Lord Sri Krishna Facts (Full Information, Story, Birth, Family) | Avatar (Reincarnation) Purpose of Krishna | Why Makhan (Butter) is favorite to Sri Krishna
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Lord Sri Krishna is the svayam (direct) avatar of Bhagavan Lord Sri Vishnu (Lord Narayana) (Sri Hari).
Lord Krishna took avatar (reincarnated) for the reasons as given here: To destroy the ‘Adharmic people’ (Unrighteous people), To protect the ‘Aharmic people’ (Righteous people),
To protect his devotees, To destroy all who had become ‘bhoobhara’ (Demonic people who were causing nuisance all around the world) for the mother earth.
List of Lord Krishna information, facts, story, family etc. is as given below:
Who’s moola (original) avatar is Lord Krishna: Sri Narayana / Lord Vishnu. | Avatar name: Lord Sri Krishna. | Number among Dashavatar: Lord Sri Krishna’s avatar is 8th avatar. |
Purpose of avatar: Dharma sansthāpanā, duṣṭa śikṣaṇa, sisṭa rakṣaṇā (To protect all his devotees, to punish all the unrighteous people and to re-establish the Dharma (righteousness) all over the world. |
Yuga Period: 28th Dvapara Yuga (Sandhi Kala of Dvapara & Kali Yuga) in Vaivasvata Manvantara. | 6. Contemporary Avatars of Bhagavan Vishnu: Sri Veda Vyasa Ji, Sri Parashurama along with Lord Sri Krishna (all these are avatars of Bhagavan Vishnu). |
Longevity of avatar: 106.6 (One Hundred and Six Years and Six Months). | Birth (Avatar) details: Born in Mathura, brought up in Gokula & Vrindavan. Lord Sri Krishna stayed in Mathura and Dwaraka (Dwarka). Also some part of his life was spend with Pandavas in places like Hastinapur, Indraprastha etc. |
Birth (Avatar) place: Mathura (Inside the Kamsa’s prison). | Date of birth (Avatar): Sri Mukha naama Samvatsar – Shravana Masam (Month), Krishna Paksha (Waning Moon), Ashtami Tithi (Day). Corresponding to 19th July 3228 BC (as per astrological estimates). |
Birth (Avatar) star: Rohini – 4th Charan (Vrishabha Rashi). | Time of birth (Avatar): Chandrodaya (Moonrise, Midnight – approximately 11:45 PM – 12 AM). | Vamsha (Vansh, lineage): Chandravamsha (Chandravansh, Lunar Dynasty). |
Varna (Caste): Kshatriya. | Dynasty: Chandravamsha (Chandravansh) – Yadu Dynasty (Yadavas) – Yadu is the Moola Purusha (First King) of this dynasty. Yadu Maharaja (King Yadu) – Clan of Vrishni. |
Parents: Vasudeva (वसुदेव) and Devaki Devi (Vasudeva is an avatar of Maharishi Kashyapa and Devaki Devi is an avatar of Aditi Devi). Vasudeva (वसुदेव) father name is Shurasena. |
Foster parents: Nanda Maharaja and Yashoda Devi. | Maternal uncle: Kamsa. | Paternal aunty: Pritha (Kunti Devi). | Elder brother: Balarama. | Younger Sister : Subhadra (In her earlier life, she was Trijata – During Ramayana period). She is the consort of Arjuna. |
Other six brothers of Lord Sri Krishna: Kírttimat, Sushena, Udayin, Bhadrasena, Rijudasa, and Bhadradeha. | Cousins: Pancha (Five) Pandavas – Yudhisthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva. | Vidya Guru (Teacher): Rishi Sandipini. |
Most favorite instrument: Murali (Divine Flute). | Friend at Gurukul: Sudama. | Close friends: Bhima, Arjuna, Uddhava, Sudama etc. | Enemies (most prominent): Kamsa, Shishupala, Dantavaktra, Jarasandha, Narakasura etc. |
Another best friend (female): Draupadi Devi – The consort of the Pancha (Five) Pandavas. | Total number of wives: 16,108. | Friends in Vrindavan: Sridama, Sudama, Dama, Vasudama, Kinkini, Stoka-krsna, Amsu, Bhadrasena, Vilasi, Pundarika, Vitanka, Kalavinka and Madhumangala.
Ashta Bharya / Ashta Mahishis (Divine first 8 wives): Rukmini (Goddess Lakshmi avatar), Satyabhama (Goddess Lakshmi avatar), Jambavati (Goddess Tulasi avatar), Kalindi, Mitravinda, Nagnajiti, Bhadra and Lakshmana (Lakshana).
Progeny of Sri Krishna: 10 sons + 1 daughter from each consort (wife) = 10 x 16,108 + 1 x 16,108 = 161,080 + 16,108 = 177,188 children.) | Most prominent among sons: Pradyumna (Kama Deva avatar) son of Sri Krishna and Rukmini; Samba (son of Sri Krishna and Jambavati).
Most prominent among Grandsons: Aniruddha (son of Pradyumna and Rukmavati). | Capital of Sri Krishna Kingdom: Dvaraka (Now in Gujarat state of India). | Most key weapons: Sudarshana Chakra (Disc), Panchajanya Shankha (Conch), Kaumodaki Gada (Mace) etc. |
Gita song by Sri Krishna: Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna just before the initiation of the Great Mahabharat (Kurukshetra) war. | Puranic reference: Srimad Bhagavatam, Mahabharata, Vishnu Purana etc. |
Niryana (Ending of Avatar) (Death): There is no birth or death to Lord Sri Krishna. He is unborn and he can’t die or be killed. But, he ends his avatar 106 years and 6 months after his birth (avatar) in a place near Somanath in Gujarat 18th February, 3102 BC (as per astrological estimates). |
Mode of Niryana: Symbolic injury from an arrow released by a hunter called Jara (Bhrigu Maharshi avatar). |
Other names of Sri Krishna: Few other names of Sri Krishna are Gopala, Damodara, Govinda, Vasudeva, Keshava, Partha Sarathy, Jagannatha, Rukmanisha, Satyabhamesha, Dwarakadhisha, Chaturbhuja, Gadadhara, etc.
Birth (Avatar) festival: Janmashtami or also known as Sri Krishnashtami or Gokulashtami. | Most Divine Temples of Sri Krishna: Mathura, Brindavan (Vrindavan), Dwaraka, Udupi, Puri (Orissa), Tirupati, Guruvayurappa (Kerala), etc.
Mount of Sri Krishna: Garuda. | Why Makhan (Butter) is favorite to Sri Krishna: Lord Sri Krishna’s loves and protects Gomata (Gau / Cow). Thus all the ingredients of cow including Makhan (Butter) is very favorite to Lord Sri Krishna.
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