Krishna (disambiguation)

Krishna is a Hindu deity.

Krishna may refer to:

Hinduism
The name comes from a Sanskrit word (कृष्ण, kṛṣṇa) that means 'black' or 'dark blue'. Certain other figures within Hinduism also have names transliterated as Krishna. These include (with added phonetic spellings);
  • Vyasa - Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (the dark one born on an island)
  • Draupadi - Kṛṣṇā Pānchali, कृष्णा, Krishnaa (the dark one the princess of Panchala, feminine form)
  • Arjuna - he is called Kṛṣṇa in one instance toward the end of his life
  • Durga - she is called Kṛṣṇā in the Virataparva (feminine form).
  • Krishna Janmashtami Hindu festival.
  • Krishna Yajurveda (Black Yajurveda), one of the two samhitas (collections) of Yajurveda, Hindu religious text
  • Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, also known as Kṛṣṇa book
  • The Krishnas, International Society for Krishna Consciousness (popularly called the "Hare Krishnas"), a Gaudiya Vaishnava religious movement

Geography

Transportation
  • Krishna Express, a train of the South Central Railway running between Tirupati and Adilabad and passing through the ancient Satavahana capital region of Amaravati on the banks of river Krishna.

Newspapers

Film and TV

People

Education
  • Krishna University, a university in Machilipatnam, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India

Other

See also
  • Krishnaiah (disambiguation)
  • Krishnayya (disambiguation)
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