Om! Gam! Ganapathaye! Namaha!

Om! Sri Raghavendraya Namaha!

Om! Namo! Bhagavathe! Vasudevaya!
Om! Ham! Hanumathe Sri Rama Doothaya Namaha!

LORD SRI KRISHNA

(In a nutshell)

Moola Roopa: Sri ManNarayana (Sri Maha Vishnu)

Avathara: Sri Krishnaavathara (Paripoorna Avathara)

Number in Dasavathara: 8th among Dasavatharas of Lord Vishnu

Purpose of Avathara: Dharma Samsthapana, Dusta Sikshana, Sista
Rakshana
Yuga period: 28th Dwapara Yuga (Sandhi Kala of Dwapara
and Kali Yuga) in Vaivasvatha Manvanthara
Contemporary Avathara: Sage Sri Veda Vyasa (Krishna Dvaipayana)

Longevity of Krishnaavathara: 125 years and seven months

Birth Details: Born in Mathura, brought up In Gokul &

Date of Birth:
Date of birth (English calendar):
Brindavan, lived in Mathura and Dwaraka
Sri Mukha Nama Vastara, Sravana Bahula
Astami
19th July 3228 BC (As per astrological
estimates)

Birth Star: Rohini (4th charanam)

Time of Birth: 00.00 hrs (Mid night 12.00 o’clock)

Place of birth: Mathura (Inside the prison)

Lineage in Krishnaavathara:
Varna: Kshatriya
Dynasty: Chandra Vamsam – Yadu Dynasty (Yadavas)
Moola Purusha: Yadu Maharaja (King Yadu)

Parents: Devaki & Vasudeva

Foster Parents: Yasoda & Nanda,

Maternal uncle: Kamsa

Paternal Aunt: Kunthi (Pandavas’ Mother)

Brother: Balarama (Aadisesha Avathara)

Sister: Subhadra (Wife of Arjuna)

Cousins: Pancha Pandavas (Dharmaraja, Bheemasena,

Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva)

Vidya Guru: Sage Saandeepani

Favourite Musical instrument: Flute

Boyhood friend: Kuchela

Close friends: Uddhava, Arjuna

Enemies (important): Kamsa, Sishupala, Dantavaktra, Jarasandha,

Narakasura,

Beloved: Radha Devi (Radha)

Number of wives:
Names of Asta Mahishis:
8 Prime Queens (Asta Mahishis) + 16000 (Royal
Maidens)
Rukmini (Sri Maha Lakshmi), Sathya Bhama,
Jambavathi, Naagnajithi, Kalindi, Lakshana,
Mitravinda and Bhadra

Progeny of Sri Krishna: 10 sons from each Astamahishi (10 x 8)

10 sons from each Royal Maiden (10x16000)

Prominent among sons: Pradhyumna (Manmatha) son of Sri Krishna

and Rukmini, Samba (son of Sri Krishna and
Jambavathi)

Grand Son: Aniruddha (amsa of Lord Sri Maha Vishnu) son

of Pradhyumna
Capital of his Kingdom: Dwaraka (in Gujarat State)

Key weapon (Aayudha): Sudarshana Chakra (Disc)

Name of the Conch (Shanku)

used by Sri Krishna: Panchajanya

Preachings of Sri Krishna: Bhagavat Geetha

Pouranic references: Mahabharatha, Maha Bhagavatha, Vishnu

Purana

Niryana (ending of Avathara): 125+ years after his birth in a place near
Somnath in Gujarat -18th February, 3102 BC
(As per astrological estimates)-Beginning of
Kali Yuga

Mode of Niryana: Symbolic injury from an arrow released by a

hunter

Known by other names: Gopala, Damodara, Govinda, Vasudeva,

Kesava, Partha Sarathy, Jagannatha,

Festivals related to Sri Krishna: Janmastami (Sri Krishnaastami)

Famous Temples of Sri Krishna: Mathura, Brindavan, Dwaraka, Udupi (Near

Mangalore), Puri (Orissa), Tiruchanoor
(Tirupathi), Triplicane (Madras), Guruvayur
(Kerala)

Sri Krishnaarpanamasthu
bhargavasarma

Posted on the occasion of Sri Krishna Janmastami on 13th August, 2009