Mahabharata
महाभारत
The Sanskrit epic centred on the Kuru dynasty, dharma, kinship, and war.
Sørensen, An Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
Artistic representation · not a historical depiction
Divine · Pan-Indian
Krishna
कृष्ण
Dark; dark-blue
Sanskrit · Pan-Indian
A name with vast philosophical, devotional, and artistic traditions.
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The story behind the name
Who is behind this name?
- Character
- Krishna
- Source
- Bhagavata Purana, Mahabharata
- Role
- Divine guide in the Mahabharata and central figure of Vaishnava traditions
Krishna appears as strategist and guide in the Mahabharata and as a central deity in Vaishnava traditions, including the Bhagavata Purana.
A name with vast philosophical, devotional, and artistic traditions.
Interpretations and spellings may vary across editions, languages, regions, and living traditions.
Source trail
Where this story appears
Sanskrit · Devanagari
Bhagavata Purana
भागवतपुराण
A major Purana especially influential in traditions centred on Vishnu and Krishna.
Bhagavata Purana translation and indexEditorial method
Source reviewed.
Entries keep common spellings beside scholarly transliterations and native scripts. The archive grows source by source and never presents itself as exhaustive.
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