South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses c8.s5.1

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c8.s5.1

Krishna is the next avatār of Vishnu ² which is highly vener- KRISHNA ated by the Hindus. The Bhāgavata-Purāna which describes incarna in detail the early life of Krishna in Brindāvana (Brindāban) tion. has provided more material for iconology than his subsequent career as the moving spirit of the Mahābhārata-war, the author of the “Divine Song” Bhagavad-Gītā or the benevolent chief of Dvārakā (Dwārka, Baroda).

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Linked texts (3)

Bhāgavatapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
Bhagavadgītā — Vyāsa, Sanskrit