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The earliest text containing detailed descriptions of Krishna as a personality is the epic Mahabharata, which depicts Krishna as an incarnation of Vishnu. [64] Krishna is central to many of the main stories of the epic.
The mastery of over 64 kinds of skills is called Chatushashti Kalas. According to Bhagvad Geeta - Lord Krishna have 8 Kalas and Radha have 16 kalas. The Discussion of these arts can be found in "Kamsutra", written by "Vatsayan" All 64 arts as following : Geeta vidya: singing. Vadya vidya: playing on musical instruments. Nritya vidya: dancing.
The paradoxical nature of Krishna, the Absolute, being both beyond description and having qualities is discussed throughout the Gaudiya Vaishnavism literature. [9] Among the 64 qualities of Krishna, 4 qualities are unique, which only Krishna has, these are: He is the performer of wonderful varieties of pastimes (especially His childhood pastimes).
Gaudiya Vaishnava believe that Krishna possesses qualities that are absent in other forms and they relate to his sweetness in Vrindavana lila. Krishna is himself Narayana. [81] Narayana is often identified with supreme, however, when his beauty and sweetness (madhurya) overshadow his majesty, he is known as Krishna, i.e. Svayam Bhagavan. [82]
(Mahabharata, Book 7, Chapter 23) The Pandya King Sarangadhwaja's country having been invaded and his kinsmen having fled, his father had been slain by Krishna in battle. Obtaining weapons then from Bhishma and Drona , Rama and Kripa, prince Sarangadhwaja became, in weapons, the equal of Rukmi and Karna and Arjuna and Achyuta.
Earth praises Krishna as having all good qualities, including those required for both spiritual progress and earthly power. Krishna is truth, kindness, generosity, infinite happiness, physical and mental strength, knowledge, courage, lordship, intellectual power, beauty of form, faith, and lovability.
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[61] [62] He was an author of the first full-length treatment of Gaudiya Vaishnavism in English Sree Krishna—the Lord of Love (New York, 1904); [63] the author sent the book to Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, who was intrigued and used text for composition his notable A Letter to a Hindu. [64]