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Krishna (/ˈkrɪʃnə/; Sanskrit: कृष्ण, Kṛṣṇa in IAST, pronounced [ˈkr̩ʂ.ɳɐ] (Classical Sanskrit) and [kr̩ʂ.ɳɐ́] in Vedic Sanskrit is a Hindu deity worshipped across many traditions of Hinduism in a variety of different perspectives. He is arguably one of the most enigmatic figures in prehistory and mythology. Historically, Krishna as Vasudeva Govinda Krishna Shauri of the Vrishnis was the monarch of Dwaraka, a submerged island-state off the coast of modern Gujarat. In the Hindu Pantheon, Krishna is recognized as the complete and eighth Incarnation of Lord Vishnu or as the Supreme God Svayam Bhagavan (Supreme Personality of Godhead) in His own right. Krishna is one of the most widely revered and popular of all Hindu deities. As one of the most popular of all Hindu deities, Krishna has absorbed many regionally significant deities such as Jagannatha in Odisha or Vithoba in Maharashtra. Srimad Bhagavatam names Krishna's eternal abode as Goloka. He is often described as a child, an infant eating butter, a toddler being tied to a mortar (Damodara) by his Mother, a young boy playing a flute as in the Srimad Bhagavatam (also known as the Bhagavata Purana),[1] an adolescent cowherd tending to cows, a young man along with Radha (Rādhārānī), a householder romancing any of His multiple wives, a king dispensing royal duties, a diplomat initiating both war and peace for greater good, as a middle-aged friend and charioteer to Arjuna or as an elder giving direction and guidance to Arjuna in the form of spiritual discourse as in the Bhagavad Gita.[2] In Bhagavad Gita (4.13) Krishna says, "Catur varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭaṁ" meaning that Krishna Himself created the meritocratic varna system, Varnashrama dharma (not to be confused with the more modern caste system). The stories of Krishna appear across a broad spectrum of Hindu philosophical and theological traditions.[3] They portray Him in various perspectives: a lovable infant, a God-child, a prankster, a cowherd, a model lover, a divine hero, a diplomat, a king, a kingmaker, a selfless friend, a philosopher, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu and the Supreme Being, Svayam Bhagavan.[4] The principal scriptures discussing Krishna's story are the Mahabharata, the Harivamsa, the Srimad Bhagavatam, and the Vishnu Purana. The Vishnu Sahasranama, the list of Lord Vishnu's thousand Names, also includes many of the above-mentioned names of Sri Krishna.
108 names and titles from the Gaudiya Vaishnavism tradition[]
According to aryabhatt.com, the 108 names of Krishna include:[5]
Names in general use[]
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^Mahony, W.K. (1987). "Perspectives on Krsna's Various Personalities". History of Religions. American Oriental Society. 26 (3): 333–335. doi:10.1086/463085. JSTOR1062381. S2CID164194548.
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