Krishna
Stub entity — referenced by another entity from source #350 but not yet directly extracted from its own source.
↻ synthesized from 25 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in the Mahabharata and Bhagavad Gita, with continued worship in living Hindu tradition.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Bhairavas, Gogaji, Durga, Kamrunag devta, Murai Mata, Shitala, Kalwa Pawan, Lalita Masani, Shyam Baba, Sabal Singh Bawri, Kesarmal Bawri, Nathia Chowki, Pittar, Brahm Baba, kali, Brahmarakshasa, Dakini, Matres, Śākinī, Bhūtas, Pramathas, Guhyakas, Kūṣmāṇḍas, Parpaṭas, Caṭakas, Kṣetrapālas, Vīrabhadra, Yātudhānīs, Piśācas, Yakṣas, Rakṣasas, Vināyakas, Kotarī, Jyeṣṭhā, Unmāda, Apasmāra, Goddess, Parvati, Rama, Yama, Lakshmana, Sankarshana, ishta-devata, Matsya, Kurma, Hamsa, Nrisingha, Lakshmi, Varaha, Vamana, Kalki, Dhanvantari, Kapila, Buddha, Narsimha, Parashurama, Prithu, Yajna, Dattatreya, Radha-Krishna, Ashtasakhi, Gopis, Sita, Niranjana, Niranjan, Śiva, Garuda, Degei, Irāvān, Alambusha, Paravanacciyal, Satyaki, Manasā, Jaratkaru, Śeṣa, Kadru, Narasimha, Nagalakshmi, Nityananda, Ravana, Kubera, Manibhadra, Revatī, Balarama, Kakudmi, Nishatha, Ulmuka, devi, Pramati, Upamanyu, Aditi, Bhudevi, Kamakhya, Kaśyapa, Nārada, Nalakuvara, Manigriva, Nezha, Tower King, Sanjna, Kalindi, Narayana, Saṃkarṣaṇa, Aniruddha, Baladeva, Kamsa, Radha-Krishna, Ganesha, Budha, Vithoba, Tala, Sukara, Taptakumbha, Taptaloha, Mahajwala, Lavana, Vimohana, Krimisha, Vedhaka, Adhomukha, Púyaváha, Rudhirándha, Vahnijwala, Shwabhojana, Maya, vyāsa, Hanuman, Indra, Sūrya
- enemy of
- Pūtanā, Kamsa, Kaliya, Narakasura, Shishupala, Kotavi, Dhata, Naraka, Shachi, Mura
- aspect of
- Vishnu, Kala, Vishnu, Svayam Bhagavan
- teacher of
- Arjuna
- manifests as
- Narayana, Vishnu, Mohini, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Jagannatha, Vithoba, Shrinathji, Udupi Krishna, Parthasarathy, Guruvayoorappan
- parent of
- Kavi, Vrsa, Vira, Subahu, Śānti, Charudeshna, Darsha, Purnamasa, Bhadra, Shruta, Somaka, Pradyumna, Samba
- created by
- Savitri
- sibling of
- Balarama
- cognate of
- Tukh Manuk
- syncretized with
- Theandrios, Vāsudeva, Gopala-Krishna, Hēraklēs
- manifested by
- Vishnu, Chaitanya, Mahavishnu, Vishnu
- has aspect
- Kala, Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Radha Ramana, Mohini, Brahma, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
- served by
- Kaumodaki, Sudarshana Chakra, Sharanga, Panchajanya, Nandaka
- student of
- Ghora
Mentioned by
- Hanuman
- Indra
- Sūrya
- Kotavi
- Dhata
- Naraka
- Shachi
- Mura
- Nappinnai
- Satyabhama
- Theandrios
- Vāsudeva
- Gopala-Krishna
- Hēraklēs
- Vishnu
- Chaitanya
and 16 more
Sources
Source passages
“after the young Krishna had killed the demoness Pūtanā, the cowherd women (gopis) of Vrindavan carry out protective rites to keep him safe from future harm”
#6147 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Gavari is righteously egalitarian and disrespectful of unjust authority. Its dramas vividly depict and celebrate the dispatching of powerful officials, gurus and merchants either by the mocking scorn of villagers or the sword of the Goddess in a protective maternal rage. No authority figure is spared and some playlets happily lampoon kings, Hindu gods like Krishna”
#7159 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“For example, Vaishnava schools offer worship exclusively to murtis of Vishnu, or his associated avatars such as Krishna or Rama.”
#9706 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Krishna”
#9874 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In the Bhagavad Gita (11.32), Krishna, one of the main characters, reveals his identity as Time personified. He states to Arjuna that both sides on the battlefield of the Kurukshetra War have already been annihilated.”
#13427 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5