Krishna

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Hindu deity avatar of Vishnu mythological figure

Krishna is a major Hindu deity revered as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and celebrated for his roles as a divine lover, charioteer, and teacher in texts like the Bhagavad Gita and the Mahabharata.

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All labels observed (32)

Label	Occurrences
Krishna canonical	255
Lord Krishna	18
Vasudeva	10
Radha-Krishna	6
Jagannath	3
Krishna as charioteer	2
Radha Krishna	2
Bhagavan Vishnu (as Krishna)	1
Dwarkadhish (King of Dwarka)	1
Hindu deity Krishna	1
Krishna (Hindu deity)	1
Krishna (Kanhaiya)	1
Krishna and Arjuna	1
Krishna as Dwarkadhish	1
Krishna as king (Dwarkadhish)	1
Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead	1
Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead	1
Krishna’s family	1
Lord Krishna as Parthasarathy	1
Lord Parthasarathy (Krishna)	1
Madan Mohan (form of Krishna)	1
Names of Krishna	1
Radha Raman (Krishna)	1
Radha Vallabh (Krishna as beloved of Radha)	1
Shri Krishna	1
Shyam (Krishna)	1
Sri Krishna	1
Svayam Bhagavan in some traditions	1
child Krishna (Bala Krishna)	1
dark-complexioned (Krishna)	1
disappearance of Krishna	1
supremacy of Krishna	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu deity ⓘ avatar of Vishnu ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ
associatedClan	Yadava ⓘ
associatedDynasty	Yadu dynasty ⓘ
associatedFigure	Radha ⓘ
associatedMovement	Vaishnavism ⓘ surface form: Gaudiya Vaishnavism International Society for Krishna Consciousness ⓘ
associatedWithPhilosophy	Bhagavad Gita teachings ⓘ Bhakti yoga ⓘ Vedanta ⓘ surface form: Jnana yoga Karma yoga ⓘ
avatarNumber	eighth avatar of Vishnu ⓘ
birthPlace	Mathura ⓘ
centralText	Bhagavad Gita ⓘ Puranas ⓘ surface form: Bhagavata Purana Mahabharata ⓘ surface form: Harivamsa Mahabharata ⓘ
consort	Jambavati ⓘ Rukmini ⓘ Satyabhama ⓘ
depictedWith	Arjuna ⓘ surface form: Arjuna on a chariot cowherd companions ⓘ cows ⓘ gopis ⓘ
festival	Holi ⓘ Janmashtami ⓘ
fosterParents	Nanda ⓘ Yashoda ⓘ
knownFor	Rasa Lila with the gopis ⓘ childhood pranks in Vrindavan ⓘ guiding the Pandavas ⓘ lifting Govardhan Hill ⓘ playing the flute ⓘ slaying the tyrant Kamsa ⓘ teaching Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra ⓘ
languageOfPrimaryScriptures	Sanskrit ⓘ
laterResidence	Dwarka ⓘ
parents	Devaki ⓘ Vishnu ⓘ surface form: Vasudeva
positionInHinduTrimurtiContext	associated with Vishnu ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
role	charioteer ⓘ divine lover ⓘ teacher ⓘ
symbol	flute ⓘ peacock feather ⓘ
upbringingPlace	Gokul ⓘ Vrindavan ⓘ
weapon	Sudarshana Chakra ⓘ
worshippedAs	Supreme God in Vaishnavism ⓘ Krishna self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Svayam Bhagavan in some traditions

Referenced by (321)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hinduism → hasDeity → Krishna ⓘ

Bhagavad Gita → primarySpeaker → Krishna ⓘ

Indian peafowl → associatedWithDeity → Krishna ⓘ

Krishna → namedAfter → Krishna ⓘ

subject surface form: Krishna River

this entity surface form: Krishna (Hindu deity)

Yamuna → associatedWithDeity → Krishna ⓘ

Krishna → worshippedAs → Krishna self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Svayam Bhagavan in some traditions

Diwali → associatedDeity → Krishna ⓘ

Kurukshetra battlefield → associatedWith → Krishna ⓘ

Kurukshetra battlefield → hasDeityAssociation → Krishna ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bhagavan Vishnu (as Krishna)

Arjuna Vishada Yoga → centralCharacter → Krishna ⓘ

Sudama (in Hindu tradition) → hasFriend → Krishna ⓘ

subject surface form: Sudama

Sudama (in Hindu tradition) → childhoodFriendOf → Krishna ⓘ

subject surface form: Sudama

Sudama (in Hindu tradition) → receivesGraceFrom → Krishna ⓘ

subject surface form: Sudama

Mahabharata → mainCharacters → Krishna ⓘ

Holi → associatedWithDeity → Krishna ⓘ

Sankhya Yoga → primarySpeaker → Krishna ⓘ

Vishnu → avatar → Krishna ⓘ

Arjuna → teacher → Krishna ⓘ

Arjuna → closeCompanion → Krishna ⓘ

Arjuna → charioteerInKurukshetraWar → Krishna ⓘ

Arjuna → guidedBy → Krishna ⓘ

Moksha Sannyasa Yoga → primarySpeaker → Krishna ⓘ

Moksha Sannyasa Yoga → associatedDeity → Krishna ⓘ

Janmashtami → honors → Krishna ⓘ

Swami Prabhupada → devoteeOf → Krishna ⓘ

Swami Prabhupada → notableWork → Krishna ⓘ

this entity surface form: Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead

Dnyaneshwari → religiousFigureDepicted → Krishna ⓘ

Namdev → worshippedDeity → Krishna ⓘ

Eknath → devotionTo → Krishna ⓘ

Mathura → isAssociatedWithDeity → Krishna ⓘ

Vaishnavism → centralDeity → Krishna ⓘ

Vaishnavism → honorsAvatar → Krishna ⓘ

Vrindavan → primaryDeity → Krishna ⓘ

Kistna River → namedAfter → Krishna ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hindu deity Krishna

Baha'i Faith → recognizesFigure → Krishna ⓘ

subject surface form: Bahá'í Faith

Jamuna → culturalAssociation → Krishna ⓘ

Braj → associatedWithDeity → Krishna ⓘ

Banke Bihari Temple → dedicatedTo → Krishna ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lord Krishna

Dwarkadhish Temple → dedicatedTo → Krishna ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lord Krishna

Dwarkadhish Temple → primaryDeity → Krishna ⓘ

Dwarkadhish Temple → associatedWith → Krishna ⓘ

Bhakti yoga → oftenDirectedTo → Krishna ⓘ

Devaki → spouse → Krishna ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vasudeva

Devaki → child → Krishna ⓘ

Devaki → associatedDeity → Krishna ⓘ

Devaki → imprisonedWith → Krishna ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vasudeva

Nanda → fosterFatherOf → Krishna ⓘ

Nanda → associatedDeity → Krishna ⓘ

Nanda → category → Krishna ⓘ

this entity surface form: Krishna’s family