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Krishna   /krˈɪʃnə/  /krˈiʃnə/   Listen
Krishna

noun
1.
8th and most important avatar of Vishnu; incarnated as a handsome young man playing a flute.



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Hare Krishna
International Society for Krishna Consciousness


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"Krishna" Quotes from Famous Books



... qualities of humanity. The moment she demands precedence, the crown crumbles from her brows in fragments of dark decay. This lesson is finely taught in the ancient Hindu epic, the "Mahilbhiirata." As Radhika walked with Krishna, her soul was elated with pride, and she thought herself better than he; and she said, "O my beloved! I am weary, and I pray you to carry me upon your shoulders." Krishna sat down and smiled, and beckoned ...
— The Friendships of Women • William Rounseville Alger
... Savior, Krishna, was born of a virgin 600 years before Christ. A star shone at his birth which took place in a cave. He was adored by cowherds who recognized his greatness, he performed miracles, was crucified, and is to come ...
— The Necessity of Atheism • Dr. D.M. Brooks
... but a history. We find, side by side, a spiritualism which denies the existence of anything but motionless spirit or Brahm, and a polytheism which believes and worships Brahma the Creator, Siva the Destroyer, Vischnu the Preserver, Indra the God of the Heavens, the Sactis or energies of the gods, Krishna the Hindoo Apollo, Doorga, and a host of others, innumerable as the changes and ...
— Ten Great Religions - An Essay in Comparative Theology • James Freeman Clarke


Words linked to "Krishna" :   avatar, Hare Krishna


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