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Krishna
Sign in to saveAlso known as Vasudeva, Keshava, Krishnala, Ananta, Aprameya, Balakrishna, Balgopal, Balkrishan
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.
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
- Deity.mantra
- हरे कृष्ण Hare Krishna ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय Om Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevāya
- Deity.texts
- ''''
- Deity.god_of
- God of Protection, Compassion, Tenderness, and Love, Lord of Yogis The Supreme Being (Krishnaism-Vaishnavism)
- Deity.avatar_end
- Bhalka, Saurashtra (present-day Veraval, Gujarat, India)
- Deity.other_names
- Achyuta, Damodara, Gopala, Gopinath, Govinda, Keshava, Madhava, Radha Ramana, Shyam, Vāsudeva, Dwarakadhish
- Deity.dynasty
- Yaduvamsha – Chandravamsha
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- Instrument
- bansuri
- Conflict
- Kurukshetra War
- Image
- Ragamala, Krishna flutes beneath a banana tree (6125129456).jpg
- Said to be same as
- Jagannath
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- Bhagavad Gita
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- name in native language
- 𑖎𑖴𑖬𑖿𑖜
- worshipped by
- Hinduism
- IPA transcription
- ˈkɽɪʂɳɐ
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- name
- 𘙌𗣀𗶷𘀍
- cause of death
- exsanguination
- manner of death
- homicide
- date of death
- 3102-02-18
- date of birth
- 3227-07-21
- wears
- dhoti
- honorific prefix
- Bhagavan
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Krishna (em sânscrito: कृष्ण; romaniz.: Kṛṣṇa; pronunciado [ˈkr̩ʂɳə]), também chamado Críxena, a Suprema Personalidade de Deus de acordo com a teologia Gaudia Vaixnava, também revelado assim pelo avatar Sri Caitania Mahaprabu, conforme a Escritura Seri Chaitania Charitanrita. É o oitavo avatar de Víxenu. É o aspecto de Deus mais cultuado em toda a Índia, por ser compreendido como o Ser Supremo, o Guru de Arjuna no Bagavadeguitá que é parte da Escritura Maabárata, e por causa das comunidades Hare Krishna de seus devotos, espalhados pelo planeta todo. Krishna é descrito e retratado em suas atividades sobre-humanas como uma Criança que rouba manteiga para comer e matando diversos tipos de demônios, um jovem rapaz tocando uma flauta que com sua música encantava todos os habitantes de Verindavana, também descrito em sua vida adulta como Príncipe Guerreiro, travou centenas de batalhas, matando milhões de guerreiros de tendências demoníacas, casou-se com 16.108 princesas e se expandiu em 16.108 Krishnas entrando nos seus palácios simultaneamente todos os dias. Bagavata Purana. Dá direção e orientação como no Bagavadeguitá. As histórias de Krishna aparecem em várias tradições filosóficas e teológicas hindus que o retratam de vários modos: um Deus-Criança, um Brincalhão, um Modelo de Amante, um Herói Divino e o Ser Supremo As escrituras principais que discutem a história de Krishna são o Maabárata, o , o Bagavata Purana e o Vixenu Purana.
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