Krishna
Sign in to saveKrishna (; Sanskrit: 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 widely revered among Hindu divinities. Krishna's birthday is celebrated every year by Hindus on Krishna Janmashtami according to the lunisolar Hindu calendar, which falls in late August or early September of the Gregorian calendar.
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Krishna is a major deity in Hinduism who is worshipped as the eighth avatar of the god Vishnu and also as the Supreme God in his own right, embodying qualities of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love. Hindus celebrate his birthday annually on Krishna Janmashtami, which typically falls in late August or early September, making him one of the most widely revered figures in Hindu religious practice.
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Key facts
- Deity.type
- Hindu
- Deity.gender
- Male
- Deity.name
- Krishna
- Deity.image
- Krishna Holds Up Mount Govardhan (MET 70694) cropped.png
- Deity.member_of
- Dashavatara
- Deity.caption
- Krishna lifting Govardhan Hill; folio from the Harivamsa (Mughal, c. 1590).
- Deity.avatar_birth
- Mathura, Surasena (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
- Deity.Devanagari
- कृष्ण
- Deity.affiliation
- Svayam Bhagavan (Krishnaism-Vaishnavism) Avatar of Vishnu Dashavatara Radha Krishna
- Deity.day
- Wednesday
- Deity.battles
- Kurukshetra War (Mahabharata)
- Deity.mount
- Garuda
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- Names and epithets
- Historical and literary sources
- Early epigraphic sources
- Depiction in coinage (2nd century BCE)
- Inscriptions
- Literary sources
- Mahabharata
- Other sources
- Puranas
- Iconography
- Life and legends
- Birth
- Childhood and youth
- Adulthood
- Kurukshetra War and ''Bhagavad Gita''
- Death and ascension
- Versions and interpretations
- Proposed datings and historicity
- Philosophy and theology
- Influence
- Vaishnavism
- Early traditions
- Bhakti tradition
- Indian subcontinent
- Outside Asia
- Southeast Asia
- Performance arts
- Dance and culture
- In popular culture
- Films
- Television
- Outside Hinduism
- Jainism
- Buddhism
- Other
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
Krishna (; Sanskrit: 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 widely revered among Hindu divinities. Krishna's birthday is celebrated every year by Hindus on Krishna Janmashtami according to the lunisolar Hindu calendar, which falls in late August or early September of the Gregorian calendar.
The anecdotes and narratives of Krishna's life are generally titled as Krishna Līlā. He is a central figure in the Mahabharata, the Bhagavata Purana, the Brahma Vaivarta Purana, and the Bhagavad Gita, and is mentioned in many Hindu philosophical, theological, and mythological texts. They portray him in various perspectives: as a god-child, a prankster, a model lover, a divine hero, and the universal supreme being. His iconography reflects these legends and shows him in different stages of his life, such as an infant eating butter, a young boy playing a flute, a handsome youth with Radha or surrounded by female devotees, or a friendly charioteer giving counsel to Arjuna.