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What is the caste that Lord Sri Krishna was born into? Was it Kshatriya (warrior) or Yadava (shepherd)? … People from the Yadava community claim that Sri Krishna is a Yadava and was born into their caste. Is Lord Krishna a Kshatriya or a Yadava or is he born into a Kshatriya dynasty named Yadavas? …

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? …

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. …

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. …

Yes. Tirumazhisai azhwar is speaking about his symbolic birth. He says that he attained birth with wisdom due to grace of the Lord. Tirumazhisai was not stuck to one philosophy in his life. He wanted …

According to Bhagavatam, Balarama and Krishna learnt each art in a day. …

Krishna did not advise Yudhishtira or Arjuna to use Shikhandi as shield against Bhishma. Krishna advised Yudhishtira to ask Bhishma his (Bhishma's) means of death. … Battle, O Krishna, I no longer desire. Bhishma slayeth us always. But Krishna laments him and advises Yudhishtira to ask Bhishma himself the means to kill him. …

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 …

Ananda Ramayana. This alternate version of Ramayana has many unique legends which are not mentioned anywhere in Puranas like Padma Purana, Skanda and Bhagavata Purana. (I took these names because the …

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. …

Madhurashtakam is an eight versed chant composed by Vallabhacharya composed on Lord Krishna. It describes about the beauty of Lord Krishna. … In the stotra, Vallbhacharya says everything about Lord Krishna is sweet. The last line of every stanza is common. …

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. …

There would not be the stories and leelas of Krishna in Mahabharata because it is the story of Kurus and not Yadu's the dynasty Krishna belonged to. … Krishna has a role in this but he acts as a kingmaker. The stories and leelas of Krishna since his childhood are explained in the Puranas only. …

Krishna was eighth child. You can read the story further in first chapter of tenth Skandha of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. …

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. …