Krishna

Krishna also known as Govinda, Madhava, Gopala and other names and titles is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also... Wikipedia

  • Other names:  Achyuta, Damodara, Gopala, Gopinath, Govinda, Keshava, Madhava, Radha Ramana, Shyam, Vāsudeva, Krishnan, Kannan
  • Devanagari:  कृष्ण
  • Affiliation:  Svayam Bhagavan (Krishnaism-Vaishnavism), Avatar of Vishnu, Dashavatara, Radha Krishna
  • Abode:  Goloka, Vrindavan, Gokul, Mathura, Dvaraka, Vaikuntha
  • Mantra:  हरे कृष्ण, Hare Krishna, ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय, Om Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevāya
  • Weapon:  Sudarshana Chakra, Kaumodaki
  • Battles:  Kurukshetra War (Mahabharata)
  • Day:  Wednesday
  • Consorts:  Radha, Rukmini, Satyabhama, Jambavati, other 5 chief queens, 16,000 – 16,100 Junior queens
  • Parents:  Devaki (mother), Vasudeva (father), Yashoda (foster-mother), Nanda (foster-father), Rohini and the other wives of Vasudeva (step-mothers)
  • Siblings:  Balarama (elder brother), Subhadra (half-sister), other children of Vasudeva
  • Children:  Pradyumna, Samba, Charudeshna and other children
  • Mount:  Garuda
  • Texts:  Mahabharata (incl. Bhagavad Gita), Harivamsa, Bhagavata Purana, Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Vishnu Purana, Garuda Purana, Padma Purana, Garga Samhita, Brahma Samhita
  • Festivals:  Krishna Janmashtami, Gita Mahotsav, Gopashtami, Govardhan Puja, Kartik Purnima, Sharad Purnima, Lathmar Holi, Holi
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo
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