Who was Krishna ???

Question

(I do not know the spelling for that name )

Answer 1

Hindu God, one of the Hindu Trinity of Gods.

Most commonly within Hinduism, Krishna is worshipped as an reincarnation of Vishnu, who is considered the Supreme God by the Vaishnava schools.

Answer 2

Ask a christian . he will say that Krishna is Jesus christ's great grand son.! He will give as the proof that "Christ" and "krish" in krishna sound alike . though krishna belongs to an yuga that is more than a million years old .
he would also say that "Jesus" was born out of fruit juices and "juices" and "jesus" sound alike !
I have seen some body making deductions like this in this forum.so I wrote this .It is not meant to offend any genuine intelligent christians
Ramsms anwer gives a good account though there is much more to it than what is stated .

Answer 3

Dear Friend,

You have spelled correctly. In Sanskrit (an ancient language), the term "Krishna" means 'Black'. As Lord Krishna had a dark-blue coloured skin, He might have been named so. Though, He was dark in colour, everyone loved Him than anybody else. This itself shows that there wasn't any 'Racism' existed in those days.

Lord Krishna was born to His Highness, Sri.(Mr.) Vasudeve, the King of Mathura and Smt.(Mrs.) Devaki, the Queen who were imprisoned by Devaki's brother Kamsa at that time. Therefore, He is also known as "Vaasudeva", meaning the son of Vasudeva.
Though He was born to a Royal family, He was brought up in a tiny village called "Nanda Gokula" by a couple named, Sri. Nanda and Smt. Yashoda. Therefore, He is also known as "Nandakumara", meaning the son of Nanda.
He spent most of His childhood days grazing cattle and playing with friends. He was a very mischievous boy and often used to steal butter and tease girls but nobody hated Him and loved Him more instead. All His friends, girls, and cattle were very fond of the music played by Him through His flute. He is also known by many other names - like, "Gopala", meaning the caretaker of the cattle, "Nandagopala", "Venugopala", where 'Venu' refers to flute, etc.

After reaching a certain age, Lord Krishna expressed His complete maturity from then onwards. He went back to Mathura, killed Kamsa and freed his parents and other good people. He was made the King of Mathura Dynasty by His countrymen. He helped Pandavas, who always followed Dharma(Values & Principles), in defeating Kauravas, who were full of Adharma - like, corruption, redtapism, fraud, jelous, selfishness, greed, etc. and thus, showed the world that He is always with those who followed "Dharma".

Read "Srimad Bhagavadgita" slowly and meaningfully to know the very purpose of life of God as well as Humans on this earth. It can be used as a "Practical Manual" at all the walks of our life. It is available in almost all the major languages of the world, along with meanings and explanations of every word stated in it.

Note : Not only Lord Krishna, but also many other prominent personalities came into this world, reformed the society, showed us the way to live our lives and went back.
e.g., Lord Rama, Lord Gouthama Buddha, Mahavira, Lord Jesus, Mohd. Pygamber, Sri Adi Shankaracharya, Sri Ramanujacharya, Sri Madhwacharya, Basavanna, Akkamahadevi, Mahatma M K Gandhiji, Dr. B R Ambedkar, Smt. M S Subbulakshmi, etc.

But unfortunately, most of the people never understand the purpose of our life and fight among themselves in the name of religion, caste, boundary, etc. to fulfill their selfish desires.

Regards.

Answer 4

Didn't John Lennon do a song (maybe George Harrison - ?) about Harry Krishna. Well, it's a start anyway!

Answer 5

Lord Sri Krishna is epic hero of Maha Bharatha. he is deemed to be the incarnation of Lord Vishnu as per Hindu mythology.

Answer 6

There are common themes for many of the schools within Hinduism that can be found in the Vedic scriptures, and such works as the Bhagavad Gita. Remember yoga originated out of Hinduism. Most people only know the physical forms of yoga, called hatha, but those techniques area actually preparatory techniques for the higher practices of the spiritual types of yoga such as jnana, karma, and bhakti. You can practice a form of hatha but it helps to be grounded and centered in some sense in the higher forms of yoga or all you are doing is stretching. In the highest practices of yoga, they all lead to complete bhakti - surrender.

If you are interested in the yoga teachings of Lord Krishna, then one thing you may want to focus on to learn and practice in a more nonsectarian manner is the Uddhava Gita. The Uddhava Gita is a summation of the essence of the Bhagavad Gita (and the simplest and most direct practice of yoga), and so it is eminently suitable for nonsectarian, universal teaching which is the essence of Hinduism.

Here is a short summation of the Uddhava Gita which is found in the Srimad Bhagavatam (also known as Bhagavata Purana) 11.7:

EPILOGUE - LORD KRISHNA'S LAST SERMON

At the end of another long sermon comprising of more than one thousand verses, disciple Uddhava said: "O Lord Krishna, I think the pursuit of God as You narrated to Arjuna (in the Bhagavad Gita), and now to me, is very difficult indeed, for most people; because it entails control of unruly senses. Please tell me a short, simple, and easy way to God-realization." Lord Krishna upon Uddhava's request gave the essentials of Self-realization as follows:

· Do your duty, to the best of your ability, for Me without worrying about the outcome.

· Remember Me at all times. (Note that this is the point of chanting things like the mahamantra - Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Kare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare which is often chanted in kirtan or a variation of it. The whole point of kirtan and mantra is remembrance.)

· Perceive that God is within every living being. Mentally bow down to all beings and treat all beings equally.

· Perceive through the activities of mind, senses, breathing, and emotions that the power of God is within you at all times, and is constantly doing all the work using you as a mere instrument and a trustee.

Answer 7

Krishn never 'was', Krishn always 'is'.

Krishn enlivens our selves by which we souls live in these bodies. So Krishn is our ' pran' (life).

We would have been existing but in a dormant way had it not been Krishn's unmeasurable grace, to enliven us in this world.
We therefore need to know Krishn for our eternal and infinite happiness.

Krishn has all the powers and using that power He incarnates Himself into this world and in our midst when He thinks fit. This incarnation took place about 5000 years back in a place known as Vrindaban which is in UP, India. Krishn gave divine bliss to all those who came in proximity to Him. He was so overwhelmed by the love shown by those who understood Him, that He danced to their tunes. These extremely fortunate souls were known as Brij Gopis.

To describe Krishn by an uneducated sinner like me is impossible, but all the same, He is beyond comprehension of Saraswati and Brihaspati even, who are the ultimate authority of knowledge according to the divine Vedas.

Answer 8

Krishna was (and is) a great being who provided instruction
to us at a point in history (His-story)(Christ). His life (Krishna's) embodied the principals of Hinduism which is delivered to us in the epic: Bhagavad-Gita. He is a great soul who walked the planet as a human-being. His life is and was a testament to Truth and is one of the richest resourses of our planets beauty. He is not simply a character of literature.

Answer 9

Krishna means BLACK.

Krishna is the one who NEVER WAS.

Krishna is a phenomenon that ALWAYS IS.

Krishna WILL BE something unexplainable.

Yes ! One way to know exists_you may try reading BHAGAVAT GITA, supposed to have been dictated by this man or god if he ever WAS.

WE CAN DISCOVER HIM.

Answer 10

reincarnation of the eldest of the trinity of the hindu gods.
he preached gita to arjun (surrogate world at large).
he is a model person, while raama (an earlier incarnation) is an ideal person. formal way of name are SRIKRISHNA & SRIRAAM