Krishna

[ krish-nuh ]

/ ˈkrɪʃ nə /

Hinduism. an avatar of Vishnu and one of the most popular of Indian deities, who appears in the Bhagavad-Gita as the teacher of Arjuna.

Informal. Hare Krishna.

Formerly Kistna. a river in S India, flowing E from the Western Ghats to the Bay of Bengal. 800 miles (1290 km) long.

a male given name.

Origin of Krishna

From the Sanskrit word kṛṣṇa

The Krishna Movement stresses continual silent chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra in order to keep the mind focused on God.

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He formed a close friendship with Swarup, and the two lived together engaged in discourse on Krishna.

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No other word was uttered there; Krishna's name became a mystic word to express all their different purposes.

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Vaishnav—worshipper of Vishnu, the preserver, one incarnation of whom is Krishna.

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On another occasion, Krishna is compelled to intervene in force.

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Finding themselves in great danger, Nanda, Yasoda and the cowherds call on Krishna to save them.

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Krishna ¹

/ (ˈkrɪʃnə) /

a river in S India, rising in the Western Ghats and flowing generally southeast to the Bay of Bengal. Length: 1300 km (800 miles) Also called: Kistna

Krishna ²

/ (ˈkrɪʃnə) /

Hinduism the most celebrated of the Hindu deities, whose life story is told in the Mahabharata

Krishnaism, noun

via Hindi from Sanskrit, literally: dark, black