What is Krishna known for?
Krishna is one of the most widely worshipped Hindu gods, honored as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and, in some traditions, as the supreme god himself. Stories of his childhood among cowherds in Vrindavan appear in the Harivamsa and the Bhagavata Purana.
In the Mahabharata he is the cousin and ally of the Pandava brothers. He serves as Arjuna's charioteer at the battle of Kurukshetra, and their conversation before the battle is the Bhagavad Gita. He rules from the city of Dvaraka, which the epic says the sea swallowed after his death.
The Hindu tradition counts his death as the start of the Kali Yuga, the present age. On this site he appears in the Mahabharata stories of divine weapons, the flying city of Saubha, and Dvaraka's flooding.
He runs through the Mahabharata pages: Kurukshetra, Saubha, the Kali Yuga and the drowned city of Dvaraka.
Mentioned on these pages
- FileBrahmashira
- FileKakudmi and Revati
- FileKali Yuga
- FileSaubha, the flying city
- PassageSaubha, the flying city (Mahabharata, Vana Parva)
- PassageThe Brahmashira burns the unborn (Mahabharata, Sauptika Parva)
- PersonArjuna
- PersonAshvatthama
- PersonBalarama
- PersonJ. Robert Oppenheimer
- PersonKing Salva (Shalva)
- PersonPandavas
- PersonParikshit
- PersonVyasa
- PersonYudhishthira
- PlaceDwaraka
- PlaceKurukshetra
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Sources
- Encyclopaedia BritannicaAn encyclopedia first published in Scotland in 1768 and now online. Its articles are written and checked by named experts and editors, which makes it a reliable source for basic facts.Encyclopaedia Britannica, 'Krishna'Reference
- The MahabharataOne of the two great Sanskrit epics of India, about a war between two branches of a royal family. With about 100,000 verses it is one of the longest poems ever made. It was mostly put together between about 300 BC and AD 300. Kisari Mohan Ganguli made the first full English version, 1883 to 1896.The Mahabharata, trans. Kisari Mohan Ganguli (1883–1896)Primary text Archived copy, 2026-10-03
- WikipediaA free online encyclopedia written and edited by volunteers. It is a good starting point and usually lists its own sources, but anyone can change it, so we treat it as a guide to better sources, not the final word.Wikipedia, 'Krishna'Reference
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