Acyuta
Sign in to savethumb|Achyuta (Krishna) at Sri Priyakant ju temple, Vrindavan
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Interpretation
- Etymology
- Scriptural references
- Bhagavad Gita
- [[Vishnu Sahasranama]] and other lists
- [[Pancharatra]] and [[Puranas|Puranic]] usages
- Devotional and literary usage
- Theological interpretation
- Other uses
- See also
- References
thumb|Achyuta (Krishna) at Sri Priyakant ju temple, Vrindavan
Achyuta (, ) is a Sanskrit epithet used in Hindu traditions - especially Vaishnava devotional traditions - to signify the divine quality of being 'not fallen', 'infallible', or 'immutable'. The epithet is applied to Vishnu and to Krishna in various scriptural and devotional contexts.
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