Krishna
/ˈkrɪʃnə
/Hinduism
One of the most popular gods, the eighth and most important avatar or incarnation of Vishnu.
He is worshipped in several forms: as the child god whose miracles and pranks are extolled in the Puranas; as the divine cowherd whose erotic exploits, especially with his favourite, Radha, have produced both romantic and religious literature; and as the divine charioteer who preaches to Arjuna on the battlefield in the Bhagavadgita
Origin
From Sanskrit Kṛṣṇa, literally 'black'.
Rhymes
- jacket potato
- jackfish
- Jack Frost
- jackfruit
- jackhammer
- jackie hangman
- jack-in-office
- jack in (or into)
- jack-in-the-box
- Jack-in-the-pulpit
- jackknife
- jackknife clam
- jackknife fish
- jackleg
- jack light
- Jacklin, Tony
- jack mackerel
- Jack Mormon
- Jack Nohi
- jack of all trades (and master of none)
- jack off
- jack-o'-lantern
- jack pine
- jack plane
- jack plug