Krishna and Radha in a Pavilion Figure 26-7‚ Page 711 Krishna is the 8th and most popular incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He was born into a cow herding family‚ and his childhood playmates were gopas (cowherd boys) and gopis (cowherd girls)‚ who were greatly devoted to him. Of all gopis‚ Krishna loved Radha the most. Radha was Krishna’s mistress during the period of his life when he lived among the cowherds of Vrindavan. Eventually‚ they parted ways‚ and throughout Krishna’s wars‚ marriages‚ and
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Lord Krishna Lord Krishna is a Hindu deity‚ which is worshipped all around the world. He is represented as the Supreme Being. He was born at midnight‚ on the eighth day of the gloomy half of the month Bhadrapada (August-September)‚ in the year 3228 BCS‚ Krishna was born into the royal family of Princess Devaki and her husband Vasudeva. They lived in Mathura‚ which was the capital of Yadavas. The king of Mathura was Kamsa‚ the brother of Devaki. He had gained the thrown by imprisoning his father
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Love for Krishna Religion is often perceived as a spiritual allegory. At times‚ the cosmic order struggles between good and evil to maintain balance. The followers of Hinduism believe that the “Absolute One” or the “Supreme God” will come down to the human world to restore the cosmic balance. They are the devotees of Vaishnavism referred to be Vaisnavites‚ one of the largest Hindu groups. Their unconditional love and devotion lies within Vishnu‚ the Supreme deity. Whenever “adharma threatens to
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| |Significance of Janmashtami relates to the historical background of the birth of Lord Krishna. | Lord Krishna was born to free the earth from all kinds of evil and its sources. He was entitled to kill all the demons on this earth. He was born on the eighth day of Krishna Paksha in the month of Sravana. According to Hindu mythology‚ he was exchanged with the baby girl child of Yashodha and Nanda. This was done
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Krishna (Sanskrit: कृष्ण Kṛṣṇa in IAST‚ pronounced [ˈkr̩ʂɳə] ( listen))‚ literally "black") is the eighth incarnation of the supreme god Vishnu in Hinduism. The name Krishna appears as the 57th and 550th name of Lord Vishnu in Vishnu Sahasranama of the Mahabharata‚ and is also listed in the 24 Keshava Namas of Lord Vishnu which are recited and praised at the beginning of all Vedic pujas. A puja is the ritualistic worship offered in Hinduism. According to the Bhagavata Purana‚ which is a sattvic
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in which Kali ’s and Krishna ’s devotees relate themselves to these gods. On the other hand‚ this kind of devotion and relationship to God is not found in the early Vedic traditions. In the Vedic tradition making sacrifices and praying was a way that many people devoted themselves to God. David Kinsley‚ author from The Sword and the Flute‚ expresses and explains how many people devoted to Kali and Krishna act. The divine can appear in many different ways. For example‚ Krishna appears to his devotees
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The Krishna Key centers around Ravi Mohan Saini‚ the protagonist and a historian who has been accused of the murder of his childhood friend Anil Varshney. In an attempt to clear his name‚ Saini looks into the past of Indian Mythology ’s grey areas and uncover the truth about a serial killer who believes himself to be Kalki‚ the final avatar of Lord Vishnu. Saini travels from the ancient ruins of the Lost City of Dwaraka to Vrindavan temples in an attempt to discover one of Krishna ’s treasures and
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KRISHNA – AS A POLITICAL REFORMER First of all I would like to quote 4 lines which entails or is a crux of whole life of lord Krishna. “AADO DEVKI DEV GARBH JANANM; GOPI GHRUHE VARDHANM‚ MAYA PUTAN JIVTAAP HANANM; GOVERDHANO DHARANM KANSA CHHEDAN KAURAVADI HANANM; KUNTI SUTA PALANM‚ ETAD SHRIMAD BHAGAVAD PURAN KATHITM; SHREE KRISHNA LEELAMRUTM” As the above lines said that first of all lord Krishna born as a human as a Devki’s son‚ he was so attractive and with great personality form his
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Krishna as a Transformational Leader James MacGregor Burns (1978) first introduced the concepts of transformational and transactional leadership in his treatment of political leadership. According to Burns‚ transformational leaders offer a purpose that transcends short-term goals and focuses on higher order intrinsic needs. Working for a Transformational Leader can be a wonderful and uplifting experience. They put passion and energy into everything. They care about you and want you to succeed
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Condition: The question of condition‚ or problem‚ mainly focuses on what is wrong with the world and your surroundings or with yourself. In the Krishna and Hinduism world view‚ the problem is the illusion‚ or Maya‚ that people tend to build about themselves and what surrounds them. Maya is when people see themselves as something separate instead of the common Hindu belief that all things are connected. Maya brings ignorance‚ attachment‚ and reincarnation into the lives of people. People start
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