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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.
Alternate icons of Krishna show him as a baby (Bala Krishna, the child Krishna), a toddler crawling on his hands and knees, a dancing child, or an innocent-looking child playfully stealing or consuming butter (Makkan Chor), [100] holding Laddu in his hand (Laddu Gopal) [101] [102] or as a cosmic infant sucking his toe while floating on a banyan ...
Krishna is also worshiped across many other traditions of Hinduism. Krishna is often described as having the appearance of a dark-skinned person and is depicted as a young cowherd boy playing a flute or as a youthful prince giving philosophical direction and guidance, as in the Bhagavad Gita. [80]
Bala Krishna (Sanskrit: बाल कृष्ण, romanized: Bālakṛṣṇa, lit. 'child Krishna/divine child Krishna') [1] [2] or Bala Gopala, refers to the boyhood form of the Hindu deity Krishna. [3] The worship of Krishna as a divine child was historically one of the early forms of worship in Krishnaism.
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[1] [2] According to Hindu mythology, Krishna was the eighth of the ten avatars of Vishnu, born in the Dvapara Yuga, the third age of the present Hindu cosmology. [3] Krishna is revered as the Supreme Being in many Hindu traditions, most notably in the Krishnaism tradition of Vaishnavism. [4] 1890 painting of Raja Ravi Varma, depicting the ...
Wherever I look, I see men quarrelling in the name of religion - Hindus, Mohammedans, Brahmos, Vaishnavas, and the rest. But they never reflect that He who is called Krishna is also called Siva, and bears the name of the Primal Energy, Jesus, and Allah as well - the same Rama with a thousand names. A lake has several Ghats.
The Bhagavata Purana narrates the visit of the four Kumaras to the court of King Prithu, the first sovereign in Hindu mythology and an avatar of Vishnu. The king worships the sages and asked them about the way of emancipation ( moksha ) that can be followed by all people who are caught in the web of worldly things.