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Krishna

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Krish·na 1  (krshn)
n. Hinduism
The eighth and principal avatar of Vishnu, often depicted as a handsome young man playing a flute. He appears as a charioteer and advisor of Arjuna in the Bhagavad-Gita.
[Sanskrit Ka, from ka-, black.]
Krishna·ism n.
Krish·na 2  (krshn) also Kist·na (kst-)
A river of southern India rising in the Western Ghats and flowing about 1,287 km (800 mi) eastward to the Bay of Bengal.
Krishna
Noun
a Hindu god, the incarnation of Vishnu
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Noun1.KrishnaKrishna - 8th and most important avatar of Vishnu; incarnated as a handsome young man playing a flute


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One of them is Dwarka, the birthplace of the god Krishna.
The Moonstone by Collins, Wilkie View in context
Ay, but that man had right and reason, for Krishna Himself appeared in a vision promising him Paradise without the burning- pyre if he journeyed to Prayag.
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