल,
झूम उठा गोकुल सारा, गूंजा जय गोपाल। - माखन की मटकी, मोर का पंख, मुरली की तान,
कान्हा के आने से सज गया हर एक मकान। - मुरली की धुन में खोया सारा वृंदावन,
कान्हा के चरणों में अर्पित है ये मन। - माखन चुराकर भी जो सबका मन भाए,
ऐसा नटखट कान्हा हर घर में आए। - झूले में झूल रहे हैं नन्हे गोपाल,
जन्मदिन मुबारक हो, यशोदा के लाल। - मटकी फोड़ो, नाचो-गाओ, गूंजे गोविंदा का नाम,
जन्माष्टमी पर पूरे हों आपके सारे काम। - देवकी ने जन्म दिया, यशोदा ने पाला,
ऐसा है हम सबका प्यारा मुरलीवाला। - राधा की पायल छनके, कान्हा की बंसी बोले,
प्रेम के इस रंग में ब्रज का हर मन डोले। - आज की रात है सबसे पावन रात,
कान्हा आए हैं लेकर खुशियों की सौगात। - नन्हे-नन्हे पांव और घुंघराले बाल,
घर-घर में पधारे हैं आज नंदलाल। - मोर मुकुट सिर पर, हाथों में बांसुरी,
कान्हा की कृपा से हर इच्छा हो पूरी। - गीता का ज्ञान और मुरली की तान,
कान्हा से ही है जीवन की पहचान। - दही की हांडी ऊंची, हौसला उससे भी ऊंचा,
गोविंदा ने मटकी फोड़ी, गूंज उठा हर कूचा। - ना मांगूं धन-दौलत, ना मांगूं कोई ताज,
बस तेरी भक्ति मिल जाए, कान्हा, मुझे आज।
Krishna Quotes from the Bhagavad Gita
Krishna's own words to Arjuna, with chapter and verse, in Annie Besant's English translation (The Bhagavad-Gita, 4th edition, 1922).
- Thy business is with the action only, never with its fruits; so let not the fruit of action be thy motive, nor be thou to inaction attached.Bhagavad Gita 2.47
- Whenever there is decay of righteousness, O Bhârata, and there is exaltation of unrighteousness, then I Myself come forth; for the protection of the good, for the destruction of evil-doers, for the sake of firmly establishing righteousness, I am born from age to age.Bhagavad Gita 4.7-8
- He who offereth to Me with devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit, water, that I accept from the striving self, offered as it is with devotion.Bhagavad Gita 9.26
- As a man, casting off worn-out garments, taketh new ones, so the dweller in the body, casting off worn-out bodies, entereth into others that are new.Bhagavad Gita 2.22
- He is not born, nor doth he die; nor having been, ceaseth he any more to be; unborn, perpetual, eternal and ancient, he is not slain when the body is slaughtered.Bhagavad Gita 2.20
- The contacts of matter, O son of Kuntî, giving cold and heat, pleasure and pain, they come and go, impermanent; endure them bravely, O Bhârata.Bhagavad Gita 2.14
- Perform action, O Dhananjaya, dwelling in union with the divine, renouncing attachments and balanced evenly in success and failure: equilibrium is called yoga.Bhagavad Gita 2.48
- United to the Pure Reason one abandoneth here both good and evil deeds; therefore cleave thou to yoga; yoga is skill in action.Bhagavad Gita 2.50
- In this there is no loss of effort, nor is there transgression. Even a little of this knowledge protects from great fear.Bhagavad Gita 2.40
- He whose mind is free from anxiety amid pains, indifferent amid pleasures, loosed from passion, fear and anger, is called a sage of stable mind.Bhagavad Gita 2.56
- Man, musing on the objects of sense, conceiveth an attachment to these; from attachment ariseth desire; from desire anger cometh forth; from anger proceedeth delusion; from delusion confused memory; from confused memory the destruction of Reason; from destruction of Reason he perishes.Bhagavad Gita 2.62-63
- Whatsoever a great man doeth, that other men also do; the standard he setteth up, by that the people go.Bhagavad Gita 3.21
- Better one's own duty, though destitute of merit, than the duty of another, well discharged. Better death in the discharge of one's own duty; the duty of another is full of danger.Bhagavad Gita 3.35
- However men approach Me, even so do I welcome them, for the path men take from every side is Mine, O Pârtha.Bhagavad Gita 4.11
- The man who is full of faith obtaineth wisdom, and he also who hath mastery over his senses; and, having obtained wisdom, he goeth swiftly to the supreme Peace.Bhagavad Gita 4.39
- Yoga killeth out all pain for him who is regulated in eating and amusement, regulated in performing actions, regulated in sleeping and waking.Bhagavad Gita 6.17
- Without doubt, O mighty-armed, the mind is hard to curb and restless; but it may be curbed by constant practice and by dispassion.Bhagavad Gita 6.35
- To those men who worship Me alone thinking of no other, to those ever harmonious, I bring full security.Bhagavad Gita 9.22
- The same am I to all beings; there is none hateful to Me nor dear. They verily who worship Me with devotion, they are in Me, and I also in them.Bhagavad Gita 9.29
- Abandoning all duties come unto Me alone for shelter; sorrow not, I will liberate thee from all sins.Bhagavad Gita 18.66
Janmashtami WhatsApp Status
Short status lines in English and Hindi for the whole day, from fast to midnight.
- Jai Shri Krishna 🙏 Happy Janmashtami
- Nothing beats the night Kanha was born 🦚
- Waiting for midnight, waiting for Kanha 🌙
- Jhula decorated, makhan set. Come home, Kanha 🪔
- Fasting today, feasting at midnight 🙏
- Born at midnight, loved forever 💛
- Today the whole world is Gokul ✨
- Phone on silent, bhajans on loud 🎶
- Blessed to celebrate one more Janmashtami with my family 🙏
- हाथी घोड़ा पालकी, जय कन्हैया लाल की 🎉
- जय श्री कृष्ण 🙏 जन्माष्टमी की शुभकामनाएं
- आज कान्हा का जन्मदिन है 🎂🦚
- राधे राधे, आज तो बस कान्हा की बातें 🦚
- मुरली वाले की जय हो 🎶
Janmashtami Captions for Instagram
Captions for your jhula, jhanki, home mandir and temple photos.
- Decorated the jhula, now waiting for its little guest 🪔
- Our home mandir, dressed for Kanha's birthday 🌸
- Peacock feathers and pure devotion 🦚
- Makhan mishri for the birthday boy 😊
- Midnight aarti, morning smiles
- Tiny cradle, giant blessings ✨
- Jhanki ready, Bal Gopal ready
- A little Vrindavan in our living room
- Flutes, tulsi and family
- Temple lights and Krishna nights ✨
- Panjiri, prasad and pure happiness
- Swinging the jhula for the Lord of the universe 💛
- Dressed in yellow for Peetambar's birthday 💛
- Bhajans on, lamps lit, heart home 🪔
Dahi Handi Wishes and Captions
For Govinda teams, human pyramid videos and Dahi Handi day, Thursday 26 August 2027.
- Govinda aala re! Happy Dahi Handi 🏺
- Happy Dahi Handi! May every goal be within your reach 🏺
- Human pyramid, iron will 💪
- The higher the handi, the louder the cheer 🎉
- Standing on shoulders, reaching for joy
- Matki broken, spirits high 🏺
- Teamwork, butter and a lot of courage
- Layer by layer, we rise together
- Kanha stole the butter, we just break the pot 😄
- Soaked in curd, full of joy
- Cheering for our Govinda pathak today 🙌
- Safety first, celebration always. Happy Dahi Handi!
Captions for Kids Dressed as Krishna or Radha
For school function photos and your little one's first Janmashtami.
- Our little Kanha is ready for his big day 🦚
- Mor pankh, flute and a whole lot of cuteness
- Butter on his cheeks, Krishna in his heart 💛
- Meet the newest resident of Gokul 😊
- Our little Radha in her lehenga 🌸
- Caught red-handed near the makhan bowl 😄
- First Janmashtami as our tiny Krishna 🦚
- Yashoda maa's job is harder than it looks 😅
- School function ready: Kanha edition
- She came as Radha and stole the show 💃
- One tiny flute, one tiny Kanha, one very proud mom
- Our Bal Gopal has the sweetest mischief
Janmashtami Wishes for Colleagues and Clients
Polite wishes for office groups, clients and business partners.
- May Krishna's wisdom guide your decisions and his joy fill your celebrations. Happy Janmashtami from all of us.
- Warm Janmashtami greetings from our team. May Lord Krishna bless you with good health and prosperity.
- Happy Janmashtami to the whole team. May Krishna's teachings bring clarity to our work and calm to our days.
- This Janmashtami, we are grateful for working with you. May the year ahead bring shared success.
- May the teachings of the Gita inspire focus, balance and steady effort in all you do. Happy Janmashtami.
- Wishing you a blessed Janmashtami and a year of new opportunities. Jai Shri Krishna.
Why Janmashtami Is Celebrated
Janmashtami marks the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. In Hindu tradition, he was born at midnight on the Ashtami (eighth day) of the waning moon in the month of Bhadrapada, inside King Kamsa's prison in Mathura, to Devaki and Vasudeva. That same night Vasudeva carried the baby across the Yamuna to Gokul, where Nanda and Yashoda raised him.
Most devotees fast through the day and hold the puja at midnight, the hour of his birth. Homes and temples set up a jhula (cradle) for Bal Gopal, bathe the idol, sing bhajans and offer makhan mishri and panjiri. In 2027, Drik Panchang lists the Nishita (midnight) puja for New Delhi from 12:01 AM to 12:45 AM on 26 August. Mathura and Vrindavan hold the biggest celebrations, and in the South the day is also called Gokulashtami.
Dahi Handi is held the next day, mainly in Maharashtra. Teams called Govinda pathaks build human pyramids to break a pot of curd hung high above the street, just as young Krishna and his friends climbed to reach the butter.
Smarta and Vaishnava dates match in 2027. Drik Panchang lists a single date, Wednesday 25 August, for both traditions, including ISKCON temples. Some local panchangs list 24 August, so check with your temple. See every festival of the year in our Indian festival calendar for 2027.
When is Janmashtami in 2027?
Krishna Janmashtami 2027 is on Wednesday, 25 August, as per Drik Panchang for New Delhi. The midnight puja falls between 12:01 AM and 12:45 AM on 26 August, and Dahi Handi is on Thursday, 26 August.
How do you wish someone a Happy Janmashtami?
Say Happy Janmashtami or Jai Shri Krishna, and add a short blessing such as: May Kanha fill your home with joy. For family, mention the midnight aarti or the jhula you will share.
How do you say Happy Janmashtami in Hindi?
Write श्री कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं (Shri Krishna Janmashtami ki hardik shubhkamnayein). शुभ जन्माष्टमी and जय श्री कृष्ण are also common.
Why is Janmashtami celebrated at midnight?
In Hindu tradition, Krishna was born at midnight in Kamsa's prison in Mathura. So devotees fast through the day and hold the main puja at that hour, called Nishita Kaal.
Why is Janmashtami sometimes on two days?
Smarta and Vaishnava traditions use slightly different rules about the Ashtami tithi and Rohini nakshatra, so some years they fall on consecutive days. In 2027, Drik Panchang lists the same date, 25 August, for both.
What is Dahi Handi?
Dahi Handi is a game held the day after Janmashtami, mainly in Maharashtra. Teams form human pyramids to break a pot of curd hung high, recalling Krishna's love of butter. In 2027 it is on Thursday, 26 August.
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