What is Krishna?
[[File:Sri_Mariamman_Temple_Singapore_2_amk.jpg|thumb|200px|Krishna]] [[File:Shree Krishna Playing Flute 01.jpg|thumb|Shree Krishna Playing Flute]] '''Krishna''' is an important God (Param Brahma) in [[Hinduism]]. He is considered to have been an [[avatar]] of [[Vishnu]]. Krishna is believed to have been a real being who took part in the war known as the [[Mahabharata]]. He is a central character in the important Hindu scripture the [[Bhagavad Gita]]. Hindu often consider him a warrior, hero, teacher and philosopher and a great leader. He defeated the cruel [[Abhira|King Kansa]],<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kLxHAAAAMAAJ&q=%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0+%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B8|title=Sūra ke Kr̥shṇa: eka anuśīlana|last=Tivārī|first=Śaśi|date=1969|publisher=Milinda Prakāśana|language=hi}}</ref> who put his mother, ''[[Devaki|Devāki]]'' and her consort ''[[Vasudeva|Vasudevā]]'' to jail. Lord Krishna belonged to the Yaduvanshi Rajput lineage but grew up among the Ahirs and Gwalas, as was raised by [[Nanda (Hinduism)|Nanda]], foster father of Krishna. ==Related pages== * [[Similarity between Moses and Krishna]] ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Commonscat|Krishna}} {{religion-stub}} [[Category:Hindu gods and goddesses]] [[Category:Kshatriya]] [[Category:Rajputs]] [[Category:Gods and goddesses]] [[Category:Thakur]] [[Category:Yaduvanshi]]