Deity

Sri Krishna

कृष्णKṛṣṇa

verses
11,006
books
26
chapters
1,981
Avatar of
Vishnu
Teacher of
Arjuna
Slew
Kamsa
Abode
Dwaraka
Sibling of
Balarama
Consort of
Radha
Child of
Vasudeva, Devaki

What the texts say

In the Bhagavata Purana, a prayer addresses Krishna as the Lord who descends to relieve the distress of the cows, the brahmanas and the devotees. Bhagavatam 1.8.43 The same Purana tells that he took birth as the son of Vasudeva and Devaki. Bhagavatam 1.1.12, 1.8.33 When the cowherds stopped their sacrifice to Indra, king of the gods, and heavy rain threatened the land of Vraja for seven days, Krishna held up Govardhana hill with one hand to protect the animals. Bhagavatam 2.7.32 Later he went to the city of Mathura with Balarama, and the two killed King Kamsa to please their parents. Bhagavatam 3.3.1 In the Bhagavad Gita, Arjuna, bewildered about dharma, asks Krishna to teach him as a disciple, and Krishna begins. Bhagavad Gita 2.7, 2.11 There Krishna says he manifests himself whenever dharma declines, to protect the good and establish dharma. Bhagavad Gita 4.7, 4.8

Where to read

Every verse that names Sri Krishna, book by book.

    • 5.129.1

      Vaiśaṃpāyana berkata: Setelah Vidura berkata demikian, Keśava—penunduk bala musuh—yang berdaya gagah pun menegur Duryodhana Dhārtarāṣṭra.

    • 16.5.1

      Vaiśaṃpāyana berkata: Lalu Dāruka, Keśava, dan Babhru pergi menjejaki tempat Rāma berada. Di sana mereka melihat Rāma yang berkeperkasaan tanpa batas, duduk di sisi sebatang pokok, merenung sendirian di tempat sunyi.

    • 7.164.66

      Melihat putera-putera Kuntī ketakutan dan terhimpit oleh anak panah Droṇa, Keśava—berakal jernih dan berpaut pada jalan yang paling utama—berkata kepada Arjuna.

    • 10.16.1

      Śukadeva berkata: Tuhan Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Yang Maha Berkuasa, melihat Sungai Yamunā telah dicemari oleh ular hitam Kāliya; demi menyucikannya, Tuhan pun mengusir ular itu dari sana.

    • 10.47.1

      Śukadeva berkata: Melihat pelayan Kṛṣṇa itu, gadis-gadis Vraja terperanjat—berlengan panjang, bermata seperti teratai muda yang baru mekar, memakai pītāmbara dan kalung bunga teratai; wajahnya laksana teratai bersinar oleh subang yang…

    • 10.13.2

      Inilah tabiat para sādhū yang memegang sari kehidupan: kata-kata, pendengaran dan hati mereka tertuju kepada Acyuta, Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Pada setiap saat mereka terpaut pada kṛṣṇa-vārtā seolah-olah sentiasa baru, sebagaimana orang duniawi terpaut…

    • 7.4.12.4

      Prahlāda berkata: “Setelah Kaṃsa, raja Bhoja, dibunuh oleh Kṛṣṇa yang bercahaya tiada terukur, dan setelah sang Mahātmā menobatkan Ugrasena sebagai raja di Mathurā (Madhupurī),”

    • 7.4.24.2

      Brahmana terunggul itu pergi ke tempat Kṛṣṇa bersemayam setiap hari bersama Rukmiṇī—tempat di mana tīrtha-tīrtha suci sendiri bernaung.

    • 5.1.27.1

      Sanatkumāra bersabda: Sesiapa di Avantī, di tempat bernama Aṃkapāda, memandang Rāma dan Janārdana—dengan darśana semata-mata terhadap kedua-duanya, dia tidak akan melihat alam Yama.

    • 6.245.2

      Wahai Tuhan para dewa, aku ingin mendengar kisah agung kehidupan Krishna ini, putra Vasudeva, perbuatan-perbuatannya yang menghapus dosa.

    • 6.252.1

      Śrī Rudra berkata: Kemudian, setelah pembunuhan Kaṃsa, tuan Magadha—yang menyimpan permusuhan—terus-menerus menindas kaum Yādava. Dalam kesusahan, mereka berbicara kepada Kṛṣṇa.

    • 5.72.3

      Sucikan persembahan dengan Kāma-mantra; kemudian, untuk memperoleh anugerah cinta yang didambakan, persembahkanlah dengan kata-kata "kepada Kṛṣṇa", bersama dengan "svāhā", ini adalah formula yang tertinggi yang memberikan kesempurnaan.

Key chapters

The chapters where Sri Krishna matters most.

  1. Kāliya-damana: Kṛṣṇa Subdues the Serpent and Purifies the Yamunā

    Bhagavatam 10.16 · 24 verses

    Protector and purifier who transforms a poisoned sacred river…

  2. Uddhava Meets the Gopīs: Bhramara-gītā and Kṛṣṇa’s Message of Separation

    Bhagavatam 10.47 · 43 verses

    Hidden center of gravity

  3. Brahmā’s Bewilderment and Kṛṣṇa Becoming the Calves and Cowherd Boys (Brahma-vimohana-līlā)

    Bhagavatam 10.13 · 33 verses

    Svayaṁ Bhagavān who protects Vraja’s rasa, expands into calves…

  4. Veṇu-gīta-āhvāna and the Gopīs’ Appeal: The Opening of Rāsa-līlā

    Bhagavatam 10.29 · 26 verses

    Āśraya-tattva and līlā-nāyaka who summons the gopīs by flute…

  5. Sudāmā Brāhmaṇa: Divine Friendship, Guru-bhakti, and the Lord’s Grace

    Bhagavatam 10.80 · 18 verses

    Bhakta-vatsala Bhagavān who demonstrates that devotion, not…

  6. Govardhana-pūjā: Kṛṣṇa Redirects Indra-yajña to Worship of Govardhana, Cows, and Brāhmaṇas

    Bhagavatam 10.24 · 11 verses

    Strategist of devotion: He dismantles misdirected dependence…

  7. Kṛṣṇa Slays Kuvalayāpīḍa and Enters Kaṁsa’s Wrestling Arena

    Bhagavatam 10.43 · 22 verses

    Āśraya-tattva revealed in public: protector, judge of adharma…

  8. Uddhava Sent to Vraja: Consolation to Nanda-Yaśodā and the Gopīs’ Separation

    Bhagavatam 10.46 · 27 verses

    Initiates ‘messenger theology’: He extends His presence into…

  9. The Gift of Flat Rice

    Bhagavatam 10.81 · 13 verses

    Heart-knowing Lord who teaches the theology of offering…

  10. Mucukunda’s Departure; Jarāsandha’s Pursuit; Prelude to Rukmiṇī’s Abduction (Rukmiṇī’s Message Begins)

    Bhagavatam 10.52 · 16 verses

    Protector and strategist: defeats Yavanas, eludes Jarāsandha…

Key episodes

  1. The Gita Begins: Arjuna's Despair on the Battlefield

    Bhagavad Gita 1-2

  2. Krishna Reveals the Cosmic Form (Vishvarupa)

    Bhagavad Gita 11

  3. The Birth of Krishna

    Bhagavatam 10.1-10.4

  4. Yashoda Sees the Universe in Krishna's Mouth

    Bhagavatam 10.8

  5. Damodara: Yashoda Ties Krishna to the Mortar

    Bhagavatam 10.9-10.10

  6. Brahma Steals the Calves and Cowherd Boys

    Bhagavatam 10.13-10.14

  7. Krishna Subdues Kaliya

    Bhagavatam 10.16-10.17

  8. Krishna Lifts Govardhana Hill

    Bhagavatam 10.24-10.27

  9. The Rasa Lila

    Bhagavatam 10.29-10.33

  10. Krishna Kills Kamsa

    Bhagavatam 10.43-10.44

  11. Uddhava's Message to the Gopis

    Bhagavatam 10.46-10.47

  12. Rukmini's Letter and Krishna's Rescue

    Bhagavatam 10.52-10.54

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