Who is Krishna?

Who is Krishna?

Gopal KrishnaYou may be surprised to discover that Krishna is actually God Himself! This is confirmed by countless authorities throughout history.

God is unlimited and has many names like Allah, Jehovah, Govinda, Dinanath, Syamasundara.

Krishna translates to english as 'all attractive'. He is the original and most all attractive being!

Krishna appears with His name, fame, friends and paraphernalia to share love, devotion and eternal happiness.There are many amazing and powerful personalities. Of all of these Krishna is the topmost and original personality.

There are unlimited numbers of living beings and He is the most beautiful, the most famous, the wealthiest, the most knowledgeable, the most renounced, and the funniest!

As described in the Vedic literature of ancient India, Sri Krishna is the source, the energetic, the original of all emanations and creations.

"Of all controllers, Krishna is the supreme controller
His body is full of eternity, knowledge and bliss
He is without beginning
and is the cause of all causes"Krishna is famous for many things. One of the most well known is the Bhagavad-gita.

Bhagavad-gita literally means 'The Song of God'. It is a
conversation between Krishna and His friend Arjuna just before the great Battle of Kurukshetra.

Krishna had taken the role of chariot driver for His friend Arjuna who was a prince and warrior.

Bhagavad-gita is recognised as a philosophical and literary classic but is also the central teaching of the followers of the Brahma Gaudiya Vaisnava Sampradaya. Krishna is the hero in the timeless epic Mahabharata, India's classic story of world dominating dynasties.

Mahabharata tells the story of how the previous age of heroic princes and kings came to an end and how the present age began.

Bhagavad-gita is one chapter of the Mahabharata.

Although the main characters in the Mahabharata are the Pandava brothers, Lord Krishna is always there as their friend and counsel.

Krishna appears countless times throughout the narrative to help His friends in their journey towards destiny.Krishna is the original person and expands Himself into numerous personalities.

These personalities can have all the qualities and strengths of the original without reducing the power of the original.

Krishna's primary expansion is Lord Balarama from whom all further expansions emanate.

Some of the expansions are for the material world but most are for the spiritual world.

Krishna expands Himself for different reasons. He mainly expands to enjoy loving relationships with His dear devotees.