He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme god in his own right. He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; and is one of the most popular and widely revered among Indian divinities.The child Krishna was adored for his mischievous pranks; he also performed many miracles and slew demons. As a youth, the cowherd Krishna became renowned as a lover, the sound of his flute prompting the gopisNarayana is the supreme deity who helps the people to cross the ocean of bondages. Narayana according to the followers of Vaishnavism is the ultimate truth and reality, the beginning of the world and also its end. Hence, Lord Krishna is none other than Narayana for his Bhaktas (devotees).
He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; and is one of the most popular and widely revered among Indian divinities.
Names of Krishna and their meanings
- Rishikesha – Lord of all the senses.
- Keshava – The one who has long black matted hair.
- Murlimanohar – He one who looks beautiful with a flute.
- Ranchod – The one who runs away from the battlefield.
- Gopala – Cowherd.
- Dwarkadheesh – The lord of dwarka.
- Nandakumara – The son of nanda.
In his incarnation as a baby, Krishna is called Balakrishna.Being trapped in dharma, Shri Krishna accepted all women as his wives so that they live an honorable life and nobody dares to mock them. To restore their honor and give them the status of queen, Shri Krishna married them. That is how he came to have 16,108 wives.In the battlefield, Krishna did not fight physically and gave Arjuna practical and tactful ways. His teachings are not only restricted to India or Hinduism but to many across the world. One of his famous teachings is on Karma- do your ‘Karma’, not to garner result or success but to do good.Janmashtami is celebrated when Krishna is believed to have been born according to Hindu tradition, which was in Mathura at midnight on the eighth day of Bhadrapada or the 23rd day of Shraavana, which overlaps with late August and early September in the Gregorian calendar. Lord Krishna through the Gita tells us that whenever we are in any kind of a moral dilemma then we should excel in our emotions and concentrate on our duty i.e. dharma. Emotions make us weak, and we tend to deviate from the path of duty.It is believed that Krishna enchants the world, but Radha enchants even him. Therefore, she is the supreme goddess of all and together they are called as Radha-Krishna.His love is our only qualification, His causeless love. He descends into this world again and again and again to give kindness to those who have offended Him unlimited times. Krishna does not need anything from us. He just wants a genuine and pure expression of love and surrender.“To love without condition, to talk without intention, to give without reason, care without expectation, that’s the spirit of true love.”Lord Krishna has declared in the sacred Bhagavad Gita that He will take birth again and again to protect dharma and destroy evil.