🪈 Krishna

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Krishna

The Divine Cowherd

Krishna is the eighth avatar of Vishnu, the divine cowherd who revealed the Bhagavad Gita.

🔗 Related Concepts

Within Hindu Tradition

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🔗 Related Across the Mythos

Archetype
🪈 DIVINE CHILD / SAVIOR

Krishna embodies the Divine Child and Savior archetypes - the miraculous infant who escapes death, the playful youth, and the wise teacher who guides humanity.

See parallels: Apollo, Orpheus, Dionysus →
Sacred Items
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Bansuri (Flute)

Divine Instrument

Enchanting music that draws all beings
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Sudarshana Chakra

Divine Weapon

Inherited from Vishnu
Sacred Places
🌳 Sacred City

Vrindavan

Where Krishna spent his youth
⚔️ Sacred Battlefield

Kurukshetra

Where the Bhagavad Gita was spoken
Sacred Texts
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Bhagavad Gita

Divine Teaching

Krishna's discourse on dharma and liberation

🌍 Cross-Cultural Parallels

🏛️ Apollo Greek 🏛️ Dionysus Greek 🏛️ Orpheus Greek ☀️ Mithras Persian

📚 See Also

🦚 Vishnu 🏹 Arjuna 👑 Rama 📜 Mahabharata 🌀 Avatars of Vishnu 🎭 Divine Child Archetype