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Krishna is considered Brahman by sects like Gaudiya Vaishnavism etc, while others consider Him as the eighth incarnation among ten principle incarnations (Sanskrit दशावतार, IAST daśāvatāra) of Lord Vishnu. Use this tag to the questions that are concerned anything with Krishna

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Why did Lord Krishna pick up the Govardhan Hill only with his little finger?

Related Post(s) What is the story about Shri Krishna lifting Govardhan Giri to save the villagers from heavy rain? …
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Are there any special mentions about 7 children of Devki?

The embryo was moved from Devaki's womb into the womb of Rohini and thus 7th child Balarama was born from Rohini. The six children's details are mentioned in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (Bhāgavata Purāṇa) » Ska …
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What is the story about Shri Krishna lifting Govardhan Giri to save the villagers from heavy...

The answer to this can be found in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (Bhāgavata Purāṇa) 10.24: Worshiping Govardhana Hill and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (Bhāgavata Purāṇa)10.25: Lord Kṛṣṇa Lifts Govardhana Hill. Here is the s …
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Physical presence of Krishna at multiple places at same time

When Lord Brahma took away all the cowherd boys and calves to show some of his own power and see the power of Lord Krishna: SB 10.13.19 — By His Vāsudeva feature, Kṛṣṇa simultaneously expanded Himself …
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What happened to radha when she grew up?

As described in Was Radha aunt of Krishna? post, Radha was elder to Krishna and her shadow was already married to Yashoda's brother Raayana and real Radha was companion of Krishna. …
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Why is Lord Krishna called Upendra?

Due to this reason Lord Rama and Lord Krishna are also known as Upendra. … [Indra to Krishna:] ahaM kilendro devAnAM tvaM gavAmindratAM gataH | govinda iti lokAstvAM stoShyanti bhuvi shAshvatam ||2-19-45 I am indra of the gods. …
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Where is it mentioned that chanting Krishna is more powerful than chanting Rama's name?

This is same how they started saying "Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare" instead of Kali-Santarana Upanishad version "Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama … Rama Hare Hare Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare" i.e. reciting Hare Krishna before Hare Rama in the mantra. …
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What happened to wives of Lord Krishna after he left?

What happened to Rukmiṇī and other major wives of lord Krishna after he left? …
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Who was incarnation of Laxmi: Radha Rani or Rukmini Devi?

As per Brahmavaivarta Purana, Radha was incarnation of Goddess Radha of Goloka (more details are in Was Radha aunt of Krishna? post). …
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How strong lord krishna and Arjuna's friendship was?

As per Mahabharata: Aswamedha Parva: Anugita Parva: Section LXIX, Krishna said these words to revive the dead child Parikshit: That foremost of beings, hearing those heart-rending lamentations of hers …
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Can anyone control Krishna?

Such Shlokas can be found in scriptures. For example, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (Bhāgavata Purāṇa) 9.4 has such shlokas (not explicitly for Radha but for all devotees in general): श्रीभगवानुवाच अहं भक्तपराधी …
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Why did Lord Krishna ask girls to raise their hands when they came out nude from the pond to...

Footnotes: As Krishna says "The desire of those who fix their minds on Me does not lead to material desire for sense gratification", so his further statement "in My company you will enjoy the coming nights … It's taking about Rasa lila or or Rasa dance where Lord Krishna, the Yogeshwara completely refrained from desires, feelings and even actions. …
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Was Radha aunt of Krishna?

So this chapter clearly states that Radha was elder to Krishna and was already married to Yashoda's brother Raayana before Krishna's arrival in Gokula which makes Radha as maternal aunt (Maami) of Krishna
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Is Lord Krishna from South of India since lot of Kshatriya Yadav families were from the South?

Lord Krishna took birth in Mathurā and was raised in Gokul, Vṛndāvana (~ SB 10). Lord Krishna's ancestors (much much earlier; not his father, grand father, ..) might have moved from South to North. … Later Lord Krishna moved to Dvārakā from Mathurā (~SB 10.50). …
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Has Lord Krishna ever reincarnated or appeared in his ethereal body in this phenomenal world?

From the Wikipedia article on Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, The Gajapati king, Prataprudra Dev, regarded Chaitanya as Krishna's avatar Gaudiya Vaishnavas consider Chaitanya Mahaprabhu to be Lord Krishna himself … As mentioned in this answer, Shrinathji also considered as an incarnation of Lord Krishna. …
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