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In Hinduism, Krishna is recognized as the complete and eighth incarnation of Vishnu, or as the Supreme God (Svayam Bhagavan) in his own right. [1] As one of the most popular of all Hindu deities, Krishna has acquired a number of epithets, and absorbed many regionally significant deities, such as Jagannatha in Odisha and Vithoba in Maharashtra.
Krishna's childhood illustrates the Hindu concept of Lila, playing for fun and enjoyment and not for sport or gain. His interaction with the gopis at the rasa dance or Rasa-lila is an example. Krishna plays his flute and the gopis come immediately, from whatever they were doing, to the banks of the Yamuna River and join him in singing and ...
The Hindu pantheon is composed of deities that have developed their identities through both the scriptures of Hinduism as well as regional traditions that drew their legends from the faith. Some of the most popular deities of the Hindu pantheon include: Statue of Ganesha. Ganesha, also called Vinayaka and Ganapati, is a son of Shiva and Parvati ...
The Agni, Padma, Garuda, Linga, Narada, Skanda and Varaha Puranas mention the common (Krishna, Buddha) Dashavatara list. [note 9] The Garuda Purana has two lists, one longer list with Krishna and Buddha, and a list with Balarama and Buddha, which substitutes Vamana for Rama. [note 10] The Shiva Purana has Balarama and Krishna.
Forms of monotheistic deity of Krishna worshiped in the traditions of Krishnaism. Pages in category "Forms of Krishna" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
Brahma Vaivarta Purana is one of major Puranas, that centers around Krishna and Radha, identifying Krishna as the Supreme Being and asserting that all deities such as Vishnu, Shiva, Brahma, Ganesha are incarnations of Him; [3] Gita Govinda is a poem of Jayadeva that firstly considers the cult Radha Krishna, [42] [43] [3] [44] where Krishna ...
The following is a list of the avataras of the epic Mahabharata, and their original devatas (deities) and others. ... Krishna: Vishnu: Kritavarma: One of the Maruts
Pages in category "Krishna" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...