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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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When and how did lord Krishna bring back six brothers, sons of Devaki who were killed by Kamsa?
After hearing the prophecy, Kaṁsa was determined to kill his sister Devakī. To save his wife Devakī, Vasudeva devised a plan and proposed to Kaṁsa that he would bring all the sons to Kaṁsa as soon as …
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Which is correct name Krushna or Krishna?
The correct name is कृष्ण with ण.
(IAST Kṛṣṇa)
The problem in pronunciation is due to the mistake in transliteration from Sanskrit to English. Now a days, the letter 'ऋ' is written as 'ri' and pron …
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Why is Sri Krishna idol turned towards a window in Udupi temple?
But this is not followed in Udupi Krishna matha, Karnataka. This temple has a long history. The idol of Sri Krishna was installed and worshipped here by Sri Madhvacharya . … Why did Lord Krishna idol turn westwards towards a window rather than east? …
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Why at the end all the fruits of the efforts are offered to Krishna and not Rama etc?
Not only people whose ishta devata is Krishna say this but almost every Hindu says this.
Why only Krishna not Rama etc., ? … In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna Paramatma says to Arjuna :
यत्-करोषि यद्-अश्नासि यज्-जुहोषि ददासि यत् |
यत्-तपस्यसि कौन्तेय तत्-कुरुष्व मद्-अर्पणम् || २७ ||
yat-karoṣi yad-aśnāsi yaj-juhoṣi dadāsi …
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Why is Krishna called Chola Putri Priya
Due to this reason, Krishna(Ranganatha) is called as Chola Putri priya(The one who loved the daughter of Chola King). …
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Is there any reference that Krishna was connected to Brahman while speaking Gita?
Lord Krishna went to a separate state (Yoga with himself) to show his universal form to Arjuna. … Due to the that reason, Lord Krishna did not say that again and again because Bhagavad Gita is not a simple story or normal passage to say again and again. So, Lord Krishna did not repeat the same. …
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BG 4.40 - What does Kṛṣṇa mean by saṁśayātmā (doubting mind)?
Krishna classifies devotees into four classes in Bhagavat Gita 7.16. … Having faith on the knowledge and not questioning the authority of the scriptures is what Shri Krishna is saying. …
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If Krishna's favorite food was butter, why do temples offer sugar as prasadam?
Krishna along with those friends went to grazing along with those cows and calves.
But now, that is not the case. Many temples do not have a Goshala. For making butter, first we need milk. … This is not specific to Lord Krishna but for many temples presided by different deities. Some small not so big temples offer naivedyam but in a less quantity enough for 50 devotees. …
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The Oracle said that the eighth son of Devaki would kill Kansa, then why did he kill seven s...
Krishna was eighth child.
You can read the story further in first chapter of tenth Skandha of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. …
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Why does Krishna suck his toe while lying on a Banyan leaf?
But Lord Krishna is unlike other babies. Even though it looks like a normal action done by babies, there would be a symbolism in depicting Lord Krishna sucking his toe. … However, in the Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 12 chapter 9, we find sage Markandeya looking at Lord Krishna chewing his toe lying on a banyan leaf. There is a symbolism to it. …
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Who was the Guru of lord Krishna?
In Skandha 10 chapter 45, the activities Balarama and Krishna did were explained. … (SB 10.45.30-31)
Similarly, Vishnu Purana also says Krishna and Balarama studied under Sāndīpani. …
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Is the "Bhaja Govindam" prayer attributed to Adi Sankara only a Bhakti text?
Bhaja Govindam stotra is attributed to Krishna or Vishnu.
The author of Bhaja Govindam stotra is Adi Shankaracharya. He also wrote commentary on Vishnu Sahasranama. … He quotes the incident of Lord Vishnu's avatar Varaha saving Earth from Hiranyaksha and also Harivamsa incident where Indra praises Lord Krishna to show the name Govinda referring to Vishnu and Krishna …
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Was there a battle between lord Krishna and Arjun in Mahabharat?
The battle between Lord Krishna and Arjuna is not present in the Original Mahabharata.
We don't find the traces of the incident in Bhagavatam or Harivamsha either. … The plot of the story goes as follows:
A Gandharva (one of the few divine births) by birth and was a faithful devotee of Krishna. …
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Do the long term actions of Avataras survive the end of the respective Avataras?
Thus he became entangled, for in the very near future he would see how powerful Krishna was. … There are many such examples where the devatas or rishis who are very close to Lord Krishna, well learned and knowledgable in shastras were bewildered by the yoga maya of Lord Krishna. …
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Scriptures: 64 Arts and 14 Sciences
According to Bhagavatam, Balarama and Krishna learnt each art in a day. …
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