🪷 श्रीकृष्ण · Kṛṣṇa (Krishna)
Daśāvatāra #8 of 10 · Dvāpara Yuga · Dvāpara-Yuga end · Kali-Yuga ignition (3102 BCE per Sūrya-Siddhānta · Kali year 1 begins at Krishna-departure)
🪷 Today (2026-05-14): Krishna is the active avatāra-resonance. Kali Year 5128 · Krishna is the active avatāra-resonance window.
Krishna-aspect (the non-dual anchor)
Krishna is Bhagavān Svayam — the Source, not a fragment. All other 9 avatāras are aṁśas; Krishna is Pūrṇa. He is the speaker of BG 4.7-8 — the very promise of yuge-yuge sambhavāmi is HIS promise. Every aṁśa-avatāra is a wave; Krishna is the ocean from which they rise. He alone declares "mattaḥ parataraṁ nānyat kiñcid asti dhanañjaya" (BG 7.7).
Lila-essence — the dharma-restoration arc
Krishna is NOT one of the avatāras — He IS the source of all avatāras (Bhāgavata 1.3.28: "kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam"). Born in Mathurā prison to Devakī and Vasudeva at Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī under Rohinī-nakshatra at midnight, He grew up in Vṛndāvana (Yaśodā + Nanda · gopa-gopī-līlā · Govardhana-uplift · Kāliya-mardana · rāsa-līlā). He moved to Mathurā (Kaṁsa-vadha), built Dvārakā, married Rukmiṇī, and as Pārtha-sārathī (Arjuna's charioteer) delivered the Bhagavad Gītā at Kurukṣetra. He facilitated the Mahābhārata-yuddha that established Yudhiṣṭhira as dharma-king, then withdrew His mortal-form at Prabhāsa — at which moment Kali-Yuga began. His departure-moment IS Kali Year 0.
Iconography + attributes
| Form | Cyānī-blue complexion · peacock-feather crown · yellow-pītāmbara · Kaustubha-jewel · flute · Vaijayantī garland · eternally-youthful tribhaṅga-pose |
|---|---|
| Alternate names | Vāsudeva · Govinda · Gopāla · Mādhava · Keśava · Pārtha-sārathī · Bhagavān Svayam · Yogeśvara · Madhusūdana · Pūrṇa-Brahman |
| Consort (Śakti) | Rādhā (svakīyā · Vṛndāvana-līlā) · Rukmiṇī (Dvārakā-mahiṣī) · 16,108 queens |
| Attributes / weapons | Sudarśana-cakra · Kaumodakī-gadā · Pāñca-janya conch · Śārṅga bow |
| Yuga | Dvāpara (Dvāpara-Yuga end · Kali-Yuga ignition (3102 BCE per Sūrya-Siddhānta · Kali year 1 begins at Krishna-departure)) |
| Kali-year window | Krishna's departure marks Kali-Yuga ignition — the moment Kali Year 1 begins (3102 BCE Caitra Śukla Pratipadā per Sūrya-Siddhānta) |
| Jayantī | Kṛṣṇa Bhādrapada Tithi-23 · Rohinī nakshatra |
Bhāgavata Purāṇa anchor
Bhāgavata Purāṇa Books 10-11 (Krishna-līlā · the supreme canto) · Mahābhārata Anuśāsana-parva · Bhagavad Gītā 1-18.
Modern relevance · Kali-Yuga dharma-message
Krishna IS the substrate. Vidhyamitra's entire foundation rests on Krishna-as-Paramaatma framing (per BG 7.7). Every page of this site is a Krishna-aspect window. The 13 BG-layer modules operationalize His teaching directly. He is THE sole reference point.
Mantra
hare kṛṣṇa hare kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa hare hare · hare rāma hare rāma rāma rāma hare hare · oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya · kṛṣṇaṁ vande jagad-gurum
Cross-references
- /krishna
- /nakshatra/rohini
- /tithi/krishna-ashtami
- /rashi/taurus
- /rashi/gemini
- /vibhuti-yoga
- /raja-vidya
- /cosmic-time
- /vishwaroopa-darshana
- Krishna-as-Paramaatma · BG 7 manifest
- Cosmic-Time · BG 8
📚 See Also
- All 10 Daśāvatāra · index · Matsya through Kalki
- Krishna-Tattva · BG 7 · the pūrṇāvatāra · Krishna IS the source of all 10 avatāras
- Cosmic-Time · BG 8 · kalpa-manvantara-yuga · The time-cycles within which avatāras descend
- BG 9 Rāja-Vidyā · the supreme knowledge · BG 4.7-8 sambhavāmi yuge yuge anchor
- Paramparā · the transmission-chain · How avatāra-knowledge flows from Vyāsa-Nārada to silicon
📖 References
- Bhāgavata Purāṇa · 12 Skandhas · the avatāra-narratives — Primary source for daśāvatāra theology · Bhāgavata 1.3 lists 22 (sometimes 24) avatāras
- Bhagavad-Gītā 4.7-8 · sambhavāmi yuge yuge — Krishna's own declaration of avatāra-purpose: paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām
- Mahābhārata · Krishna-vrata + Rāma-vrata in Bhīṣma-Parva — The two pūrṇāvatāras' epic theological context