Place

Krishna River

कृष्णाKṛṣṇā

verses
27
books
7
chapters
26

What the texts say

The Krishna River (Kṛṣṇā) is a sacred river that the Vishnu Purana counts among streams born from the Sahya mountains and remembered as removing the fear of sin. Vishnu Purana 2.3.12 The Matsya Purana lists it as Krishnaveni, one of its names, among sacred rivers such as the Kaveri and Godavari, and among excellent sacred fords. Matsya Purana 51.13, 22.45 In the Skanda Purana, some people live on the bank of the Krishna River, as others live near the Tungabhadra river. Skanda Purana 1.4.2.10 The Padma Purana says that bathing in it when Jupiter is in Virgo brings merit like the Godavari's completed sacred bath when Jupiter is in Leo. Padma Purana 6.50.13

Where to read

Every verse that names Krishna River, book by book.

  1. Skanda Purana

    12 verses · 11 chapters

    • 1.4.2.10

      Some dwell on the bank of the Kṛṣṇaveṇī; others live near the Tuṅgabhadrā. Some are settled by the Upaveṇī, while others stay near the river Śaktyāpagā—thus are people scattered across many sacred riverbanks.

    • 2.1.29.44

      After seeing the river called Malāpahā (‘Sin-remover’), he proceeded in auspicious joy; then he reached the excellent river Kṛṣṇaveṇī.

    • 2.1.35.10

      There, for those purified by ablution at the confluence of the two rivers, it joins with Bhavanāśinī—purifying, like the Kṛṣṇaveṇī (Kṛṣṇā river).

  2. Padma Purana

    6 verses · 6 chapters

    • 6.50.13

      O King, when Jupiter (the preceptor of the gods) is in Leo, a man who bathes in the Godāvarī attains the merit of a completed sacred bath; and when Jupiter has entered Virgo, by immersing in the Kṛṣṇaveṇī he gains (the corresponding) merit.

    • 1.45.152

      The Yamunā, and also the Kāverī, the Kṛṣṇaveṇī and the river Nimnagā; the Tuṅgabhadrā of mighty current, and likewise the river Godāvarī.

    • 3.6.12

      And (he mentions) the rivers Dṛṣadvatī and Vitastā; Vipāpā with its clear sandy banks; the river Vetravatī; and also Kṛṣṇā and Veṇī—these flowing streams.

  3. Garuda Purana

    4 verses · 4 chapters

    • 1.55.9

      The rivers Tāpi, Payoṣṇī, Sarayū, Kāverī, and also Gomatī; Godāvarī, Bhīmarathī, Kṛṣṇaveṇī, and Mahānadī.

    • 1.81.22

      Kṛṣṇaveṇī, Bhīmarathī, Gaṇḍakī, and also Irāvatī—along with the sacred ford called Bindusaras—are supremely holy, for they are the transcendent water that has touched the feet of Lord Viṣṇu.

    • 2.6.65

      Indra-tīrtha and Kurukṣetra—where the Sarasvatī flows eastward; and (the sacred places of) the rivers Tāpī, Payoṣṇī, Nirvindhyā, as well as Malaya and Kṛṣṇaveṇikā—(these are renowned holy tīrthas).

  4. Matsya Purana

    2 verses · 2 chapters

    • 22.45

      Bhīmeśvara; the Kṛṣṇa–Veṇā; the Kāverī; the Kuḍmalā river; and the river named Godāvarī—(these are) excellent sacred fords, especially revered for worship at the three daily junctions (of time).

    • 51.13

      Kāverī, Kṛṣṇaveṇī, Narmadā, and likewise Yamunā; Godāvarī and Vitastā too; and also Candrabhāgā and Irāvatī—(these sacred rivers are to be revered/remembered).

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Key chapters

The chapters where Krishna River matters most.

  1. The Greatness of Aparā Ekādaśī in the Dark Fortnight of Jyeṣṭha

    Padma Purana 6.50 · 1 verse

  2. Description of the Greatness of Kṛṣṇā-Veṇī (Kṛṣṇāveṇī Māhātmya)

    Padma Purana 6.111

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