Lord Krishna
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. And, due to a prophecy which said Devaki’s eighth son will kill him. He locked the couple into a cell, and killed the first six children; the seventh child was lost due to a miscarriage and the eighth child was born, Krishna. “One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activates does not, upon leaving the body, take birth again in this material world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna” (Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad-Gita). Krishna’s aggressive character, as portrayed in the Bhagavad-Gita and Mahabharata, has many components - he is seen as statesman, philosopher, husband, friend, warrior, leader, charioteer, guru, and lord. Hindus all over the world know these characteristics of Krishna, but his life, as a child and a young lover are more prominent. In artwork such as paintings and sculptures Krishna is easily recognized through a few symbolic representations. He is a dark and dashing young individual; his skin color represents new formed rain clouds, it tends to be a deep velvety blue color, of a peacock or lotus. His eyes are also lotus-like, they are big and elegant. Krishna’s eyes have many powers; they are comforting and refreshing with loving emotions. His eyes attracted Sri Radha and the gopis around him. Gopis refer to Krishna’s cowherd girlfriends, amongst whom Radha is ultimate. Rasa lila is a popular dance often performed in rural parts of India. This dance was derived from Krishna’s stories of him playing with the gopis of
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. And, due to a prophecy which said Devaki’s eighth son will kill him. He locked the couple into a cell, and killed the first six children; the seventh child was lost due to a miscarriage and the eighth child was born, Krishna. “One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activates does not, upon leaving the body, take birth again in this material world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna” (Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad-Gita). Krishna’s aggressive character, as portrayed in the Bhagavad-Gita and Mahabharata, has many components - he is seen as statesman, philosopher, husband, friend, warrior, leader, charioteer, guru, and lord. Hindus all over the world know these characteristics of Krishna, but his life, as a child and a young lover are more prominent. In artwork such as paintings and sculptures Krishna is easily recognized through a few symbolic representations. He is a dark and dashing young individual; his skin color represents new formed rain clouds, it tends to be a deep velvety blue color, of a peacock or lotus. His eyes are also lotus-like, they are big and elegant. Krishna’s eyes have many powers; they are comforting and refreshing with loving emotions. His eyes attracted Sri Radha and the gopis around him. Gopis refer to Krishna’s cowherd girlfriends, amongst whom Radha is ultimate. Rasa lila is a popular dance often performed in rural parts of India. This dance was derived from Krishna’s stories of him playing with the gopis of