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Yashoda milks a cow, while an infant Krishna hugs her, painting by Raja Ravi Varma. Items portrayed in this file depicts. copyright status. public domain. media type.
According to the Bhagavata Purana, Krishna was born to Devaki, but Krishna's father, Vasudeva, brought the newborn Krishna to his cousin Nanda, and his wife, Yashoda, in Gokulam. This was for his upbringing, as well as to protect Krishna from Devaki's brother, Kamsa , the tyrannical king of Mathura .
Yasodha Krishna is a 1975 Indian Telugu-language film directed by C. S. Rao. The film features Baby Sridevi and Baby Rohini portraying young Lord Krishna , with the latter making her on-screen debut as a child artiste at the age of five.
Krishna was the eighth son of Devaki and Vasudeva and the foster-son of Yashoda and Nanda. A frequently worshipped deity in Hinduism, he is born to slay his tyrannical uncle, Kamsa . He is a major protagonist of the Mahabharata , most notably featured in his role as the charioteer of Arjuna in the Kurukshetra War .
According to Hindu texts, Yogamaya plays the role of the facilitator of the earthly birth of Krishna, an incarnation of Vishnu. She took the avatar of the daughter of Yadava cowherd Nanda and Yashoda, after which her place is swapped with Krishna to protect the latter from the tyrant ruler Kamsa.
(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.
"The Lord when He was tied with a cord (dāma) around His waist (udara)", denoting a divine pastime in which Krishna's mother Yashoda bound him for being mischievous. (Used by various Vaishnava adherents.) [2] "One who is known through a mind which is purified (Udara) by means of self-control (dama)". [3]
Krishna is considered a full avatar of Vishnu, or one with Vishnu himself. [176] However, the exact relationship between Krishna and Vishnu is complex and diverse, [177] with Krishna of Krishnaite sampradayas considered an independent deity and supreme. [23] [178] Vaishnavas accept many incarnations of Vishnu, but Krishna is particularly ...