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Krishna

Krishna is an important figure in the Hindu faith. He is said to have written the Bhagavad Gita, which is a Hindu religious text. Questions about Krishna can be directed here.

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How lord Krishna and cucumber related?

One shastric connection is that cucumbers are within this material world, which has emanated as one of the three principal energies of the Lord. A cucumber is a manifestation of Lord Krishna's material energy. See B.Gita 7.4 of the related link below.

"I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything emanates from Me. The wise who perfectly know this engage in My devotional service and worship Me with all their hearts.

What does bashyam mean?

Bashyam is derived from the Sanskrit word 'BHASHYA' which means "commentary" or " series of explanations" for a huge work. Bhashya is done on Divine writings, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, etc...

What is Sri Krishna Devaraya's mother tongue?

Telugu was his mother tongue, but he was fluent in Kannada and sanskrit also.

He wrote six books, 5 in Sanskrit and one in Telugu i.e 'Amuktha Malyada'. Also Dutch historians who have visited Hampi at that time have mentioned that all proceedings of his court were conducted in Telugu

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2010/2011 'Hampi 500 years' claims King was kannadiga. = he learnt Telugu and wrote amukthamalyada..... and said anni bhaashalayandu Telugu lessa.# harihara and bukka were Telugu from Kakatiya court.= Telugu researchers tamely give in to Tamil and other scholars.

What was the height of lord Krishna?

He can change it any time he wanted to, but it was 5'10 usually

What happened to radha when Krishna went to mathura?

In purans there are no information about radha after krishna had gone to mathura. The part named ''radha biraha'' has torn. So, nobody knows that what happened to radha when krishna went to mathura. But some people imagine that may radha spent her life through pains and nothing special.

What should you think of when you think about characteristics of a new religious movement?

I tend to think that we have enough religions now and We do not need any more new religion.

Is saibya queen of lord Krishna?

Yes, Saibya is one of the Queens of Lord Krishna. This is confirmed in Bhagavat Purana Canto 10, Chapter 83, Text number 6.

Where in the bhagavad gita is the quote On action alone be thy interest Never on its fruits Let not the fruits of action be thy motive Nor be thy attachment to inaction from?

The verse in question is verse 47 in chapter 2 on the Samkhya Yoga.The original Sanskrit would be :

"Karmanyevaadhi kaarasthe

Maa bhaleshu kadaachana

Maa karmabhala hethurbhu

Mathe sargasthwakarmane"

What are the 100 names of Lord Krishna?

108 names and titles of Krishna from the Gaudiya Vaishnavism tradition:

  1. Achala - Still Lord
  2. Achyuta - Infallible Lord
  3. Adbhutah - Wonderful God
  4. Adidev - The Lord Of The Lords
  5. Aditya - The Son Of Aditi
  6. Ajanma - One Who Is Limitless And Endless
  7. Ajaya - The Conqueror Of Life And Death
  8. Akshara - Indestructible Lord
  9. Amrit - Heavenly nectar or elixir
  10. Anandsagar - Compassionate Lord
  11. Ananta - The Endless Lord
  12. Anantajit - Ever Victorious Lord
  13. Anaya - One Who Has No Leader
  14. Aniruddha - One Who Cannot Be Obstructed
  15. Aparajeet - The Lord Who Cannot Be Defeated
  16. Avyukta - One Who Is As Clear As Crystal
  17. Balgopal - The Child Krishna, The All Attractive
  18. Balkrishna- The Child Krishna
  19. Chaturbhuj - Four-Armed Lord
  20. Danavendra - Granter Of Boons
  21. Dayalu - Repository Of Compassion
  22. Dayanidhi - The Compassionate Lord
  23. Devadidev - The God Of The Gods
  24. Devakinandan - Son Of Mother Devaki
  25. Devesh - Lord Of The Lords
  26. Dharmadhyaksha - The Lord OF Dharma
  27. Dravin - The one who has no Enemies
  28. Dwarkapati - Lord Of Dwarka
  29. Gopal - One Who Plays With The Cowherds, The Gopas
  30. Gopalpriya - Lover Of Cowherds
  31. Govinda - One Who Pleases The Cows, The Land And The Entire Nature
  32. Gyaneshwar - The Lord Of Knowledge
  33. Hari - The Lord Of Nature
  34. Hiranyagarbha - The All Powerful Creator
  35. Hrishikesh - The Lord Of All Senses
  36. Jagadguru - Preceptor Of The Universe
  37. Jagadisha - Protector Of All
  38. Jagannath - Lord Of The Universe
  39. Janardhana - One Who Bestows Boons On One And All
  40. Jayantah - Conqueror Of All Enemies
  41. Jyotiraaditya - The Resplendence Of The Sun
  42. Kamalnath - The Lord Of Goddess Lakshmi
  43. Kamalnayan - The Lord With Lotus Shaped Eyes
  44. Kamsantak - Slayer Of Kamsa
  45. Kanjalochana - The Lotus-Eyed God
  46. Keshava - One Who Has Long, Black Matted Locks
  47. Krishna - Dark-Complexioned Lord
  48. Lakshmikantam - The Lord Of Goddess Lakshmi
  49. Lokadhyaksha - Lord Of All The Three Lokas (Worlds)
  50. Madan - The Lord Of Love
  51. Madhava - Knowledge Filled God
  52. Madhusudan - Slayer Of Demon Madhu
  53. Mahendra - Lord Of Indra
  54. Manmohan - All Pleasing Lord
  55. Manohar - Beautiful Lord
  56. Mayur - The Lord Who Has A Peacock Feathered-Crest
  57. Mohan - All Attractive God
  58. Murali - The Flute Playing Lord
  59. Murlidhar - One Who Holds The Flute
  60. Murlimanohar - The Flute Playing God
  61. Nandakumara - Son of Nanda
  62. Nandgopala - The Son Of Nand
  63. Narayana - The Refuge Of Everyone
  64. Navaneethachora - makan (butter) chor
  65. Niranjana - The Unblemished Lord
  66. Nirguna - Without Any Properties
  67. Padmahasta - One Who Has Hands Like Lotus
  68. Padmanabha - The Lord Who Has A Lotus Shaped Navel
  69. Parabrahmana - The Supreme Absolute Truth
  70. Paramatma - Lord Of All Beings
  71. Parampurush - Supreme Personality
  72. Parthasarthi - Charioteer Of Partha - Arjuna
  73. Prajapati - Lord Of All Creatures
  74. Punyah - Supremely Pure
  75. Purshottam - The Supreme Soul
  76. Ravilochana - One Whose Eye Is The Sun
  77. Sahasraakash - Thousand-Eyed Lord
  78. Sahasrajit - One Who Vanquishes Thousands
  79. Sakshi - All Witnessing Lord
  80. Sanatana - The Eternal Lord
  81. Sarvajana - Omniscient Lord
  82. Sarvapalaka - Protector Of All
  83. Sarveshwar - Lord Of All Gods
  84. Satyavachana - One Who Speaks Only The Truth
  85. Satyavrata - The Truth Dedicated Lord
  86. Shantah - Peaceful Lord
  87. Shreshta - The Most Glorious Lord
  88. Shrikanta - Beautiful Lord
  89. Shyam - Dark-Complexioned Lord
  90. Shyamsundara - Lord Of The Beautiful Evenings
  91. Sumedha - Intelligent Lord
  92. Suresham - Lord Of All Demi-Gods
  93. Swargapati - Lord Of Heavens
  94. Trivikrama - Conqueror Of All The Three Worlds
  95. Upendra - Brother Of Indra
  96. Vaikunthanatha - Lord Of Vaikuntha, The Heavenly Abode
  97. Vardhamaanah - The Formless Lord
  98. Vasudev - All Prevailing Lord
  99. Vishnu - All Prevailing Lord
  100. Vishwadakshinah - Skillful And Efficient Lord
  101. Vishwakarma - Creator Of The Universe
  102. Vishwamurti - Of The Form Of The Entire Universe
  103. Vishwarupa - One Who Displays The Universal Form
  104. Vishwatma - Soul Of The Universe
  105. Vrishaparvaa - Lord Of Dharma
  106. Yadavendra - King Of The Yadav Clan
  107. Yogi - The Supreme Master
  108. Yoginampati - Lord Of The Yogis

How old was radha to Krishna?

Radha was a married lady, who loved Lord Krishna very much since Lord Krishna was an infant. It was natural reaction of the husband of Radha to get irritated over this excessive love for Lord Krishna.

What was the flag on lord Krishna's chariot?

it is garuda hence lord is named garud dhwaja

Where is lord Krishna's kingdom presently situated?

Lord Krishna's kingdoms,where He lived during His stay 5,000 years ago are still present. Mathura/Vrindavan is approximately 90 miles South of New Delhi. Dvaraka, where He resided during most of his presence is located on the Western side of India, North of Mumbai. The ancient fort of His palaces has been found off the coast, near that area.

Lord Krishna also has and eternal kingdom in the spiritual realm beyond our earthly vision.

Reference: Bhagavad-gita 15.6 http://vedabase.net/bg/15/6/en